Day 5 of 30DS

Sometimes I sit here when I am about to begin my blog and a huge blank comes across the synapses of my brain.  Where to start?  My daily inspiration at the top of the blog at least gave me a starting point.  Today we spent a couple of hours at the hospital taking part in a research study.  Even the coordinators marvelled at how I weigh less now than I did pre-pregnancy (8kg to be precise!).  It seems everyone notices this transformation in me except myself.  I still look in the mirror and see the same person I've always been.  It seems that the only time I can acknowledge a change is when I look at old photos of myself.  Detachment apparently goes hand in hand with realization.  Who knew?  So apparently, I'm looking great.  Certainly, I am feeling great.

My little fitbit tells me that I went up 17 flights of stairs today, and that I am one flight away from a new award. So please excuse me while I go run upstairs and come straight back to report my findings!  Turns out I climbed the leaning tower of Pisa!  Very cool.  Also, if I climb two more flights I get another award!  Hold on a sec.  ... I just climbed Coit Tower!  Not sure where that is, but it's tall.  So the fitbit is enjoyable to use, and I like the little challenges it presents as well.

Recall my returned HRM?  Well, I have been with the company I work for for 5 years now, and I am eligible to receive a gift due to my accomplishment.  There were lots of nice options (a silver ring with a single diamond, a silver bracelet, a wicked duffel bag, watches, golf clubs, pens, the list goes on) and in particular there was a HRM watch similar to the one I returned but made by another company.  So I'm going to give that one a try. I have nothing to lose, and it will complement the features of the fitbit.  I now await its arrival.

Grilled cheese with tomato

Food was okay today.  For breakfast I had a whole grain blueberry muffin and a coffee from Timmies.  Lunch was the hearty vegetable soup with 1/2 of a grilled cheese and tomato sandwich.  I did end up having three cookies with dark chocolate tops.  And dinner was a couple of slices of buitoni spinach and goat cheese pizza. I had lots of calories left over today, so I had an ice cream cone for dessert, and two more light smirnoff ice's.

Amazing and yummy pizza.  1/4 pizza is only 170 cals!

And, going back to my workout, it's the same as it was yesterday.  I still had to modify the pushups, and I can barely lift my arms by the end of the third circuit.  I'm sure my 5's are too heavy, but I'm going to push to get stronger.

For now, have a great evening, and I'll see you tomorrow.

Nighty night,

Peach