Sunset Dog Walk

I had two meetings cancel today and really should have taken myself out to the gym between 11am and 2pm. A long lunch. Just go. But I putzed around and time flew. It got to be just before 3 when I had a meeting with clients in Alaska. Adorable when they say "good morning," at 3pm. 

It was a good meeting, and then a second meeting for the big project and that didn't go quite as well as expected. But the client was a good sport. We couldn't get the thing done that we needed to, so I did some extra research and digging but we're no closer.

Doug came upstairs moaning that he should take a dog (Dahlia) for a walk. She's the kind of dog that should be taken for a walk twice a day, not just a big run around the yard several times a day. She likes that, but she needs a walk walk. Toffee can go weeks without a walk, she likes it, but yeah. Her default setting is cuddling. "I should take both dogs on walks, they're impossible to walk together," he says. And I agreed. Even with two humans. It's not easy.

I looked out the window and it was looking very nice. I said "do you want me to come with you?" He was surprised and said yeah. It was 55 degrees, no wind, why not. This is good dog walking weather.

I took Dahlia. She's 72 pounds, and strong as hell, and not well trained. Pulling, yanking, disobedient, and just a challenge. Doug offered to take her from me but to be honest, Toffee is just as bad. They both want to be in front, so Doug had me go first with Dahlia. 

We turned west on one of the streets and the sunset was just spectacular. Absolutely lovely. I was having a hard time enjoying it while trying to deal with the dog, but I got to soak some of it in. 

We did a simple loop, it was a little over a mile and about 25 minutes. Skipped the gym as a result. 

Around 7pm I realized we were out of milk. Geoff usually goes to the gym after dinner but starting tomorrow he is starting a class to get his Associates (yay!) so he's switching up his schedule and going back to morning gym or no gym on class day. Shoot. I was going to have him pick up milk. 

He went out for me after dinner and got milk. Such a mensch. That's when I was digging into the client problem by Googling all the things I could come up with. 

I don't have a meeting until 11am tomorrow but it is an important one. If it is nice out, maybe I'll take just me for a walk, instead of driving up to the gym to the treadmill. 

Felt like the glucose was a little high today compared to yesterday when I had readings in the double digits. But every day is a new day. 

Digits below. No picture today, I thought of trying to take a picture of the sunset but the phone camera just didn't do it justice. Sadly. Happy I went out to see it though. 

digits

exercise: 12/12 hours.  outside dog walk, 25 min/1.16 miles. 8500+ steps by bedtime

blood glucose:

8am: 160
5pm: 144
10pm: 175

food:

coffee/water
8am: Phentermine
10:15am: metformin+glipizide
10:45am: chunk of pork roast (last wee bit)
11:45pm: english muffin w/pb
1:45pm: bowl of plain greek yogurt w/blueberries & small splash of splenda
6pm: metformin+glipizide
6:30pm: 2 fish filet patties on a roll w/ 1 slice of cheese; a little bit of coleslaw
8pm: ramekin of trail mix (tex mex/spicy, mostly peanuts); jardiance