Donna’s Fatloss blog Day 13

Donna’s Fatloss blog Day 13

Workout
I know today was a free day for exercise, but I ended up getting quite a lot of walking anyway. There was a book festival on the Mall near the Smithsonian Museums. There were tents that stretched for miles filled with avid book readers hearing from writers such as James Patterson, John Grisham, Ana Menedez, John Irving, and Judy Blume. A friend of mine was on the catering team providing food to event staff, the media and the authors. My sister and I hung out at the event for about three hours, walking up and down the entire area, browsing the exhibits, picking up goodies, and, of course, stopping to hear some of the authors’ presentations. The authors were also signing books, but took a pass on that as the lines were much too long. When it started raining, we explored the art exhibits in the Hirshorn Museum.

I grew up in D.C. and going down to the Mall was something we did quite a lot when we were young, but I can honestly say I haven’t visited any of the Smithsonian museums in about 15 years. Nice way to get in a workout; might be hard to find something as interesting to do tomorrow.


Nutrition
Breakfast – 9:30 am
1 c. cooked oatmeal w/chopped apple.

Morning Snack – 11:30
1 c. plain yogurt w/strawberries

Lunch – 3:30 pm
2 cups mixed green salad w/tomato, carrots, spinach, cucumbers, chopped grilled chicken breast and 1 tbsp olive oil and lemon dressing
1 pear
(Had to each lunch later than usual since I was at book festival on the Mall during lunchtime. I checked some of the food stands for something that I could eat, but no such luck.)

Afternoon Snack – 5:30 pm
1 apple with 1 tbsp of natural peanut butter

Dinner – 7:40 pm
1 cup of steamed broccoli
2 cups of green salad served with lemon and oil dressing
1 grilled chicken breast

Today’s Fluid Intake: 2.13 l (72 oz)