I forgot to tell you guys that I won $60 bucks from my office Superbowl squares! I won one quarter for $20 bucks and I won the last quarter, which paid out $40. Since I was the big winner, I treated the office to Panera bagels yesterday.
Best bagel ever . . . the everything bagel with light roasted veggie cream cheese. Lori, I always think of you when I have a bagel!
There is a woman at the gym who has always caught my eye. She is super fit, always smiling. She wears her silver hair in little curls around her head held in with tiny bobby pins. Sometimes she wears two small pony tails. Her legs are muscular. I’ve seen her do push-ups on the bosu, leg kicks while balancing on the bosu, walking on the treadmill at high inclines, riding the bike.
She’s always got her duffle bag with her, a small lunch cooler and a giant book. I’ve said hello to her nearly every day for months. I was trying to get around her stuff when she apologized for taking up so much space with her clutter. I just laughed and said “you haven’t seen my kitchen when I cook, it’s a disaster!”
I finally had the courage to ask her how long she worked out every day. She’s always there when I get there, and is still there when I leave. The answer?
THREE TO FOUR HOURS A DAY!
She said she loves working out. I then found out that she has two children, her oldest is 48 and her youngest is 36 – yep, her kids are 12 years apart in age, which makes me think this woman at a minimum is 68 years old, but possibly in her early 70’s! I only hope I can look as good as this woman when I am in my 70s! Her name is Linda, and I hope to have many more conversations with her about her fitness routine. She’s fascinating! I am hoping she’ll let me interview her and maybe I can take her picture for the blog.
In any event, she inspired me to give it my all in my workout. My blood sugar was 278 (thanks to the bagel!) before working out, so I knew I had some room to really push myself. I ended up walking at 3.7 mph at a 10% incline for 40 minutes.
Guess what my blood sugar was when I got back to work? 82! It dropped nearly 200 points from my workout!
Lunch was super quick to put together. Two ounces of ground beef taco meat, 1/4 cup pinto beans, 1/3 cup cilantro rice, some chips and some of my salsa that I grilled in the snow over the weekend.
I picked up some skinny New York strips off the 50% off rack – our two steaks cost $2.30. The trick with skinny steaks is to not over cook them. I cooked the first side for 90 seconds, and the second side for 60 seconds, and let them rest. I cooked them on our cast iron grill and it was super hot. Tony declared my steaks perfectly cooked!
And looky there – I had a vegetable for dinner! I nuked it on fresh vegetable in the microwave, then finished it off on the grill while the steaks were resting. And believe it or not, each steak was only 4 ounces.
Well, today is not going to be a good day. We have to put our dog Ed down today. His seizures have become more frequent, and being that he could be as old as 15, we don’t want him to suffer anymore.
I was a basket case last night. I was giving him my scraps from my dinner plate, and I started crying, realizing that was the last time I was going to do that after 12 1/2 years. I’ve never had a dog before, so I had no idea how hard this was going to be. I was going to take a half day and go to work this morning, but my eyes are all puffy from crying – not a pretty look!
We love you Ed!
🙁 So sorry to hear about Ed. I have two dogs, and they are my babies. I had to put animals down in the past, and it is always devastating. My heart goes out to you and your family.
P.S.- Your meals look delicious.
So sorry. I had to do the same with my almost 16 year old dog Fiver. He couldn’t get up January 2nd and probably had a heart attack or stroke…it’s been over a month now and I feel better but I was surprised at how sadIi was. I actually became somewhat depressed which is very unusual for me. Ed was well loved; that I know.
Oh no! As you might know, we just went through this with our black lab Duke, last month. He was just 8. We were all basket cases for about 3 days, then it got a little better. Our kids still mention “Dukie” and say he’s in heaven. It just breaks our heart! Many hugs to you today. Just remember all the good moments and know that he will be much happier running free with no pain after today!
My thoughts and prayers are with you today. Losing a pet leaves a hole that can only be comforted by the warm memories you made with them. I have lost some furry children. It’s hard ~ take it a day at a time.
I love Ed and I love how you take care of him. I’m so, so sorry. We had to put my 12.5yr old wirehair dachshund down in June after he developed pancreantitis. It was very sudden and so shocking. Then, on Dec 4th, we put down my 14yr old black and tan dachshund. He was my furry little soulmate and that just broke my heart again. I had them both since they were 6 months old. My heart goes out to you. I wrote a tribute to Harley on my blog, but I haven’t done Oliver’s yet. Its too raw.
Way to have a kick-butt workout!! Good for you!
I’m sorry to hear about Ed . . . putting a dog down is never easy. 🙁 Take care!!
Aww so sorry about Ed. Hugs are being sent your way. I am so fascinated that Linda works out that much – how inspiring is that?!
Today is the worst part about owning a dog…gah, it’s so hard. But take comfort in all the good years and fun times you had with Ed, and he with you. Big hugs to both you and Tony today.
So sorry to hear about Ed. My heart is with you today.
I am so sorry to hear about Ed. That is heartbraking.
Having an animal is like having a child. My heart goes out to you.
I am so sorry, Biz. Putting a pet down is one of the hardest decisions anyone can make. My thoughts will be with you today. Take care. 🙁
Aww Biz and Tony, I’m so sorry about Ed! That makes me very sad!
We had to put our almost 13 year old Boston Terrier down some years ago and it was a very painful thing. I sympathize with you in this. It would be very interesting to hear more about the lady at the gym. 🙂
Hugs Biz …. so sorry about Ed. 🙁
Oh my… I just read the rest of your post… Sorry I sounded insensitive, especially since I”m a dog lover! I’m so sorry for your loss. That is so hard.They are our life companions. To us, our pooches are like our children. They bring us so much joy and unconditional love. Please keep your memories with Ed close! Thinking of you…
Oh noo – I’m so sorry about Ed. I’ve loved watching him over the years. Thinking of you. It’s so hard – but you are doing the right thing.
I’m so sorry Biz. My heart goes out to you and Tony. I know how much you adore Ed. My thoughts are with you today.
Is it sad that when I read this –> “I forgot to tell you guys that I won $60 bucks from my office Superbowl squares!” I thought you meant that you made Superbowl Bars for your office and you won first place… until I read the second and third sentences? 😉
So sorry to hear about Ed. It is hard to deal with the loss of a fur baby.
I’m so sorry about your dog. 🙁