A BIG achievement for me!
I have never been a runner. During school days, my teachers would (almost) force us to participate in each activity and I would finish embarrassingly last in pretty much every race. I didn’t take it to heart very much. I was happy with the explanation that… some run, and some don’t :)
A few years ago, I ran the Asha (charity organization) 5K and that was more for the charity bit of it. It had nothing to do with running per se`. I trained a bit and huffed and puffed to the finish line.
Now, some 3 years and a baby later, running a longer distance of 8K seemed, not just challenging, but rather impossible. I think I signed up just for that very reason. To prove myself wrong.
The race itself was unbelievable. I enjoyed every bit of it. So much energy and fun! Most importantly, I finished in 1:00:09. That felt A.W.E.S.O.M.E.
I only wish there was an automatic “take away pounds”machine at the end of the race, and I would be 5lbs lighter by running 5 miles :)
That never happened (hmnph!). Despite the running andexercise, I’ve been gaining weight. It’s probably my food intake. I’m not a fan of dieting. I LOVE food and cannot limit food groups. It doesn’t make sense to me.
To try and balance out my “cheat” days, I’m trying to eat healthy.
Here is a recipe I tried last week.
Ingredients:
Pita bread
Mixed greens
For the Stuffing –
Chicken breast
Salt/ Lime
Tandoori masaala
Yellow pepper (1/2)
Green pepper (1/2)
Onions (1)
Olive oil
For the Sauce –
Red pepper (1)
Olive oil
Garlic (2 pods)
1 tbsp of Sriracha sauce
1 tbsp of Light mayonnaise
Recipe:
Cut chicken in thin strips.
Marinate with salt, lime and a spoon of ‘Tandoori’ masaala*and set aside for 20 minutes.
Chop your peppers (all three) and Onions vertically
Take a baking tray and spray with PAM
Lay the peppers, onions, garlic and chicken on the baking sheet and grill for 25 minutes at 400F (I grilled everything at the same timefor a quick meal)
Drizzle a spoon of Olive oil over the tray
In a blender, put together the grilled red pepper, garlic,sriracha sauce and light mayo, for the sauce.
Open the pita bread and stuff mixed greens and grilled chicken in it. Layer it with grilled peppers and onions. Top it off with your home made ‘red pepper-garlic’ sauce.
I complimented my Chicken and Peppers stuffed Pita with grape tomatoes. They added a colorful, cold and raw crunch to my delicious warm Pita.
This recipe was quick, easy, tasty and definitely healthy.
