Random Weekend Fun

This post is going to be a little all over the place today. I have a ton of pics and wanted to cram them all in, so here we go!

Breakfast
This morning I woke up with one thing on my mind... BACON! I have been wanting bacon for a few days now, so I picked some turkey bacon up to have this morning.

I had a few slices of turkey bacon and the leftover half of a one egg omelet that had cheese and sauteed squash inside. I am LOVING eggs lately. Right after my gastric bypass, eggs were my mortal enemy for months!

Lunch
Lunch today came in the form of hummus and carrots. I have an unhealthy obsession with hummus these days. It is just so good with everything! It is healthy, full of flavor, and very versatile. I actually had it as my evening snack last night as well, only I used Vegetable Crisps as the vehicle to get the hummus to my mouth. ;)

Dinner
The Engineer and I have been enjoying trying new restaurants up by our home the past few weekends since we bought the truck (truth be told, it's an excuse for us to go "ram around" in the new toy).. He uses that term, I just stole it. Thanks, Babe! :) Tonight we decided to try a place I had seen on the Travel Channel a while back, Bonnie & Clyde's. It is obviously Bonnie and Clyde themed, so it was very fun! I forgot to get a picture, but they even had an old antique car out front with a doll driving it. CREEPY!

                         I LOVED the napkins with Al Capone's signature on them! How fun!

Me enjoying some awesome bruschetta. I tend to not do appetizers these day, as I focus mainly on protein, but I couldn't resist! Bruschetta is my all time favorite appetizer and I love trying it at new places! P.S. I apologize for how awful I look, we got rained on walking in and my hair was SOAKED!

For dinner I got their A1 burger and my honey got the fish sandwich. Portions there were HUGE and the burger was phenomenal. Seriously, try this place if you get the chance! The burgers are made from Angus beef and brisket. So tender and juicy! I was able to eat about 1/4 of it and gave half to The Engineer to try. I also need to comment on how amazing their service was! Everyone worked as a team and we were so impressed that we ended up calling a manager over to let her know. Great place and very happy we went!

On to the random stuff...
I know people have mixed feelings regarding "side by side" pictures, but I love them. I love to see other people's and my own. To me, it is very inspirational to see how far others have come in their weight loss journeys, as well as how far I have come. I still feel like I am the same size as I was a year ago (knowing fully that I have lost almost 100lbs). Seeing my side by sides really gives me a reality kick that, yes, I am still losing even though I still have so far to go. With all that said...

When I first noticed my weight loss, I took my first side by side picture and paired it with an old picture from last Easter up at my future in laws.

I cringe when I look at that first picture. I was playing laser tag with my fiance's nephew and didn't even realize how big I really was! I was SO proud when I did this first side by side. Now I look at it and feel like I look swollen in my "thinner" pic! lol I had that same shirt on tonight, so I decided to do an updated side by side with a new pic in the same outfit (smaller jeans, same shirt).

I know it's not THAT big of a difference, but I see it and that's what matters to me. I have said it before and I will say it again. Whatever YOU need to do to motivate yourself on hard days..DO IT!!

Well, that's about it for today. I will leave you with a Grumpy Cat pic I saw today that had me cracking up!

                                                    Have a safe and Merry Christmas!

     Remember: PROTEIN FIRST! Then Christmas cookies! :)