Taking a rest and jumping on the wagon...


It was a physical rest day from training and a mentally draining day at work. It's been a long week, and I was looking forward to the end of the day. 

My diet allowed me to eat steak and a potato at a restaurant. It was a beautiful evening, so we went to 400 Brant, where we hadn't been before, and sat outside on the patio. Sitting outside was nice, and the food was decent and much cheaper than last week's restaurant bill.

During dinner, I had a few Nutrl Vodka drinks, and I picked up some more on the way home. It's been a month of eating well and training hard, and having one night of cocktails and a little popcorn from my home popcorn machine wouldn't hurt.


We sat outside, watched TV, and chilled. I called my sister in Florida. We had some good laughs and drank lots of Nutrls.


The highlight of my day was moving down one belt hole for the first time in a long time. At one point, I was at the first belt hole, but then my stomach grew so that I had to use the last belt hole. It was getting to the point where it was difficult to even get the belt done up using the last hole. Now I'm down one hole. That's a definite sign that I'm losing weight. 

It was a nice break. And tomorrow, I'm back on the wagon.

Rest Day

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