menu plan Monday

Menu plan Monday lightens up

Menu Plan Monday logoWe’ve gotten far, far off track in our effort to eat healthier foods. I won’t tell Rockford’s tale, but I can tell you that I’ve gained 10 pounds since Pete was born. So this isn’t baby weight we’re dealing with here. It’s cookie weight. And pie weight. And other-delicious-foods weight. On the way home from our vacation, which involved quite a bit of time in bathing suits, we decided we’d better get back on track.

Monday: Honey Pecan Chicken. This doesn’t meet the “better for us” requirements, but I had one last package of it in the freezer.

Tuesday: Dinner with the in-laws

Wednesday: Sesame Orange Chicken. This is a new-to-us dish from Cooking Light.

Thursday: Sweet and Sour Tofu.

Friday: Three-Pepper Beef. This is another new one from Cooking Light.

Flotsam / Jetsam

Road trip II: The destination

The drive went amazingly well. It took a long time to get here, but the kids were great. Not a single meltdown.

Where’d we go? It isn’t Disney World, but we’re having a nice time anyway. We’re at my dad’s house for the week, visiting family and going through all the stuff we have stored here.

Part of that’s been a little depressing. Most of the clothes I’ve found are from a time when I weighed about 40 pounds less than I do now. What saddened me most about seeing them wasn’t that I’ve gained so much weight but that when I was wearing them, I was so focused on losing more weight. Oh well. Maybe I’ll get there again one day.

On the Road

Road trip

Today, I’m packing. This evening, we’re loading up the car. Early tomorrow morning, we’re hitting the road. Then we’re driving 700 miles. With a nearly-3-year-old and a just-about-8-month-old.

I’ll let you know how it goes.