Wow was it cold overnight! It was 48 degrees 😯 What a way to start July! I decided to try to sleep in as much as I was able to and got up around 7. I was going to go for a run, but with a high of 70 or so, I figured I would go later and enjoy. That meant brekkie time!
Custard style banana cream of wheat topped with almond butter and preserves.
Since it was so cold, this bowl was extra yummy! I then got an early start with work as I like to do on Thursdays.
Pubsgal asked yesterday how long it takes me to do my strength workouts. While you all know how much I love my lifting, I don’t want to spend all day at the gym. My strength workouts generally run between 35-45 minutes. Yesterday was 45 because of the planks. Those just add time to workouts because of the long hold times. I rest for about a minute between sets and don’t dillydally around too much.
Lunch break was tuna with lemon pepper and a veggie egg roll (Kahiki brand and only 70 calories!).
And a golden kiwi!
I’ve never had one of these before. It was sweet and almost tasted like a banana. The texture was softer as well. I definitely prefer the regular old kiwi, but this was fun.
Yesterday I did my wrapup for June and did pretty well for the month. Here is what I have on tap for July:
- Continue with at least 1 no-added sugar day a week. This actually isn’t that hard, I have to say.
- An 80-mile bike ride. Gonna do at least that one, and likely finish out the 100 as well. Kind of need to get that done so we can get back to normal biking 😀 Eeeep!!
- Big challenge – I am not going to step on the scale for 30 days. I weighed myself this morning and that is it for the month. This goes along with the next item.
- Really practice mindful eating and mindful being. Funny how I like that term better than intuitive eating, and I listened to the 2 fit chicks podcast today and they called it the same thing! Of course, I need my Lori rules for it, and I will explore those over the course of the month. I am going to track calories, but more from the ‘what I ate’ standpoint than planning it out.
I have this book out to read as well:
So, those should be fun 😀 I am going to do a separate post on the whole IE/ mindful eating thing. I started writing it in this post, but it really needs its own (and then people who are just here for food pics can skip that one!).
Snack time! I had a latte and a couple dates:
After finishing up work, I decided to go out for a run. I had half of a Luna bar to get a little extra fuel.
Even though I wasn’t hungry, I knew that I would need something to have enough energy for the run. Still not sure how that really fits in with honoring one’s hunger, but that’s another post.
My run was really good. This is about the most comfortable I have felt since before I hurt my back. I don’t know why, but I’ll take it. I did 3 miles and have no idea of the pace because I had walked to the post office before hitting the track and didn’t bring a watch.
Pretty happy when finished. It was so breezy that my hair didn’t get totally matted with sweat, which is always a bonus.
I was hungry at that point, so I finished the other half of the Luna bar while fixing dinner:
In a mindful eating mode, I decided to only start with half a pear, as I thought a whole one might be too much since I had a sweet potato (topped with chicken and BBQ sauce). I was correct about that – so go me!
It’s a chilly evening. I am blogging from the front porch and John made cafe au lait for us. We both have jackets on. Is it really July??
More what’s blooming tomorrow, and probably an extra post on IE/ME.
Question: Have you ever stepped away from the scale?