500 "likes" and family dinner

Yay! I am so happy!
Reason #1: I am blogging. You may have seen on my facebook page that I have not been able to blog because my computer charger is broken. Although, I have not bought a new one yet (lady on a budget...ugh) I am using my inlaws laptop for a post.
Reason #2: I reached 500 "likes" on my page! I am so grateful that so many people are joining my page. I hope to help all of you with a recipe, workout tips or just daily motivation! I will be posting info about my promised give-away and how to enter this weekend.

This week has been great because I have been off from work which has helped me focus on getting into a good gym routine. I have been sore everyday and I LOVE it! Sometimes it is hard to find time to get to the gym when you have a crazy schedule, but I really feel like if you focus on getting into a routine it will begin to be apart of your everyday schedule.

Last weekend we had family dinner. When these happen you know there is going to be good great food! The menu included: pulled pork sandwhiches, 5 different types of BBQ sauce, grilled corn on the corn, cole slaw, potato salad...OK you get the idea! YUM!
I feel life is all about balance. Of course if you have a major goal coming up then yes, eat something else but if not eat some things but choose wisely!
I opted for the pulled pork but over a bed of spinach with a drizzle of BBQ sauce and some grilled corn (no butter of course). I stayed away from the buns, potato salad and the pasta salad.

Then there were these little babies for appetizers:

These strawberry cheesecakes are such a fun Summer idea! Just mix some low fat cream cheese with stevia and smoosh it all into a strawberry with the graham cracker crumbles on top. They are a low fat option but again, balance, not too many! : )

Am I the only one who LOVES weenies? haha ok, seriously! I have to stay away from them because I'll seriously put away 50 of them without even thinking about it!

Then there was dessert. I won't even bother posting a pic because I don't want you drooling on you keyboard but it was a orange creamsicle cake. Mmm talk about refreshing! I have no clue how I managed to only have 1 slice!!



I was so happy my niece Marlie and her mama were able to make it to dinner. Uncle "Wobbie" and Mar are best buds!



Oh Zipper and Zoe were feeling left out. They of course, were at family dinner too : )

Puppy Love <3



This week I have followed my clean eating plan consisting of 5-6 meals, drank my water and got my work outs in. The point is, find balance in your healthy life! Don't deprive yourself of a slice of cake or some BBQ at family dinner.

XOXO,

E

P.S. I will catch up with some recipe posts this week as well!