<p>CJane, you ran. Your body was probably very desirous of carbs after that, and you probably did it good giving it some.</p>
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<p>Running outside is always a nice option to have if the weather is good. And for the die-hards, even if the weather isn’t so good. I didn’t get a chance to run today so it will be P90X Yoga tonight.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, notrichenough. I will schedule a check-up, I guess, and find out where my D is at. Hate taking pills of any kind, even vitamins, but maybe the supplements would help.</p>
<p>Re: salmon – we buy the canned wild at Trader Joe’s (excellent) and we buy a lot of the Trident frozen wild salmon at Costco, which we think is much better quality than any salmon we’ve bought fresh outside of the Northwest. My DH and I can get about three meals with some leftovers out of a $26 bag of the frozen fillets. </p>
<p>We also are eating sardines in olive oil, of late. They are more popular here in the Northeast and delicious if your tastes run in that direction. I will have then on a cracker for lunch a lot. </p>
<p>One thing I’m wondering is if I might actually be exercising for me. I’ve been pushing it and I’m wondering if maybe my sweet spot for exercise is actually a notch or two less intensity. My body just feels really tired.</p>
<p>Hopefully your doctor is knowledgeable about vitamin D and supplementation. Many will only look to see that you are above the bottom of the reference range (usually 20, sometimes 30) and deem it sufficient, whereas the optimal level is much higher than the bottom of the range.</p>
<p>I’ll have to look for the frozen salmon at BJ’s. I do miss it, but the last half-dozen times we got it at the store it was horrible.</p>
<p>4.1 miles, descending pace (8:13 → 7:30). Surprisingly, felt great!</p>
<p>Luckily for me, pysicians here in the PNW are well aware of Vit D issues. I take a supplement - tiny white pills from Costco, Nature Made brand. They are so easy to take, because they are the size of a breadcrumb. :)</p>
Bunsen, such fleet feet!!!
Well, no surprise, looks like I pulled into Carbsville big time today:
Cals 1113
Fat 16 g
Carbs 187 g
Fiber 5 g
Protein 39 g
Sugars 50 g
Fat 14%
Carbs 71%
Protein 15%
<p>CJANE:</p>
<p>If 187 grams of carbs were the end of the world, nobody would weigh under 400 pounds! You’ll survive…</p>
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<p>No workout for me. Concert tonight at the great little 200 seat joint up the road. Texas Swing [Asleep</a> at the Wheel](<a href=“Asleep at the Wheel - Route 66 - YouTube”>Asleep at the Wheel - Route 66 - YouTube).</p>
<p>Any concert that includes a [Waylon</a> Jennings song](<a href=“Waylon Jennings - Bob Wills is Still the King (Studio Version) - YouTube”>Waylon Jennings - Bob Wills is Still the King (Studio Version) - YouTube) is a good concert.</p>
<p>Great pace. Sounds like training for Boston is going well.</p>
<p>BB is FAST!!!</p>
<p>Fun concert, iDad. I love Asleep at the Wheel. One of my Texas friends used to work for them (office manager stuff). I have a cat named Waylon Jennings. He shot out the door this morning (indoor Ragdoll cat) and I was crawling on my stomach under the neighbor’s car to retrieve him after my (short) run.</p>
<p>Going to see the therapist again today for my neck. It’s starting to feel better. I hope she’ll tell me that I can do a workout. I’ve only been walking for the last two weeks, which is OK and better than nothing, but I really do think I feel better mentally when I work out. I’ve been feeling down for the last two weeks.</p>
<p>Re fresh wild caught salmon–do you guys have Whole Foods grocery stores? The fish market there is great. They always have wild caught salmon from the Pacific Northwest and often it’s on sale. If the salmon isn’t on sale, some other fish is–depending on what’s in season. I always thought I hated fish–I grew up in the midwest in a family where we had fish sticks or some other awful stuff on Fridays (this was back in the day when Catholics ate fish on Friday). When I moved to New England, I had access to fresh fish and couldn’t believe the difference. I’m spoiled now and rarely eat frozen fish.</p>
<p>My wife buys frozen salmon at one particular store of a local supermarket - the other supermarkets in the chain don’t carry it. We like it better than the frozen stuff at BJs and Trader Joes. We don’t have a Whole Foods nearby - they keep talking about opening on in our area. The closest is about 50 minutes away. We do visit one near our son but I wouldn’t want to bring perishable stuff home - well maybe in the wintertime. We’re happy with our current source though.</p>
