At 11pm when it was cool enough, Tom and I went bike riding. It was beautiful out. The winds were calm and we rode fast. Just over 2 miles in 17 minutes. I did some running and strength training earlier, so I got a total of 30 minutes. 

Since lowering my carb and sugar intake 2.5 weeks ago I’ve lost 4 pounds. Funny too, since I munched on a pint of coffee ice cream on and off throughout the day yesterday. Something’s definitely fired up my metabolism, though I still wouldn’t expect to lose much more. 

Yesterday was Tammy's birthday and today’s her anniversary. I let her know we’re planning a vacation in early 2016 and would like to see her along the way. I told her we were considering a Caribbean cruise or flying to a resort and to let us know if she had any ideas or suggestions. Since nothing’s definite yet we also want to find out if any particular dates are bad for her. 

It’s going to be stressful and hectic but fun and exciting. Some of the cruise ships have a lot more than the Westerdam ship we were on in 2007, including rock wall climbing! Jumping back 1 hour when we went to Hawaii was one thing, but jumping ahead 3 hours is going to be a little tougher. 

I had a dream that one of my exes was living in a ground-floor apartment that was part of a long strip of apartments. I was riding my bike around the parking lot because it was spacious and I was curious as to what she looked like these days. Somehow I knew what she drove as well as where she lived and discovered her car wasn’t in its parking spot. Realizing the shy, quiet and insecure person was never my type anyway, I took off and decided not to bother waiting for her to return. 

I also had a dream of accidentally stumbling upon a video of my PCP getting married. I thought to myself that her wedding gown looked expensive, and how her marriage had been arranged, even though they don’t typically do that in Ecuador.