I really wouldn't say I've been missing it...

I have a confession. Before yesterday, I had not worked out in 2 weeks! This was partially due to my stitches, partially due to traveling for work, and partially due to pure plain simple laziness. Not to mention I partied and ate my little heart out while in San Diego. Let's just say my body is not feeling so hot. With one step on the scale, I knew it was time to get back into my routine! Only problem is that even though my stitches are out, my wound is still very sensitive and I still need to limit my upper body activity. Twice now I've mindlessly lifted my arms above my head for a deep stretch and felt excruciating pain. It's just such a natural movement I forget that I can't. I need to tape my arm to my side or something. Any ideas??

So after a day of sitting in my office and poking at my stomach all day, I headed to the gym for some much needed spinning. Only to find the class already full. It would have been easy to leave since I didn't bring my iPod, and workouts without music have never been successful for me, but I had my trusty iPhone with me and found some earbuds in the car so onto the elliptical. I did a full 60 minutes and although it didn't feel like much of a workout, especially because I avoided arm movements, it felt good to get back into the workout routine. Now that I'm through the basic recovery surgery, I am committed to getting back in my workout routine. Now I just need to get back into my healthier eats too!

Monday night I hosted Bunco at my house. I took pictures of my food and set my camera next to it so I would remember to photograph everything once people arrived. I forgot, of course. But here is my yummy veggie plate with a yogurt spinach dip.

I also did a side of Terra chips because I thought they would go well with the dip. Love these little things!

Our Bunco spread included fresh made salsa, a warm cheesy, black bean & corn dip, hummus plate, artichoke dip, some random rice pilaf and butterscotch bars. I really wish I had remembered to take photos!!

The next morning I literally had nothing in the house for breakfast. So I stopped to get one of these on the way into the office.

You won't see much fast food on my blog, but this little guy tends to make repeat appearances. I don't know why but I love Egg McMuffins!!! Like get serious cravings for them! And with only 300 calories, 12 g fat, and 18 g of protein I say why not indulge in some McD's every now and then. I'm also okay with this because I hate their hashbrowns (which normally I'm obsessed with potatoes) which makes it really easy for me to just get my sandwich.

Lunch was a salad of randomness made from some of the leftovers from last night. Bed of Romain lettuce, artichoke hearts, bell peppers, tomatoes, black bean and corn dip, goat cheese and Green Goddess dressing. I also topped it off with the few remaining Terra chip crumbs for a crunch and a veggie burger patty.

I love my random salad creations and they are always so delicious! I say try anything in a salad, even if the foods don't seem to "mesh" or are not typical "salad" foods. The more I mix, the better they become!

After the gym, I chugged down one of these and had some celery with peanut butter as a snack.

I then got a call from a friend asking if I wanted to go out for sushi. I had planned to spend the night cleaning, unpacking, and doing laundry. My bank account was kind of low and I had just spent and hour at the gym, but when she said Kaizen, my favorite sushi place, I just had to go! It was one of her friends first sushi experience and I think he liked it. Lots!

We started off with some edamame...

And since we wanted to give him the true sushi experience...

There were Sake Bombs and some unfiltered sake! We ordered several things to share between the 4 of us. We got The Kiss roll to start.

O.M.G!! It was orgasmic!!! They don't list their specialty rolls on their website so I can't remember exactly what was in it but it definitely had tuna and spicy tuna and was on top of a warm creamy sauce. We also wanted for our friend to try "real" sushi. We got this sampler platter.

We also ordered The "O" roll. While The "O" roll was very delicious, I think a name like The "O" belonged to the first roll we tried. This had something like spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, avocado and I'm not really sure what's on top there.

And then for reasons I will never know, we had shots of Patron for dessert.

These definitely changed the course of my evening. What would have been me returning home and getting a good nights rest became hoping in a cab and heading to my favorite dive casino for $1.50 beers and karaoke. If you want old Vegas, cheap food, cheap booze, cheap slots & tables (if you're a gambler), then Ellis Island is the place for you! We ended up staying out entirely too late singing, dancing, and drinking. Not exactly how I had planned to spend my evening, especially when I'm trying to get back into my healthy routine, but I had a blast!! Sometimes a few extra calories is worth enjoying life.