Labor Day. Some Rest. Some Labor. But all good!

I am just back from a long weekend (turned the 3 day into a 4 day! Pure luxury!) and I have to say, though I haven't weighed myself, and still don't expect too much of a change, I did pretty good this weekend. I ate reasonably well, still indulged here and there, got some outdoor exercise, and lots of good rest.

I'm going to catch up a bit on points here, with totals, and highlights, not a full list, for "normal" stuff like the same breakfast and lunch I eat most days:

• Thursday: 19 points. I did well that day with fruits and veggies
• Friday: 18 points. Because it was a "travel to NH" day, I saved the bulk of my points for a frozen pasta meal to be eaten on our arrival, complete with a glass of wine...
• Saturday: 19.5 points. Had a beer and popcorn at the Red Parka Pub, and also had a great stir-fry with chicken, squash, onions and tomatoes (sprayed the pan with pam and used 2 tbsp of orange juice to provide some liquid) for dinner that night. Our good friends made grilled peaches at their place for dessert... I had a few slices (but no ice cream!)
• Sunday: 18.5 points. Dinner was a hamburger we grilled, and had corn on the cob on the side... I don't eat butter with it - just chili powder!
• Monday: 20.5 points. This was the big splurge day. We grilled steak for dinner, but also with lots of grilled veggies with nothing on them and I had a little bit of wine - not a full glass. But our mid-afternoon break was heading back to the Red Parka Pub for a beer. And peanuts. And popcorn. I stayed away from the bartender's offer to try the new Bubble Gum Vodka they got in... it seemed like it would all go down hill from there.
  

In terms of activity, I went to the gym on Thursday. On Sunday, my good friends encouraged me (and Robert) to go out with them on a route they've done before, but we were all at different paces, so not really "together". Some all running, some half run and half walk, and then me, mainly walk with spurts of run. I did a 3 mile loop, and a lot of the first half was very uphill. I was glad I went... and glad I made it all the way to the half way point and didn't decide "eh, I've done enough" and then turned around sooner. I've got great friends! :-)

On Monday, a bit more of a challenge. Robert and I took our bikes out to the Great Glen Trails up near Mount Washington. This was a series of paths of varying difficulties. I'd never done a path with such hills before -- walking would have been fine, but biking was a lot more technical than I'd ever done before. Parts were tough for me. But other parts weren't. We rode for just under an hour, and I was ready to be done. I can't say I loved it. But I am glad I did it, and I would do it again. It was just another nice way to get out there and get some exercise, and not feel like it all has to be on a treadmill in a gym.

Speaking of which, I'm off to the treadmill in a gym. Visit 2 of September. Hoping to get 8 visits in this month, and realized last night that I really only have 15 days here in town to get 7 more visits in, so I'm going to have to up my frequency!

I'll weigh in tomorrow morning and post.

Thanks for reading!