Take a Walk

This 5,000 steps a day thing is not easy on days off. My first day I went 2,200 all day. So yesterday, I invited my mom and Buddy to go for a walk around Bradley Lake Park. It was chilly out, but by the end of the day I got to 5,250 steps! Yay! And Buddy thoroughly enjoyed every moment. He wanted to tackle the geese and jump in the water. He loves every human being that walks by and wants to be their new best friend. He is totally the dog from "Up". 

On to the food side of things. Today I went grocery shopping and bought some fun new items for some new recipes I found on Pinterest. For lunch I made these Cherry, cranberry, chicken and pecan wraps! They were soo good! I bought these multi-grain flatbread wraps for the recipe and I think I'm in love. They seem pretty healthy and don't taste like cardboard!

Courtesy of Menu Musings. Get the recipe here

I also got some roasted, unsalted nuts with some dried fruit for a quick snack. I got some Quinoa, an avocado and a Tangelo, which is something I have never tried but have heard is "Amay-zay-zing!"

Using the above ingredients (minus the nuts) I decided to make a Pinterest inspired dinner! Blackened chicken with cilantro lime Quinoa topped with an avocado crema and a side of Tangelo. I was a little nervous about the Quinoa, because the 2 times I made it in the past, it wasn't great and my husband was very sweet...but unimpressed. So I slaved over the stove, (not really, took a total of about 40 minutes) and came out with.....

Get the recipe here

Ta-da! And it was REALLY yummy! And guess who said, "I am going to go get more Quinoa." That's right, my husband. *High five to myself*. I also have 1 serving left over, which means we didn't have 4 servings each, which is depressing when you make a recipe for 8 and 2 of you eat the whole thing up. This recipe served 2-4, so I feel pretty good about the portion size.

I am excited about my new finds today and hope to continue to find new, exciting, healthy, and tasty recipes!

Off to work tomorrow and Friday. The only reason I am excited to go to work tomorrow is to see how many steps I take compared to my days off.

Today's steps so far: 4839