Hey y’all! Hope your Friday has been awesome, mine sure has been. Today I drove up to Commerce, GA to visit my parents. Even though we’ve recently moved back up to Atlanta, I haven’t been visiting them that frequently, so I decided since I had the day off, I would go and see them for a while. I also drove over to Athens – which is about 30 mins from Commerce to have lunch with my sister.
Today’s visit with my parents and sister was short but sweet. I think my sister is coming down to see me this weekend, so we can hang out more when she’s here and my mom’s birthday is coming up, so I can’t wait to be able to be present and make her a nice cake this year now that we’re back in Atlanta.
This morning, I had to take care of a few things before hitting the road, so by the time I was ready for breakfast, I needed it to be fast and portable – a protein shake on the go.
Breakfast: Protein Shake with: Almond milk, 1T Nutribiotic, 1T TJ’s raw Almond Butter (199 cals)
Getting my protein on
After seeing and chatting with my parents for a few hours, I headed over to meet my sister for lunch. I’ve been on a Mexican kick ever since we went to San Antonio and was craving tacos today. I really wanted Chipotle, but my sister prefers Moe’s, so I suggested that and she gladly agreed.
Lunch: I was starving by the time I got to her work…I had 2 unanimous decision tacos – no cheese or sour cream. I did have black beans, pico de gallo, lettuce, guacamole, and jalapeños (340 cals) + chips, but I didn’t eat all of them (72 cals)
Veggie Deliciousness
Snack: Dried Apricots (73 cals) – I grabbed some apricots from my sister’s office for my “dessert” and then hit the road for home.
Dried Apricots
After driving home from Athens, which took forever with all of the traffic, I headed to the gym to get a run in. I had planned on going first thing, but decided I had too much today before heading up to see my family. So, after sitting in that car for so long, I was ready to move. It was good to run, let some stress go.
Workout:
- 10 min warm-up, walking on treadmill
- 5.08 mile run – 52:30 mins
- 8 min cool-down, walking on treadmill
- light stretching
I want/need to do some yoga to stretch out my muscles!!!
I know lots and lots of people run a ton more than I do and faster than I do, but for me, today is a huge accomplishment and I hope I can continue to build up and get faster. I felt so good and accomplished after my run today. I didn’t feel any pain in my rib, hip or knee today!!! Success.
Dinner: Chicken + Cheese Quesadilla: 1 whole wheat flour tortilla, crockpot lemon pepper chicken, & 1/4 cup reduced fat cheese quesadilla w/ some nachos with chicken and cheese (315 cals) + 8oz shiraz wine (200 cals – yikes). See…Mexican again – love it. Well that, and our fridge is empty and cupboard is bare…hitting the grocery store tomorrow – can’t wait. We have absolutely NO veggies on hand – that never happens!
Quesadilla, Nachos + Wine
For my crockpot chicken, I put it in the crockpot before leaving to see my parents. I added onion, lemon pepper seasoning, garlic, and olive oil to my chicken and then turned it on low and then...”forget about it”
Lemon Pepper + Onions + Chicken
The chicken was really yummy – very flavorful and tender – the onions were really delicious after cooking for hours
Star of my quesadilla…
Fire in a bottle
Absolutely love this stuff, but it sets my mouth on fire like no one’s business!!! I call it “fire in a bottle” – but after the fire calms down a bit, it has an amazing flavor to it. A little goes a long way fo sho!
Oh and I also made this to take to my parent and sister and they were an absolute hit!!
Sweet Goodness!
Believe it or not, I did not have any cookies today – check out that self control…it’s usually not that strong =)
Total Calories: 1199 cals
The hubby and I are just hanging out at home tonight…catching up on some Law & Order of course and watching a little Man vs Wild!
Have a great Holiday weekend!!
Peace out y’all…
