Catching up

After a couple days of consistently eating fast food, I finally shaped up. I bought a cucumber, tomato, carrots and baba gannouj and citrus green tea, which lasted for about 3 lunches at work. I'm finishing off the baba gannouj today which is on a sandwich with two slices of provolone, cucumbers and tomatoes. I also got more greek yogurt and an assortment of russet and sweet potatoes which cook quickly (microwave) and are delicious and healthy (with minimal add-ons, of course).
I rode HARD yesterday and although my legs are not sure my back is very muscle sore! I badly want to ride at the barn I tried out last night but I'm not sure if it will fit in my schedule. I felt so good afterwards I was pretty much dancing around the grocery. Okay, I was literally dancing around the grocery.

Lots of water with some slip ups here and there, but haven't had coffee since friday, and I have plenty of breakfast foods to keep me out of starbucks and kolache factory for at least a week!

I think getting back into a lesson program is going to be one of the best things for me. After yesterday I realized that in order to improve my balance and strengthen my core I need to work out more outside of riding, and I feel like I can follow through with that.

Conclusion

Ran the trails with Polly and the dogs. Ate a banana, a handful of South Beach mixed nuts, and some more water for lunch. Saving up 'cause we're going to stop in on my parents tonight and bring some tacos and have a drink and spend the night. :)

Edit, 948 PM--

Supper was Rudy's BBQ turkey. I skipped the bread and ate a couple of big handfuls of Sun Chips, baby greens salad with tomato, a little potato salad, and plenty of Rudy's sauce. Diet Coke and a slice of lime to drink.

Dessert was a small apple turnover with two scoops of ice cream, drizzled with honey and cinnamon.

And.. I did CRUNCHES. Legit ones. 40. Woot.

Holy balls, though. I can say it here. I have gotten heavy. When old pajamas are tight after a wash..

Saturday, continued

Lunch was at the local coffee shop in Ingram —pretty much the only one, Spirit Wind Java, but that's okay by me. The only trendy/cool-looking people I've met in Kerr County work there. I would consider Katie, who I met there for my veggie sandwich on wheat and blackberry iced tea, definitely on the cool spectrum of things. It was good. I seem to get so lucky in the way of friendships.

Dinner consisted of a couple of slices of Allison's amazing veggie pizza topped with parmesan, artichoke hearts, black olives, tomato, onion, and basil— camp food at CFA is sublime! And on the side cucumbers, carrots, and celery with Allison's homemade hummus, some strawberry punch and water, and five (five) servings of meringue with berries, kiwi, and grapes.

Exercise— well, I gardened in the morning and got my herbs and tomatoes going in their pots. After lunch and a plant seminar at the feed store, I grabbed the materials to build an 8x8 foot raised garden, including soil. So the rest of my afternoon was spent chucking fifteen 40 - 50 pound bags of compost, garden mix, and native soil out of the car, over the back fence, and spread out in the garden. That was work.

And after supper, Polly and her golden puppy, Remi, Hopalong, Georgia (the Boston Terrier we're puppysitting) and Atticus the Norwegian Forest Cat and I all went on a nice hour-long night hike.

So at the minute, I'm in a contented state of being sore and satiated. :} *burp*