Newlywed, Newly Veg!

Our weather is still gray, rainy and cold.

But we did have a little sunshine for lunch!

Hello, hello! Hope your Friday is going well!

I woke up feeling a little “groggy” this morning—that second glass of wine last night was definitely a bad idea!

But, it was nothing that a good breakfast and workout couldn’t fix!  I had two wheatabix cereal squares (love these!) with berries and soy milk, and around 9:45, my mom and I headed back to the Y for another workout! It was a good one—I alternated fast miles on the treadmill (3 miles total) with heavy-duty weight lifting in between.  I was sweating buckets, which actually felt great!

After our workout, we came home, showered, dressed, and headed back out so that I could get my sister a gift for the baby shower tomorrow.  She reads the blog, so I won’t post pics until tomorrow, but the present I got her is adorable!!! They make the sweetest stuff for little baby girls…it’s almost enough to make me want a baby right now.  Almost.

After our gift-buying, my mom and I headed to an old favorite for lunch: Sunshine Cafe, which y’all have heard me rave about again and again.

Today’s lunch didn’t disappoint!

Black bean tortilla soup:

Avocado sandwich (with white cheddar cheese and sprouts):

And a strawberry Kombucha to drink:

Yum! Perfect lunch.  I topped it off with a 100 calorie Glenny’s brownie, which only added to the perfection.

Now we’re just kind of taking it easy.  My sister and I wanted to get facials today, but they were all booked up!

Tonight, we’re doing to see An Education, which I’m really excited about.  The show is at 7:15, and we’ll be going to dinner afterwards, so expect a late post tonight!

Some of us are already tuckered out, before the weekend has even begun:

What a party animal. 

Enjoy your Friday, folks!

Hello, friends!

Have you had a good Thursday?  Tomorrow is FRIDAY!!! Woo hoo!

This afternoon, we got another lady in our house.  It’s like The Bachelor mansion over here!  My mom is taking care of Bella, my Aunt Lisa’s new shih tzu.  Bella is a rescue dog—she worked as a “breeder” in a puppy mill until her services weren’t needed anymore, and then they dropped her off at the pound to be put down.  Luckily, a shih tzu rescue group found her just in time! My aunt adopted her from the rescue group, and they’ve been inseparable ever since!

Here’s the little lady:

My family always makes fun of me because I am OBSESSED with our dogs.  I love buying them clothing, and have been known to shed a few tears when talking about the fact that Ella is my soul mate (some wine is usually involved in these conversations, but still…).

So you can imagine how excited I was when my aunt dropped Bella off with this:

LOL.  Bella has an entire suitcase packed with anything she might need, including a change of clothes, dog treats, food, and toys.  What a prima donna!

She even travels with her own dining equipment:

Around 7, we headed out for a lovely, fancy meal at one of Shreveport’s premier dining establishments: Bella Fresca.

They don’t have any specific vegetarian entrees on the menu, but the chef was happy to prepare a vegetarian feast for yours truly!

Before we ordered, we were served a basket of delicious, chewy French bread, warm from the oven:

And wine, of course:

I started off with a salad: mixed greens with goat cheese, table grapes, spiced pecans, and walnut vinaigrette. 

For my entree, our waiter told me that he could show me a list of meatless pasta dishes, or that the chef could just “work his magic.”  I chose the latter of course…I told him to just surprise me!  About fifteen minutes later, this arrived at the table:

Mmmm…sesame tempura asparagus with wild rice pilaf, garlic spinach, and habanero cream.  Ummm…yeah.  This was awesome.

Full disclosure: I ended the meal with an Earthereal cookie: cowboy carob chip! Yum!

Sooooo, the sugar challenge didn’t go so well today.  My breakfast was easy enough to track—16 grams total, with the cereal and soy milk.  Lunch was harder, being from a restaurant.  Obviously the veggie burger and salad didn’t have added sugar, but that carrot cake on the other hand…

And then of course the cookie I just enjoyed!

Oh well…sorry guys—I’ll try to get back on track tomorrow, but if I’m being honest, I’d say this is probably how it’s going to be for the next few days! It’s just harder to track this challenge at home! I’m going to try though…just have patience with me!

Hope you’re having a great night! See you tomorrow…Friday!