May 2013 Starters
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Hi All
I got out the door at 5:45AM, I did not beat the heat of course, but it was not too bad until a little ways into the walk so I ended up walking 2.7 Miles
I worked up a fair sweat despite getting home at 7AM it was already hot.
Getting out early is the only way to beat the worst of the heat and beat the sun beating down on me too.
Bad Luck this afternoon. I was in the middle of a post when the Computer Died. From the Symptoms the Power supply on it has failed. I just ordered a new One, Time will tell when it is delivered.
Have a Nice Day
Rogerspamanda53 wrote: »Holy wow - It seems that I've not posted here in quite some time (Since July 16). No real excuse, as I've been logging my food -- Well most of it most of the time
I seem to be the odd man out with the coffee thing. I have no issues adding in creamer/sugar free syrups/ sugar substitute/ milk / flavored coffee and any combination of those things. haha
Carin - I can only imagine the stress of all of that. Hoping that you come to a satisfactory outcome sooner rather than later.
Roger - Awesome job with the daily walks! We have yet to officially hit 100 but dang it is hot here. haha. Currently we are at 97 with a feels like temp of 100. I miss winter. haha
Willow - Kudos to you on your walking also!
Miranda - Congrats on another race in the books!
Hi Amanda
Welcome Back
Thank You for those nice words.
I am not going to post much, due to the computer problem I am now running behind
Rogerwillow_river wrote: »All of you are far ahead of me on exercise, but I have definitely been enjoying my morning walks. Today it was chilly. . . 54 degrees when I went out at 6:15 am. I almost walked back in the house to grab a jacket, but decided to just walk more briskly. The result. . . I got a congratulations from Runkeeper for walking my top speed to date.
Amanda - Good to hear from you!
I hope everyone is having a good week so far!
willow
Hi Willow
I suspect that You would have hated to carry the extra weight!
RogerSAfricaChick wrote: »YAY on the top speed Willow!! Often it just takes a minute to warm up and then it is a pain to have to carry the jacket with you. Unless you have my DH on his bicycle and backpack to put it in LOL!
Hi Amanda - we were missing you! Glad all is going well with you! Thanks for your wishes on my situation! From your lips to God's ears, I say!
Roger, although it is hard to get out of bed that early, it is the only way to enjoy outside exercise this time of year! Our days have been really hot as well! Good on you for getting it in before it gets too uncomfortable! Once I am outside, I love being out there! Although every time the alarm goes off, I think long and hard about if I really want to get up!
Hi Carin
I have not turned on the Alarm clock for a couple of years. I always hated that thing
I look at the clock when nature calls and if it is within the time window I get going out the door.
Cheers
Roger0 -
I'm bummed that I missed my walk this morning. I was working until about 1:30 am and just could not roll out of bed in time to walk before I had to be back at the office this morning. Maybe, I can work it in later. If not, tomorrow is another day and another opportunity to get out to enjoy the early morning!0
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Got out this morning for a short walk. It was a little later than my normal morning walk. . . and, a little warmer, but still enjoyable. Hopefully, I can keep the momentum going and not allow my long, long workdays get in the way!0
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Hi All
I must be crazy despite the humidity and heat I went walking, I did do a new route so I could cut the run short and get home quickly from any point. That Meant I was doing an unmapped, unknown distance. I ended up going 2.84 miles and was soaked by the time I got home. Oh well, another day done.
Yesterday was a day!
We had the refrigerator repair coming on Tuesday but somewhere between Amana (Whirlpool) and the repair center it went astray and Ended up Wednesday after I called Amana and said I called the repair people and they have no record of an appointment? I am hopeful this will be a permanent fix. It seems that the original design was a problem in use. What would happen is that the water from the defrost cycles would stop draining into the pan and start running out of the freezer onto the floor. The repair involved installing a new design part that should be clog resistant.
The Yesterday The other computer just shut off. Based on what I know based on the symptoms it appears that the power supply has gone bad. I have ordered a replacement. It should be here sometime next week, Until then I have no way to print as that was the only one set up to use the printer.
