Greek is the Word, It Has Staying Power!

Decided that today would be very productive. I had a list of chores to complete and I needed energy. Breakfast consisted of Greek yogur(touch of Splenda makes it a tad less bitter), pumpkin seeds, strawberries, and a few dried blueberries, chasing it with 16oz of water. After walking the three dogs (yes, 'Drea was stranded in Costa Rica so Katy is still here) I set off for the bank and to buy new laundry baskets at Target. For some reason I lost one when I moved to Tampa and one broke on the sides so you can't hold it up against your body at all without everything falling out.

I filled up the machines, loaded up the soap and realized I was out of softener. With the clothes all spinning, a banana and a fresh water bottle later, I rushed home to get the sheets, towels and grabbed some celery and peanut butter before hitting CVS for more fabric softener (the new baskets work wonderfully). Twenty minutes later I was all settled in with my newly acquire Glamor magazine waiting for the dryers to be done. I managed to occupy my folding time by watching some soap opera (it's been so long since I've watched one) where the woman had twin sons that were separated at birth and then she brainwashed one to be the other (?? don't ask, I'm clueless).

I rushed back to the house, put everything away, made both beds, walked Katy and came back to make a nice heaping salad of greens, tomatoes, cucumber, ham and turkey (1.5 oz of each) topped off with my daily allowance of balsamic dressing...I was starving! I was impressed how the Greek yogurt had such staying power. It lasted 5hrs. Whew, my day was flying by, guess I wouldn't get that nap I was thinking about taking.

After I settled the dogs I decided that it was a good time to hit Publix, even though it was 1900hrs and I was ready to kick back and flip channels, I needed to keep the energy level up high and pressed on to find some decent groceries (sorry Walmart fans, but after getting some Greek yogurt that was only 3 days out of date off the shelves, complete with mold growing in it, I'm staying at Publix for a while...yeah I got another). Since I had plenty of chicken already, I opted for fresh seafood, pork country style ribs and plenty of vegetables. After loading up the Kia I headed to CVS to grab some Motrin as this exercising is going to cause many groans and moans from my bones. 

I've noticed that my energy level fluctuates as the day goes along. I felt the best at 10:30a and the worst at 1630hrs. I guess it all depends on what you feed the body. Since I had yogurt early I felt great and with the salad, even though I had meat in it, I guess a soup and maybe some grains would have made a difference.

Yesterday my Tuesday goal was to do the bridge trail and swimming I had just enough energy to do one: the walk. I set off at 2045hrs with Penny in tow. My plan was to get to the bridge in 30 min and sweat a lot. Humidity was high and I was on pace, making it to the bridge in 20 min. and I DID IT!! Took me 20 min. to get back home for a total of a brisk 40 min walk!

Needless to say the Motrin came in handy as I popped four pills, downed a glass of water and celebrated my goal with four squares of dark chocolate. Oh yeah baby, I had points left over for just those four. Great day indeed.