I had a quiet weekend in the blogging world because I had a not-so-quiet weekend in the real world. One of my good friends was visiting from Atlanta, which resulted in my first cold-water dive. We ate Moroccan food on Friday night. The beef skewers were so savory. The lamb meat was a bit overcooked and could use more spices, but still pretty decent. I had a great time out. We hit up the bar afterward, but I used my training as an excuse not to drink.

On Saturday, I went to a BBQ in the afternoon and had delicious chicken legs and roasted sweet corn. Oh man. I am so excited for summer BBQs. Saturday night, one of my best friends – the one I was supposed to visit in Indiana – came home and I had dinner at her house. I ate way more tortilla chips than I had intended and had a slice of cake. Delicious. We ended up playing Surf-edition Monopoly in which I went bankrupt. I did hit up the gym that night for a quick lifting session.

Yesterday, I went for a five-mile walk with another friend who is home for the summer, and then hit up the gym. I forgot to bring my Vibrams but I did bring my swim suit, so I tackled the pool. I ended up swimming 800m freestyle nonstop. That’s the most I’ve done since I started swimming again. It was a great workout, and I was out of breath when I finished! Swimming is strenuous on the body, but in a different way than running is.

I’m proud of myself for being able to eat out and not feel bad about it. I didn’t beat myself up. I didn’t want to punish myself. I didn’t binge. So I had a few Reese’s pieces, but seriously. In the grand scheme of things, that’s nothing. Why make myself miserable over three pieces of candy?

Lately, I haven’t blogged much over the weekends.

It’s not because I feel like I’m an unhealthy role model. Quite the contrary. Being healthy requires a balance. You’re going to have to eat out SOMETIME in your life.

It’s not because I feel like I’m going to be judged. I don’t care if some of you think that I could have made “better” food choices. Yeah, I know I could have. Fact is, I made the choices I made, and I’ll own up to them. Moroccan food was definitely worth it. So was the chicken leg, the candy, the cake, the chips.

I haven’t been tackling weight loss in full force this month. But if it’s a lifelong journey, then there’s no rush. I’m taking everything one solid step at a time. And really, I’ve just been busy. There’s been people to see, races to run, food to eat. I can’t worry about my weight all the time. I can’t work out all the time.

I’ve got a life to live, too.

Last week’s weight: 182.6

This week’s weight: 181.8 (down 0.8)

Last week’s goals:
1. Run 13 miles straight.
2. Drink a gallon of water a day.
3. Stay under 1800 calories a day.
4. Swim 500m nonstop once.
5. Bench 85 pounds 1×5.

This week’s goals:
1. Drink a gallon of water a day.
2. Stay under 1800 calories a day.
3. Swim 900m nonstop once.
4. Do one assisted pull-up with 80-pound counter.
5. Finish my first Half Marathon.

How was your weekend? What are your goals for the week?