Amydragon's Journal, 08 April 2011

The weather is going to be nice today (gee, some sun here in Seattle! We've had one of the coldest and wettest starts to April on record.) So I will be meeting up with at least one of my walking buddies at noon to go walking around the Alki area. It's so pretty to walk there, lots of people go there (and some with their dogs too). They've built walking paths, and along the beach area, it's a divided path so bicycles, joggers and skaters have one side and walkers have the other. It can be windy there, but you get such lovely views across Elliot Bay to Seattle, and then out into the Sound. I love walking there.
Yesterday I surprised myself: I not only did 15 minutes of my indoor walking (watching the Price is Right) but I also then got on the exercycle for another 15 minutes at a moderate pace. Yay me!
Of course I am also getting a little extra exercise chasing our two new kittens, Kyoto and Kiki, whom we just adopted last weekend. They are a pair of 5 1/2 month old sisters, and of course full of energy and the desire to get into everything! Lots of making sure they aren't getting themselves in trouble. (It's always fun trying to convince cats and kittens that just because they are CAPABLE of climbing up/jumping up onto something doesn't mean they SHOULD do so!)
An update: Lori and I had a wonderful walk out by Alki. Nearly ideal spring weather. I also managed to do a very good thing: resisted temptation regarding a late lunch. Could have really messed up and indulged myself (I was thinking a lot about a certain bakery and their extraordinary twice baked almond croissants), but instead got a pretty good sandwich at QFC, with roast beef on a whole wheat ciabatta, with lots of vegies. When I walked out to my car with the sandwich in a bag, and having bought nothing but that sandwich, I felt really good.

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1575 kcal

Fat: 41.86g | Prot: 107.66g | Carb: 190.26g.   Breakfast: 100% Orange Juice, La Brea 9 grain bread, Soy Milk, Perfectly Protein -vanilla Chai tea, blackberry fruit spread, coffee. Lunch: cucumber, black olives, bell pepper, mayo, lettuce, tomato, brown mustard, roast beef, Multigrain Ciabatta Bun. Dinner: olive oil, chicken giblets, Birdseye mixed vegetables, 100% Natural Tomato Sauce, Bell Peppers, ponzu sauce. more...

3032 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Taking care of/petting/playing with cats - 1 hour, Sitting - 2 hours, Shopping - 15 minutes, Driving - 30 minutes, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 40 minutes, Sleeping - 6 hours and 50 minutes, Resting - 4 hours and 45 minutes, Desk Work - 7 hours, Housework - 1 hour. more...