Day 184

Yesterday was good.  I ate well.  I took the day off completely from the gym.  I did arts and crafts for 2 hours with kids at church in the morning.  I hung out with a baby.  We both took a nap!  I went through a bunch of my old recipes.  I was so tired at night I forgot to write.  I went to bed "early"...10:30.

Day 183

It was a good productive day.  I am now pretty tired.  I think I'm ready for the week.  I know that makes no sense because I'm on vacation, but I still need some kind of plan in place or I'll go crazy.  And crazy is not good.

Day 182

I am so tired.  I woke up around 5:15am.  I have not taken a nap.  I ran for a bit at 6:30am.  I went to the gym at 9.  I made pot roast when I got home.  Around noon I started to go through things and "clean".  I am just now stopping for good.  I got a lot done.  I have a small box for the goodwill, 2 small bags for a lady at church, and a bag to take to school.  I have opened up some space so that is nice.  It was a productive day.

Day 181

My parents left this morning.  I jogged 3 miles at 6:30am.  It was nice and cool then.  It went alright.  I did not wear a watch on purpose.  I'm just getting the miles done.  I don't care how long it takes.  I rearranged a bunch of the "art" on my walls so that took some time.  I got rid of a bunch of old frames and took them to goodwill.  That was nice.  Then I went and watched an episode of a TV show called "Sherlock" this afternoon with a friend and that was fun. Then I went to a rowing class in Long Beach again.  This is a repeat class from last Friday.  I like it.  It's different.  I ate well today.  I'm tired.

Day 180

Nice time today with my parents.  The door opened, so to speak, so now they know I'm seeing a therapist at Kaiser.  I bet on seven races at Del Mar and didn't cash a single ticket.  But it was nice to "get out of town" for a day.  My parents go back tomorrow but I'm going to continue being "social".  I know I can't camp out in my condo all day.  Yay.

Day 179

It was a good day yesterday.  I saw my therapist at Kaiser.  He thinks I'm doing way better than when I saw him the first time.  He wants me to write a bunch of "unsent letters" and bring them to our next appointment.  Ugh.  I went jogging for 20 minutes in the heat of the day...not super bright but oh well.  Then my parents showed up and we went to The Magic Castle.  I had great macadamia nut encrusted sea bass for dinner with vegetables and mashed yams.  Then we saw 3 shows...close-up, slightly larger audience and then the "big show".  Since we were sitting in the 3rd row for the big show I got called up on stage!  It was fun.  I laughed a lot.  The audience laughed a lot.  Today is Del Mar day for us.  Eating will be interesting but it'll be good too.

Days 177 and 178

These have been two good days.  I hung out with friends.  I talked with people.  I was productive at my  house.  My parents are arriving tomorrow to hang out for a few days.  I am hoping it goes well.

Day 176

So tomorrow begins a 40-day challenge with myself to only eat meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, and vegetables.  I'm gonna say that oil, vinegar, mustard, coconut aminos, and tea are alright too.  I've been reading for about 2 years now that eating this way is supposed to "reset" your body and make you feel great.  Or something like that.  I want to find out.  Now is the perfect time.  It's summer.  Magic things have happened in the summer before.  This will be difficult, but I've done difficult things before.  Some have taken 4-5 years.  This is only 40 days.  Let's make it happen.

Day 175

I ate alright.  I rowed.  This heat is making me feel exhausted.  I could go to sleep now...and I might.

Day 174

I rowed a ton today.  The first full day back home went well.  I went out to lunch with a friend.  I had a slurpee and a chocolate raspberry brownie.  Yum all the way around.  I took a nice long nap this afternoon.  Headed to a midnight workout pretty soon.  Should be interesting.

Skip a lot of days....Day 173

Umm, I ate ok on vacation until I self-imploded today waiting at the airport in detroit.  Not good.  Oh well, now I'm home.  "Back to reality."

Day 172

I rowed a lot today.  I had lettuce wraps twice.  I'm still in "bar" mode til I get back.  I was done packing my main carry-on bag pretty early in the day which was nice.  I'm a bit stressed getting to meet my brother's future in-laws.  I know they're awesome people.  This should be fun.  I just need to get there...and realize that life is not a competition...it's an opportunity.

Day 171

I ate lunch at Rubio's with a friend.  They have a pretty good grilled chicken with roasted vegetables and balsamic dressing salad.  I ate bars most of the rest of the day.  I bought food last night but my heart wasn't in it to cook today.  Oh well.  Tomorrow is another day...obviously.  Ha.  I rowed 8000m this morning and 3000m tonight.  I'm ahead of schedule!

Days 165 - 170

It didn't go too badly in Yosemite eating-wise.  I ate a ton of Kind bars and Think Thin bars...but I lost weight while I was gone.  Strange.  I also really enjoyed a soft-serve swirl ice cream cone at the Yosemite Village and a Haagen Dazs bar at Glacier Point.  So tired...what's new.