Yesterday was an alright of a day. I had my same ol' oatmeal for breakfast, ordered Zoe's Kitchen for lunch (my ALL time favorite). Last summer they had my ordered memorized and knew my face when I walk in the door and for a healthy restaurant..I was proud :) If you haven't tried it out, check you're local listings (I've always wanted to say that) and check it out!! For dinner I enjoyed a salad from Chipotle which I had no idea that they served brown rice but they do...may not be healthy though (read below)
Today started out an already fabulous day because Bricey comes down for the weekend. Woke up and ate my oatmeal, studied a little, and headed out to get the girls. Decided I'd make it a fun day and took them to Chick-fil-A...my biggest fight for temptation for the day and huge accomplishment, and a movie. For those who know me, know I could DRINK chick-fil-a sauce out of the container. Each container is worth 150 calories and that right there could make you sick to your stomach. But. it. is. so. GOOD! So I decided to opt out by ordering nothing for me and 2 kids meals for the girls. Also, this has never happened to me before but I believe it was God's way of seeing just how strong I'd be with this health binge but this lovely looking lady was handing out "free samples of our chocolate chip cookies" but they weren't samples they were the whole damn cookie. So the girls got one and I took one home for Bricey. Didn't. even. touch it! Thank you God I passed temptation for the day!!!!!!!
We then drove over to Walmart to grab a few things. I'm completely and utterly OBSESSED with chips and hummus. Would marry it if I could, and became fixed on chips that are only sold at walmart...because that was the only thing in my little small town where i went to school. So now back in the city I have to find a walmart to get these chips but they are FABULOUS!!! They are BROWN RICE chips and the brand is "Riceworks". They have seasalt flavor (the blue bag) which is my favorite and amazing with hummus, they also have sweet chili which I had to get today because it was the only flavor left. It wasn't as good with hummus but I've tried it before with salsa and it is pretty good. They are also gluten free so I know there is no wheat products in them. So good. Mmmm
My favorite hummus (besides the hummus from Zoe's Kitchen) is Sabra hummus-classic flavored. I could eat it with a spoon it is so good. So I got some of that and I also got a bag of carrots for my movie snack. I let the girls pick out their movie candy and some water bottles and we headed out. I had to eat quickly in the car so we could make it to our next adventure but it was an okay lunch.
We headed to the movie, Madagascar 3, with the windows down and the music volume up. Now, if you ever want to be labeled as the coolest person ever in the eyes of a child, I recommend doing this. Very inexpensive and so fun.
When I got home from picking up the girls, Dr. Oz was on. Some guy that was some author of some diet...sometimes I have trouble paying attention...was talking about the importance of certain foods. He said that fiber is important in your diet because it keeps you full and gives you that hour glass figure that is so gorgeous (not so gorgeous when your hips take over a little more than they should of the lower half but I digress). It also helps keep your regular. Now, when I first heard the term "regular" when I was a tween..I thought it meant that foods like Activia, made you have your period. WRONG. The word regular, people, means you take nice long poop, yes I'm talking shapes here, everyday. Which brings me to my next topic. Any of you out there know about the BRAT diet? Bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast. Well this is the diet for the patients who have diarrhea because it really firms you up...get it ;) So when I'm eating 3 of the 4 items you can only imagine the curse words my bowels would love to confront me with...if they could move. This is where the importance of black beans are involved. Oops! Forgot to be eating those...I did have some yesterday with my Chipotle salad though and my body thanked me. I've had lots of fiber today so during Dr. Oz I decided to celebrate in the bathroom. So sorry for all of you out there who are uncomfortable with talking about bowel movements but you signed up for it when you started reading a blog with the word "nurse" in it! It's natural...so punny!
Dr. Oz also talked about how brown rice and restaurants could be the unhealthiest choice because many restaurants use butter to cook their rice in. So from now on...always ask before you order and if they look at you like you're crazy...don't order it!
Tonight me and Bricey and a bunch of his college friends are catching up at the Rangers game! So fun, so hot, so Texas <3
More to come tomorrow!
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