Thursday

Hello all :) I was at a training this week with work and when deciding where we should eat somebody mentioned Olive Garden and I immediately dropped by head.  I know Olive Garden as PASTA, PASTA, PASTA so I wasn't looking forward to the temptation.  I don't know why I don't give myself credit for how strong I am.  My entire life, people couldn't pressure me to do ANYTHING I didn't want to.  I am SO STRONG and I make my own decisions; I am a lion, not a sheep :) (I want a shirt so bad that says "Be a lion")  Anyways, when we got there, I looked at the menu and right there on the lunch section were meals that were 300-400 calories and as soon as I saw zucchini I was in.  Its a half piece of chicken with a piece and a half of zucchini with mozzarella cheese and some lemon butter with tomatoes to top it off (I didn't eat those).  I left behind some zucchini and you know, I never once thought about pasta as I was sitting there.  On my way home I thought of that and thought WOW, I love pasta, and I feared the temptation of pasta, and once I got it in my head that I wasn't having it, it never popped back in my head.  Food is a major head game for me and in my opinion I am totally winning.  

Chicken Margherita

 So that was Monday and on Tuesday, I worked out in the field most of the day and then I had to pick up my kids from some extra activities they had at the school and Gracie had to be to dance in the next town over within 30 minutes.  I knew I had to feed her but if I only fed her, Evie would freak out, so I knew I had to feed her too, and then I knew I had to eat also because if I would try to eat at home and Evie didn't, she would freak out.  I use the word freak out loosely but as you probably know, toddlers always want what everybody else has so to prevent her from having two dinners and melt downs, I had to make a trip through a drive thru.  There isn't much around me as far as fast food goes which is great but I am thankful for the chicken power bowl from Taco Bell.  I order it without pico and the ranch dressing.  It has beans, sour cream, gauc, lettuce, rice, chicken, and I think a sprinkle of cheese.  It comes out to be around 400 calories for the entire bowl but I only ate maybe a little over half and then tossed the rest.  I really avoid fast food for obvious reasons but sometimes life happens and you can only do the best you can

Chicken Power Bowl

Since my last food post I have also tried some fresh jalapeños in my scrambled eggs and a lot more overnight oats (just search recipes on Google).  As I was putting one together last night I was noticing all the CARBS.  Even though I am using sugar free pudding mix and nut butter and monk fruit and so on, it adds up to a lot.  I need to tweak my ingredients to perfect so when I do, I will share.

These past few weeks I have been gathering things to prepare for when I have surgery for myself and my family.  For them, I am going to have a lot of freezer meals ready for my husband to just throw in the oven so I got the recipes I want to use and started getting the ingredients.  For me, I got some PJs that won't touch my stomach since I will have little incisions on it, a journal to track everything, pill planners, vitamins, 4oz containers, soup mug, protein drinks, broths, SF jello and popsicles, and soups. I also made a cabinet just for me with everything I will need.  I am so ready to start this journey and be the healthiest me I can be.

 Have the best day everybody