Day One, Done

So, I spent a lot of time yesterday stocking up on good food.  Sprouts and the Farmer's Market gave way to a lot of fruits, veggies, and my first attempt at trying Ezekiel Bread.

I don't remember eating breakfast (bad move) but lunch was tomato & black bean soup, and dinner was sweet potato/black bean/rice bowl, drizzled with homemade cilantro-lime & honey dressing.   I dipped a couple of dark chocolate pretzels in peanut butter, and had natural peanut butter and honey on a slice of Ezekiel bread as a snack.

Went to the Y to workout and it was precisely the carnage I expected in terms of overcrowding due to all those with resolutions.  I predict that by the time I get back from my first biz trip of the year (this time next week), it will have tapered off.

It felt good, a lot of momentum yesterday, but work was not overwhelming and I pounced on that opportunity to get some shopping (and food prep) done.  The true test comes once I get back into the more demanding rhythms of life and try to exercise and eat right when I feel crunched by time and commitments.

I bought new batteries for our scale.  Gonna do a weigh in soon, I guess.  Ugh.

I didn't meditate yesterday.  Not cool.

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