So last night about 4:30 am we had the loudest thunderstorm in a while. Either that, or it just seemed louder because it was in the middle of the night. Both cats came looking for (?) protection I suppose. It had cleared up fairly well by the morning so I did my walking outside in circles around the pool. I also changed over the pool blanket. This is not something I really enjoy doing (such a pain), but the one we bought last fall was poorly made and started to separate so it was replaced. It’s a messy, wet job, but it’s done - will just have to trim the blanket to a better fit over the next few days.

And then I went just a little off plan. Not a big slip, but I gave in to the carby goodness of our almost ripe cherries. I say almost ripe since they aren’t dark red yet, but they are still quite sweet. The birds are not so afraid of the counter measures and something pulled off one of the lower branches last night. So I picked about a pound of cherries in the late afternoon and weighed out half a pound. I took a few in the afternoon but the rest of them will be for tonight’s snack. It really only puts me off on my ratio a bit today, not out of the calorie range. It only worked out because I was so busy in the morning that I forgot the protein shake I was supposed to have. Tomorrow is enough of a high protein day that it won’t be an issue. So over the next week or so we’ll eat the cherries before the birds finish them off. 

From the HR monitor:

Food for the day:

Total: 2398 (30% fat, 39% carbs, 27% protein)

Breakfast: cracked wheat oatmeal bread, peanut butter, jam, grapefruit (324)
AM Snack: almonds (164)
Lunch: sausage and lentil soup, grapes (466)
PM Snack: cherries, soy nuts, protein shake (343)
Dinner: spicy meatloaf with roasted potatoes and onions, snow peas, butter, salad w/dressing (733)
Late Snack: cherries, protein shake (368)