I spent the day putting together some new chicken salad recipes for my lunches this week. I came up with a really yummy Mandarin Orange Chicken Salad, but it has way too many calories. I think I can cut back on the soynuts, and maybe even the craisins, but it's really the sauce that's adding so many calories. Do they make lowfat sesame oil?? I'll have to do some research to find out. This recipe needs more work but so far it is delicious!
My diet has been mediocre at best for several months. Not that I ever eat fast food or junk food. What I eat is generally healthy, I just often eat too much of it. It's that damn Southern gene. If it tastes good, I will keep eating it until it is gone, regardless if I am full or how much there is of it. I'm limiting myself to one night of "junk" food, which is Thursday family night at my dad's house, where we generally consume an entire Pappa Murphy's Chicken Delite pizza in one sitting. So. Yummy. And I have one lunch out with co-workers for a birthday that I organized, so I damn sure won't miss out on that! But I will attempt moderation. Otherwise, I'm not going out to eat for the next 9 weeks. My wallet will thank me as well.
I'm feeling slightly better, though the antiobiotics make me sick if I don't have enough food in my stomach. I would like to run tomorrow after work, but I might hold off and run Tuesday instead. I'm worried about pushing too hard, too soon when I'm just starting to feel better. I watched Invictus today and there was a good quote about never being at 100% but playing anyway, and isn't that what life is all about? Just because I'm only at 80% doesn't mean I have time to slow down. Let's hope I don't regret that decision later in the week. ;)
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