Still eating!

You can rest assured that even if I'm not posting here, I'm still eating. :-) And, through it all, trying to eat healthy. August has been a month of coming and going around here. I think I already posted about the challenges of trying to eat healthy and maintain some exercise while at a conference. Last week I visited my parents. I chose to put my time into visiting instead of following all of my exercise routine. We did walk the dog, and took a walk in the park (on one of the cooler days), and went swimming (only once). But we made choices to spread out the treats and at the end of the week, I was able to maintain. Next challenge: the beach. Hubby has all sorts of ideas for messing with my healthy (and inexpensive) menu ideas. At least we'll have numerous walks on the beach (and sand counts as resistance, right?) to compensate! What are your tips for navigating summer challenges?

Veggies everywhere

The last two days I've been stir frying lots of vegetables - just a little oil, lots of water. Almost steaming them, using the cast iron skillet, but it seems to work well. Last night half the plate was this pile of veggies and the other half the plate was fried rice, with more veggies. Both sides had a bit of bbq pork chunked up in it. Today I'll switch to lots of fruit: grapes and strawberries. :-)
I've been trying to think of a way to organize/display the salad recipes I've been collecting so I can remember to try them and then keep them in the rotation. Any suggestions?

Summer days

Summer brings vacations, breaks in normal routines, and other excuses to take time away from the computer and blogging. I've discovered, though, that summer does not necessarily equal breaks from healthy routines. On vacation in July, at a conference last week, and in the other things I've been doing, I find I'm still mindful of eating healthy and maintaining exercise routines as best I can. At this year's writing conference, I was able to walk more consistently - and more - than ever before. They served us salads two meals a day, which I made a focus of the meal, and then made the large portions of meat and carbs a lower focus. (except dessert -- still working on that one!) We celebrated birthdays the last two weekends, complete with cake and ice cream, as the three children we have between us were all born in August. After a day of celebrating with kids, though, the following day I tried to get right back to healthy eating. More trades today: a salad for lunch because I'm going out with friends this afternoon.
I've also been collecting new salad recipes to share, although I haven't managed to try any of them yet! I did try something new a day or so ago, though. I had leftover alfredo sauce. I wanted a lighter lunch, not the pasta, so put the sauce over a big bowl of stir fry veggies. Very tasty! My goal for this week: to highlight fruit and vegetables more in my meals. So far, success :-)