Preston, the Birthday Boy!

Preston's 1st birthday

Today is Preston's 31st birthday.  Last month, I took him to a store and had him choose a new barbeque grill for his birthday (we were in dire need of an upgrade, especially with the frequency in which we grill in the summertime).  We put it on layaway, with the hopes to pay it off by May, which was after his birthday.  Well, unbeknownst to him, I went and paid it off today and brought it home.  Needless to say, he was surprised and grateful to have it already.  It needed assembled, so we didn't use it tonight.  We grilled at his parents' house instead, but as soon as we got home, he started putting it together:

I warned him I was taking pics, but he wouldn't put a shirt on

I may have gone over my calories today (ate a lot of stuff that I'm unsure of the calorie count) but I got a pretty decent work out in.  I ran my two miles and I went to the gym while Brandon went to soccer practice.

This was my fastest pace outside yet!  I'm adding two more goals to achieve - an 11:59 pace and a 10:59 pace.  I will admit to having stopped to walk during this run, because Preston called me to tell me to call the school because Brandon was trying to get ahold of me.  I was going to walk a 10th of a mile during the run anyway, but it happened sooner than I'd hoped.  But I did alright.  It was humid as hell because it had rained all morning, but I still did it.  :)

Tomorrow is weigh in.  I'm a little nervous.  I can't change the outcome now, but I hope I fixed what I'd messed up throughout the week.

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Food Log:

• breakfast - egg and cheese english muffin
• lunch - egg and cheese english muffin
• dinner - cheeseburger, macaroni salad, 2 two-bite brownies
• snack - cotton candy ice cream, special k protein shake (190)
• water - 47.4 ounces

We grilled with Preston's parents for his birthday and while I didn't overdo it (in my opinion), I thoroughly enjoyed it, especially after my workout tonight.

Fitness Log:

• run outside - 2 miles/12:55 pace, 25:54 minutes total/225 calories burned
• elliptical - 45 minutes/341 calories burned

total calories burned:  566 calories

I took it pretty easy on the elliptical tonight. I was sweating like a pig and exhausted, but I persevered.