Restaurant Addicts Diet: New Neighborhood

We moved two weeks ago to my dream neighborhood and it's as great as I hoped it would be.  I live in the middle of shops and restaurants, my apartment is nicer and I'm having more fun.  My commute to work has gone from a 15 minute walk to at least 25.  While this is not my favorite in the morning, it seems to be helping me maintain my weight.  I have one month until my birthday and 10 year anniversary and I really think I can kick it up a notch and lose a few pounds.  The interesting thing about a fun and lively neighborhood is people tend to pay attention to their grooming which in turn makes me more interested in looking my best.  I'm making meatballs and salad tonight to kick off the week on a low carb note.  Another perk of my new place is I live less than a block from a Safeway grocery store so keeping up on ingredients is easier than ever. 

Restaurant Addicts Diet: Snowed In

I was getting ready for a snow storm to hit on Saturday, then it came Thursday.  The upside is the worst day of the week at work got canceled, and I was able to get a few things prepared.  I stopped at Safeway on my way home and got pizza which I quickly ate way too much of.  Today I am hoping to get it under control with a normal day and the frozen chicken cordon blues I picked up last week.  I was supposed to get to go to a new restaurant tonight, but it looks like that will have to wait.  Oh well, a snow day and the Olympics will fill in nicely. 

Restaurant Addicts Diet: Day 23

I did it!  I made a totally new dish last nigh, and it worked out great.  The assemble at home enchiladas were easy and tasty.  Luckily the next two nights I've decided to go with a bare bones favorite that's super easy, chicken breast for me and salmon for my husband.  I'll stop at the Safeway cold deli on my way home from work and get enough for tonight and tomorrow, earn some fuel points and call it good.  This is in response to the diet portion of my goal.  I want to go out to dinner Thursday night, and wine tasting on Saturday so I need to make some headway in that area in the next two days.