Sunday, April 5, 2015

Easter 2015 and weekend update on eating habits

Hello. This weekend, I was vastly improved over historical weekend eating habits. It seems that Friday night-Sunday are usually the belt busters of days, but I was able to be tame and really watch/limit what I consumed. Friday, I was able to have 1 banana and black coffee for breakfast, a handful of strawberries for a snack, a somewhat healthy salad at Zoes, and a burrito bowl for dinner with minimal ingredients. Saturday, I had black coffee and a banana for breakfast, McAlisters for lunch and 2 pieces of pizza for dinner (deep dish). I'm really happy with myself in not allowing any additional junk food like half and half with coffee, or big snacking in between meals. Saturday night, I was craving something when I got home from a movie and instead ate a cup of greek yogurt and honey. Delicious! For Easter lunch that we had today, I ate some ham, roasted sweet potatoes, green beans, strawberries, some and black coffee and a bit of OJ. I'm also proud to say I ran every day this weekend even when I didn't want to. I did 45 minutes of running/bike on Friday, ran 4 miles on Saturday and ran 3.5 this evening. I have a half marathon this coming weekend, so I plan to do some minimal stuff friday (not running) but still get my cardio in.

Overall, I'm satisfied with the minimal damage I did this weekend. I plan to hit it hard every day this week. I'm 5 for 5 on the April challenge and am not stopping now. I think I'm under 210 which would be a first in quite a while for me. I plan to be under 200 by the end of the month.

Easter this year was much different, but very nice. Kelly and I weren't sure what we were doing. Scott and Vicky were visiting KC this weekend, and as the week drew to an end we still weren't sure of what we were doing, so we made a decision at the farmers market to just invite our friends over to enjoy a lunch together.
I started today in the Word, reading about God's love for us in 1 John. Just the start I needed for the day. Went to a wonderful church service- music, a message out of Luke and salvations. Afterwards, 
six of us got together to celebrate today and enjoy a meal together (me, Kelly, Lindsey, Siva, Jay and Bethany and kids). We had such a wonderful, relaxing time. It rained in the morning which provided a cool day. I got home from church and finished preparing the side dishes while Kelly finished the ham at her apartment. I set up a table in the main living room with a white table cloth and candle. Since I don't have a dining room, I joked that we use the living room only a couple of times a year to eat in, so it was kind of like eating in anyone's dining room. Everyone arrived at 2 for the lunch.  The food that people made was so good. I was a fan of the ham (the cloves really made it divine!) as well as the deviled eggs. Lindsey made some delectable desserts. The creme fresh that she had with the strawberries was a little taste of heaven. Seriously, Lindsey those were the best strawberries. They got me so distracted I gave you a present that wasn't yours LOL! We took pictures in the backyard with various people. The red bud trees in bloom provided a vibrant purple background and was perfect  for an Easter picture. We even had an egg hunt for little Eden.

This evening, I have been at my house and thankful for the Easter God orchestrated. Wonderful time worshiping the Father, time with friends and introspection.