This week absolutely flew by, between the Cubs winning the World Series and finishing week 2 of BBG (I've attempted this workout program twice, so I am really hoping that the third time is the charm! More on that later), I want to take a minute to slow down and talk about my three favorite eats from last weekend.
Downtown Chicago flying the W for the Cubs win!
On Friday afternoon Jeff took the L to Evanston to meet me for an after work walk to the lake and dinner. I love Evanston. The downtown area is larger than most towns, but not overwhelming like I feel the city is. I have had a list of restaurants to try since starting my internship here, but of all places Jeff and I landed in a Chipotle.
We both wanted something healthy and had two coupons for buy one get one free meals burning a hole in our pockets, so we said screw all the nice places I want to try and marched over to our favorite burrito joint! Sometimes you just need a little Chipotle, and that's okay. I had a bowl with chicken, pico de gallo, pinto beans, lettuce and a little cheese. Jeff had a steak burrito with pretty much everything on it- he's very far from a picky eater. Skipping the tortilla saves a lot of calories and carbohydrates, especially when you are already getting those bad boys in the rice! I love that it is so easy to create a healthy meal here, but it can also be difficult to skip the less than ideal options. Chicken, brown rice, salsa of any sort, black beans and all the veggies are our best options, but who can resist a little cheese?! We all need some of that Calcium anyways.
Next up is my home made smoothie bowl. Yes, they are gorgeous. I love ordering these from Peeled Juice Bar and really wanted to come up with an at home solution to save some $$$. Jeff and I do a lot of Aldi shopping (don't knock it 'till you try it!) and that means the available products change on a weekly basis. A few weeks ago I hit the jackpot and found tons of frozen fruit! I loaded up on raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, and some strawberry granola and made plans to create my own smoothie bowls. I blended the fruit with some iced tea and topped it with sliced apples and granola. Next time I plan to incorporate yogurt, but after a cheese filled couple of days I was feeling a dairy free day.
Lunch on Sunday was at the Cheesecake Factory. Honestly, I felt like we had eaten out too much at this point in the weekend. I was really dragging and told myself I was going to make as healthy of a choice as I could but still enjoy celebrating Jeff's birthday with his family. I hadn't been to Cheesecake in awhile, but the menu was not very compliant with what I would call "healthy eating". I chose a meal that came with a small garden salad (good!), a half chicken salad sandwich (meh), and a bowl of creamy soup (ugh). I didn't feel uncomfortably full after eating it, but I also knew I'd be ordering cheesecake and that that feeling wasn't going to last. I had the original cheesecake with strawberries on top which was, as always, to die for. Sometimes you have to splurge!
The moral of the story is that one bad weekend isn't going to kill your health and fitness goals. It certainly doesn't help, but you can't let yourself stay down for too long! I started Monday off with a vegetable filled bang and got right back on track.
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