Yep, tomorrow is back to reality. I’ll actually have to set an alarm tomorrow! 
But I’ve had a great week, and got everything accomplished that I set out to. 
For breakfast I had 1 cup of diced potatoes, Pam fried with 1/2 ounce of cheese, 1 egg and 1 sausage patty (which I cut in half to give myself the illusion on having two!) Oh, and I may have splashed it with Frank’s hot sauce and Tabasco!
For lunch I had one serving of my BSI – entry. I bought broccoli when I went to the store, so I am going to add steamed broccoli when we have it for dinner one night this week. Don’t worry Tony, you’ll be having bacon wrapped meatloaf!
After spending time on the computer catching up on what everyone is doing, I put my menu together. Two things I am going to be making for my lunch this week with leftover turkey is Kevin’s Turkey Pho Soup (i couldn’t find star anise – anyone know where to even find it at the store?) and then subbing turkey for chicken in my Bahn-Mi Style Sandwich.
But I hit the gym on the way. I didn’t feel like running, so I did the spin bike. What I do is a 5 minute warm up, then 5 minute hill climb (just tighten the resistance) at 50 rpm, then bring the resistance down and sprint for 5 minutes at 95 rpm, and alternate. I ended up going for 45 minutes. In the end I biked 8.01 miles! I had to do the conversion at home since this bike was in kilometers!
My step-son Joe ended up staying for dinner, so I made a taco fiesta! I knew I wanted a serving of tortilla chips, so I swapped out my corn tortillas for boston bibb lettuce.
- 4 lettuce cups
- 2 ounces taco meat
- 1 ounce cheddar cheese
- .25 cup canned black beans
- .25 cup canned white shoepeg corn
- 2 tablespoons Mild Taco Sauce
- Salsa Verde
- Hot Banana Peppers
- 1 ounce of tortilla chips
- 1 ounce of guacamole
Holy yum, was this good! I lined everything up in the kitchen and everyone just helped themselves. Makes for a quick clean up too (thanks for cleaning the kitchen Hannah!).
My grocery store makes the best salsa verde – luckily its too spicy for the rest of my family, so its all mine! Although, it does have onions in it so I have to puree it Yep – only $1!
Stats for the Day
- 1251 calories
- 69 fat
- 106 carbs
- 52 protein (kinda low)
- 13 fiber (kinda low too)
- 45 minute on spin bike for 8.01 miles!
Off to put my breakfast and lunch together for work. I checked my email yesterday, and as of then, I had 521 emails! Yikes! Hope everyone had a great long weekend – see you tomorrow night!
I’ve never used lettuce as a shell for anything but I always think it sounds fantastic! One of these days I’m going to have to try it!!
Sorry you’re no longer on vacation – the weekend is only 5 days away?!
I love, love, love lettuce wraps – especially for tacos!
That’s a lot of emails – bet I can guess what you’ll be doing tomorrow!
I totally have the Sunday Night Blues…
I want a re-do of Thanksgiving!!!!!! 
Taco nights are so much fun!! I think Andrew and I need to have one of those soon!!
Your breakfasts always look so good- they make me wnat to put more effort into mine! Glad you had a great week and did what you set out to do! Ugh- Monday! Noooo
I don’t know if I’m gonna make it for my alarm tomorrow. EEK!
arrrghhh… getting just a bit tired of leftovers finally… ready to start fresh
I am heading back to work tomorrow too. I could sure use another week of vacation, that is for sure.
Mmm taco night! I almost had one tonight, but was too tired so I did breakfast for dinner!
Wow! Good luck with your in box!!!
GREAT IDEA of using the bibb lettuce for tostada shells!!! I’m totally stealing that one!
I hear ya on the going back to work blues…and I don’t have to go back until Thursday, but knowing that we will have a 2 week shutdown starting Dec. 20 is giving me short-timer syndrome, I guess!
I don’t think I’ve ever been by your blog before, but I wanted to say thanks for stopping by mine! I love having company along this journey. It looks like you have come a long way already on your own path since you are almost down exactly 50 pounds! Congrats!
Your lettuce wrap tacos look TO DIE FOR!!!
I’ve tried using lettuce wraps for my Boca burgers, but I never thought to use it for tacos-great idea! Now I want to make tacos for dinner.
Your breakfast looks awesome, wish I had that instead of my little cereal bar! Love the lettuce wraps too!
Yeah for Mexican Fiesta Night!
That request comes about every other week at my house!
Sorry you have to go back to work…
Love the idea for lettuce tacos! mmmm I think I’m going to have to bring back weekly taco night in my house
mmm, everything looks so good. i know what you mean about getting back to the grind. i’m not to thrilled about it either, but i’m glad christmas is around the corner!
I think I’d have a heart attack if I had to face that many e-mails!!
LOVE the taco lettuce wraps! I’m so stealing that idea!
Gosh, I can’t believe your staycation is over already! I feel like I just read about the start of it, yesterday! Man, time flies…
Love those lettuce tacos!
That’s so smart to do lettuce “shells” instead – I guess I felt like that was only with Chinese food but DUH – you’re smart!
Those lettuce tacos look so good. My husband loves tacos… don’t know why I don’t substitute the corn tortillas for lettuce. I just love the recipes you post. It inspires me to cook lighter.
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Wow – thanks!
Maaaaan! I wish I was disciplined like you are!x xo
Those are some great eats!
Wow, that is a lot of emails! Good luck with all of them!
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When that alarm went off this morning…it was totally a snap back into reality. It was such a great Thanksgiving weekend.
I just found your blog and love your food pics. I got lots of great ideas. I have Type II diabetes but am taking medication so my goal is to get off the meds and manage it with exercise and diet.
I’m going to follow you, hope you don’t mind!
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Not at all!