Seeking a Wealth of Good Health

I present to you the mother lode of all bentos:

Today's Mr. Bento consisted of a veggie-filled salad, garbanzo beans, low-fat cottage cheese, hardboiled eggs, sunflower seeds, pepperoni, organic bunny crackers, a mini banana, blackberries and dark chocolate--all organic.  So you don't go thinking I'm a piggy, this wasn't all for my lunch; some was breakfast and snack food as well.  Can you tell I went grocery shopping?  My work commute is in the direct path of Right By Nature, a natural foods market in the Strip District.  It's a good alternative to the perpetually busy Whole Foods and Trader Joe's, not to mention it's locally owned and operated. 

I've been trying to treat my body a little better lately, through improved nutrition, workout seshes at the gym and pumping iron at home with my girl Denise Austin.  Between holiday eating, vacationing and general winter doldrums, I got into some really unhealthy habits that included, but were not limited to:  hibernating, not exercising, binging on sweets and making excuses. 

I also partially blame my husband for the bout of (much needed) laziness.  During November, December and January, his work travels diminished significantly.  Most weeknights, he was home with me instead of being out of town accumulating travel perks.  I really cherish my limited time with him--much more than I fancy my relationship with the treadmill.  Well, one thing lead to another and pretty soon I was MIA at the gym for a few months and my pants no longer fit.  On the plus side of our plus-sized escapades, Chris and I had a fabulous few months being best buds.  Our time spent together really put a lot of things into perspective for us.  I won't go into details here in Bloggy Blog Land, but I will say that life is on the up and up. 

One thing that I can assure you won't be going up though:  my waist size.  Ugh.