I saw this print hanging at a local eatery in Lexington (virginia) last week and had to take a photo. This is a question I ask myself when I feel resistant to change. Why not today?
Thank you for the birthday well wishes and encouragement to my goals. I know that this isn’t the first time I’ve made goals, or a plan on this blog and so yes, I’m aware, but I’m doing it anyway. Today I’m at a 13 pound weight loss and I know that this process will continue to snowball, I just have to do it.
I was so spoiled for my birthday last week, many times over. Josh took me to the Safari Park (near Lexington) and I laughed so hard I was crying.
I mean, where else in the world can you go and say “I had a camel’s head in my car!”?
or a Zebra? I wanted to take this guy home with me.
Lexington is such a cute little town, it’s perfect for a day trip, just make sure you get there before 5pm when everything in town closes down.
We had dinner at Michele’s, a French restaurant located right off the Lexington exit. We ate here on our first anniversary and it was just as good as a remember. This salad with fried goat cheese and prosciutto and citrus dressing was heaven. I had the poached salmon with lobster sauce for dinner with a side of heirloom carrots and mashed potatoes. Dessert was a deep dish apple custard pie with a shortbread crust and homemade butter pecan ice cream. Nothing else needs to be said about the deliciousness of Michele’s! He even took time to come out and talk to us.
And so now that things have settled, I’m back to regular eating and posting my food again. This was yesterday’s lunch which was simple and delicious, just arugula, cucumbers, red peppers and tomatoes in a spinach wrap. I made a dressing out of sour cream, half and half, garlic, dill and oregano. This was a feel good meal.
For exercise I’ve been doing a session of Jillian’s 30 Day Shred, I woke up with sore arms this morning and made sure to put ice on my wonky knee afterwards. Can I just say (for the millionth time) that having an issue with my knee really puts everything into a new perspective. I fell on a dog four weeks ago (five weeks?) and while I’ve been told that this kind of injury can take up to four months to heal properly, is makes me appreciate and see how much I take the ability to move for granted. It’s frustrating to not feel like myself and to wake up with pain, and have to take precautions, this is new to me, but I’m working through it.
I also got a knee band that I wear to sleep and during exercise and it’s helped tremendously.
For breakfast this morning I had an oatmeal and fruit smoothie. I didn’t love it, but I’m going to try again tomorrow. I think I had too many flavors going on: oatmeal, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, banana, honey, blueberries and coconut. Maybe plain almond milk would be best?
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