Tuesday, July 9th, Cardio & Cafe

Good evening, BOTT friends,

Very hectic day.  Saw my pain management doc today *****commended yet another invasive procedure for my back.  Have to watch a video and do a lot of researching before I agree to it.  Otherwise, I've been on my feet since 5:30 a.m., it's now 12:50 a.m., and I have to be up again in 4 1/5 hrs.  And I almost agreed to go fishing tonight at midnight, but have to babysit my 5yr old granddaughter starting at 6:30 this a.m.  Phew!!  But, such is life... (at least MY life, lol)

I got my recumbent bike workout in this afternoon, 65 minutes, covering 7.1 miles.  I did find another fruit nemesis today.  One of my favorites, sweet cherries, is all over the markets and I bought 2 lbs.  I also got my vegetables like I said, and roasted some asparagus tonight.  But I found that large amts of cherries, like watermelon, cannot be allowed in my house.  I ate 27 of them.  When I checked the calories it wasn't all that bad (73 cals per 1 cup), but it's high in carbs and sugar.  No damage done, but I made certain to give them away this evening (except a few stragglers).  Today I ate:

B:  4 strips low sodium turkey bacon, 1 egg + 1 egg white and 1/3 c eggbeaters

L:  grilled chicken leg and wing (skinless)

S:  above noted fresh cherries

D:  4 ozs deli ham on sandwich thin, 2 tsps mayo, lettuce, tomato, grilled asparagus

S:  McDonald's iced coffee (SF with splenda)

Goodnight all :)

Let us know how the video went.  I love the flavor of cherries and strawberries but do not care for the texture of either.  I the kind of person who can eat around a chocolate covered cherry and spit the cherry out untouch!