Prepped and Ready

I am better today.  Sorry for the numerous mopey posts of late. You should know by now that I am kind of a moody person. I'm either sunny or cloudy, but, thankfully, most of the time I am sunny.

Anyway, after a gorgeous weekend here in good ol' South Carolina, I'm feeling more like myself. Yesterday, I took some extra time at the grocery store deciding on my snacks for the week.  I want to eat within my calorie range each day, but I also want to be full and excited about what I get to eat.

I ended up buying those Sandwich Thins, which are 100 calories, and pimento cheese, which is one of my favorite foods. Two tablespoons is 80 calories, so it's not a horrible amount for a snack. If I make them in advance, I can measure out the pimento cheese to make sure I don't overindulge.  A problem I've been having is being starved by 10 a.m., and then feeling defeated when my snack of a banana or almonds doesn't fill me up.  So I think this pimento cheese sandwich will help keep me full through the morning and give me a snack to look forward to.

I also finally found edamames, a soybean that was recommended as a snack by Amie and seconded by Alyssa.  The ones I bought are roasted and salted, and I think that robs them a little of their natural flavor, but they are still pretty tasty.

I also bought some strawberries, which I haven't been able to buy for several months.  I usually just use them on my cereal, but I think this week I will stick with blueberries on my cereal and use the strawberries for a delectable snack.

Last week, due to a number of dinner invitations out with friends, I ended up not eating my sausage soup. I froze it, so I have it to eat this week. My second meal is Coca-Cola Chicken with brown rice.  This is one of the easiest recipes ever: put chicken breasts, a can of coke and a cup of ketchup in a skillet.  Cook on medium heat for 40-45 minutes. I use Diet Pepsi, of course, but it's the same thing. The cola and ketchup make a barbecue-like sauce.  I serve over brown rice.

Anyway, I feel much better and prepared mentally and practically for the week.  I also started the first day of my triathlon training today, and it felt really good. More about my training later this week.