Wednesday May 7th

Took the baby in the Burley cart and rode to see Papa at work. Then did a quick 2 mile loop around the official running path and hit the coffee shop. Finally rode the mile home up hill. Probably 5 miles total (note to self - a bike computer would be nice).

Swam 50 laps while middle daughter was at ballet. As compared to Monday I had to share my lane (poor, poor me). But I am competitive and didn't want to get lapped so I swam harder. Plus I was under time constraints as I had to pick up my daughter and catch the tail end of my son's lacrosse game.

Monday May 5th

Today I rode my bike 6.5 miles. It wouldn't have been too hard if there wasn't a huge hill smack in the middle of the ride. I went past the community college and as I was resting, huffing and puffing by the side of the road someone honked at me. Out of encouragement or disdain I do not know.

I also swam. I did fifty 25-meter freestyle laps (1250 meters or 1373 yards). The swim distance is 1300 yards downstream. Of course I did rest in between laps. Now I need to work up to swimming the entire distance without stopping.

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Food diary:

Breakfast: Coffee with lowfat milk
Oatmeal with spoonful of honey and sprinkling of walnuts

Lunch: Smoothie (lowfat plain yogurt, banana, orange juice, peanut butter, frozen berries)

Snack: Veggie Booty, slice of cheese, handful of pistachios

Dinner: Chicken City

I also remembered to take my multi-vitamin, magnesium and fish oil capsule.

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Recipe for Chicken City:
Brown rice
Chicken (easiest is to buy precooked whole chicken from supermarket)
Grape or cherry tomatoes
Avocado
Cashews
Fresh Lime
Cheese - shredded (I prefer sharp white cheddar)

Cook rice according to package instructions. Serve on plate and top with tomatoes, avocado, chicken, cashews and cheese. Finish with squeeze of lime for additional flavor.