A Super Spring Weekend

We had a really good spring weekend. I think it was much needed! It was packed full of fun things to do. I got nothing done on the home projects but that's okay!

We started our weekend with brewery hopping and tasting. Steve and I checked out the Cider Works brewery then Fair State Brewery in Minneapolis. We played some cribbage and called it a day. The weather was perfect as we sat outside and enjoyed the day.

The kids joined Steve and I on a 16  mile bike ride from Fort Snelling, through Minnehaha park to check out the waterfall then to Minneapolis on the bike paths. It was a perfect day but super windy which made the first bike ride of the year a little more challenging.

 

We could smell the BBQ smoking up some hot dogs and we all had a craving to eat them for dinner. I grilled up some onions and we ate on the deck.

Sunday  morning the kids came with me to a rental that I clean. Its in St. Paul and we decided to make it a fun morning since I had to wait till after 11am for their check out time.

The kids ate at Truce and each purchased a protein bowl. It looked really good. After, we went to the bread smith and picked up three loaves of bread.

Sunday morning, I also stepped outside and went for a 1.5 mile run around the hood. It sure felt good to finally get back out running. I really miss my morning run. My feet still hurt and I figured might as well run again because my feet hurt no matter what. They were a little bit more sore then usual this morning but not too bad considering I ran and biked all on one day!

It definitely was not diet weekend. With the drinks, snacks and dinners it was a bust! I did make some really good pizza. Steve and I got home from the breweries and I made pizza dough. We each made our own pizza and they turned out delicious. I did burn the top of my mouth really good because I just didn't want to wait for the pizza to cool down.

Zoey was clingy last night and this morning she threw up her dog food. Two piles. Poor thing, she isn't feeling very well. I made some rice to see if that would stay down. Still waiting and she is back sleeping on the couch.

Busy Work

I've been busy doing a lot of little things. Like make dentist appointments, schedule Steve's surgery, follow up with insurance etc.. It all needs to be done and the hoops need to be jumped. Getting it all done feels great. One step closer to getting everything in order!

The snow is almost 100% gone from a little over a week ago when we got 12" of snow. A not so nice mid April snow storm. Glad to see grass and soon to be 70's this weekend and next week.

My diet it's going so well. My eyes have trouble too. I actually thought this was a clear photo of my pizza. Soo very wrong. It's pretty much how I see things up close. This is the worst part of getting old. I can't see or read anything with out some readers. Without them, this is what you get!

Speaking of diet. I tried really hard yesterday to lose weight. I cheated a little and had some chocolate candy. Today, I stopped for a Strawberry - Banana smoothie. Both delicious but not needed. Oh well, I'm still going at it and will lose the 5 pounds starting Soon. Lol..

Wish I could say....

I wish I could say.... I've been running, biking or doing my daily planks.

Seems the one thing I would say is to never stop, I've stopped. Why? Good question!

After Steve's eye accident I just didn't feel like it. We were too busy being 100% stressed about his eye, finances and just life and what that would look like going forward. There were so many unknowns. We've gotten past all that and come out stronger! Now to get back to exercise and be stronger!

I'm working on losing weight first. I feel like all my weight loss energy will go into exercise and not watching what I eat. I have to do one thing at a time. Right now its trying each day to not eat as many calories. It's a huge challenge some days! If I screw up, there is always tomorrow.

Total weight loss so far is around 10 pounds. Not exactly where I want to be but better then having gained or not lost any. I still have a month to lose another 10 pounds and I can do it!

My tough time of the day is evening. It's getting better but when I'm hungry, I tend to not think and just eat. I had some fried chicken last night just because it was easy and I was hungry. I do splurge on my apple cider drinks, but limit it to 2. I just really need to stay around 500 calories for the day to drop weight fast, which is exactly what I want and need to do. Lets try it again today and see how that goes. I'll have a full eating report tomorrow.

My food plan is the following - breakfast (150 - 200 calories)

Get in some working exercise from 9am to 2pm

Lunch soup 2 cups of all veggies and spicy! (100 - 200 calories)

Dinner - Sweet potato baked plain. (100 calories)

Snack - banana or nothing! (70 calories)

This is a diet where I'm usually not hungry because I eat enough and drink plenty of water. I just need to stick to my list and not venture off.