Bunco, Band, and Tower Climbing

Foods to include for cardiovascular health:

• Omega-3 fatty acids: salmon, tuna, olive oil or flaxseed
• Beans: black, kidney or red beans
• Nuts: almonds or walnuts
• Whole grains: brown rice, oatmeal or whole-grain pasta
• Vegetables: spinach, broccoli, asparagus, tomatoes or red bell peppers
• Fruits: blueberries, oranges, cantaloupe or papaya

What a weekend!

So on Friday night at Bunco, I drank water, ate a couple (and might I say AWESOME) bacon wraps with dates, goat cheese and pecans.  They were worth every single bite.  I also had 3 cubes of dill cheese.  I did not win a single penny, but Bunco is about the conversation and girl time anyway:)

Saturday, February 11th

Breakfast:  Special K with Berries, Almond Milk, Blueberries, and coffee with the creamer and sugar.

Lunch:  We were with some good friends and their daughter wanted to go to Buffalo Wild Wings for her birthday.  Yep, 2 days in a row for me.  I had 5 hot BBQ wings, a side salad with southwestern ranch dressing (You never need to saturate your salad with dressing!), and water.

Snack:  My daughter's school had their big Winter Wonderfest fundraiser.  We had a fantastic time and enjoyed a mini Jamba Juice Smoothie.

Dinner:  We journeyed to Naperville and went to La Sorella.  I had a few fried calamari with marinara sauce and probably about a 1/3 of a cup of lobster risotto for an appetizer.  For dinner, I ordered rigatoni with sauteed veggies and mozzarella.  I ate all of the veggies, and brought half of the rigatoni home with me.  Finally, I drank water.  We saw a great band called Radioactive and I continued to drink water because I was going to be doing a tower climb the next morning and wanted to feel 100%.

Sunday, February 12th

Breakfast:  Kashi Go Lean Triple Berry Crumble cereal, blueberries, almond milk, coffee, and water.

At 10:00 am, my Gol Dang Amazing team climbed the Oakbrook Tower.  I believe we all did it twice.  It was so much more difficult than I imagined!  The first climb I took off too fast and was gasping at the end.  The second climb was much better because I didn't take off and alternated between taking one step at a time and taking two steps at a time.  Mind you...the second time was hard too!

Lunch:  I toasted a ham and cojack cheese pita.  Orange and water

Snack:  Cherry Pie Lara Bar and an apple.

Dinner:  Chicken Stir Fry and Rice.  I bought a rotisserie chicken from Costco, as well as, the stir fry vegetables.  The Brown Rice Medley was from Trader Joe's.  The rice medley consisted of long grain brown rice, black barley, and daikon radish seeds.  I added a bit of lite soy sauce and truly enjoyed the meal.  The family liked it as well.  Skim Milk

Monday, February 13th

Breakfast:  Fruit n' Yogurt Special K cereal, frozen blueberries, almond milk, and the coffee with creamer and sugar.

Snack:  Apple

Very late lunch:  Greek yogurt with granola and honey, and left over stir fry from the night before.  It was hard eating later, but with driving kids around and meetings, I had no choice.  I won't forget a snack to put in my bag before I leave next time.

Dinner:  My late lunch definitely impacted my dinner.  I was STARVING!  While I made the kids dinner, I ate chips and salsa.  I haven't done that in forever and I know it's because my eating throughout the day was different.  I had been been putting my entire plate of food together before eating.  But I regressed to my old habit of eating while I made the kids dinner. Then, when I finally sit down, I'm already half full.  FAIL!  Anyway...lesson learned:)  I also had a turkey burger on a bun.  Turkey burgers from Costco are so good!

Keep up the journaling if you're in!  I still am!