Bike Sore

Woke up unusually sore -- I had a good weight-lift in the afternoon, and I pushed a little bit harder in yoga than usual yesterday. I woke around 7, and by the time I got out of the house on my bike, I was wondering if I'd make it. By the time I exited Manhattan, my body snapped to, but it was a push getting there.

Had a nice ride to City Island & Orchard Beach. When I hit home around 4, my body seemed to go back to being sore, like someone snapping a spring-loaded curtain. Took an hour bath that didn't do much good, and stayed home and chilled until I passed out around 11.

BREAKFAST: 8am, organic cheerios with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


BIKE SNACK: 9am, 2 donuts, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5


BIKE LUNCH: 12:30pm, 32 oz Gatorade, handful of pretzels, turkey & Swiss sandwich, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


PM SNACK: 3:45pm, large bowl of good yogurt with honey, vanilla & cashews, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


DINNER: 8pm, lo mein, dumplings, salad, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5

2 pounds

231.8--->226.0--->228.0

Yes, I did gain 2 pounds in March officially. Being that the drop in February was 6 pounds, the fact that perhaps 4 of those pounds were something other than water or the contents of my expulsiary organs, well, that's pretty good. I'm pretty happy with how my body is starting to change -- starting to feel a bit toned from the regular weight lifting, and biking is on the verge of kicking in.

Lifted weights around noon, then yogacized with the HVS, ended up feeling pretty sore by the evening.

BREAKFAST: 10am, pancakes, potatoes, bacon, diet coke, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Ordered in from around the corner. It was rainy, the laundry was getting done, the kitchen is dissembled.


PM SNACK: 2pm, small amount of ice cream


PM SNACK: 5:15pm, slice of streetza, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


SNICKLEDINNER: 8pm, sweet potato noodles with veg and curry, dumpling soup, tofu pudding, pumpkin cake, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5


EVENING SNACK: 10pm, chocolate chips, pretzels, cashews, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5

Chocolate enlightenment.

Excellent day at school -- this semester's students are just really picking up on what I'm offering, and enjoying the fruits of their labor more than past groups. Class 5 and still have a full contingent of 10 students. One is coming in early next week because he wants to learn how to properly sharpen a knife with a wetstone. We made farro & sausage (because we were cooking different grains) and most actually liked it and took some home for their families. We did a chocolate tasting, 5 different samples between milk and 77% dark, and a handful actually liked the darker ones, and one actually said the milk tasted too little like actual chocolate -- I wanted to jump up and hug him.

Poor eating day. Looks like another weekend without a kitchen, wah.


BREAKFAST: 10am, 2 donuts, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5


LUNCH: 12:30pm, hotdog, 2 pickles, apple tart, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


SCHOOL EATS: 6pm, kasha varnishkes, farro & sausage, tastes of different rice pilafs, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


PM SNACK: 7:30pm, ice cream & potato chips, quart of water, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5

Tumbling

Tumbling through the week.

BREAKFAST: 10:15am, vegetarian sandwich, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Excellent sammich from the boulangerie down the street. Whole wheat peasant bread, chevre, marinated veg, of which I picked out the cauliflower.

LUNCH: 2pm, 3 slices Sicilian, pomegranate soda, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5pm, small slice of pizza, cheesecake cup, water, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5

PM SNACK: 8pm, green salad, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

DINNER: 11pm, burgers, fries, cake. 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
No comment.

Dissembled

Mildly busy in the 'rant, good to be working, get away from my dissembled kitchen. A major step was supposed to happen yesterday, and all of a sudden the contractor is not returning my calls. Typical in a project like this, hopefully things will resolve themselves soon.

BREAKFAST: 9am, organic wholegrain chex with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:30pm, 3 slices pizza, pomegranate soda, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:30pm. green salad, small cheesecake cup, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
A coworker brought in some cheesecake cups, with an oreo buried in the middle. Purdy good. Not very sophisticated, but to the point.

DINNER: 7:15pm, meatball appetizer, 8oz sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 9:30pm, glass of apple juice

EVENING SNACK: 11pm, chocolate chips & cashews

Too cold

Monday work has been delayed until the end of the month, but I've decided to stick with nanny coverage that has been planned months ago. I tried to do a day of bike riding, but the windchill made it intolerable, and ended up only riding for an hour before having to go home and stay under blankets until I felt normal again. Took myself out for lunch, wandered a bit then did little chores at home until everyone else came in.

BREAKFAST: 9am, organic whole grain chex with organic dead milk, banana, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


LUNCH: noon, vegetarian dim sum, tea, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
I ordered 5 dishes, but with the intention of eating reasonably and bringing left overs home.

PM SNACK: 4pm, left over Pepe's pizza, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


DINNER: 7:15pm, 2 beef tamales, ice cream, apple tart, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Eating prepared foods from Wholefoods. Oh, I need my kitchen back!

Love is a day trip to eat pizza.

The weather was a snap colder than ideal, but other than that, our day trip up to New Haven to visit Pepe's could not have been more perfect. We met up with two other couples with bebes on the train at Grand Central, and the 2 hour ride was easy and calm and friendly. We only waited about 10 minutes for a very child-friendly table all together, and a slow walk through some nice bits of the town got us on an early train home, in good seats without drama. A little cranky baby here and there, but over all the three babies slept well. We were all home by 5pm, glad to have such cool friends in our situation in the 'hood.

I ate a lot of clam pie, but between the lack of cheese, lack of acidy tomato, and the fact that I left "bones" behind (I skipped the crusts), my stomach felt just fine.

BREAKFAST: 8am, brown rice crispies with dead organic milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


AM SNACK: 9:30am, large almond cookie, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


LUNCH: 1pm, lots of white clam pizza, a couple glasses of cheap beer, water, 1.75 bowl, hunger 4/5


PM SNACK: 4pm, cannoli


DINNER: 8pm, left over shrimp saag & rice, a little leftover pizza, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5


EVENING SNACK: 10pm, chocolate chips & cashews, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5