Day Twenty-One- Rockin' Out

Today for me was a rockin' day!! I got plenty of sleep, had a great breakfast, my husband took the kids for the morning, went to the gym and worked out, met my family for lunch, and took my aunt & daughter shopping today. It was a great and relaxing day. I felt awesome. I had a small snafu, but I think I recovered real well.

So since today was a great day, I felt so comfortable with the changes I have made with eating & working out. At the gym, there were all these thin & fit people & then me, but you know what- I didn't feel uncomfortable or timid about being the fat kid. It felt good. When I met my family for lunch, I ordered my lunch and only ate 1/2 of it. But before I ate it, I put 1/2 of it in a box, so I wouldn't over eat.

We brought the kids home and put them down for a nap, and I worked on some things that I had been putting off, and when my aunt woke up, we took my oldest daughter clothes shopping & grocery shopping. When we got home, we unpacked the car and started making dinner. After dinner, my husband went over to a friend's house for cards & I am sitting on the couch, typing this blog. I feel awesome!!!

So, here is my food journal entry for today:

Breakfast
Egg & Hashbrown Skillet
Coffee

Lunch
Grilled Salmon w/ fried rice & mixed veggies
Water/Sweet Tea

Afternoon Snack
Coffee/Water
1/2 donut (Complete lapse of judgement- I don't know how that happened- I think I just enjoyed this day so much!!)

Dunner
Tacos (beef, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, salsa
Water

Evening Snack
Pretzels
Water

Tomorrow is going to be my free day. Since my aunt is in town, tomorrow, we are making authentic Vietnamese food (my aunt is Vietnamese & I am half Vietnamese/Half Native American). Vietnamese is not like Chinese food, we cook with a really good balance of veggies & proteins & minimize the carbohydrates (rice). I love it, and I miss it since my mom passed away two years ago. We moved to NC over 6 years ago & I grew up with my mom owning a Vietnamese restaurant since I was born & that was majority of my meals everyday. So when I moved, it was real tough to find good Vietnamese food, but before my mom died, she taught me all of her secret recipes. So I cannot wait until tomorrow. Talk to you all then!!