Thursday closing out the week

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I slept a full 8 hours last night and as usual, I could have slept another 2 hours. I awoke just before my 5am wake-up call. Routine: grab my clothes, to the bathroom, change, coffee, toast with stuff, warm up and go. It was a perfect morning where the sun is rising, heating up the morning. Shadow came with me for 3 slow miles. It was just what I needed this  morning. The miles are piling up even if they are slower than I would like, I am getting it done. 

 Breakfast-before run piece ezek with pb/jelly/cc and ½ piece with the same 2 eggs+2 whites and a wrap=500 calories and 40g protein

Lunch-Tuna, pickles, cucumber, bacon, hots    350 calories and 30 g protein

Coffee and butter with 1 piece chocolate       150 calories 

Dinner sour cream, avocado, ground pork, a sprinkle of cheese    400 calories and 30g protein 

Snack meat stick             90 calories/9 g protein

Totals-1500 calories and 109g protein 


Today-Class with lots of walking outside. Up at 5am got workout 1 done 4 miles easy Shadow for 3 then brought Ripper along for a mile of cool down. Got to school walked outside for 3 classes one more planned after lunch. Right after school I will head to Lincoln to get mail, haircut, and then get back home. 


I am almost to day 40. Anytime I get a craving I think about what good thing would it provide...I just want an endless thing...nothing last long enough. That is the thing I am really feeling. I feel how short life is even as I try to escape living. I want the joy to last. I want mom to be forever. I don't want to think about it. I also don't want to think about the kids moving out.

I know this time is different because I feel different and have felt different from the start. I had my sea legs before the challenge began. I knew what to expect and I did not set myself to quit early. I can and will do this 75 days. The question is whether I end at 6pm on day 75 or not and how I will bring the routines into my summer life.


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