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Day 152

I've been a bad blogger.  I know that I need to write down what I eat and exercise to be successful.  Easy, right?  Like anything, some days are harder than others.  

And I also have a bad habit of having a really successful weigh in day, then relaxing a little too much.  (Although I will say that I made pretty good choices for the past five days, but I only exercised once.)  So my goal this week is to blog every day, and exercise most days.
Camilla Parker Bowles Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, in her role as the Duchess of Rothesay, adjusts her hair during the 2005 Mey Games at Queens Park in Mey on August 6, 2005 in Caithness, Scotland.  Prince Charles and Camilla attended the smallest games in Scotland near The Castle of Mey, the late Queen Mother's favourite holiday residence. The Duke of Rothesay takes his grandmother's place on the pavilion, having replaced her as honorary chieftain of the games.
"Uuugh!"
ANYWAY, breakfast was four sausage balls (I use spicy turkey sausage), two clementines, and two glasses of water.  Total: 3 points

Then it was back to cardio and wii fit yoga and two glasses of water with my hated instructor, Heather.  She actually told me that I did a good job today, although she did yell at me at one point for twisting too aggressively.
"The Aggressive Twisters" would be a good name for a rock band.
Lunch was a half cup of chili (double the salsa, halve the beef) with whole wheat crackers, a glass of milk, and a delicious salad made with red cabbage, cilantro, green onion, lime juice, and olive oil.  Plus a glass of water.  Total: 11 points

For dinner we met Kiki and Rob at Longhorn, where we discovered that Kiki likes her steak cooked medium rare (like me) and Rob already knows the punchlines to my three most inappropriate jokes (see ya in hell, Rob!).   I had some of Rob's shrimp appetizer, the sierra chicken (I ate all of the bruschetta topping and half of the chicken) with a side of green beans and a salad with olive oil and vinegar.  Also three glasses of iced tea and a glass of wine (let's live a little)!  Total: 12 points
Mmmm, scromps.
Then it was another 30 minutes of physical therapy exercise (and a glass of water) including the dreaded clamshells, and other things that I don't know the official names of but call: 

  • crab walks
  • catwalks
  • duck walks
  • wall slides
  • that one running stretch
  • the one with the resistance band where I fall over a lot
  • and that Shakira thingie.  
  • plus the dreaded foam roller.

Sometimes hips DO lie.
Liquids: 10/6  
Dairy: 1/2
Vitamin: 1/1
Healthy Oil: 2/2  
Fruits/Veggies: 9/5
Protein: 4/2
Whole Grains: yes, whole wheat crackers
Exercise: yes, 30 minutes of wii fit, 30 minutes of pt strength exercises
Total: 26/26 points
Weekly Points: 0/49 for the week


Clearly we will give today a Kate.

she-dreamed-with-a-prince:

2/? favorite pictures of Kate aka the Duchesws of Cambridge
"The foam roller makes me smile 'cause I'm fabulous!"

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