Tri-Tip Salad with grilled portabello mushroom, baked potato
with 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of sour cream.
One lemon lime mojito and one skinny strawberry margarita (not in picture).
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...that I'm not perfect. I celebrated. I'm comfortable. I didn't work out. I'm falling back to old behavior. Wait, wait, I'm just being dramatic. I had a few slacker days because I was sick and yes, I'm comfy. But I'm not stopping. I'm still on track. This blog is also not about feeling guilty. Guilt will only lead to unproductive shaming behavior. Instead I focus on the positive and small changes I'm making.
For example, the meal above was my "splurge" meal because I added the baked potato and the cocktails. I ACTUALLY wanted a salad and I became super excited when I saw the tri-tip salad on the menu! It was filling and I could have stopped there but I wanted something for dessert afterwards. I found a healthy alternative at a stand in the farmers market.
Zia Valentina, a granitas bar with a non-dairy stevia sweetened coffee ice drink. It tasted similar to iced coffee and, according to the staff is 90 calories for a 6 oz. cup.
This also leads me to another "special edition" inspiration, Tip Thursdays. I will start to include different tips on Thursdays. I've included an article from Get Well Magazine for today's special edition (click on image to enlarge). The MYTH about, "To successfully diet, it's all or nothing," applied tonight. I stuck to the changes I've made about eating half, or eating more veggies. I did it without hesitation. In the past, I would have ordered the complete tri-tip meal with endless rolls and a few more cocktails. Instead I focused on implemeting some of my new behaviors. To good choices.