Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Post Season Regret

Hello, hello. It's been far too long since I have posted! Whoopsies.

I have my reasons though I swear. Derek and I bought a house! We closed two weeks ago and it's amazing. Such a good feeling for it to be over and to know that it's ours. We were (by we I mean I) going a little crazy for the last two months planning for the house and saving. I couldn't be bothered with focusing on anything other than the house. Done and done.

So now I am trying to get back on track and get back into my nutrition studies and back into the habit of eating right. I know in my last post I was bragging and giving you all crap about not eating too many sweets and not falling into the traps of loved ones and their delicious food. Well, I gained 5 lbs. I know it may not seem like much, but it was gained in a matter of weeks and after working as hard as I did to lose weight in the first place it's a little disappointing to see the change on the scale.

If the same thing happened to you please do not be discouraged. Chances are it can be shed by simply getting back into your good eating habits. I went back to my same routine. Healthy breakfast of either old fashioned oatmeal with almond milk and fruit, or egg whites with veggies. My lunches are all basically salads. But I use either spinach or darker leafy greens. And top them with more veggies and some goat cheese. Dinner is more or less of the same. I will allow myself to have a little more fat but mostly lean meats or beans with veggies.

My favorite new meal that I have been making is home made fajitas. Derek's loves them too so that is encouraging. Here is the recipe...

Two orange peppers (I HATE green peppers)
One red onion
One bunch of asparagus
1 lb lean pork or chicken
Olive oil
White wine vinegar
Salt&pepper
Tomatoes
1/4 jalapeño pepper (gloves)
Whole wheat medium sized tortillas
Fat free sour cream
Fat free shredded cheddar (or low fat if you can't handle it)

The first thing I do is cut the meat into strips and place them in a big ziplock bag. Then I pour about 2 tbsp of olive oil and about 1 tbsp white wine vinegar. Salt and pepper to taste. Close the bag up and get the air out. Then mush it all around to make sure it's all coated. Set aside.

I make an extremely simple salsa to go along with this dish. All it is is tomato, 1/4 of a jalapeño, and a little red onion. I crudely cut them and put them in my mini food processor and chop it. Set it in the fridge to cool.

While the meat is marinating start cutting up the veggies. Slice the orange peppers (or any pepper of your choosing) length wise. I slice the asparagus into 2 inch pieces and then cut each piece lengthwise again. Slice the onion. You will probably only want to use half the red onion. Feel free to add more if you want.

Heat up a large pan and put a bit of olive oil or Pam in. Add the veggies. Sprinkle with salt an pepper and sauté. In a separate pan start cooking the meat. Once the meat is 90% cooked add it to the nearly cooked veggies. Let all of the food finish cooking together and absorb each others flavors.

That's pretty much it. Keep everything in the pan and put it on the table. To serve I put a little sour cream on the tortilla then the meat and veggies. Then the salsa. Then the cheese. Wrap that shit up and gorge. It's so tasty.

As always, if you have any suggestions or questions please feel free to leave a comment!