Weigh In Wednesday!

I didn’t go to the gym at all last week and this week so far. I have been walking, doing a lot of walking. Yesterday, I took my poodle to the park and he basically walked me. I was sweating by the time I finished the 1+ miles and I felt exhausted. I know that I was in the proper heart rate zone because I walked briskly. At some points I had to carry my poodle. I thought that the poor guy was about to fall out! He as breathing hard. I gave him water in the car, but he didn’t drink much. Both of us need to work out consistently! If you recall, I had been doing the Couch to 5k Challenge. I haven’t given up on it. I will run a 5k someday. I am going to get up in the morning and jog before it gets too hot. Hey, because I don’t want you all to feel shortchanged, and because I don’t want to shortchange myself, I’ll make a video and post it.

I also plan to go to the farmer’s market this week. I want to stock up on fruits and vegetables because I am finding that it’s too easy to snack on unhealthy foods when I am sitting at the computer or traveling! I got off track while on the road, but I did order healthy meals at times, salmon and salads. I had an excellent parfait at the Indigo Hotel in Atlanta. It was made with low-fat yogurt, granola and strawberries. I bought ingredients to make one at home, but ate the granola before I could assemble the parfait. Sound familiar? Help!

Oh, and I am taking a oath to stay away from Klondike bars. Yep. They bring back a childhood memory. I used to get them from the ice cream truck while visiting my grandmother. Finally, she began to buy them by the box. So anyway, I have been eating the skinny 100 calorie Klondike bars, which are delicious, by the way. The Abs Diet for Women book has a meal plan that includes a low-fat ice cream sandwich. Other people who are following that book must have better willpower than me, because I can take out an entire box of Klondike bars in less than an hour. There are six in a box. Do the math. So, although today in weigh-in Wednesday, I am going to defer my weigh in until ugh, another date. I will pick-up with the workouts, though. I really do enjoy working out.