The perfect June day

Today was just one of those regular days that turns out unexpectedly well. Love those days. :-)

I started it off by trying out a water aerobics class, and I was pleasantly surprised. I was younger than everyone in the class by a minimum of twenty years, but the instructor structured the class so everyone could tailor the workout to fit their skill level. We did a lot of laps, swam in 8 feet of water with flotation belts, and used weights or a ball for the entire class. It's not running, but it was different and enjoyable. I pushed myself hard on the laps, and I think I'll be feeling my arms tomorrow.


Outfit:
Here's me, after we got back from the beach this evening. Yes, the house bathroom shots are nearly as tragic as the work shots.

Details:

Purple dress - Express

Brown woven belt - Target

Not shown - solo Gap sandal + awesome black orthopedic boot. Hot stuff.

Pink skin, courtesy of not having any sunblock on

Food (from yesterday):
I hit my calorie goals for the day, so all was well with the world. I also got 5 servings of vegetables & 4 servings of fruit, so close to my targets.

• Breakfast - Fruit smoothie made with strawberries, blueberries, protein powder and a banana
• Snack - cheese
• Lunch - 1 piece of vegetarian pizza, mini luna bar, carrots, hummus + Dr Kracker
• Snack - Frozen yogurt + mini oreos
• Dinner - 1 glass of wine, barbecued tilapia over spinach with mango salsa

Workout:
I did get in a great weight workout yesterday & stretched. Baby steps, people. I miss cardio, I will say that.

Anyway, on to today. After swimming, I made mini muffins - banana wheat germ. They were fabulous & the mini size means you can have a couple without doing too much damage. I also bought a new Speedo, so I don't have to swim laps in my bikini - hello, nip slip during water aerobics today!

I think this is the first weekend in months that we've hung around the house, & it was great. We had happy hour before dinner (margaritas + hummus/vegetables) & after we ate, we took the boys out for ice cream. It was a gorgeous summer day in Seattle, and ended up at the beach playing in the lake and getting sandy. . . A fantastic end to the day.

What did you end up doing on this lovely Saturday? Hope the weather was good in your neck of the woods!