Year 3, Day 178, Vineyard, Day 5

Could be the worst SoBe diet day in three years. Yet, that has kind of a majestic poetry to it, too. After all, where would you want to go hog wild if not on vacation, and where would you expect your worst day to come in a seven day vacation, but right about in the middle? The only thing that can be offered up is that I went for a three mile bike ride this morning, and did my 40 situps also. Though I think I'll need a few days in the gym to recoup from this one.

Breakfast
Kashi Go Lean!
Heritage Flakes
Strawberries
Blueberries
Banana
Unsweetened Soy Milk
Coffee

Snackz
3 Handfuls of Go Lean Crunch!
1 Bite of Balthazar Bread with Super Chunky Peanut Butter
1 Bag Microwave Popcorn
Cashews

Lunch
Meat of a Lobster Roll
Greek Salad
10 French Fries with ketchup

Dinner
Steak Tips
Cabbage Salad

Dessert
1 Ice cream cone (Reese & Death by Chocolate)

Emily's sister and her family went home today, which was kind of sad because it meant we were going to be alone on the island, which really meant we were going to have get more into the routine and less 'let it all hang out.' We were able to take it easy because where we were situated, Ruby was able to walk over to her Aunt's place, which was pretty swinging when you wanted to take a nap or something. We bravely soldiered on, and had lunch at a GREAT place called the Right Fork diner which is everything you want in a diner. I could have done with a little air conditioning and a few less flies, but otherwise perfect. I did however eat a lot of french fries which made me feel bad.

THEN Emily wanted to take the girls for ice cream (which had been the habit all week) so we all drove the six miles to Oak Bluffs and went to Richardson's where they did indeed have some of the yummiest ice cream I have ever had. I begged the Ukrainian dipper boy not to 'overscoop me' but he insisted saying "you can eat it, you can eat it." How could I explain to him that my ability to eat it was not in question? I paid for the four cones and we all sat in the slightly cool ocean air, licking away in silence. Ruby and Magnolia both helped me finish my enormous cone as we watched tourists and locals mix it up.

We're on vacation.

Year 3, Day 177: Vineyard, Day Four

Again, I get up and go the Katama Market. I ostensibly do it for to get the newspapers, which include the New York Times, The Boston Globe, and The Vineyard Gazette. There is a Cape Cod newspaper that I've purchased a few times. The smell is so great and the vibe is so swell I can't help loving that store. I got more cinnamon rolls. I am a bad man.

Breakfast
Kashi Go Lean!
Heritage Flakes
Strawberries
Blueberries
Banana
Unsweetened Soy Milk
Coffee

Lunch:
Cold Hamburger, Some Omelet, Salad, Cheese

Snack
Sahale Snack (See picture), Tamari Almonds, Some Coffee Cake, Chocolate Chip Cookies, popcorn

Dinner
Chicken, Cheese, Salad a lobster claw a glass of wine

Well, there's more chance to eat on vacation then there is it at home. Especially hard when you bring a lot of snacks. Then you're snacking all the time. I've kept on my sit-ups program and I did do a little a bit of swimming today. When Ruby got up up, her eye looked like Rocky Balboa after the fight. We took her to the ye olde tyme pharmacist who agreed that Benadryl was the way to go. I had my first MV lobster. It was good. We saw the sunset at Aquina. It was up-island and far away, we came back at a ridiculous hour and had a dinner party at our house. Yesterday I vowed to stop reading my work email I have been drinking not a lot but often. Emily has been eating ice cream. We're all on vacation. I'm starting to relax. Wheee!