So, it's only been a couple months since the last post. Not too bad!
Let's start off talking about the project we had started over the spring.
The Garden:
What to say about this? It turned out alright. We kind of planted all of our stuff too close together. The Zucchini and the Yellow Squash came in perfectly! But they overgrew the Cucumbers, so those didn't turn out good. The Tomatoes are coming in really well, but they overgrew the peppers, so we didn't get any of those. The Onions and Potatoes turned out nice, but next year, I am definitely putting compost on them so they get bigger! Then there's the sugar snap peas. They were delicious. I kept eating them right off the vine, so we never got a good harvest out of them. But overall, I think we did fairly well for it being our first time.
Lessons to be learned?
I am definitely building beds for next year! And I am also going to lessen the amount of stuff I grow (I had like 10 Yellow Squash plants, only need like 2 or 3) Finally, spacing is key. Need to make sure I don't plant them too close together.
The House:
We are currently painting the Entry and the Stairs. It went from everything (walls and trim) being yellow, to the walls being a nice tan and the trim being white. I mean...the trim is still yellow, because the when I asked for white paint at the hardware store, they handed me gray -_- I've switched it out, just haven't had time to paint yet.
In other news, we have a new addition to the family! I would like to introduce Ms. Lily Marie "Lil Bear" Welker! She's another pug that we rescued from this real hick family. They guy couldn't take care of her and was threatening to throw her on the street. So we drove up to Cecil County a couple months ago to get her. She's really nice. Kind of quiet, but she gets along well with the other two. Chanel (our lab) and Evil (our other pug) have welcomed her into their pack :)
Now, tomorrow (August 8th) is Kara's 22nd birthday. We are going to have a nice little shindig with a few friends. Figured I'd give her a birthday shout out.
Moving on now...it has come to my attention that I am really out of shape. My work has 20 cent vending machines...those honey buns and Mountain Dews really did me in. I've gained 30 pounds (I'm up near 240 now...I think it's like 237, but I'm gonna round up) So, it is my goal to reach 200 by Christmas. This means I have about 5 months to lose 40 pounds. Shouldn't be too bad. My fat% is 30%, I want to get it down to 15%. I've gotten really into looking into healthy alternatives to the evil vending machine of doom.
Now, instead of having change on me, I take some carrots and sliced cucumbers to work for a snack. I've been eating eggs and whole grain bread for breakfast. Sometimes I'll do oatmeal with a sprinkling of cinnamon (get that fiber to feel full longer, and the cinnamon is a natural appetite suppressant).
It's different. I'm used to always having a soda to wake me up. But I've cut that out completely and am sticking to water. Though, I will sometimes make some Green Tea with no sugar and drink that.
But my diet now contains fruits, veggies, yogurt, grains and water. Less sugar and saturated fats. The only thing that isn't different is my protein intake. We've always been using ground turkey in place of ground beef, and we usually eat chicken. We don't usually have beef here (We should be spokes people for chick fil a!) We, my protein is pretty lean. I'm also going to start eating more fish to get those Omega 3's
But dieting is just 80% of the work. The rest is physical activity. Kara and I (and sometimes George) go for a 4 mile walk each night before bed. Then in the morning I wake up and do the Insanity workout. It kicks my butt, but I've already noticed that I have more energy--and I've only been doing it for about a week.
So, I'm on my way to becoming healthier. I figure while I'm only 20, now is the time to make those changes. Not when I'm in my 30's or 40's, because knowing my family history, that would be too late.
But yea...that's about it.
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