Summertime Grubbin'

Summertime. This word is so precious in the vocabulary of a Montana girl. It feels like when it's finally here, I am unsure of what to do. It's like the dream that finally comes true, yet you have no idea how to deal with it. Summertime memories are some of my finest. I love riding my bike, staying up way too late, and swimming. Do you know what the other great part about summer is? Food. After a long hot day, all I think I want is ice cream. Have I have discussed with you my passion for ice cream? On my food diagram it has it's own section of the triangle. In fact, it may even have it's own triangle with mint cookies and cream being the largest section.

In the past two weeks, my ice cream triangle has been starving to death! It's a good thing but very painful. The first week I spent at Young Life camp in the middle of the Oregon desert. Not only is camp the most amazing week of my summer, but it is also full of prime ice cream eating moments. Pool side in 80 degree weather would give anyone the desire for a cool creamy dessert. Less than 48 hours after getting off the bus from camp, I jumped on a plane and was off to the foreign lands of Wisconsin. At the conference center feeding trough or dinning hall...whatever you call it, there were six different tubs of ice cream at both lunch and dinner. Again, as I sat on the dock fishing or after getting off the boat, all I wanted was a bowl of ice cream.

What you should realize with me is that although I left Bozeman for a
two week vacation, I was still running my marathon of weight loss. I recently celebrated two moths of sobriety. I have not had anything

sweet in 60 days, except a small amount on my birthday. I'm pretty
proud of myself. This summer, even when I'm out of town, I am still committed to exercising and eating right.

I am planning on running my first 5k race! The Sweat Pea Run will be
on the first Saturday in August. I would love to have you join me! I
have been trying to run more just so I can prepare for the event, and
I want you to run with me. Please consider joining me in my first race

and hopefully not my last!

Steer clear from the ice cream, and sign up to run with me!

One Less Day