<p>Thanks, all. Ran 4 miles over the big hill this morning and heading for the airport to celebrate my birthday with about 500 lawyers at a conference.</p>
<p>Happy birthday MOWC!!! Hope you get a chance to celebrate with friends and family. You keep me pushing the exercise boundary! Enjoy the year ahead.</p>
<p>Got my D subscriptions to runners world & times.( she had asked for a subscription to runners world, but it was a package deal & running times looks like it has more tech info)
She also is reading “Once a Runner”. I noticed that virtually all the books are by men, and am looking for more info on women & running since men are built a little differently & since she really wants to ward off completely the issues I’ve been plagued with.</p>
<p>D#2 is very inspirational to me & her sister. She has always been very active- even to the point of being on two teams at a time in middle & high school.( we all were in track, although not very fast)</p>
<p>Id like to be able to go hiking again, and am working on that- still trying to put off the knee replacement, after reading about the results varying so much.</p>
<p>My family doc, did talk to the cardiologist yesterday, but I haven’t really been seeing her for that long ( our insurance changed a few years ago , before that my naturopath was my primary doc, who I still see- she just isn’t covered anymore), and I know she is going to insist I go on a statin, even though so far I have refused.( I have genetic high cholesterol- as do the kids- I wonder if there was some evolutionary benefit to that?)</p>
<p>I have been mostly getting my exercise working in the yard. Building rock walls, moving shrubs, moving shrubs again…( I took out all my lawn a few years ago & am doing the landscaping myself). Which can be quite exhausting, but I’m trying to get better about scheduling targeted exercise before I get worn out, since if I build up my muscles I’m likely to not become as tired in the first place.</p>
<p>24 mins. A little nippy initially (54 degrees). New short sleeve T from Sunday was just right, although for the first several minutes I was thinking gloves might be a nice addition.</p>
<p>It’s a lovely day here too (for being outside) but I made myself go to the exercise class b/c there’s nothing like somebody MAKING you do leg lifts and so forth. </p>
<p>S and I will do a long walk this evening…they just closed a small airport in our town so it’s a new place to explore. Eventually they will make it into a park with amenities, but for now we are allowed to walk the grounds (which we weren’t when it was an airport!)</p>
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<p>The progression to type 2 diabetes and the accumulation of fat in the belly region are both common elements of a collection of related symptoms known as [metabolic</a> syndrome](<a href=“http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004546/]metabolic”>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004546/). These are now believed to be associated with insulin resistance. The glaring connection is the typical low HDL and high triglycerides associated with metabolic syndrome.</p>
<p>It is weight, yes. But, this stuff is also tied to what you eat, in addition to how much. For example, a consistent result of reducing carbs in the diet is an increase in HDL and reduction of triglycerides. That ratio is the easiest quickie test for insulin resistance. Reversing insulin resistance will often result in improvements in all the components of metabolic syndrome.</p>
<p>There is increasing evidence from studies that people who are NOT insulin resistant can do well on just about any approach to diet. For these people, a calorie does seem to be just a calorie. However, people who are insulin resistant show markedly better response to reducing their carb intake: more fat loss, improvement in blood sugar, etc. One way to look at it is that insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome means a low tolerance for carbs, just like pale-skinned strawberry blonde might have a low tolerance for sun. </p>
<p>There’s enough evidence there that, if I had signs of diabetes, or insulin resistance, or metabolic syndrome, the first thing I would try is a six month experiment with reducing my carb intake. Places like the [Lifestyle</a> Medicine Clinic at Duke](<a href=“http://vimeo.com/34592800]Lifestyle”>Private video on Vimeo) are seeing good results treating diabetics this way. The only risk to this kind of test is that the results can be so quick that your doctor may need to quickly reduce blood sugar and cholesterol medications.</p>
<p>EK, Although you should certainly rule out heart problems, your shoulder and arm symptoms are also commonly associated with degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine and cervical spondylosis (neck osteoarthritis). </p>
<p>I suffer with both these conditions, which my neurologist diagnosed after an MRI of my neck. My symptoms include numbness and tingling in my arms and legs. I’m currently under the care of a neurosurgeon, and I’ll probably need surgery in the near future.</p>
<p>interesteddad,
Thanks, very interesting. In my case, if I reduce my carbs, I will have nothing to eat though. Not sure how I can resolve this. I eat primarily fruits, some vegetables and very small amount of protein foods, I do not like them much at all. So, this probably expalins my weight/sugar sensitivity. All of my tests are normal, HDL,…etc. I cannot make myself eat food that I do not like. My protein intake includes lots of nuts and small amount of cheese/yougurt. 2 times / week or so I would have some beef and fish, chicken might happen once in few months. Not big fan of any meat, like fish better. When we go on vacation I eat tons of fish, way too much to be considered healthy, they just have an awesome fish…</p>
<p>EK- remind me to give you some leads on info for Women runners. I’m on the iPhone now but I’ll post later. We have a great Internet group (mainly younger women) on runningahead.com that is private and not open to men.</p>
