Day Two – July 2nd, 2014
GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS?!
Very happy for it to be Hump Day AND a Three Day
Weekend! Today is a “work from home”
morning because we have to take our mutts to the Doggy Doctor. But plenty of time to work towards that final
weigh-in for my EPIC Diet Bet.
And what a morning it was!
Slept in just a tad and opted to skip the gym in favor of an easy
run. Jumped on the scale, buck naked,
and the result was a slender 140.9!!
WOW!! That was a drop of 2.2
pounds. Not too shabby, and the 139 by
Friday seems do-able now. But I still
have a lot of work to do!
First I want to comment on how surprised I am to be sore
after yesterday’s Runner’s Strength Training workout. The lower body exercises featured NO weights,
but a good amount of lateral balance and stretching AND lunges. Yeah, lunges will do it every time.
7:00am – one cup
of coffee with the hubby and 16 ounces of water. Took my morning vitamins and meds. HQ = 4.
Not too bad!!
7:30am – easy run
of 2.25 miles. Slower pace than usual
for these days. I have two more days of
the Runner’s World Summer Run Streak.
I’m pretty much ready for that to be over, but that will be another blog
post all by itself.
7:55am – 16
ounces of water. Stretching
commences. And I make my morning protein
smoothie: ½ frozen blueberries, ½ cup
Trader Joe’s Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk, 1 scoop of Vanilla Protein
Powder, and about ½ cup of crushed ice.
Kill it in the Magic Bullet.
YUM! I drink it like a milkshake!
8:16am – if you
thought we’d get through this entire experience without talking about “BM’s”,
then you can skip this section. Yes, I
go #2. Maybe I should have waited to
weigh myself until that action took place.
But there you go. I’m still
nursing that morning protein smoothie.
Another 8 ounces of water and I get ready to hit the shower.
8:38am – showered,
dressed, still nursing that protein smoothie.
Waiting now on the hubby to be back from his bike ride. Doggy Doctor Appointment is 10:30am.
9:23am – the car
is prepped for the mutts! The hubby is
back from his ride! It will be time to
walk the dogs soon and load them up! I
have another 16 ounces of water, go to the bathroom, and bust out the Sweet
Beet juice. Just a couple sips for now!
10:05am – have to
make it a quick walk around the block for the mutts, as the hubby dilly-dallied
a bit J. Load up the dogs and head to the vet. Fingers crossed…they never do very good at
the Doggy Doctor.
12:16pm –
OH. MY.
GOD. That was a tough vet
visit. We will have to go back in about
two weeks for nail trim and blood work – with sedatives!! And…turns out my dogs are overweight. Which means more walks after work for
them…which for me is a good thing since it keeps me active into the
evening. No complaints. I walked back to work and got settled in, but
will be leaving shortly to the local Juice Bar for a lunch date with a former
student. Meanwhile, did NOT finish the
Sweet Beets and definitely have downed some water since the dog walk…so the HQ
is HIGH right now…about an 8.
2:49pm – just
finished a lovely lunch and visit with my former student and colleague, Chris
Young. Our original intent was to just
hang at Juice It Up so I could get with the cleansing juice. By the time I got to the juice bar, I was
really famished. I bought a Refresher
Juice (70 calories, delicious!) and we walked a block to the Mediterranean
Grill. I ordered the greek salad with
chicken and took half of it in a to-go box.
Did not eat any Pita bread, either.
And walked back to work. Very
close to meeting my Nike Fuel goal for the day!
3:44pm – work got
crazy. I just now filled up my CamelBak
bottle to refresh myself! I am going to
step away and walk for five minutes to clear my head. And earn more Nike Fuel.
4:38pm – getting
ready to shut down the computer and head for home. After I hit up the bathroom first. Must stop at the grocery store for mixed
greens and dog food.
5:43pm – so, no
grocery store. Remembered I had leftover
chicken and a half can of dog food….and I can hit up the grocery store tomorrow
after the gym. Thank goodness. Another load of laundry prepared and am about
to sit down and eat while I watch TYRANT.
Tonight’s dinner is ½ cup brown rice, ½ cup black beans, ¼ avocado, and
cilantro/salsa. I am still way under my
calorie goal for the day. I want to note
that this IS a deviation from my plan. I
intended to just juice at lunch, but I was so hungry. There is something to be said for not
starving yourself during a detox phase.
But I still have the ace up my sleeve that is the Dieter’s Tea. If I feel like I need it.
7:03pm – TYRANT
is over…dishes are done…another slow, deliberate pace with dinner. Eating the black beans and rice took
13:17.16. Gonna fill up the CamelBak
bottle again and find a movie to watch while I do some knitting.
8:47pm – feeling
hungry…trying to decide if I’m REALLY hungry or just bored. I’m watching ROSEMARY’S BABY for the
umpteenth time in the past two weeks.
Not sure what that says about me, but there you go. I will drink one more glass of water and then
probably bust out the Super Dieter’s Tea.
And then I’m going to bed.
Another day in the books! Stay
tuned for tomorrow!!
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