Bedtime Already?

Tonight flew by! I can't believe it's almost 9:00 already! After work, I went for a 5 mile run... well, a run with quite a few walking moments mixed in. I haven't been running in a couple of weeks now, and my body was definitely making that fact loud and clear this evening! It was a tough workout! Oh well, it leaves room for improvement, right?

Dinner tonight included a couple of new things: Veggie dip and an Annie's Organic Skillet Meal. My dinner from above...

For my carrots, I made a yogurt dip inspired by a recipe that I found in the August issue of Fitness magazine. 

Sweet and Spicy Yogurt Dip

1/3 cup plain yogurt

1 tsp honey

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp cumin

1 tsp hot sauce*

sprinkle of salt and pepper 

veggie crudites

Directions: Combine ingredients. Enjoy with veggie crudites.

*The dip had a bland-ish flavor, so I decided to add a little hot sauce to it, which gave it some pep and more flavor. I didn't measure the exact amount of hot sauce, so feel free to add as much (or as little) as you'd like! In my opinion, the spicier the better! :)

Dinner's main course was one of Annie's Organic Skillet Meals. Tonight we had the Cheeseburger Macaroni flavor to which we added ground turkey. The Organic Cheeseburger Macaroni is made with elbow-shaped pasta and a creamy, flavorful cheddar cheese sauce. The whole meal only took about 20 minutes to prepare, and was very tasty. A single box made a ton of food too-- it feed 3 people, 2 of which were guys. 

My portion was super filling! 

Dessert was a piece of whole wheat toast with a teaspoon of honey and 2 teaspoons of Claire's pumpkin butter, topped with leftover M&Ms from our wedding welcome bags. 

Not the best photo, but you can kind of read "Tina & Mal 7/12/08" on the M&Ms. We included small packages of these candies in our guests' welcome bags. 

Tonight's workout exhausted me! I am sooo ready for bed! Let's hope I can sleep tonight! Good night, all! :)