Bike ride

I had this notion that I was going to get in a bike ride and a run in this morning before meeting a friend for some pool time. I was up at a reasonable hour but got sidetracked by the women's cycling on the tele.
I only managed to get a 45 minute ride in. I did two loops with a focus on some up hills and out of the saddle work. I have found that saddle work on hills is similar to running for me. Similar leg muscles and similar impact on the heart rate. And since a run didn't make the mix.
Lounging by the pool was a nice use of time. A little bit of vitamin d and some girl time.
I watched some Olympics but sitting down after my morning activities usually results in an I intended nap. The really painful naps where you wake up stuff because you haven't moved the entire time. The startling nap because you aren't too sure where you are when you wake up. The kind it is hard to bounce back from.
But bounce back I did. All the way to the grocery store. Kind of mad about the grocery visit. Somehow I managed to spend lots of money again this week at the grocery store. I blame $20 of it on beauty aids as they are called - soap, toothpaste, deodorant. That stuff adds up quickly. The other was an attempt to expand my vegetable horizon even more. But fearful of the selections I bought some of the normal veg as well. As a result...
I now have Brussels sprouts roasting with fresh beets in the over with a dash of fresh ginger. That one shouldn't be too bad. The other is cauliflower with onion, yellow squash and fennel. This one does make me nervous. Ever since my BDA days I have not been a fan of fennel, but in reading on greens this fell into one of those out of the ordinary categories so decided to add into the mix.
Between the two I should have a good variety of roasted veg for dinner this week.
For lunch the new to the mix veg is rainbow chard. I mixed spinach and radicchio to the salad as well to keep it within reason for my taste buds.
And I have chard and beet greens left so I guess I will need to figure out what to do with them. Sautéed with chick peas for next week sound like an option.
But man this eating healthy can sue e get expensive. I hope I can drop these next ten pounds before I feel like my efforts are breaking the bank.