Grade: D+

Yikes! I apologize for my lack of posts - but you know, holiday weekend and all... And speaking of the holiday weekend, I am ashamed to admit that I cannot claim good behavior as far as my blog motives are concerned, hence the D+ rating. No, I did not go running (either day) and I did not hold back on the sweets. I did however, stick to my new vegetarian ways and tried to ingest as much fruit and salad as I could in between cookies, brownies, and eeeeeek! even a beer or two. I also played in a fierce badminton competition; Me and Hubby against Mom and Stepdad - warning to all prospective victims: Mom is terrifyingly good at badminton, and not necessarily nice about it. :-)

But today is a new day, and I am back up to a B+ or A average with a nice long hike in my Vibrams (accompanied by the hubster and the chubster - who was carried in her Baby Bjorn by yours truly!), and a fairly healthy intake of whole grain toast, berries, organic peanut butter sandwich, and another famous fruit smoothie: Contents included bananas, kiwi, strawberries, blueberries, rasberries, and a splash of vanilla almond milk - please hold while I wipe the drool on my chin. :-)

Lobster and salad tonight! And hopefully a nice, long run tomorrow....I'll of course keep you posted :-)

Until then...VIVA BENE!

J'ai Ho!

THANK GOODNESS for Slumdog Millionaire and it's awesome soundtrack! I was about two miles into my run when my relentless brain kept chanting "You're so thirsty! You need water! Stop and re-group! You're so thirsty!...". I almost gave in and surrendered to the weakness ringing in my ears, but then the song "J'ai Ho" came on and saved my run! There's something about that beat and the energy that makes walking inexcusable while listening...So, I made it home on running legs only! And this is the farthest I've ever run on my Vibrams - only 3.5 or 4 miles, but still, whooooooooooooptie!

As for food? It's only 3:30 in the afternoon and I've already maxed out my whole-grain allowance for the day with a piece of organic whole grain toast for breakfast, a Kashi granola bar for snack, and a tuna sandwich on whole wheat foccacia for lunch. I did also have a carrot at some point, but I think I owe this tired body a nice big salad for dinner. Hold the heavy dressings, cheeses, or any breaded/fried toppings please, just give me the good stuff!

Until next time, VIVA BENE...and J'ai Ho!!!! (I'm still not sure what that means, but it must be something great!)