Exercise Log

Monday – Treadmill for 5 miles

Tuesday – 2.5 miles on the treadmill + 20 minutes of Eliptical machine level 3/2 distance of 4… I’m thinking maybe it’s kilometers. Blisters from new shoes. L

Wednesday – off

Thursday – 5.5 miles on the treadmill. Blisters. L

Friday – 5.5 walking around the neighborhood in my hiking boots

Saturday – 4 miles on the treadmill in the morning + 5 mile stroller walk with Toby and Oliver = 9 miles total

Sunday – 3 mile stroller walk with Toby and Oliver

Total = 34.5 miles

35 pounds lost

Anthony's 4th Birthday Party

We went to our friend Anthony's 4th birthday party yesterday. They had a pinata, cake, trains to play with, and the boys played T-ball outside. It was a lot of fun.

Toby Learns How to Shoot Hoops

A Rainy Day at the Bounce House with Matina and Anthony

Matina and I were going to take the boys for a stroller walk along the river yesterday, but then it rained, so Matina suggested that we go to the bounce house in Elk Grove instead. It's actually called "Laguna's Awesome Party Place", but it's best known for it's giant inflatable bounce houses. Toby and I hadn't been there before yesterday, so it was a real treat. My favorite part was watching the boys shoot hoops and play air hockey! Super fun.

Matina and Anthony going down the slide

A Weekend in Exeter, Fresno, and Clovis

We visited my mother-in-law this weekend in Exeter and she watched Toby so that Oliver and I could go to the movies. We haven't had a date night in almost six months, so it was pretty great. Unfortunately, it's a long drive now. I think that time spent in the car with a soon-to-be-3 year old should be measured in dog years. For example, 3 hours x 7 + what it really feels like. I sat in the back with him on the way back and that helped a lot. I don't like sitting in the back because the seat belt cuts into my neck, but the whining was a lot less, so ultimately, it was well worth it.

Are we there yet?

We went to a Vegan restaurant in Fresno and stopped in Tom's Trains across the street. It is a model train store run by a man who can talk your ear off about trains if you give him the slightest opportunity to do so. We learned a lot about model trains. If you are ever in the Fresno area in need of Vegan food or model trains, I'd recommend the Loving Hut and Tom's Trains, across the street, any day. We went to see Avatar at a theatre in Clovis and it was awesome too.

My mother-in-law dressed Toby in this orange and blue polyester get up that used to be Oliver's when he was a baby.

And look who's hiding in the baskets on top of the refrigerator!

In the morning, we went to the Whistle Stop Cafe for breakfast in Exeter. They have model trains running throughout the place.

Louise and her boyfriend Mike at the Whistle Stop Cafe in Exeter

After breakfast, we headed out to Fresno and I met up with a few folks from the knitting group while Toby and Oliver hung out at Borders.

Then we went to Clovis to see our friends Dee, Orlando, and their son, Marco, and daughter Sarah. I gave Dee and Sarah a re-fresher course on knitting while we were there too.

It was a fantastic weekend.

Today is going to be a lot less exciting in comparison. Today, I have a lot of laundry to catch up on and grocery shopping to do.

The weekend goes by so quickly, doesn't it? Aside from the driving part, that is. ;o)

Pictures to follow...

We went to Exeter and Fresno this weekend, and I have a bunch of photos to upload - so stay tuned for pictures and a post about this weekend's adventures.

In the meantime, even though I ate junk food on the road with Oliver this weekend - A Taco Bell 7 layer burrito minus the cheese and sour cream is Vegan, right? So is Subway's Veggie Delight sandwiches without the cheese and mayo, right? Not the steamed kale and brown rice I eat at home, but... somehow, miraculously, the weight loss continues. I have lost 32 pounds so far.

I have not been counting calories, but I've been keeping a daily milage log to track my fitness progress. Here's this week's log, in case anyone isn't bored to tears by this kind of thing:

Monday – treadmill 1.5 miles + Eliptical level 3, 40 minutes, distance of 7, whatever that means. (20 minutes on the Eliptical, 20 minutes on the Treadmill, 20 minutes on the Eliptical.)

Tuesday – 5.5 miles on the treadmill @ Golds Gym + walking at the mall = estimated 6 miles total

Wednesday – 5 mile loop + 3 miles on the treadmill = 8 miles

Thursday – 5 mile loop + 2 mile walk to mom’s club meeting

Friday – 6 miles

Saturday – off

Sunday - 1 mile of walking + 4 miles on the treadmill.

Total: 1.5 + 6 + 8 + 7 + 6 +5 = 33.5 miles and 40 minutes of an Eliptical machine.

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