izzypup68's Journal, 01 April 2016

This week I have been pumping up the amount of weight that I lift at the gym. I had sort of fallen into a rut and wanted to shake things up. I tried not to overdo, and had been feeling great all week, until today... I woke up with a very sore lower back. Ugh!

Since I obviously need to take a day off from the gym for my back's sake, I thought I would take a walk in the woods instead. I loaded up the dog and headed to the park near the house, unsure what how far I would make it. When I started, I thought I might just do the shortest loop, at least feeling good about getting out for a while. After I had walked a bit, my back didn't feel better, but no worse either, so I thought I would go a little longer. I ended up doing the much longer loop, hiking over five miles. My back did alright except for going downhill was kind of painful--but I had already done all the climbing and that was the only way home.

I went out and stocked up on a lot of beautiful fruits and veggies for the coming days. Standing in line to check out, I was looking at my items and thinking of how far I have come. There were no cookies or chips. It was not a pile of processed foods. It was a cart full of whole, natural foods. (That has not always been my policy! :) )

Have a great, healthy weekend, my friends.

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1639 kcal

Fat: 57.30g | Prot: 67.54g | Carb: 191.41g.   Breakfast: IdealShape Vanilla Meal Replacement Shake, Skim or Nonfat Milk (0.5% or Less Butterfat), Coffee, Ideal Strawberry Meal Replacement (shake). Lunch: Paradise Bakery Ham & Brie Panini Sandwich, Boudin Butternut Squash Soup. Dinner: Aldi Thai Sesame Noodles, Tai Pei Wonton Soup. Snacks/Other: York Peppermint Pattie (Fun Size), Pinot Noir Wine, Private Selection Caramel Pecan Ripple. more...

2295 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Shopping - 25 minutes, Housework - 15 minutes, Hiking - 1 hour and 38 minutes, Resting - 13 hours and 42 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...