Southwest Chicken Salad

My husband and I totally pigged out on fajitas last night and had leftovers for lunch today. And I know what you're thinking..."oh, fajitas can be healthy, good for you!" Uh no. It's not the healthy kind. I had some delicious steak with sour cream, cheese in a flour tortilla, way more than I should have eaten. I was so stuffed, but when food is so delicious, I can't stop eating. Hey, at least there were peppers, onions and avocado, so I did have my vegetable serving! Baby steps, right?

We have been in a financial struggle lately and had to make due, so we made a big batch in order to eat for lunch today. The only way I kept it under control is because we ran out of tortillas.

This morning, i didn't have much to cook a proper breakfast. I needed to go to the store. So instead, I cooked a grilled cheese sandwich with scrambled egg inside. The bread was whole wheat, though. Doesn't that count?

However, tonight I think I did better. I wanted to just force feed myself vegetables (yuck). So I thought about doing it in a way that I would enjoy it. I had some shredded chicken left over from another meal, so I went to the store to buy some veggies to make a southwest chicken salad. 

Orange and yellow bell peppers, tomatoes, avocado, romaine and iceberg lettuce

Followed by shredded chicken, black beans, corn......okay, cheese. Yes, cheese, and it looks like a lot, but not to me. I have to have something to make vegetables taste good, k? Eventually, I'll reduce my cheese, but I'm not at that point yet. I had some southwest ranch dressing but not much. 

I was still proud that we ate well tonight. Too bad this is the only health food I like. I can't eat the same thing everyday.

It's a start back into trying again for the millionth time.