Detox Day 16

Talk about a strong finish, today couldn't have finished better. I was up at 6am pacific for a quick loop around Portland's river walk. I hadn't run it before, so I stopped by the front desk to get directions and a map. She said it was a 3 mile loop, so no big deal there. I figured I'd finish up in with roughly a 4 mile run after the short job to get there and back. That's what I thought, but instead I got an unexpected tour of Portland. The 3 mile loop was actually a little more than 5 miles. The 4 mile run was about 6.5 and I got a chance to check out all of the river walk. Yes it was raining. Yes it was cold and windy. But it was such a beautiful view, everything was worth it. What a blessing.

From there I cleaned up, caught the MAX (their light rail) and headed to the conference. I got there just in time to present that morning. Everyone loved the talk, and I spend the rest of the day meeting people and walking around. I managed to track down a salad for lunch and took advantage of all the vendor parties for dinner.

One of the challenges today was navigating to good food. The Univa UD happy hour was great. They had some veggie spring rolls, crispy baked potato bites, and tilapia egg rolls. That stuff was amazing. The next party was even better. They had a full veggie bar AND a dessert bar with tons of fruit (next the 5 kinds of cake :-) With all the walking and talking and meeting and greeting, this was exactly what I needed. Wonderful finish to the day. I'm so thankful!

6:30am: shake

9pm: 1/2 organic food bar

11pm: 1/2 organic food bar

1pm: salad with 4oz of chicken

4pm: 1/2 organic food bar

7pm: veggie spring rolls, crispy baked potato bites, and tilapia egg rolls

9pm: couscous, brown/wild rice & veggie salad, fresh tomatoes, 2oz baked chicken