celebrate good times come on!

I am very happy. I don't want to spill the beans quite yet because that would be silly.

But I am pretty stoked about something. (Don't worry it's nothing TOO exciting.)



Chobani sent me and Andy two new flavors of yogurt to try. Andy picked the 2% strawberry-banana and I picked the raspberry. I actually have yet to try the raspberry. I will try it today post-workout!

The strawberry-banana flavor (I snagged a bite from Andy) tasted just like heaven. It was the usual Chobani texture and fluffiness with a perfect blend of strawberries and banana. I liked the flavor more than the plain strawberry!



Dinner was a salad with candied pecans, croutons (from Trader Joe's), broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, raspberry dressing and fat-free feta. I am not going to lie, this salad was great but it needed more crunch to it. What kind of lettuce do you guys like? I usually love romaine but this tasted too wilty to me.



I also made some jambalaya using a rice packet and some cajun-spiced chicken sausages from Trader Joe's. These sausages are low in calories and fat but high in protein and pretty tasty!



Dessert was half a mini bundt cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes. I got the pecan praline flavor with cream cheese frosting. It was delicious and much needed. We had some celebrating to do!

Luckily before the bundt cake Andy and I went running in the park by my parent's house. I always run on the treadmill and I wanted to see if I could handle running on a track. Especially if I am going to try running a 5k in February.

Sometimes I feel like the treadmill is a crutch for me. It controls my pacing so I don't have to worry about suddenly slowing down. It also helps me avoid running in public. Anyway we burned about 400 calories running outside. I didn't push myself too hard because I want to run today also. I feel good.

I weighed myself and I weigh 1 pound less than I did before the holidays. I can't complain about that. I am going to go back to Weight Watchers with a few friends on Tuesday to see how my scale compares. I could really use more motivation, you know?

I need to catch up on all of your blogs. I intend to do that today after running some very EXCITING errands.

Jamba!

Tonight's dinner idea came from this package of Trader Joe's Vegetable Jambalaya.



I heated up some chicken andouille sausage with a little pam.



And mixed up a big salad in my giant blue mixing bowl. I added feta, grape tomatoes, sweet peppers and some spring mix.



I had some of this white bean hummus while it cooked. AMAZING!!! Thanks for telling me about it Ashley!



Finished product on a Snoopy plate 'cause I'm cool like that!

I lost another pound this week. I bought Jillian Michael's Shred video to try amping things up a bit. 27 pounds to go! WOO!