Lifestyle re-start

Well, I won't be telling you anything you haven't already heard, but the past month has been really hard for me in terms of keeping up with the Eating Clean lifestyle (the past few weeks have been difficult for Pete, too). There's great news though - I didn't fall off the bandwagon too far and I knew there's never a better time to re-commit than now. In the "olden days" I'd have fallen off so bad that it'd take me gaining back 20 pounds before I'd get depressed enough to re-commit. I haven't gained any weight back and I'm not depressed. What I am is re-committed to eating clean, exercising, and being positive. 

I went on my regular Sunday grocery store expedition a few hours ago. I felt so proud when I got to the check out stand and half of my cart was fresh produce. I don't think there was a single non-clean food on the conveyor belt. I took a picture of a sample of the items I bought and will be uploading it shortly. I've also listed some items below. I noticed that over the past few weeks I've slacked on bringing my cooler of 5 small meals to work and most of the fresh veggies were withering away in the bottom of the crisper. Poor veggies! In an effort to keep that from happening, I took about 45 minutes after I got home to prep a ton of food. I cut up all kinds of veggies, made hard boiled eggs, etc. Now the fridge is full of great foods just waiting within an arms reach. I made a salad for dinner and asked Pete if he wanted green onions on his - he said "nah, that's too much work". I then said "nope - they're already chopped up right in this container - want some?!". It's so convenient when it's all ready and just waiting to be eaten. Almost more convenient than a fast food drive thru!

I will be attempting to write to the blog more often but I can't make any promises. It's definitely at the top of my list though. I may actually begin posting some of my daily food journals for you to check out. I can't wait for tomorrow's weigh in so I can get my new baseline. First goal is 5 lbs down. I also have to work really hard this next week to get all of my water in. We're having nice weather and have gotten our bikes out so fitness shouldn't be hard to get in. My exercise today was a ton of gardening and yard work.

I'll be talking to you soon - below are some foods from my shopping trip today.

Turkey breast, peppercorn pork tenderloin (these are fast and yummy cooked up on the George Foreman), roasted chicken, turkey italian sausages (great in whole wheat spaghetti dinner), hummus, jicama (my 1st time ever buying it - wish me luck!), mushrooms, squash, eggplant, cherries, oranges, sweet potatoes, whole wheat pitas, fresh ground almond butter, eggs, peppers, onions, no sugar added applesauce, lite yogurt, spinach, and so much more.