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A Little of Everything

It's beautiful out today! 70 and sunny. Tomorrow is going to be the last warm day for the rest of the week...and then it's going to be in the 50s! Boohoo. :( 

So... my weekend wasn't too exciting. With Matt not being able to have a treat meal, I realized that most of our "fun" on the weekends revolves around our "treat"... which is pretty pathetic, actually! But he only has 2 weeks to go before his show! I really can't wait for it to be over, honestly...

Well, I did go out with some friends Friday night to a "haunted place" called Darkness Falls, where we basically walked around in the woods in the dark to get scared! It was pretty fun-I've always loved going to those things! We went to Texas Roadhouse before that, where I had TOO many of their wonderfully delicious rolls with cinnamon butter. Oh. my. goodness. It was like a dessert. Then I had a big cheeseburger and mashed potatoes!

Last night Matt and I watched the old Disney cartoon, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".  I just love that little movie! I grew up watching it every year around Halloween, and it just brings back good childhoon memories...it's a little bittersweet, though, because it makes me think of my dad.  He was the one who loved all those little shows like this around Halloween and Christmas. I really miss him!
Anyways, here was today's workout: 3 sets of push presses for 3 reps, working up to 100lbs. Then I did 4 sets of dumbbell overhead presses and a few sets of weighted pullups(20lbs). After that, I did my WOD, which was 3 rounds of: 7 handstand pushups and 12 lateral burpees(doing a burpee then jumping over something and doing a burpee on the other side). Took me about 6 minutes, but it kicked my butt!

What I'm eating this week: I cooked up a batch of chicken burgers using lean ground chicken breast. I also baked some of Jamie Eason's protein pumpkin bars(I'm really liking these now!) I also have some boiled eggs made for snacks, and one day this week I'll probably make a batch of chili. YUMMY....Remember-it's all about planning-if you fail to plan, then plan to FAIL.

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