4-mile smile

4-mile swim + burning 1,135 calories (according to Garmin) = eating all the snacks.

Longest swim since my post-Neuro midterm swim fest. I ate my way through the fridge and the pantry. Surprisingly enough there's stuff left over for breakfast!

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