Heat Break

The last couple of days has been unprecedented heat in NYC, way too hot for this early in the season. The result has been a lack of appetite, drinking a lot of water, but not a lot of eating. Being that I'm spending a lot of time in the kitchen this weekend cooking for Edie's 2nd birthday party this Sunday, I'm going to take a break from this blog and return on Monday with a summary! Thanks, all my 2 readers....

Proper

This morning, Edie insisted on sharing my bagel with me. Shed stand next to where I was sitting at the kitchen table and say, "more!" until I gave her a bite. It's a real NYC bagel, so shed sink her teeth in as far as she could, then pull back with her full weight until her bite tore away. Even before she would swallow, shed ask for more and I had to tell her to chew and swallow before another bite. Yep, she's being raised to be a proper NYC gal.

BREAKFAST: 7:45am, iced green tea, pumpernickel bagel with cream cheese, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:45pm, 3 slices superthin pizza, 8oz Sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4pm, green salad, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5pm, 3 slices of cheeseless sauceless mushroom and onion pizza, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

Yogurt Duality

Edles was up a bit last night, wanting nothing other than momma-time, but it still kept me up for a while. Woke up a bit later than usual, but still managed to fit in a round of weights due to a very generous wife.

AM SNACK: 8am, iced green tea


BREAKFAST: 9:30am, good yogurt with homemade granola, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
I skipped the usual mix-ins and threw in my sweeter-than-usual granola. It was interesting, the unhidden tartness of the yogurt side by side with the sweet nutty crunchy savoriness of the granola.

LUNCH: 1:15pm, 3 slices Sicilian,  8oz Sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

PM SNACK: 2:30pm, 8oz Sprite

PM SNACK: 4:30pm, green salad, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5

PM SNACK: 5:30pm, tortilla thing with moz and pepperoni, tortilla chips, 8oz Sprite, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5


EVENING SNACK: 7pm, chocolate chip cookie, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

"Snacks!"

To bed at 11, woke up close to 9 but not quite energized. Took Edie out in the morning, swung by the local diner for "snacks!", and found myself in a deep 3 hour snap in the afternoon after lunch. Never quite energized after that. Yesterday's 85 mile ride was fun and strong, but definitely took the wind out of today.

However, an article in today's NY Times makes me think that this might be the next step in my bike hobby. I've always kinda avoided clubs and teams and such, but this kind of challenge -- distance without regards to speed -- seems like something I'd slot into naturally.

AM SNACK: 9am, iced green tea


BREAKFAST: 10:30am, 2 pancakes, bacon, water, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5


LUNCH: 1:45pm, hot dog, large serving of health salad, pickle, a few bites of leftover veg fried rice, 1 bowl, half a ginger ale, hunger 4/5


DINNER: 5:30pm, vegetarian Ethiopian platter, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5