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May 8th & 9th

Tuesday was day 2 of teleworking, which started off strong, and ended with unhelpful carbs and skipping out on exercising.

Oh man, it's so nice to have time for, and no excuses about, breakfast.  I made Gordon Ramsay eggs, 2 slices of center cut bacon cooked crisp, raspberries, and covfefe with vanilla soy milk.

Lunch was actually really busy due to the magic of time zones (the West Coast seems to want to talk to me at noon and 1, so I had Cauliflower mac & cheese, low sodium ham, and tomato/basil/olive salad while I worked.

Snack was unexpected.  I stopped by my office to pick up a package and mail some things and ate 2 squares of Ghiradelli chocolate I found in my desk.  Damn you, desk chocolate!

Dinner was chips & salsa and a healthy salad!  At a Mexican restaurant!

Then I had a Shame Snack of Townhouse crackers and M&Ms.
Instead of exercising I made excuses.  Shame!  SHAME!

So some high points and some low points, but still not a bad day overall.  We'll give it a Princess Beatrice at the Met Gala.  There are some not terrible things happening here, especially given that the theme was "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination."  Hmmm.


On to today!

Remember how I said I didn't have an excuse for not eating breakfast?  Well, I got busy with work so it was just covfefe with vanilla soy milk.  Lame.

Lunch was 15 baked popcorn shrimp, a green salad, some sliced tomatoes, and a Greek yogurt.

Dinner was flank steak with tomatoes, corn, and beans, and half a small avocado.

Dessert was strawberry shortcake made with Heart Smart Bisquick, 2% milk, and SO MUCH Tru-Whip Light.

Exercise was a 25 minute walk, and a bosu ball workout that included up & overs, chest press, bridge, plank rocks, toe taps, lunges, burpees, tricep dips, tricep extensions, mountain climbers, and squats.  And now I'm gonna do some yoga.

Today, my friends, deserves a Chris Hemsworth.



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