The hardest part about the Holidays is staying fit! Jay and I did pretty well until Friday when we failed to go on our 5 mile run and as a result went on a shorter than anticipated on Sunday. Yesterday morning followed suit, when my alarm went off on silent (thank you new phone!). Thankfully I naturally woke up around the time I would be getting out of the shower. No morning run for me :(
After a not so great day at work, I came home and skipped yoga in order to have a healthy dinner with Jay,
Leftover Chicken Stir Fry.We buy our chicken tenders frozen and in bulk. I love chicken tenders because they are soo much easier to deal with. You have more control over the portion size, they are easier to chop and thaw out. Tonight I just threw them in a Tupperware container with hot water pouring over them. They were thawed out enough to be chopped in less than five minutes.

Once the chicken was chopped I doused it in Teriyaki Sauce and threw it on the stove until cooked through.
Next up, lots and lots of vegetables! We used a healthy mix of fresh and frozen veggies depending on what else we need the veggies for that week.


I threw it all in a fry pan and let it cook away. You can tell I didn't thaw the frozen veggies from the billowing steam!


After about 5 minutes, I transfered the stir fry to a larger pot and added the rice. The rice makes this
Leftover Chicken Stir Fry. Jay's parents love to send us home with leftovers. This holiday weekend we came home with
2 plates of cookies,
1 plate of brownies,
1 gallon size bag of fudge,
1 quart size bag of bacon,
1 Tupperware of Apple Sauce,
1 Tupperware of Sweet Potato Casserole and
1 Tupperware of Rice (and that does not include what they gave us for our drive back)! They also tried to give us a pie but thankfully Jay's sister took it. Needless to say my coworkers and Jay's classmates came into baked good heaven this morning.
Do your parents send you home with leftovers?When I unpacked the cooler after our long drive I had to start thinking of some creative dishes to use up our leftovers. The rice seemed like the perfect ingredient for this dish, especially since I now generally substitute rice for Quinoa or Millet.
I think the yellow rice looked great in the pot with all the veggies!

I kind of made a mess with the Teriyaki Sauce... at least it is an easy clean-up!

After another 5 minutes with the rice on medium, my
Leftover Chicken Stir Fry was ready to serve!


And boy was it delicious!
Unfortunately, today was not a different story! I skipped yoga (again) for an extra hour of sleep and did not feel well. I stayed home today in hopes to recover quickly, I do have
two races planned for this month! I may have to reevaluate my goal times...
How do you stay in shape during the Holiday season?