Giving Yourself Grace

Jess and I left at about 8:45am. We stopped often, Sheetz for gas, Wawa for snacks, and then when you get close to the Cuomo bridge, if you don't find a place to stop beforehand, you've got a challenge. Jess had to pee so bad we stopped at some plaza with a bowling alley and smash burger just so they didn't die. 

I got chicken tenders. We traded drivers at the second rest area in Connecticut because no one would let us get to the right to exit at Noroton at the first service area. 

Traffic wasn't horrible but we joked about how horrible it is when you get to New London and there are still so many miles to the state line for RI. Then, from there, 44 miles? to Providence??? What the hell why isn't it 10 miles? Oh my GOD then another HOUR to grandma's? 

Anyway. 

We made it at 6pm, so with our stops, a little over 9 hours and all. I took Dijon for an almost 1 mile walk because I needed the steps and she needed to expend some energy. Jess and Dijon spent time here until 7:30, after they left I asked my mother for her car keys. I was hungry, I wanted a beer or something. And there was football to watch. 

The 99 was a welcome spot. I had to help them find the Steelers game, and I was very happy. 

I came home at halftime after two big beers, a huge salad and buffalo fingers. I was 3k short of 10k, and said what the hell. Go. 

Jess had told me I could pass on today after spending all the time in the car, extend myself the grace to let today slide. But hell, no. No wind, and I'm not going to drive to the gym. Go out and do it. 

And I did. A great end to a long day. I need to finish using the internet tonight so my mom can turn it off (she shuts her computer and the internet down at night. Because of course she does.) So more tomorrow. Here's me and Dijon in my driveway this morning. 

Digits below. 

digits

exercise: 9/12 hours. Missed 3 hours in the car. Two walks. One with Dijon for 20 min/.99 mi. Later solo in the neighborhood, 24 min/1.29 mil. 11k by bedtime

blood glucose:

7am: 125
n/a pm: x
10:30pm: 132

food & meds:
7am: phentermine+jardiance
2pm: smashburger chicken fingers, metformin but no glip (missing from my wallet)
8pm: buffalo fingers, small garden salad, 2 beers
10pm: met+glip