Going to the Fair and Week 4

So this is a dual post. First off, went and worked at the fair for a few hours. Had a booth and skating stuff to support so I talked to the general populace and had a good time.

I went prepared to the fair with water plus apples, chicken breast strips and a salad. I ended up bringing the salad home and sharing the rest of my snack menagerie with my boothmate who is a total sweetheart... So of course I wanted to share snacks!!

Still hungry, I went in search of reasonably healthful food. I know what you're thinking, healthful food at the FAIR?! Isn't it all fried butter sticks, fried oreos and fried twinkies? Not so, my friends! I ended up with a smoked turkey leg (which was awesome if a bit salty) and corn on the cob (SANS butter!). For my "treat" I splurged and had dark chocolate covered strawberries. Overall, I felt really good. I DID have both a diet coke and a decaf soy sugar-free latte, but both have been tracked in my food journal and accounted for the day!

Tonight is my first night back at skating for quite a few weeks. I'm looking forward to being in the groove and logging all of the calories burned! Extra cardio is always welcome! Plus, tonight begins week FOUR of RYBO!.

I ended up not running last night to make 4x for the week. The family tackled cleaning in the basement and took a carload to Goodwill. We got our workout doing housework until well past 9pm. Between laundry, sorting and carrying boxes of stuff, getting rid of junk and numerous bags of garbage, trust me... it was workout enough!

WEEK FOUR! Has it really been a month already?! I can't believe how quickly time is flying. Four weeks in to this journey already and only 8 more to go!

Week 4 plans:

1. Walk 3 minutes, run 3 minutes (for a total of 15 minutes running! Yowza!)

2. Maintain a steady pace between walking and running. There shouldn't be a speed difference!

3. Measure portion sizes (CHECK!) & track daily calories (CHECK!)

That's it this week. Pretty simple! Weigh in on Tuesday AM and see if we've really kept off the weight the scale has shown me losing, stay hydrated with water and add back in my skating.

I'll write an update later in the week and let you guys know how its going!

As always,

Grace