<p>EK, I’m sorry to hear that you are dealing with this uncertainty. Do see a cardiologist to rule out any heart condition. Stress test is not as bad as it sounds, just do it, if the cardio doc says so.</p>
<p>Saw this on Yahoo nesw today:</p>
<p>[The</a> Easiest Way To Live Longer | Yahoo! Health](<a href=“Health | Yahoo Life”>Health | Yahoo Life)</p>
<p>Cool.</p>
<p>Next hike:</p>
<p>[Frankenstein</a> Cliffs](<a href=“http://farm1.staticflickr.com/30/61597834_a73fdd751d_b.jpg]Frankenstein”>http://farm1.staticflickr.com/30/61597834_a73fdd751d_b.jpg) to [Arethusa</a> Falls](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/richpope/3752590715/sizes/l/in/photostream/]Arethusa”>All sizes | Arethusa Falls | Flickr - Photo Sharing!).</p>
![http://farm1.staticflickr.com/30/61597834_a73fdd751d_b.jpg]Frankenstein](http://farm1.staticflickr.com/30/61597834_a73fdd751d_b.jpg%5DFrankenstein){kind=link}
<p>Looks like about a five mile loop. This one caught my eye in the book of New Hampshire waterfall hikes and the book of top day hikes in the White Mountains. The over-50 hiking group has this one scheduled in a few weeks, but the weather is so spectacular this week that I figure I should strike while the iron is hot. I never place a bet on the weather in New England two weeks from now! This one is at the outer limit of driving up and back without staying overnight, so better to do it before the days get too short.</p>
<p>I don’t actually have to scale the cliffs. The trail snakes around the side of the hill and runs along the top of the cliffs with good views of Crawford Notch.</p>
<p>Happy birthday MOWC, and congratulations on the job!</p>
<p>I went for a walk/run today, the first in a long time. My doctor wants me to give it a try and see how the graston treatment worked. I couldn’t get out until today due to work (7 days in a row with lots of overtime, so I was just too tired). The doctor said I could try 5min/1 min intervals, but I decided to go back to the beginning of the old C25K. I did 10 intervals of 1 min/1:30 min instead. So far so good…</p>
<p>blank:</p>
<p>So far so good sounds good!</p>
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<p>Squeezed in another apple for dessert. Have to eat up several in the fridge before they go bad…</p>
<p>Cals 1784
Fat 110 g
Carbs 92 g
Fiber 25 g
Protein 110 g
Sugars 46 g</p>
<p>55% fat
20%protein
20% carbs</p>
<p>Looks like another great hike, iDad.</p>
<p>The next 5K I’m considering adding to the docket looks like mostly a fun run. If I can get a friend to do it with me I think I’d be aiming mostly to enjoy getting to be part of the scene, not really worrying about time. It’s another one that attracts a fair number of participants, but I don’t think it’s as many as the last one. Looks like it’d be a little bit of a wild ride (or they just do good advertising 
).</p>
<p>Blank, glad to hear today went well. Thumbs up.</p>
<p>Traveling.
Succumbed to food tourism-- Reuben sandwich and heavily hyped maple bacon donut with a cult following.
Enough said.</p>
<p>Cals 2205
Fat 122 g
Carbs 170 g
Fiber 7 g
Protein 119 g
Sugars 62 g</p>
<p>Fat 49%
Protein 21%
Carbs 30%</p>
<p>My camera decided to rebel and destroy every photo that I took this morning during my 2 mile beach walk by wiping out the Sd card which became unreadable. I walked to the nearest shopping center (3 miles RT) only to find out that not a single store had SD cards, but plenty carried swimwear. Out of desperation, I bought myself an outrageous swim suit - not to be worn even in private. It will be displayed on my bathroom wall to gently remind me to keep out of the candy dish. So, to sum it up: 5 miles of beach walking. Nothing to complain about. :)</p>
<p>Happy birthday, MOFWC! Have fun!</p>
<p>Happy Birthday, MOWC!</p>
<p>X-ray and ultrasound on my painful right calf showed nothing, but I’m going to limit my running and just keep doing yoga and try to get to the gym more. </p>
<p>Question: I think I would work out more if I went to a class, but the morning classes are 6 am to 7 am. I’m afraid I would either show up late or have to leave early. Those of you who regularly attend classes at their gym – is this a big deal? Does the instructor get really annoyed (or it depends on the instructor)?</p>
<p>CJaneread – you are making me want a Reuben sandwich…yum yum.</p>
<p>A true “thermometer” bathing suit! Probably worth every penny you paid.</p>
<p>I’ve absolutely given up shopping in stores. The last straw was getting online to confirm that REI had what I was looking for in stock at my local store, driving to get there, parking at the mall, only to find out they didn’t have it. Amazon Prime gives me “free 2nd day shipping” and every product on earth. The UPS man hates me, but why would I drive to a store when they NEVER have what I’m looking for? Try to find a Kitchen Aid salad spinner when your old one dies…</p>
<p>Have you tried reformatting the old SD card? It’s usually an option buried it the camera menus. Worth a shot.</p>
<p>“I’ve absolutely given up shopping in stores.”
-I’ve absolutely given up shopping, period…boring. I go only if my D. who dow not live at home is visiting and asking me to go with her. I look at it as spending time with her, I never buy anything for myslef, too lazy to look and then try, just get me out of this store ASAP. I even started wearing very “dead” swim suits. The trick is when they get “see thru”, then wear 2. one on top of another. I kill at least 2 suits in a summer, none of them, even the most expansive Speedo survive if yuo stay in chlorine for couple hours every day. The rest of swimming stuff I can easily buy on-line as you, interesteddad and much cheaper also at SwimOutlet. This summer I also managed to kill pair of fins and 2 swim caps, so had to replace them.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. Had a nice run this morning in Phila from WildChild’s apartment along the Schuylkill River trail. The crew teams were out on the river and there were lots of runners and bikers out. WildChild stayed inside on his bike trainer. It was 61 degrees outside. I’m feeling more charitable towards Philadelphia than I usually feel. I bought a new Phillies shirt yesterday!</p>