<p>Yeah. I found Marmot baselayer polartech long johns and shirts at TJ. Plus, some really nice GoreTex winter ski gloves. They occassionally have some Marmot jackets, but those are not usually great deals. Pants are the one thing I can’t find deals on because the standard length is too long and tailoring wipes out any savings from a deal (if it’s even possible). I’ve learned the hard way that I’d rather just bite the bullet and have pants that fit. TJ Maxx had Dockers in all the lengths (if you are patient). They hardly ever have jeans. And never any kind of fitness pants in lengths.</p>
<p>polyester fleece will be much “cooler” than cotton for exercise because it breaths. Cotton gets really heavy and suffocating once you start sweating in it.</p>
<p>That’s a great looking jacket. I can’t tell how heavy it is. For exercise, the only fleece I would wear is the superlight 100wt “fitness fleece”:</p>
<p>I have several of those and they are fantastic. I wear them all winter indoors as a lightweight easily washable sweater alternative. That’s what I have in my pack for hiking. Even those are probably two heavy for running — although I’ve worn them out on brisk walks in 30 to 40 degree temperatures. The next weight up (200 weight) is good for a jacket in the 30s and 40s when you aren’t going to be sweating.</p>
<p>I wanted to share my take on healthy eating, although this is not something designed to lose large amount of weight or anything like that.</p>
<p>In addition to ‘regular’ food, I have never forced myself to give anything up (sweets, snacks, chips, etc.), but only I will only eat the versions of these things that are made with basic ingredients. For example, I love cake, but I only buy cake that has flour, egg, sugar - no hydrogenated fats, dyes, artificial sweeteners. Same with chips - I will get something with salt and potatoes but not something that has MSG. I use butter, olive oil, etc., but never margarine; also never artificial sweeteners. For me, that’s the way to go.</p>
<p>4.41 miles, 65 degrees, overcast and windy. Definitely felt cold to start with but it was alright after warming up. I will have to play around with running at various temperature levels to find out where a sleeveless shirt and shorts is enough.</p>
<p>I was going to run around the old HP parking lot today but they have a rock crusher operating there and it’s loud and dusty so I ran around some more apartments and condos (different from where I’ve run before). It seems like there’s a ton of condos and apartments around here that are hidden off the main roads. It’s almost like another town.</p>
<p>I can not figure out what combo is best for my coffee in the morning. I only have two cups. I was using a teaspoon of splenda with a small amount of no fat half and half. I was having gastro issues so finally figured it was the splenda so I switched to plain old sugar. I also have used real half and half. I really want to cut out the sugar but can’t drink it black. And I’ve read different things about the half and half.</p>
<p>Idad and others, what do you think? I don’t drink soda or fruit juice but I do have an occasional unsweet ice tea with a small amount of Simply Lemonade.</p>
<p>Trying to make small changes that will last.</p>
<p>I drink coffee with milk. I like to heat it up and froth it with a whisk. It tastes good to me, and I think has fewer calories than half and half, but if I loved half and half, I would just find somewhere else to save a few calories. I don’t put sugar in my coffee at all. DH sometimes uses honey, but I don’t think it’s healthier myself. A tsp of sugar is only 16 calories - it’s going to take an awful lot of teaspoons to lose a pound. (About 218.)</p>
<p>I swung by the local TJ (looking for some … ahem … tech fabric briefs for hiking). They had several styles of NIKE warm up/workout pants for $19.95. Nothing quite as light as the Brooks, but some that would be passable. </p>
<p>I’m going out for a walk/jog in a minute and I’m wearing shorts and short sleeve shirt at 65 degrees. With the cooler temps, I just don’t sweat as much. I wouldn’t switch to long sleeves until somewhere down around 60 and, even then, I’d probably push the sleeves up in no time flat. I may not be an ol’ fat guy anymore, but I still sweat like one! :)</p>
<p>I drink 4 to 6 ounces (160 to 240 calories) of half in half in coffee every day and have every day since I started losing weight. It’s my “treat”. I make really good coffee, add the half n’ half, and skip the sugar. I always had the option of cutting the half and half if I needed to in order to lose weight, but it never proved necessary.</p>
<p>The low carb experts actually recommend heavy cream over half and half, but I’m set in my ways. I don’t really care for milk in my coffee. At that point, I’d probably just drink it black. The fat in half, like any fat, tends to be satiating, so it probably helps me avoid grazing all day. Two large coffees and about 80 calories of half n’ half is my breakfast most days. Then, I have a large lunch.</p>
<p>Workout Fail
made the online reservation for the class at the beautiful people studio.
Showed up nice and early to find everything shuttered.
Finally someone shows up. No class at that location. “Everyone” knows that the Monday morning class is held at the alternate location.
Uh, okay. Alternate location is too far away for me to make my appointment following my</p>
<p>I guess I had the grocery shopping win. My grocery had two pound blocks of Cabot Seriously Sharp Vermont cheddar cheese on sale for $3.49 pound. The stuff has a 12 month shelf life unopened, so I bought three blocks. Great low carb snack food! And, pretty good in omelets. My half 'n half did not leak, although I have had that happen. It ruins your whole day! :(</p>
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<p>5K walk/jog this evening. Nice and cool: low 60s with a steady breeze. Nothing like running intervals uphill to make you feel like a wore out old geezer… I did this particular route in the fastest time yet. Looks like it was from running at my normal pace, but walking a little faster.</p>
<p>A day of jury duty, and suddenly I’m behind. I am seriously impressed by all of you (especially WildChild! Wow!)</p>
<p>I did get to my workout in spite of jury duty. I’m now half-way through this particular C25K program. It does seem to be a variant on the norm, but I like the app I’m using a lot. </p>
<p>MOWC, I listened to you and slowed down the run segments. So I’m now running about 30 sec/mile slower, and my walk speed (naturally?) moved up about 1 min/mile. My walk segments are getting much shorter and less often as I move through this program but today’s walk segments, while much slower than my usual walking speed when I’m only walking, was the fastest of all of the walks with intervals of running. (I’m not sure that anyone will be able to parse that last sentence.)</p>
<p>So, I still walk 4.5 miles at a faster pace, but today’s walk between runs was faster than expected.</p>
<p>TJ’s did have a super nice Marmot Polartech stretch fleece quarter zip – lightweight fleece that’s stretchy. In red. $29. I was tempted, but I cleaned out Sierra Tradiing Post on fleece deals in my new size last winter and I just don’t need any more. And, it’s almost time to wear one of them. I did go for the long sleeve t in the house after dinner tonight. Great sleeping weather!</p>