Luck 'O the Irish- Day 4 of the challenge

When you get a group of Irish people together you are guaranteed a good time.  There's sure to be legendary stories, a thick stout or two, and copious amounts of laughter.  Irish people are a friendly lot and I had the good fortune to spend my day with several- including my own family.  We began with an Irish heritage mass at the oldest Irish Catholic church in our state.  It's a beautiful place to worship.  The mass was really well done and we exited the church to the street where a marching band was waiting to escort us to the Roof Ballroom for lunch and entertainment.  Another sunny day was upon us, so the walk was pleasant.  It was a lovely morning.

I told you yesterday about my fear of going to the luncheon today.  We arrived at the table and the salad plates were already set- laden with ranch dressing.  I found our server (luckily she was right beside the table) and asked her to swap my salad for one without dressing.  I squeezed a lemon over it and seasoned it with pepper.  Not the best salad I've ever eaten, but I'm finding that a squeeze of citrus does add a new freshness to the salads I've been eating.  Lunch was a lightly breaded chicken breast, green beans and two new red potatoes.  I scraped the breading off the chicken and ate only the section that was not doused in the demi-glaze (not easy since I LOVE condiments).  The veggies were good.  We drank water and (although we would have like to) we didn't have anything from the bar!  It's amazing how much money you save when you don't have to buy drinks (chalk that up as another benefit of the cleanse)!

I was bushed by the end.  I didn't sleep well last night and had to get up at the crack of dawn to take the dog to the groomer!  Plus we "sprang forward", so my brain wasn't ready to get up!  I tried something that came in our distributor kit- Slam.  It's like Spark, but already mixed.  It has the same amount of caffeine, so I figured it would be a good thing to keep in my purse.  It was fine and when in a pinch it will do, but I prefer Spark.  Regardless, Slam did give me a bit more energy to get home and spend sometime outside with my girls!

Dinner was to our favorite Mexican restaurant tonight, Chipotle.  We got naked bowls (no tortillas) and filled it with lean pork and chicken, veggies and salsa.  I ate about 1/3 of mine and have lunch for the next two days!  If we are going to eat out, it is going to have to be places like this,  where we know the food is fresh, as organic as they can be, and satisfying.  Tomorrow, I cook again!

So, another successful day on the challenge.  It's harder when you are away from your routine and have to put more effort into it, but I think that's part of the point of being healthier.  You have to make choices- ones that will benefit your wellness.  We did that today.  Another step in the right direction!
I'm off to take my herbal cleanse pills and hit the sack!  Here's a picture I saw on Facebook today.  It seems like it was meant for me!  :)

See you tomorrow!