shoulda, woulda, coulda

yesterday i babysat my nephew. he is so cute! aannnddd i didn't have to change one poopy diaper :) however, i did not pay attention at all to what i was eating. i took minimal pictures.

breakfast: fruity cheerios w/ 1% milk
snack: cashews




lunch: ramen and a bit of macaroni and cheese
dinner, i did not feel like cooking, so:



it's rice noodles on a bed of lettuce with charbroiled pork and chicken and pickled veggies on the side. i ate all of it! i didn't finish the eggroll. i felt so sick afterward. what i should have done was take half and put it up then eat dinner. shoulda, woulda, coulda. what yesterday taught me was that we will falter a little, but we can't beat ourselves up over it. it also reminded me why i don't eat out often - i tend to make bad decisions.

surprisingly with all of yesterday's poor eats, i had a great run today - 3 miles at 11:10 each! my shoes are finally broken in so they feel great. i had my usual banana and 1/4 clif bar pre-run snack (not pictured). after my run, i had a hearty breakfast.



sandwich thin (scraping of butter), 2 poached eggs (dash of nuoc mam/sriracha), 1/4 can of chicken (heated). i had a happy plate and happy belly.

for lunch, i had a spinach salad with sliced cherry tomatoes and 1/2 can of chicken. i used asian sesame vinaigrette as my dressing.



the salad was so-so. i don't think i will be buying canned chicken again. or maybe it's just better warm. i probably ate half.

for snacks, i had pita chips/roasted red pepper hummus and some grapes.

this is what they looked like pre-baked:



don't know if there's much of a difference:



i cut each pita into 8 pieces. i sprinkled chili powder/paprika/lil' bit of garlic salt. i forgot to spray pam so it would stick - d'oh! i took 8 pieces to work with me.

dinner: rice, baked chicken and whole green beans.



the chicken looks a little bizarre - i seasoned it with a paprika/curry/onion powder blend. john told me it was good... not sure i can trust that, ha! i was super excited for dessert though.



half a cinnamon roll w/ cream cheese icing (i scraped most of it off) w/ half a small glass of milk. i heated the cinnamon roll for 15 seconds... it was HEAVEN! needless to say, i was stuffed.

i want to thank my sister for getting me onto this blogging thing. it makes me feel more accountable for what i eat. i'm super excited to run a halfie with her in april!

i'm also very happy because john has decided to get back on the workout track. most people think that skinny people are healthy, but that's not always the case. he drinks a lot of soda and doesn't make the best snacking choices. however, he's always been into sports/athletics, so i don't think it will be very hard for him. he'd probably do 3-10 minute miles in a snap. jerk.

i've got a buttload of laundry waiting for me. yuck!