Seriously, why?

Tasty goodness and shame.
I don’t even want to think about how many carbs are in those. And not individually, I mean the whole box – because that’s what I’d eat. The whole, entire box. Then I’d sit in the dark and sob.
But y’know, I’ll take my diet victories where I can find them, and I did have one last week. Lunch at Brewhaus, and I ordered a tasty chee’burger with no bun (perfectly acceptable on keto), and had 1 sauerkraut ball, maybe 3 little potato cakes (think, flattened tater tots), and about 1/6th of a pretzel. Yeah, slightly off diet, but just barely. Not even enough to qualify as a cheat meal. Following that, my no-tell lover Julie. Julie Darling. Julie Darling Donuts. However, I had exactly 3 donut holes. That’s it. Faced with racks of sweet, sweet donuts in all the colors of the rainbow, I had 3 holes. That is, indeed, a victory. Good for me.
Saturday, the epic bike ride – and it was epic. 35 miles total. Went to the gym at 4 AM (of course), then immediately got on the bike. Coolidge Park, across the Market Street Bridge, then out the new Riverwalk extension all the way to the Incline in St. Elmo. The new extension is great, although very different from the section I’m familiar with. This new extension runs through old (mostly dilapidated) industrial areas – not much of the pretty scenery or wildlife I’m accustomed to. But it’s still very compelling. Being down in St. Elmo for the first time in a long time was…nostalgic. It sure has changed. I guess time marches on.
Anyway, from the Incline, back through Alton Park (!) and downtown (and the new Station Street at the Choo-Choo), and on to the “old” Riverwalk, forking off at the recently-completed extension to Sterchi Farms, then up S. Access Road, Amnicola, back on the Riverwalk at the dam, and back to Coolidge via the Walnut Street Bridge. A really good ride, but I must find better bike shorts. I’m sore. Result of the diet: less natural padding. So, I guess shopping.

Data: Endomondo or Movescount
Today, yard work. Lots of yard work. Mowing, weeding (really, I should have thought about all the trimming that would be required around the new Pupville area!), spraying weed killer, clearing & hauling brush. I chopped down quite a few trees, and I did it old school, with my mighty axe. No chainsaw; I wanted the exercise. I’ve been watching the deer, and I know where they come in the yard from the Way, Way Back, so I’ve been clearing brush so the pups (and me) can see them better. I have 3 regular visitors, but there’s probably more. Now, we can see several thousand feet into the Way, Way Back, so hopefully, I’ll spot them more often.
Tomorrow, back to it. Going to be another busy week. Gotta keep it up at the gym, but I need some R & R. Maybe I’ll put the boat in the water one evening; have a quick paddle around downtown or something. Who knows, maybe I’ll take the motorbike out, even. We’ll see.