Eating Clean Away From Home

I had a few errands to run today which had me out of the house for a couple of my meals.  I had a quick visit to the orthodontist to get the next two aligners in my Invisalign treatment and then I visited my grandma.  For many people, visiting family can mean a nutritional nightmare.  In the past, my family visits were no exception.  My gram makes some killer dips (chicken wing, rye bread, and taco) and she always has something yummy to eat.  Especially around the holidays.  Luckily, my gram knows that I'm getting in shape and didn't mind that I brought some of my own food with me for lunch.  It helps that she is also trying to lose weight (she's down 14 pounds so far!) so she usually has some good fruits and vegetables around, too.  Unfortunately, she's been out of town for awhile so did not have much in the way of fresh produce.  Rather than eating chips or some other junk, I chose an egg sandwich for my mid-afternoon meal and brought my own food for lunch.

This upcoming weekend I will be staying at my Aunt's place ("the camp") to co-babysit my two little cousins with my gram.  Sully is four and a half and his baby brother Gabe is just shy of 11 months and they are just too adorable.  My aunt and uncle will be out of town for a wedding so I'll be there early Friday afternoon until late Sunday afternoon.  In order to continue my healthy habits, I need to plan ahead.  I'm packing workout clothes and my TurboFire DVDs to stay on track with my fitness.  I will try to get up at 6 AM to workout before the kids wake up, and if that doesn't work, I'll pass the kids off to gram for an hour to get my workout and shower in.  On the nutritional front, I'm bringing my own rice, yogurt, and packets of nuts to supplement what I can get at camp.  I'm also thinking about trying banana "ice cream" this weekend instead of going out for the full fat stuff.  Apparently if you freeze bananas and blend them up with a little fat-free milk it turns to ice cream consistency.  If I give it a try I'll let you know!

In dental news, like I mentioned, I picked up trays eight and nine from the orthodontist today.  I had to get an attachment put back on that fell off a couple weeks ago.  I had hoped to get the final tray today as well but instead I have to go back in 6 weeks to get my attachments off (yay!) and get my final tray.  Can't wait! Normally I would put my next tray in tonight but since I have a regular dental cleaning tomorrow, I'm going to wait until tomorrow night.  I don't want to go for a cleaning with a mouth that's already sore.  Ouch!  But I'm on my way to a straight, gap-free, smile!

Oh and here are my meals from the last three days (including my homemade Chinese food!)

Stay healthy friends!