Have a Great Day
Rogerwillow_river wrote: »I'm bummed that I missed my walk this morning. I was working until about 1:30 am and just could not roll out of bed in time to walk before I had to be back at the office this morning. Maybe, I can work it in later. If not, tomorrow is another day and another opportunity to get out to enjoy the early morning!willow_river wrote: »Got out this morning for a short walk. It was a little later than my normal morning walk. . . and, a little warmer, but still enjoyable. Hopefully, I can keep the momentum going and not allow my long, long workdays get in the way!
Hi Willow
Congratulations on getting out walking. Those long work days can be a killer.
Good Luck
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Oh my Roger! Sounds like the genie has not stopped its breaking spree in your house! Hope it decides to move on soon! Great job on the walk to you and Willow!! I love to hear about your walks!
I took a rest day from running today. Went to bed at 9:30pm and thought I would be awake at my normal time around 4am! Fortunately I set the alarm as a back-up and only extremely reluctantly woke up when the alarm went off at 6:30 am! Clearly my body needs more sleep than it is currently getting!0 -
Hi All
I got out and walked my usual 2 3/4 miles. I was out the door early before Sunrise and beat the worst of the heat and Yahoo, The Humidity is down too.
The Censored Deer are still eating things, the latest is they ate most of the leaves off of the pepper plants, Left the Peppers that were growing, why? They also nibbled off the top of a tomato plant and ate some of the leaves off of a Rose Bush. It seems they can work around the thorns
Have a Great Friday
RogerSAfricaChick wrote: »Oh my Roger! Sounds like the genie has not stopped its breaking spree in your house! Hope it decides to move on soon! Great job on the walk to you and Willow!! I love to hear about your walks!
I took a rest day from running today. Went to bed at 9:30pm and thought I would be awake at my normal time around 4am! Fortunately I set the alarm as a back-up and only extremely reluctantly woke up when the alarm went off at 6:30 am! Clearly my body needs more sleep than it is currently getting!
Hi Carin
Sometimes You just need to listen to what Your is saying
My Brother looked for posts to put the fencing we have in roll form up to keep off the deer, no luck unless he wanted really long ones.
Oh well, we just roll with it. It seems that the deer have discovered our neighborhood and are treating it as a free Buffet. Why? It is Summer there is plenty of other plants growing they could eat!
Cheers
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Hi All
I walked a slightly different route and walked 2.8 miles today. It was much nicer out today than Yesterday, When I started out it was before Sunrise and the Blue Moon was out with a few wispy clouds drifting across it. I came home, Cooled off and went back out around 8AM and mowed the Lawn. 9682 steps so far today according to the FitBit Zip including the mowing. I am now officially tired
My Brother commented that it looks like the Censored Deer was back and ate some more overnight. I have seen them in the woody area below the lake and I saw two or three Yesterday along the edge of another park that has a wooded area along a brook. Them dang things are all over anymore. I do not know how they manage to avoid the thorns on the rose bush they have been nibbling on.
Whats a fella to do, You can not string Razor Wire around the property
Joy, Joy, I fixed my Main floor computer last Night too. I thought it was the power supply and the Mailman delivered the new one. Long story cut short, When it still turned on and right off I diagnosed deeper, pulled the back, drives and memory. It turned out to be one of the memory chips I installed as a Memory Upgrade, I left it out and put back the original one and one of the newer ones and voila it is working again. Hmmm.... Not so short a story after all.
Have a Good Weekend
Roger0 -
YAY on some great walks and a working computer and BOO on the deer nibbling away your garden. Clearly the buffet offered in your garden is better than anything else they have access to!
I did an 11 mile run this morning and now I am sore and needing a nap!0 -
Hi All
I walked a slightly different route for 2.8 miles today, Weather was Cool and low humidity, Tomorrow the Humidity goes back up, oh well.
I suspect that the four legged appetite was back nibbling the flowers and vegetables. I say that since it looks like more damage and the Potted Petunias were knocked over despite no wind last night.
Have a Good Sunday
RogerSAfricaChick wrote: »YAY on some great walks and a working computer and BOO on the deer nibbling away your garden. Clearly the buffet offered in your garden is better than anything else they have access to!
I did an 11 mile run this morning and now I am sore and needing a nap!
