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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

May 2013 be a breakthrough year for me and a happy and healthy year for anyone reading.

I did not stay up to see it in, preferring instead to greet the dawn.  I went for a walk and then went to the beach to see the sun rise.  Beautiful.  I am going to be more appreciative of such things this year.

Pre-breakfast:  1/2 oz salami, coffee.  A tiny bit of fuel before the hike.

Breakfast:  3 egg omelet with bacon, cream cheese and avocado; sausage; coffee.

New year's resolution ... even MORE egg pictures!

The old standby, one more time.  It was actually too much food - I may be too full to have lunch!

Lunch:  None.  Was actually too full and had an early dinner.

Dinner:  Strip steak, green beans.

This was a grocery store steak, broiled.  It was OK.  Wouldn't be my choice but as a guest I try not to be too critical of other people's choices and cooking.

Also:  1/2 glass of pinot noir.  A nice treat while cleaning up my kitchen.

Exercise:  I got up at the usual time and did my favorite 3 mile loop (which showed as 3.3 miles on the pedometer today).  That is about the perfect distance for a regular morning walk, at least it is for me.  After that I had some coffee and waited for it to get closer to sunrise, then I went to a local park and hiked down to the beach.  Lots of stairs, it was a good workout.  The not-so-trusty pedometer clocked it at 3.2 additional miles.  I'd guess it was more like 2, but with the stairs it was an excellent workout.  It was also very peaceful -- there was nobody else there in part because it was still dark when I started -- and I'll definitely be going back.  I feel absolutely wonderful today.

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