The comeback kid

Alot has gone on in the last month, big changes that are leading to even bigger one's, everything is in the "nervous excitement" phase and I'm just trying to get a little bit rooted in it all.  Anyyyywaayyy. Moving along.
"Project 26" fell by the wayside (do you remember those books "sideways stories from wayside school?" I have to order them for my little ones, back to the blog...) with all the parties and packing and  chaos of the last month I haven't really held myself up to the highest of standards so I gave myself the week to act a fool, I ate all the meat and pasta I wanted while laying across the couch and marked Saturday as the new Day 1.

It kicked off with my trusty lemon water.  I drink it warm so that my body doesn't have to work too hard to change the temperature of it once it's in my body. Growing up with a monster lemon tree in my yard made it easy to start this routine in high school.  In my house, lemons were the go to cure.  You feel nauseous? Go get a lemon.  Bloated? Lemon. Indigestion? Lemon. Acne? Lemon.  It's a miracle fruit.  And juicing one into a cup of water every morning helps aid in digestion and gets everything jump started in the morning. Highly recommend.

We went to the library for a bit to work on my website (I'm reviving the baking business) and afterwards I was starving.  Rookie mistake number 1.  I usually carry snacks with me because I know the damage that can be done when I'm hungry in public, especially within walking distance of my favorite Mexican restaurant.... which we went to and all I wanted was a carne asada chimichanga mojado with all the chips they had in the place.  I stared at the menu for 10  minutes even though I already had the damn the thing memorized and I finally settled on 2 fish tacos, please keep in mind these are street tacos so they are terribly tiny.  I ate those and filled up on radishes and water and to my surprise I was very satisfied.

From there we went home to get into running clothes.  I haven't ran a legitimate mile on the streets in a while, I became spoiled by the air conditioned room full of treadmills.  We saddled up our pony and headed out.

Dan's got this thing where any structure he passes instantly becomes a workout tool so the park was a welcomed stop

We put in about 3 miles and my body reminded me how out of shape I was huffing and puffing along the way but the first 2 weeks of getting back on track are the hardest, gotta stick it out.  We now have a scale and although I don't gauge progress or success on the number I do like keeping record of pounds vs. inches lost so here's where we are, 2 1/2 pounds up from when I was on my fitness hype last and as I'm getting older I can see it finding new places on my body to sit.

I've realized what I'm capable of when I'm willing to put the work in, I also am aware that I love food more than almost anything so hopefully I can find a balance to keep all of me happy.

"To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear."

-Buddha