Cara Cara Goat Cheese & Spinach Salad

This week marks my first week back in the gym since my son was born in late January. Hooray for exercise! Hooray for touching my toes! Hooray for skinny jeans this summer! And, most importantly, hooray for Advil! It is time for me to tackle the baby weight once and for all and it starts here. First, I’ll be working out regularly. Second, I’ll be doing my best to eat exceptionally well. I am the first to admit I am not a dietitian. But I know it is time to cut out the sweets and stick to the lean and healthy. It won’t be easy but it will be worth. I have so many clothes I can’t wait to wear again! Plus, since we are done having babies, this is the last time I’ll have to embark on any kind of weight loss endeavor.

To kick things off I made this hearty spinach salad to serve alongside some baked chicken. I filled it to the brim with healthy dark spinach, a nice touch of slivered onions and pretty jewel-like wedges of Cara Cara oranges. It was rich and filling and full of nutrients to replenish my body after my first gym work-out in a very, very long time. The not too sweet dressing was the perfect finishing touch. It was even sweet enough to help me pass up dessert!