No Sidewalks! GRR!!!

CW: 186.6lbs (19.4lbs lost)

I hate North Carolina and its no-sidewalk-ness. It makes me not want to run. And I was doing so well. L Everything is main roads here. I could totally deal with running on the street if I were running through neighborhoods. But as soon as I leave my immediate neighborhood I am on a main road and there are no other neighborhoods in sight. I’d just run in my neighborhood if it weren’t exactly .15 miles—that would get boring really quickly.

So Hubs and Bubs and I went to the Duke Gardens yesterday around 10:30 in the morning. We had a picnic and played a little bit of soccer in the field and then we walked to the lake to look at the ducks. Bubs had a fantastic time! When we got home, I decided to go for a jog. It was noon. It was 102 degrees outside. I ran for maybe a quarter mile and then thought I was going to die so I power walked instead (for 3.06 miles in 43 minutes). And the entire time I was just dreaming about water. Blah. It was too much. I felt like crap. When I got home I chugged two liters of water, took a cold shower, ate some chickpea patties and avocado yogurt sauce, and then took a 3 hour nap. I was drained.

I woke up feeling pretty refreshed though. So I guess that’s good. This whole moving process and all the things we have to do to get our house in order has just completely drained me. And did I mention that my knee is giving me fits again? I know I did already...but still. The little bit that I did run yesterday, I basically limped and my knee hurt the entire time. L I think I need to get ANOTHER opinion on this bad boy. I’m so sick of it. I want to be able to run and cut and jump like I used to. Just playing around at the Gardens with Bubs and Hubs was a bit painful. I couldn’t change directions quickly and its not like I was playing in a super competitive game or anything, we were just goofing off, playing keepaway, ya know? Sigh….

The only plus side about all this is that I’ve gotten back in to some good eating habits and I’ve lost a little bit more weight even without a whole lot of exercise this past week. So that’s a positive. Gotta think about the positives….oye.

Yesterday’s (Sunday 7/8/12) Menu:

B: Strawberry, Banana, Almond Butter and Granola Flatout Wrap found here with 3 pineapple spears (539 cal)
L: Two chickpea patties with avocado yogurt sauce (496 cal)
D: Spaghetti Squash with sundried tomato pesto and grilled salmon (504 cal)
Ds: 3 angel food cupcakes with 1/3 less fat strawberry cream cheese topping (238 cal)

Totals

Goal: 1400
Consumed: 1777
Exercise: 315
Net: 1462
Remaining: -62

Not bad. And to be honest, I’m eating good things and in moderation so I’m feeling pretty good about my calorie intake. I’m trying to eat more cleanly—less processed foods, less carbs, less refined white sugar, more fruits, veggies and protein. So far, I’m doing well, and the foods that I’m eating I actually like. Craziness!

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