Weekend in SF & Healthy Eating Intentions

My husband has family in the Bay Area of California and we visit several times a year. This past weekend, we actually stayed in the city of San Francisco and had a great time. The holiday decorations were in full force:

Beautiful tree in our hotel's lobby.

Now that's a lot of wreaths!

BIG tree.

We saw The Nutcracker on Saturday night and it brought back a lot of memories from my ballet years as a kid. The show was at the Opera House, built in the 1930s, and it was really beautiful:

The inside was very elaborate especially considering that it was built during the Depression:

The City Hall is right across the street:

Some more photos from the weekend:

As far as the food goes, I had one intention for this trip and it was to only eat when I was hungry. Given all the walking around we did, that wasn’t much of a problem. My favorite meal, hands down, was at Gracias Madre . This was my third visit in the last year and it did not disappoint. I had three soft tacos filled with veggies and served with black beans:

Alan had the enchiladas with mole sauce:

We splurged and shared the Pear Cobbler with Dulce de Leche ice cream:

It’s all vegan and simply the best Mexican food there is. Too bad the owners are selling the restaurant, I really hope it survives .

Was I perfect in meeting my intention? No, not perfect (remember this is a bad word in my mind). I still sometimes eat because I’m bored/need comfort/lonely/etc. Old habits die hard. Perhaps this will be my New Year’s Resolution?

How are you surviving the holidays, do you have any tips to stay healthy?