The last 2 days have been very long and busy, so I am really glad to be back to my normal schedule. Yesterday, my day started at 6:00 am and I worked until 6:00 pm. It was such a long day. I came home yesterday, immediately changed into my pajamas, and then vegged out on the couch until I went to bed at roughly 8:45 pm. I don't think I was awake past 9:00.
I woke up this morning around 7:30, thanks to some hyper dogs playing around my bedroom. Unfortunately, Mike had to go back to his hometown for a funeral, so he wasn't there this morning, so I was on my own.
So, for the past 2 days, I have been back and forth between a few buildings, eating complete crap, and getting through some boring, but needed training.
On Tuesday, after a run on the treadmill, I had a yogurt parfait for breakfast with greek yogurt, thawed out cherries and berries, and pumpkin flax granola. I also had some thawed out mango chunks on the side.
In between breakfast and lunch, I probably had 3 or 4 spoonfuls of chocolate chip cookie dough almond butter, which reminds me... take that jar of almond butter home so I can't snack on it all day!
I rode over to the training with a co-worker, and we decided to grab some lunch on the way. We ended up at Chick-Fil-A, which tasted amazing, but was certainly not the best choice for me. Later on in the day, I needed a chocolate fix to pick me up, so I got some Peanut M&Ms from the vending machine.
We were promised breakfast yesterday morning since we had to be at training so early. The only option was donuts, so I decided not to partake. Instead, I had a banana and some cheese and whole grain crackers to tide me over until lunch. By the time our lunch arrived, I was starving!
The lunch that was ordered was from Bear Rock Cafe, which is one of my fave cafes that I used to frequent while in college. I haven't been to one in years, so I was pretty excited about having a sandwich yesterday. They just ordered several items from the menu and allowed everyone to choose what they wanted. I went with the Colorado Turkey, which was basically a turkey club with raspberry chutney on a flat bread. It was really good, but after looking at the nutrition facts, I will probably not be ordering that again. I ended up just eating half the sandwich, and saved the other half for today's lunch.
It has a TON of sodium, and the calories were pretty high as well. Oh well, I guess as long as it is only every once in a while, I can manage.
My dinner last night was simple, but delicious. I wanted dinner to be easy, so I could get to bed early and get some TV time in as well. I made 2 eggs with a side of sauteed vegetables. Swiss chard, yellow bell pepper, onions, and tomato. It was awesome. I think I have found a new vegetable love as well - swiss chard. It was so good! I actually liked it better than spinach, which spinach has always been a favorite of mine, so that is pretty impressive. It has a really good flavor, and it was really tasty sauteed.
I meant to have my eggs over medium, so I could use the yolk as a sauce of sorts. They broke while I was cooking them, but there was still plenty of yolk by the time I sat down to eat, so it turned out fine. I also had a piece of honey wheat toast to load up with eggs and veggies.
I was feeling pretty crappy about not working out at all yesterday, so I went for a run this morning after taking care of the dogs. I took a big chance by allowing Franklin to stay out of his cage while I was gone. We try to allow him these "trial runs" to see if he is getting anywhere near the point of being able to stay out of the cage. I made sure all the cords and paper were up off the floor, closed all the doors upstairs and to the bathroom downstairs, and tried to hide anything I thought he might get into. Then I headed out the door, telling him (and Deluca) to be good.
I had a great run this morning. It wasn't as fast as I would have liked, but the weather was amazing. I had the Avril Lavigne Pandora station blaring in my head phones, since I enjoy listening to man hater, chick music when I really need to get myself moving, and it was working pretty well.
I did a hilly 4 miles and then a nice cool down walk, just as I remembered Franklin being out of the cage.
Considering I was only gone for 40 minutes, I would say he isn't quite ready to be sans cage anytime soon. This rug normally sits in our foyer, and he dragged it out into the living room, probably to tease Deluca with it. I am sure Deluca just shook his head, without giving any kind of warning what kind of trouble he would be in when I got home.
Franklin doesn't take scolding very well. If you yell at him, he pees. So I try not to yell at him in the house. Then again, if I yell at him outside, of course he doesn't pee. I brought the rug outside to yell at him, he tucked his tail for a second, but then came running back over to me, wagging his tail, hoping I would pet him. He is such a crazy dog. Good thing that rug wasn't expensive!
Mike Update:
Since I know you are all probably wondering how Mike has been doing on his weight loss, I figured I would give you a little update. He is doing really well and has lost quite a bit since starting everything. He attempted a juice fast this week, which I find a little extreme, but he had to cut it short due to heading back home yesterday. But, even without me there to push, he sent me an awesome picture from a run he went on this morning with his friends. I am really proud of him and hopes he keeps it up!
Yesterday's Stats - they aren't pretty
Calories (+) 1116
Sodium (+) 1786
Protein (+) 8
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