Summer is harder to journal...just sayin'.

Friday, July 27th

Breakfast:  Kashi blueberry cluster cereal; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee with the fixin's

Lunch:  Tuna lettuce wraps (I mix light tuna in water with greek yogurt and pickle relish); pretzels; apple; water

Dinner:  The neighbors had a happy hour and I had 2 pieces of pepperoni pizza; blueberries and strawberries; this awesome ramen noodle cabbage salad with cashews; 2 s'mores bars (Yum!  Need the recipe!); water

Saturday, July 28th

Breakfast:  Kashi Go Lean triple berry crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee with the Cinnabon creamer

Morning Snack:  Apple and an Iced Coffee with Cinnabon creamer

I hit the road to Iowa to pick up my husband and kids.  Wade finished RAGBRAI which stands for the Register's Annual Great Bide Ride Across Iowa.  Over 500 miles of fun, hot, and humid bike riding.  Doesn't sound fun to me, but he SWEARS I'd have a blast.  I also swore I'd never run a marathon, and I see where that's got me.  Detroit October 2012!  I will not get cocky about it until I successfully finish it.

Snack and Lunch:  While waiting for him, I hit McDonald's for a Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfait.  Don't knock'em til you try one.  They are 160 calories worth of pure yumminess.  He arrives and we celebrate with 2 Miller Lites, followed by a trip back to Dubuque and we stopped at Culver's.  I planned out Culver's so I could partake in a Butterfinger short concrete.  Think of a DQ Blizzard - good!  Anyway, before the concrete I had the Garden Fresco Salad with raspberry vinaigrette dressing.  On the salad was tomatoes, cucumbers, cheese, croutons, and red onions.  Salad + Dressing = 240 calories.

Today was also my family reunion where my parents had my kids.  We were late due to the RAGBRAI finisher, but we still made it to see family.  My mom had a Leine's Summer Shandy waiting for me.  Another good beer.

Dinner:  After the reunion, we went out for pizza at the Shot Tower in Dubuque.  I had 1 piece of pizza with everything, and 2 pieces of one that had chicken and other veggies on it.  My kids were being a pain in the butt, and ordered chicken tenders and fries.  After they saw the pizza, they opted for the pizza.  AAAHHHHH!!!!  Of course, my son's chicken tenders look so good, so I eat one with barbeque sauce.  It was as good as it looked.

Sunday, July 29th (not as bad as I had originally thought)

Breakfast:  Today started with my mom's AMAZING coffee cake.  I ate way too much of it, and I also had coffee, blueberries and watermelon.

Lunch:  Seafood and Crab Salad from Subway; Iced Tea

Gorgefest: I mean graduation party/dinner.  Awesome fried chicken; great mac 'n cheese; cole slaw; chips/salsa, pita chips with this fantastic dip (asked for the recipe); pecan tarts (2); m&m's (too many to count); one cookie dipped in chocolate; Arnold Palmer Iced Tea

The post before this describes my run after this feeding frenzy.  I could've gotten more graphic, but thought to spare people details.  Too put it mildly, my belly had cramps and oh god, did it slow me down!  But FINISHED it!

Monday, July 30th (I haven't been writing this, but I am drinking lots of water.)

Breakfast:  Kashi Go Lean Triple Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee with fixin's

Lunch:  Green Monster (look for old post titles for the recipe)

Snack:  Cherry Pie Lara Bar; Apple

Dinner:  Turkey Burger on a wheat bun and edamame.

Tuesday, July 31st

Breakfast:  Kashi go Lean Triple Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk, coffee with fixin's.

Lunch:  1 egg and 2 egg white scrambled eggs with ham, onion, and cheddar cheese; 2 pieces of wheat toast with margarine and cinnamon and sugar.

Snack:  Peanut Butter Cookie Lara Bar;  Have I ever mentioned how good these are?

Dinner:  From Costco I bought these Chickpea patties of some sort.  I threw the box away to save room in my freezer so I have absolutely no idea on the nutritional value.  I know they weren't bad since I read the label before purchasing them.  I eat 2.  I make a spinach salad with tomatoes, onion, and peppers topped with Strawberry Balsamic dressing.

I'm off to teach a Tabata Boot Camp, run with some Run 'n Wine girls, then have a couple beers.

Later!





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