Taking the Reins

On Super Bowl Sunday, hubby and I were all by our lonesome.  I’m not one for making a huge event out of the Super Bowl, since I HATE football, but I decided to humor DH and clear the schedule for the day.  He bought Habanero Doritos, a frozen pizza, and other nasty, tempting goodies that surely are not on program.  So to counteract this, I went on a hunt for a recipe I could make for the week that would satisfy my junk food craving and also be somewhat healthy.  Miracle of miracles, I found Velveeta Light in my local grocery store for the first time since I moved from Washington, DC over a year ago!!!

Do you know all the things you can do with Velveeta Light?

Call me low rent, but I went to town.  I cooked some lean ground turky with some taco seasoning, sauteed some fresh green peppers and onions, added a can of TJ’s salsa, cubed 3 servings of Velveeta light, and then tossed in 1/2 box of cooked whole wheat pasta….put it in the oven for a 1/2 hour, and voila!  Yummy goodness.  Now, probably 8 points a serving if I really wanted to calculate that, but that’s a heck of a lot better than Doritos and frozen pizza.  And boy, did it feel good.

Life’s been crazy lately, but I have been weighing in.  In a month, I’ve lost 2.9 lbs, am back down below goal, and am 0.8 lbs away from the 140’s!  On top of that, my triathlon training has stepped up a notch.  We can now comfortably swim a mile, bike for an hour, and run for 4 miles…..now we are learning to go longer and combine those workouts together.  So last night was my first 90-minute bike ride on my trainer — I watched a whole movie!– and tonight I hit the gym and knocked out 5 miles on the treadmill at 6.5.  A year ago, I never could have imagined it.  But now?  Piece of cake.  Both workouts were very easy and I could have gone MUCH longer.  I’m psyched!

In more exciting triathlon news, our big Olympic distance race in April is being nationally televised.  I can’t remember if I’ve discussed this here or not, but this is pretty cool.  You usually never see anything on TV aside from Ironman, so this will be different…..every day women racing a distance that Olympians compete in.  I’ve booked my hotel room, booked my flight, and I’m ready to go!  (OK, need some more training time)

So, for now, back to my Velveeta Light creation.  Because I’m in love……..