Hi Carin
I would be happy to be able to run a mile, let alone 11 miles. Walking is my current speed
Have a Great Day
Roger0 -
Hi all
I got out for a walk today 2.8 miles and 60 Cents.
That means that I paid $1.07 for my Large Black Coffee minus $0.60 for a net cost of $0.47
The weather was beautiful too, Not Humid and in the 60s, Whee!
So far no need to turn on the AC either.
Have a Nice Day
RogerToo0 -
Hi All
The $59.99 for a $100 Gift card Sale has started, Yea.
I did my walk this morning, 2.8 Miles. Humidity is low, and the temperature was in the 50s, I felt a little chilly until I warmed up from the walking or maybe it was the 1/2 banana I ate on the way out of the house.
Walking past the stream below our one parks dam I saw the Blue Heron in the stream. I have noticed it now for each of the three days I walked that way recently. Then we seem to be getting deer into the area too. I saw Four next to that brook one evening walk, Three grazing in a different park and four along another brook the other day. They sure are destructive to plantings and gardens too. Oh well.............
Have a Good Day
RogerToo0 -
Hi All
Went for a walk and hit 2.79 miles and 2 cents. The weather was beautiful with humidity in the 30s% and Temperatures in the high 60s. The rain originally forecast for today earlier this week has gone south of us
Have a Good Day
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Hi Roger - seems like you have been here all by yourself the last few days! Glad you are still keeping up your walking!
I wanted to quickly let you guys know that I am leaving for Australia tomorrow for 2 weeks, and will probably be quite busy, so not sure how often I'll be checking in here! Don't want you guys to send out a search party!0 -
Hi Carin
Have a Fosters for me
I did seem to hear an echo from my typing some days.
Enjoy the Trip
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Hi All
It is another beautiful day here in NJ Low Humidity, and when I walked it was in the 60s. 2.75 miles and 11cents.
I just got back form the Acme, They had cases of Bottled water for $1.99 if You buy 6 so I saved $3 on the 6 cases. It was a Mix and Match thing with any six items counting towards the six, However I had no use for the others
Dannon Light & Fit was 10 for $10. They also had the Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt for the same price and the Oikos came with a free dozen Large Acme brand eggs and a free Essentials Cream Cheese 8oz included. I looked at it but the calorie count was higher on the Oikos and I was not sure how it tasted
Have a Great Weekend
Roger
Have You checked out the Humor posts here ?
Humorous Pictures
Here is a sample not posted there yet. It will be in a few minutes however
Have a nice day
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Hi All
Another day, another walk, this one was 2.85 miles I walked a slightly different path through one of our parks, Saw two fawns running around playing, and the entrance to a Nature Walk I did not realize we had. Another Beautiful Morning outside, Dew Point in the 50s and cool. When I came home I opened up a window in the back bedroom, front bedroom and Living room to air out the house.
Have a Great Sunday
Roger0 -
Hi All
I did it again, I walked a slightly different route @ 2.77 miles long, It seems that someone has added a Rooster since I was on the one street
Rain tomorrow and most likely no walk as a result of the weather.
Have a Great Monday
Roger0 -
Glad you are enjoying your morning walks, Roger!
Sometimes I run past people who have yard chickens. And yesterday on the way home from the gym, I had to stop to let a flock of about 20 wild turkeys (it looked like 3-4 adults and the rest were all smaller/younger) cross the road!0 -
Hi All
No Walk this morning, Rainy Morning. So I did banking, Recycling and replaced a failed Shredder.
Have a Great Day
RogerGlad you are enjoying your morning walks, Roger!
Sometimes I run past people who have yard chickens. And yesterday on the way home from the gym, I had to stop to let a flock of about 20 wild turkeys (it looked like 3-4 adults and the rest were all smaller/younger) cross the road!
Hi Miranda
Part of Staten Island, One of the 5 boroughs of New York City has wild turkeys too.
I have been lucky lately with the weather excluding today of course. The next few days look good too.
Have a Great Week
Roger0 -
Hi
The weather was beautiful this morning, I got out for a 2 3/4 mile walk.
Tomorrow or Friday I think I may walk a little different route so I can go to the Supermarket as I will be using the last Banana Thursday Morning.
