Getting my diet back on track

Happy Monday everyone! It's kind of weird that I actually like Mondays most of the time. One of the reasons is that I don't have to actually go into work, just cook a meal for the family I nanny for that I bring on Tuesdays. So I use my Monday to prep and plan my husbands and my meals for the week as well. I also get the house back in order and do other house stuff that I can't get done while my husband is hanging around.

I had a really fun weekend which means there was a lot of wine drinking, laughing, girl time and husband time. It also means that I totally blew off my workouts. Oops! Good thing the scale only moved up less than 1 pound. I bet if I got my fitness on, I would have stayed level. Oh well. Today is another day and I'm not going to beat myself up over it.

I ate pretty well despite all the wine. I made this last night. Sauteed spinach with garlic and nutmeg, tossed with fat free feta from Trader Joe's (which is pretty amazing) and stuffed into an organic chicken breast. Then you brown each side in a little oil for about 5 minutes then finish cooking the chicken in the oven for about 15 minutes at 350 degrees. I made a side of Orzo pasta tossed with fresh parsley, a tiny bit of Parmesan, lemon juice and zest, and a little bit of olive oil. Yum!

I will be trying out many new healthy recipes in the coming weeks, months and maybe years on this blog. My goal is to have healthy eating become the norm for me and save the splurging for eating out and truly special occasions. Luckily, I already love to cook so this shouldn't be too hard if I can just get my weekly planning and prep in every Monday. It will be really fun to try out new recipes a few times each week! 

I will be tracking my calories on the Loseit! app on my iPhone, but listening to my body will also be important in determining what and when I eat.

I was thinking of working out for 2 hours today to make up for lost time this weekend, but I decided to let it go and just move forward. Trying to be more Zen about this whole thing and realize that this is not a race but a lifestyle. Self loathing is not something I want to get into again. All in all I've kept off at least 6 pounds that I've lost this year and I'm proud of that! I still have some more to go but slow and steady wins the race! I ended up doing my new usual, Meta Hip 2nd rotation and 35-40 minutes dance cardio. I really rocked out cardio today. Loving Lady Gaga's Pandora station!

Look forward to turkey tenders and brussels sprouts/cauliflower gratin tomorrow! That's what's on the menu tonight. I will get better at taking pictures while I cook as well.

Hope your week is off to a great start!