Former Fat Girl goes to Chicago

I went to Chicago over the weekend with my sisters. My time in Chicago was definitely too short. I was kind of glad to get home though, because traveling with both of my sisters was... interesting.

The best part about Chicago was that I did a lot of walking. I walked over 7 miles on Friday, and over 9 miles on Saturday. The walking on Friday was pretty much just shopping. We hit the Magnificent Mile, and a few other areas. I was amazed by how big the stores are. Saturday was a little more shopping, and then a trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo. The zoo was great! I had a blast there.

Aside from shopping, we also did a lot of eating. We had lunch at the Artist's Cafe on Friday. I got a veggie burger, served with rice and hummus. Dinner on Friday was at Ra Sushi. I got a Tropical Roll, and a Vegetable Tempura Roll. We also split some friend Pineapple Wontons. The food was really good, especially the Vegetable Tempura Roll.

Saturday was a quick trip to Dunkin Donuts for breakfast, a Cranberry Turkey Sandwich at the zoo, and then dinner at Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinders. This place is dangerous! The menu is not exactly healthy. There are basically 2 options, pizza pot pie or an oven baked grinder. The pizza pot pie is available in half pound or full pound, either sausage or vegetarian. We ordered a chef salad (which was just vegetables, no cheese or meat like I'm used to a chef salad having), a Mediterranean bread, and each had a half pound pizza pot pie. I didn't think I would eat the entire thing. I was wrong! It was amazing! Thank goodness I walked so much. Here's a pic of the wonderful pizza pot pie.

Sunday was a quick breakfast at the restaurant in our hotel. Then we packed our bags for the train station. I grabbed a salad for the train ride, and then also grabbed a veggie burger on the train. BTW... I'm not a vegetarian, but I do like to limit my meat intake.

While my choices may not have been the healthiest while I was in Chicago, I take comfort in knowing that in the past I would have done much worse. I also know that one indulgent weekend won't be the end of the world.