Have a Great Day
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Hi All
What a Great Morning outside, Overnight temperature was 3 degrees lower than Yesterday. Humidity was still good too. I got out at 5:15 and walked 2.75 miles..........
Between the McDonalds where I got my coffee and the greens along the brook I saw 4 deer that had to come through that neighborhood to get to where they were munching, Then a little further on 2 more in the greens and then a little further on two more. That area seems to be teeming with those walking appetites
I need to go outside and work on the lawn mower a second time this year, The First part from Amazon which supplies the spark for it had a loose connection that meant that depending on where the wire was if there was spark or not. Amazon has stepped up to the plate and replaced it so Now to install it.
Have a Great Thursday
Roger0 -
Hello All!
I hope August is treating you well and that you are not melting your faces off. Been a bit busy in my neck of the woods and the "community" tab of the app hasn't been working on my phone which is weird.
Glad to see that you are enjoying your daily walks, Roger. I will try not to curse your weather TOO much. haha
Carin, whenever you see this, I hope your trip to Australia is/wonderful WONDERFUL! I spent 18 days traveling up the coast when I was 15 and had a BLAST! We started in Sydney and traveled up the coast to Cairns and despite it being about 11 years ago, it is still one of the best times of my life. 0 -
Wow! Can't believe how long it has been since I posted here! I pushed so hard to catch up after a rush of new referrals at work. . . and a need to clear my plate before heading to Missouri for a wedding last week that a lot of things got missed. Visiting with family there was great, but it's good to be home the past two days. I'm happy to see all of you still here walking, running, and chasing chickens (Oh, I guess that's not quite what was said. LOL).
I look forward to getting back to my morning walks. My diet has not been the best either. It's definitely time to buckle down and get back to business on losing those last few lbs.
I had a new experience today. . . went to a mountain resort and spent some time enjoying the summer activities. . . riding a ski lifts, a mountain flier, and a tram to the highest peak. It was a beautiful sunny day and there were many opportunities for pictures. We had a good time!
Carin - Have a safe trip! I've never been, but hear such good things about visiting there. Does this mean you are considering a move "down under?"
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Glad you had a nice "vacation" Willow!
I don't remember if I mentioned it but I added the Select 10 Frozen Sample Pack to my last AD so that I could try some more of the frozen meals to see if I wanted to upgrade to the frozen. I had tried the breakfasts but figured I should try the other meals too before committing. The items included weren't necessarily what was listed as what would be sent, I still got a good variety of items. Although the breakfast selection included 5 of the omelets, and the lunch was all melts and no chicken sandwich or burger. But, still - It will give me a nice sampling to help me decide about switching to frozen.
Yesterday, I had lunch, dinner and dessert from my frozen sampler. And I am fairly certain that I will be upgrading to include the frozen food. I decided that I've been getting bored eating the same things over and over and over again and that is why I was finding it SO easy to justify going off plan for dinner or lunch or breakfast or all three or whatever. But last night, I looked through my "new" foods and looked forward to dinner. I was not tempted AT ALL to go out for dinner or anything. And then ICE CREAM for dessert. It's kinda like when I first started NS and got excited about the food choices. I will make sure to try some more of the offerings before fully deciding but I am quite certain that the extra like $27 a month that it would cost to upgrade will prove to be worth it.
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Hi All
I was walking this morning 2.8+ miles. I picked up my Coffee at the Quick Chek, Then went over to the Pathmark Grocery Store for Bananas and a Bag of frozen vegetables, I was not impressed by the price on the frozen vegetables, It was much higher than at the ShopRite Grocery Store. I can see why they are struggling. The selection did not impress me either.
Have a Great Day
Rogerspamanda53 wrote: »Hello All!
I hope August is treating you well and that you are not melting your faces off. Been a bit busy in my neck of the woods and the "community" tab of the app hasn't been working on my phone which is weird.
Glad to see that you are enjoying your daily walks, Roger. I will try not to curse your weather TOO much. haha
Carin, whenever you see this, I hope your trip to Australia is/wonderful WONDERFUL! I spent 18 days traveling up the coast when I was 15 and had a BLAST! We started in Sydney and traveled up the coast to Cairns and despite it being about 11 years ago, it is still one of the best times of my life.
