Damage Control

After 10 days of traveling and not eating my normal types of food, I have some serious need to do a little damage control.   There are lots of ways to go about the damage control. For me, it's cutting out the starchy breads and potatoes and loading up on lots of good veggies.

My favorite way?  

Green smoothies.

I usually just throw whatever I have in there.  But they always include some form of green like spinach, chard or kale and berries.  They are actually quite tasty {and nutritious!}.  My body actually craves these things!   But don't knock it unless you've tried it!

It's actually quite chic.  I mean, didn't you ever wonder what Rene Russo's green sludge was that she was drinking in The Thomas Crown Affair?  And her character in this movie is oh so very sleek and chic, my friends!  I have a hunch it was a green smoothie, or at least green juice.   I tried finding you a clip of that scene but I guess you'll just have to settle for this one of Pierce Brosnan.  Aaaahhhh!  Nice and smooth ~ just like I like my, um, green smoothies!  ~wink~wink~  Oh my, but we're getting off track here!

I also have a nice huge pot of homemade vegetable soup in the fridge that I loaded up with all kinds of veggie goodness that I am eating at will!  It is chocked full of cabbage, carrots, celery and other fantastic yumminess!

Soup is also the way Mireille Giuliano in French Women Don't Get Fat suggests as her way to do the same thing, though hers is a leek soup.

I've also hit the gym hard again this week.  I think my personal trainer tried to kill me for real this time.  She had no sympathy for my vacationing escapades {and lack of exercising even though we had mapped out a brilliant plan for me to do so on the road!}.  Oh well, I probably deserved it!

I'm sure there are other fabulous and healthy ways to work on damage control after traveling, so I'd love to hear how you handle it!