<p>I can’t stand canned salmon though it’s okay with the rest of my family.</p>
<p>"Try to get my vitamin D by walking/running outside every day. What more can I try? "
-Everybody absolutely has to do weights, no matter amount of other exercises. I am having hard time currently fitting weights into my schedule, but I am working on it. I do not want to loose any height. I want to be able to fall very hard and not break any bones. I do not want to take D, calcium, fish oil though. I love salmon though and I do not care which one, good, bad, I love them all, the more fishy smelly, the better. However, the wild one taste the worst, we never buy it. So far, I am as tall as I always been and I hope to maintain it. And pretty recently I fell really hard on really on pavement while moving pretty fast. I was very sure that something was broken, but nothing was. The only dmamge is phychological, cannot pull myself back to rollerblading, which I love and miss terribly.</p>
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<p>Thank goodness you are OK.</p>
<p>My wife snapped her wrist with just a little slip on an icy sidewalk. Surgery, screws, plates, rehab. Not good. The surgeon did three from the same morning.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t even think about rollerblading (or ice skating) our age without some serious wrist and elbow protection. I know it’s wimply, but who wants broken bones at places that don’t really heal that perfectly?</p>
<p>Weights doesn’t help a Vitamin D deficiency, Miami.</p>
<p>"My wife snapped her wrist with just a little slip on an icy sidewalk. "
-I hope your wife is OK. I am very prone to slipping on ice, we do not go walking when ti si slippery. I love ice skating also but not as much as rollerblading.
In my case, wrist bands and knee pads are absolute must. I never ever rollerblade without. Unfortunately, I happen to fall on elbow and was extremely surprised that I did not break it. I had hard time getting up, something shook badly in my head, but I did not hit it. And, agewise, I am sure that I am ancient in comparison to everybody else here.</p>
<p>More Christmas in October fitness stuff:</p>
<p>Wow. You ladies are probably familiar with this sort of thing what with all the lulemon and so forth, but I just got a couple of pieces made with Polartec Power Stretch fabric. Awesome. Should be just the ticket for cold weather hiking – maybe borderline too hot for cold weather running…</p>
<p>This stuff is very thin fleece (like Bean’s fitness fleece or 100 wt polartech fleece) on the inside. The outside is woven like a tech shirt. But, it’s super stretchy, so unlike a normal bulky fleece layer, it’s tight and fitted. Can be worn as a top layer or as a super warm base layer under a wind breaker or rain jacket. Perfect to turn my rain shell pants and jacket into super warm/super wind proof winter gear for cold weather exercise. Although I don’t know that I have the chutzpah to wear it, also perfect for CJANE’s ski leggings approach.</p>
<p>Marshall’s/TJ’s has a very limited selection of Marmot Power Stretch 1/2 zip tops, although I found closeouts on a better selection of colors for the same price on the net.</p>
<p>[Power</a> Stretch 1/2 zip top](<a href=“Marmot: Outdoor Clothing & Gear Made for Adventure”>Marmot: Outdoor Clothing & Gear Made for Adventure)
[Power</a> Stretch pants](<a href=“Marmot: Outdoor Clothing & Gear Made for Adventure”>Marmot: Outdoor Clothing & Gear Made for Adventure)</p>
<p>The shirt/top is so comfy I might end up sleeping in it this winter!</p>
<p>TJ’s usually has some Marmot in the women’s activewear as well! Great deals!</p>
<p>Bromfield, glad to hear you’re on the mend.</p>
<p>Half price deals on this stuff are still hardly bargains, but… </p>
<p>at least some of it is flexible enough to be worn in several different ways. Having some warm base layer options turns the lightweight ripstop nylon rain jacket and pants into a pretty darn good winter snow/wind suit.</p>
<p>The power stretch pants under the soft shell hiking pants would probably be warm enough for a polar expedition (or a football game!).</p>
<p>One thing is for sure… as an ol’ (formerly) fat guy, I never in my wildest dreams thought I would ever buy clothing that was tight and stretchy. At 250 pounds, you go for the loose, blousey look!</p>
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Aha… perhaps that explains a few things…</p>
<p>jk</p>