Hi Amanda
Don't worry it gets hotter and Humid for the Saturday Through Monday
Cheers
Rogerwillow_river wrote: »Wow! Can't believe how long it has been since I posted here! I pushed so hard to catch up after a rush of new referrals at work. . . and a need to clear my plate before heading to Missouri for a wedding last week that a lot of things got missed. Visiting with family there was great, but it's good to be home the past two days. I'm happy to see all of you still here walking, running, and chasing chickens (Oh, I guess that's not quite what was said. LOL).
I look forward to getting back to my morning walks. My diet has not been the best either. It's definitely time to buckle down and get back to business on losing those last few lbs.
I had a new experience today. . . went to a mountain resort and spent some time enjoying the summer activities. . . riding a ski lifts, a mountain flier, and a tram to the highest peak. It was a beautiful sunny day and there were many opportunities for pictures. We had a good time!
Carin - Have a safe trip! I've never been, but hear such good things about visiting there. Does this mean you are considering a move "down under?"
Hi Willow
I have a sneaky suspicion that the last few pounds are the hardest
That sounds like a great experience. Congratulations
Rogerspamanda53 wrote: »Glad you had a nice "vacation" Willow!
I don't remember if I mentioned it but I added the Select 10 Frozen Sample Pack to my last AD so that I could try some more of the frozen meals to see if I wanted to upgrade to the frozen. I had tried the breakfasts but figured I should try the other meals too before committing. The items included weren't necessarily what was listed as what would be sent, I still got a good variety of items. Although the breakfast selection included 5 of the omelets, and the lunch was all melts and no chicken sandwich or burger. But, still - It will give me a nice sampling to help me decide about switching to frozen.
Yesterday, I had lunch, dinner and dessert from my frozen sampler. And I am fairly certain that I will be upgrading to include the frozen food. I decided that I've been getting bored eating the same things over and over and over again and that is why I was finding it SO easy to justify going off plan for dinner or lunch or breakfast or all three or whatever. But last night, I looked through my "new" foods and looked forward to dinner. I was not tempted AT ALL to go out for dinner or anything. And then ICE CREAM for dessert. It's kinda like when I first started NS and got excited about the food choices. I will make sure to try some more of the offerings before fully deciding but I am quite certain that the extra like $27 a month that it would cost to upgrade will prove to be worth it.
Happy Friday everyone!
Hi Amanda
Just as a FYI with the omelets I often add a extra of Velveeta (1/2 slice = 20 calories) for taste or I may pull the filling and use the entire slice, Then I take a 1/2 a FlatBread and make a sandwich with it or use a couple of WW Whole Wheat or Rye toasted and do the same thing.
I hope They sent some Cinnamon Rolls, They are so delicious and so much tastier, larger and softer than the Shelf Stable Cinnamon Bun.
I find that the frozen makes for a much larger selection pool and has helped me stave off boredom with the NS Foods.
Good Luck
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Hi Amanda
Don't worry it gets hotter and Humid for the Saturday Through Monday
Cheers
Roger
Hi Amanda
Just as a FYI with the omelets I often add a extra of Velveeta (1/2 slice = 20 calories) for taste or I may pull the filling and use the entire slice, Then I take a 1/2 a FlatBread and make a sandwich with it or use a couple of WW Whole Wheat or Rye toasted and do the same thing.
I hope They sent some Cinnamon Rolls, They are so delicious and so much tastier, larger and softer than the Shelf Stable Cinnamon Bun.
I find that the frozen makes for a much larger selection pool and has helped me stave off boredom with the NS Foods.
Good Luck
Roger
I know all too well about humidity. According to my phone we are currently at 64% humidity. Lovely. Starting on Sunday and going through at least Friday, we have a chance of thunderstorms and a bit of a cool front. Highs of 95. August has been nicknamed ugg-ust around here. haha
I think that one cinnamon bun was included. But the breakfast sampler that I got a couple months back had 2 in it and I agree -- much tastier!
