fajitas for lunch!

Well, things are looking up eating wise. I think I've gotten past the crazy kill-everyone feelings from a few days ago. I'm settling into the fact that a "treat" means a cup of hot tea. As my bff says, "It's just food, not love, Michelle." She's right! Even though thoughts like this roll through my mind all the time...

Thanks MD for the pic on fb today!

Today I am home on a 'cold' day (which stinks because now we're saying so long to our Martin Luther King 3 day weekend and the three day weekend in February in observance of President's day). So, being home for lunch, I actually had some time to make some fajitas!

I made these for some friends over winter break and one said, "I don't even like green peppers - but these are great! What did you do?" Yes, they're that good!

Here's what you'll need:
Pack of boneless chicken
Assortment of Bell Peppers (Or just green ones)
Onion
Garlic
Olive Oil
Lime
Cilantro
Tortillas
Toppings: Salsa, cheese, guac, sour cream...whatever your preference!

Directions

1. Marinate the chicken (at least) overnight in Italian dressing. This is key - this marinating will make your chicken so tender and juicy! It's actually gotten to the point now where I won't eat chicken at home unless it's been marinated!
2. On a grill (or on an iron cast stove-top pan) grill all the chicken. Remove it from the grill, let it cool.
3. Slice onion and peppers - however big or small you'd like it, but definitely in slices.
4. Put some olive oil, fresh garlic (or the garlic in the jar?) into the pan. Throw the onions and peppers in there. Let those cook for a few minutes.
5. While those are cooking, slice the chicken.
6. Throw the chicken in with the veggies and let it get "nice and happy" (as my dad would say).
7. Juice at least half a lime into the mixture. If it gets too limey, add more garlic. For me, those two kinda cancel one another out.
8. Throw some cilantro in there if you'd like.
9. Get your tortillas ready (flour taste better to me, corn more healthy...)
10. Dish up some fajita mixture into the tortillas and then top with your faves!

Serve with some chips and salsa or rice to complete the meal and a Margarita will make it perfect!

Wish I had guacamole!

I know that there are a ton of seasoning packs at the grocery store you could buy, but it's so much better when we control the ingredients. I know everything that is in this meal and it's all way healthier than using a packet of seasoning that has a bunch of additives that who knows how it's affecting my body! I've just had this in mind a lot lately as I make food choices - no more "low-fat" stuff to save on calories...what they take out calorie-wise goes back in with chemicals!

What are you having for dinner tonight?

Retail Therapy

Today I had to stop at Target on the way home to get some stuff for dinner. And I needed a binder and page protectors for this new intervention I'm doing with a kiddo.

When I checked out, I had spent $97. Please tell me that happens to you, too?

Here's what I bought...

New winter hat (It's pink! With a pom-pom on top!)
2 packs of pencils
2 packs of eraser toppers
Pack of my fave pens
Electric pencil sharpener
New shirt
Food I needed (ground beef, corn tortillas, red enchilada sauce, cheese, onion, salsa)
Bag of Cuties

By the time I got to clothes, I was thinking..."Well, I can skip candy and carbs, because buying all this stuff is actually making me feel better!"

And so I used my Target card and saved $5, because, you know, that makes a dent.

Now...if only I can round up $100 a day for the month of January, and I'll be set!

In other news, I lost my car key (I think outside) on the coldest day of the year. Good news is I have all of tomorrow to look for it. (School was cancelled.) Hopefully someone else hasn't found it and ran off with my coche! Losing your keys is the most annoying waste of time I can think of.

Perhaps this happened to get my mind off of junk food!

That is all. Enjoy the snow day friends!

Murderous Thoughts

about food. Yes, you heard read that right.

So I'm basically on like day 1 of a month of (as clean as possible) eating. I'm cutting sugars, carbs, and alcohol and really anything that has more than one ingredient. Except one cheat meal each week, but I haven't yet determined on what day that will be happening.

We are starting a Biggest Loser competition this week at work and that's highly motivating, so I want to do good.

Today I've done really well. Here's what I've eaten and drank:

Warm Lemon Water (Read why here.)
Breakfast: Kashi cereal with a 1/2 banana
Got hungry around 10:30 and ate: Cocoa Roasted Almonds
32 oz of water by end of lunch
Lunch: Grilled chicken and steamed broccoli and a Cutie
Got home, apple and peanut butter <--- Was really wanting something like chips and salsa or something worse like those Munchies; settled on an apple instead
Cup of hot tea
Dinner: Salad, microwaved potato, and a hamburger no bun
Almost finished the second 32oz-er of water.

I'm not even hungry, but I'm so pissed that I can't have a glass of wine or any of those mint M&Ms in the secret drawer (that's not so secret) or a bun on my hamburger. I feel like this:

Not even day 1!! Grrr

Anyone who tells you that you can't be addicted to food - they're a fool and I'm the proof. I am - straight up addicted - not lying. (Wish I was.) (Read about it here or #4 here.) I've let food become almost like an extension of my self - that crappy, processed, food - especially miserable junk food! Its addictive and makes us sick and I've got to be undergoing some crazing detoxing or something.

Which - question: Can I even be in detox if I haven't completely given up all sugar and carbs??

But for now, after I finish this blog, I'm going to read, then watch the Bachelor, go to to bed, and get up and repeat this GD process all over again.

One day at a time. That's all I can handle.

Written on sugar cubes?
Do you see where my mind goes?

Am I the only one who is dealing with this?! Please tell me I'm not alone!!!

PS- Murderous thoughts? I have no idea what that even means - other than I'm angry about not eating what I want. Not planning any murders though. Should I even have posted this?!

PSS- Did you know I started blogging here on Good, Good Life because of a food challenge? Waaaayyyy before BigTime Literacy. It's kinda theraputic, actually!