Slammin' Salad
Hooray for starting the workweek on a healthy note!
Today’s lunch was a big ol’ salad.
On top of a bed of spinach, I enjoyed:
- Carrots
- Yellow squash
- Refried beans
- Celery
- Broccoli
- Sweet corn
- Black bean, roasted corn & 5 pepper salsa
Along with my salad, I also included a Sargento reduced fat Colby Jack cheese stick for some added protein (five grams in one of these bad boys!).
Monday's Lunch
Refried Beans
The salsa I used on this salad was delicious!
Kerry & Loni's Bean-Tastico Salsa
A Peek Inside
I bought a jar of Kerry & Loni’s Bean-Tastico salsa at le gourmet chef after my sister and I tried a sample of the salsa in the store. It was slightly spicy and chock-full of black beans and roasted corn. Gotta love hearty salsa!
All Together
Produce packed lunch = Lots o’ nutrients!
One Million
Over the weekend I had a pretty big blog milestone. Early Sunday morning my blog reached one million page views!!!
I am honestly floored by this, because I remember for the first several months of blogging I had like eight (totally fantastic!) readers.
Here’s a link to my first post (kind of embarrassing)! I would also like to send a special shout out to Tina and Lisa, the first two amazing people to comment on my blog.
This milestone made me think a lot about my blog and why I blog every day.
I blog because I honestly love it. I love having an outlet to share my thoughts, ideas, random recipes and personal experiences. Blogging and being part of such a wonderfully supportive, intelligent, kind and thought-provoking group of people brings me so much joy every day.
I blog because I love to write. I blog because I love health and fitness. And I blog because I love each and every one of you.
Thank you for reading and commenting and supporting this lil’ blog of mine that means so much to me. I get excited anytime any one of you leaves me a comment or sends me an email sharing a story, experience, idea or request for advice. For you silent readers out there, I adore you, too! 😀
Thank you for visiting my blog, from the very bottom of my heart. 😀
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Not a big poster but big reader and wanted to say congrats!
Woohoo! Just keep on going. It is a joy to read! xo Mama
1,000,000 hits! Holy cow, girl! Keep on plugging on because I love reading your daily blurbs. Also so happy to hear the heel is feeling a big better 🙂
Awww thanks, but you wouldn’t have us readers if you weren’t such a talented blogger. And congratulations!
That’s cause you’re so darn cute Julie. 🙂
Julie, I found your journal on oxygen and have read your blog ever since the veryyyyy beginning! Keep doing what you do 🙂
That’s so amazing, congrats!!
I am very encouraged to know you didn’t have a ton of followers at first because I’ve recently started my blog and often get a little discouraged that hardly anyone comments on my posts. It is nice to know you were once in the same boat!
Congrats to you!! That is certainly a milestone to be celebrated. May I ask how many hits you get per day/week? =]
WOOHOOO! You best have a celebration planned.
Keep up the great work!!
Congrats Julie! That’s so exciting!! I absolutely love your blog 🙂
congrats! Thats quite the milestone. Well-deserved 🙂
Hi Julie,
Congrats on the milestone, I am from Canada and found your blog on a link from someone elses blog. I really enjoy reading and seeing all the yummy healthy foods you make. Keep up the great work!
Very good journey and experience!