Well, none of that is possible at the moment. So my birthday fitness pictures, which previously looked like this:
Starting at age 49, finishing at age 55, having run the corresponding distance in miles (with a decimal point thrown in between the first and second number as I'm not capable of running 50+ miles, in case you didn't already know that, haha).
Now look like this:
Potions and pills.
Between the brain fog from taking pain meds plus taking so many pills, some in the morning, some at night, some both - I had to get a pill organizer so I could make sure I was taking everything correctly without questioning myself partway through the day. At least I found one that is a rainbow, so it makes me happy when I see it.
Anyway, back to my new age number - 56. With nothing athletic on the table, I was inspired to eat 56 different items on my birthday. The idea came to me after Jeff suggested going to brunch at the new Casa do Brasil restaurant in town - they are known for the gauchos who bring skewers of different types of meat to your table and slice off a portion of whatever you choose, but they are also known for their extensive salad bar, and I love a good salad bar, so I figured this challenge would be a piece of cake. Also, there would be cake. We ate light on Saturday and didn't eat anything on Sunday until we arrived at the restaurant, so our stomachs were ready for allllll the food.
I was already one plate in when we remembered to take pictures:
Eating 56 items sounds easier than doing 56 pushups, right?
Jeff - I wonder if he could do this for his birthday? He's six years older than me, so it's that much more challenging...
First trip to the salad bar - there are 17 items on this plate. I wasn't counting as I was choosing food, I was just picking what looked good.
Second trip - 7 items. Plus I had a bite of an egg dish from Jeff's plate and also a quartered little potato that was rosemary roasted - yum!
I spooned a small amount of Greek yogurt plus some passion fruit mousse into a little bowl and topped it with toasted coconut and some granola.
These are the side dishes that are brought to your table once you flip your cards to green, signaling that you are ready for meat. I had a forkful of mashed potatoes, one of the french fry-looking item that was a type of Brazilian cornbread, and I didn't have the last dish, which was caramelized bananas. Jeff did and said they were good.
I took pictures of each piece of meat but just random slices of meat on a plate are not particularly appetizing looking, so I'll spare you those shots. I was getting pretty full and tried several kinds of meat - the parmesean-crusted pork tenderloin was really good, as were the Fraldinha - bottom sirloin - and the Picanah - prime top sirloin. Jeff had the Beef Ancho, which is prime ribeye and he said it was excellent, but by then I was really full, and I knew there was more to come.
Chocolate mousse cake! Free because it was my birthday - I could choose any dessert from the menu, but let's face it, if it's chocolate, I'm going to pick that. I don't know if you can see from this angle, but there's a candle burning in the whipped cream so I got to make a wish and blow it out! Jeff and I shared the cake; it was delicious and I really enjoyed it.
After we'd gone home and rested for a bit, I added up everything that I ate, sure that I was close to 56 items. I was shocked when I saw that I'd only had 38 items - I thought that for sure with the salad bar I'd be near 56 with that alone! Nope. So it was a challenge for the rest of the day to eat 18 more things considering I. Was. Full.
I scrounged enough items, like a pretzel stick, a Goldfish cracker, a couple of pieces of popcorn - you get the picture - to hit the magic number of 56, ending with a chewy Tums, which probably was the best thing to end this challenge with, don't you agree?
This birthday, I was feeling pretty bummed that I couldn't do my usual run or workout to mark the occasion, so finding something different and crazy like eating my age was uplifting and fun. Plus Jeff and I really enjoyed our entire experience at the restaurant, and now we have a new restaurant to add to our list!
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