The movie Friday night was tough, but we brought almonds with us for something crunchy, and I bought a giant bottle of water to keep me going through the film. It worked! (maybe a little too well though, as I had to book it to the bathroom after the movie ended!)
Saturday morning it was off to the grooming shop. It was so lovely to go to work on a Saturday not hungover! I was really busy Saturday which was nice, but unfortunately, when I am busy I forget to do everything else, like eat my snack, or drink water. So, apart from not drinking nearly enough water, I still managed to eat well.
Sunday, we deep cleaned the house. This was WAY overdue. I also finally mowed the lawn. I haven't been able to do this in more than a year as my foot surgery really prohibited me from spending the 90 minutes it takes to finish the job. When I was done, all I wanted was a Summer Shandy. It was hot out, I was sweaty and dirty and a cold beer sounded amazing. I settled for more water. Oh joy.
Lunch was awesome as John ran to Chipotle. I had a naked burrito with brown rice, sofritas, pinto beans, two types of salsa and guacamole. It was delicious! And I could barely finish half before I was stuffed!
After lunch, my sister and I went out to my Dad and Grandpa's house where we sat down with a friend who had done the Boyle genealogy. I have always known that I am full Irish on my mom's side and my dad is exactly a quarter of the following: Irish, Norwegian, Polish and Bohemian. We learned SO much more! First of all, I am most likely not Norwegian, but Finnish and am only the 4th generation Bohemian in America! She also found relatives that fought in WWI as well as the Civil War and we learned that our Irish ancestors came over before the Great Hunger. (I am really excited to learn more about Bohemia!) My favorite, was a crazy relative who lived in Stevens Point who referred to himself as "Buffalo Bill". There were tons of newspaper articles about how "Buffalo Bills gets arrested again!" and "Buffalo Bill back in court". This would be sort of clever if his name was bill, but no. His name was Alex. :)
Monday morning, back to the grooming shop! I had two standard poodles to groom, as well as my dog Gus, who desperately needed a bath. Being at the shop kept me super focused, but once again, I did not drink enough water or remember to eat my lunch :( We went over to hang out with friends for dinner and I prepared and brought our whole meal so to not be tempted by whatever they had. They were drinking, and even though a vodka/lemonade sounded delicious, I settled for a Lemon LaCroix on ice. It made my brain think I was holding a drink without compromising the cleanse! We talked a lot about our upcoming trip to Puerto Rico. That alone keeps me motivated!
Back up this morning for day 7 of the cleanse. The good news is I am finally done with the giant herbal pills that I had to gag down at night, but unfortunately, it means that I am back on the fiber drink. Yuck! Mixing it with my Spark helps, but the consistency is still just off! Then it was off to my swim lesson. I don't think I have ever been to motivated to kick ass. I am consistently pushing myself as far as I can. I have realized how silly it is to half-ass a workout, so as long as my foot holds up, I am all in.
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| My Standard Poodles from Monday. Cabot and Sebastian. |
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