The omelet was also something in the breakfast sampler pack and I kinda used it to create a 'traditional' breakfast. I had a PF of turkey breakfast sausage and then two slices of 45cal bread with sugar free jelly. Didn't feel at all diet. The other one I used as a PF (since it is only 90cal) and then had another breakfast as the entree. They aren't my favorite but, I'm okay with them. Hadn't thought about making it into an egg sandwich though... Thanks! God knows I have enough to experiment ... haha
I can see why people talk so highly about the frozen. It is quite good. And I really think it will help me get back 100% on track because it is not the same stuff I've been having for over 2 years now.0 -
Hi All
I went walking this morning, 2.75 miles. So far the days weather is OK, Humidity is starting to rise and temperatures are going up. It was comfortable however as I was out before the sun came up and home before it had much heat to it.
Then I Loaded the car and We made the recycle run with Shredded Paper, Shredded DVDs etc. More stuff to shred now that I have a new shredder replacing the Dead one. Why Shred DVDs? They have old data backups on them or Software that was bought over the internet and saved with the Product Key Email.
Have a great Weekend
Rogerspamanda53 wrote: »Hi Amanda
Don't worry it gets hotter and Humid for the Saturday Through Monday
Cheers
Roger
Hi Amanda
Just as a FYI with the omelets I often add a extra of Velveeta (1/2 slice = 20 calories) for taste or I may pull the filling and use the entire slice, Then I take a 1/2 a FlatBread and make a sandwich with it or use a couple of WW Whole Wheat or Rye toasted and do the same thing.
I hope They sent some Cinnamon Rolls, They are so delicious and so much tastier, larger and softer than the Shelf Stable Cinnamon Bun.
I find that the frozen makes for a much larger selection pool and has helped me stave off boredom with the NS Foods.
Good Luck
Roger
I know all too well about humidity. According to my phone we are currently at 64% humidity. Lovely. Starting on Sunday and going through at least Friday, we have a chance of thunderstorms and a bit of a cool front. Highs of 95. August has been nicknamed ugg-ust around here. haha
I think that one cinnamon bun was included. But the breakfast sampler that I got a couple months back had 2 in it and I agree -- much tastier!
The omelet was also something in the breakfast sampler pack and I kinda used it to create a 'traditional' breakfast. I had a PF of turkey breakfast sausage and then two slices of 45cal bread with sugar free jelly. Didn't feel at all diet. The other one I used as a PF (since it is only 90cal) and then had another breakfast as the entree. They aren't my favorite but, I'm okay with them. Hadn't thought about making it into an egg sandwich though... Thanks! God knows I have enough to experiment ... haha
I can see why people talk so highly about the frozen. It is quite good. And I really think it will help me get back 100% on track because it is not the same stuff I've been having for over 2 years now.
Hi Amanda
That $27 that increase for what You get is a really good deal. Is that $27 before the 20% standard discount is applied? And If You use the Costco on sale until the end of the month NutriSystem card You save another 40% too.
I also Like the Waffles and the French Toast from the frozen breakfast. I use the toaster to heat them. I have some Mrs. Butterworths SF Syrup to go with the waffles as they need it more than the Pancakes or French Toast do.
FWIW in case You missed it, I know I did the Omelet tells You to add a SC to it to complete it, Thus You slices of Bread were the SC and The Sausage a PF
Good Job staying on plan there
Roger0 -
Hi All
Walked again today, The Temperatures are climbing as is the humidity, I survived it. 2.75 miles and 11 cents, at this rate I'll be rich in 100 years
Have a Really Good Sunday
Roger0 -
I did know that an SC needs to be added to the omelet in order to "complete" the meal. Thanks!
Does anyone have any idea if you can /how to cook the (froze ) stuffed chicken breast on the grill? I was toying with the idea but figured I'd see if it had been tried before.
I did SO GOOD this weekend y'all. I didn't eat NS food the majority of the weekend because I was out and about but I kept track of everything and made smart choices.
I also found a restaurant that I can add to my list of favorites. Salata. If you haven't heard of it - it's kinda like Subway or Chipotle but for salads. You pick your greens and then you go through the line and pick veggies, nuts, beans, fruit, meat, dressing etc. You could easily make it unhealthy but also keep it super healthy. I got spinach, carrots, broccoli, all of the fruit that they had, some plain smoked turkey and some mango dressing (35 cal). It came out super good AND heathy
Roger - so in addition to getting healthy your walks are also making you rich! I love it!0
