<p>90 minute walk/run with the neighbors. Cleaning house in anticipation of holiday company. Will probably do some weights in the basement this afternoon and hope the dog doesn’t poop.</p>
<p>BC, I feel your pain - this cold is something else! I’m still not even close to 100 percent. 
Do I go for a run today or do I let my body rest some more, that is the million dollar question. Alternatively, I can play with my metal toys and do some other strength exercises, of course.</p>
<p>A side note… Did anyone watch the AMA last night? I thought that Pink looked pretty good for a woman who had a baby not so long ago (and I liked the song, too):</p>
<p>[P!nk</a> - Try ( American Music Awards 2012 ) - YouTube](<a href=“P!nk - Try ( American Music Awards 2012 ) - YouTube”>P!nk - Try ( American Music Awards 2012 ) - YouTube)</p>
<p>Got the tooth cleaned out but I need another appointment to get it filled. The endodontist put in a medicated filling and told me not to chew on that side. Also gave me prescriptions for another antibiotic and some powerful pain-killers. I don’t think that I’ll need the painkillers - if I do, I will start with Advil. We’ll find out in a few hours. I was going around writing answers when people asked me questions because the left-side of my mouth is numb.</p>
<p>The next appointment is for next Tuesday. I asked them to call me if something opens up sooner as I’d like to get this over with and get off the antibiotics. Then I get to get a crown done. I’m hoping that I don’t have to wait too long to get all of this work done.</p>
<p>BTW, I do love modern medicine - the tech stuff involved is incredible.</p>
<p>I may go down to the gym to workout for a while. I could use some food too but I don’t think that I should eat until I get sensation back. I’d hate to do some damage and not know about it until later on.</p>
<p>Punched the clock. Or, more accurately, the clock punched me. I’m fighting a stubborn head cold – runny nose, etc. – even though I don’t feel sick. So, I kinda had to just make myself go do the workout. Second week of New Rules of Lifting for Life Phase 3. I’ve got a fun bunch of exercises. The walking lunges with 40 lbs of DBs and the single leg deadlifts are giving my legs a good workout.</p>
<p>CORE is stability ball mountain climbers. Man, they burn my abs.</p>
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<p>I am trying to talk myself into not making stuffing with my turkey on Thanksgiving.</p>
<p>Light day today. Some foam roller activity, little bit of TRX Lunges (a favorite of all ;)), and some shoulder stability work…</p>
<p>I think I need to do some exercising before the lights go out… It is windy and rainy, and the lights have flickered several times today.</p>
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You could do a vegetable stuffing.</p>
<p>My mom always made a meat stuffing similar to this:</p>
<p>[My</a> Family’s Meat Stuffing For A Turkey Recipe - Food.com - 142936](<a href=“http://www.food.com/recipe/my-familys-meat-stuffing-for-a-turkey-142936]My”>http://www.food.com/recipe/my-familys-meat-stuffing-for-a-turkey-142936)</p>
<p>Seems to be lots of colds going around. If you go to the doctor have them check your vitamin D levels and start supplementing. This is the time of year where the sun can no longer create vitamin D in your skin in much of the country, and our internal reserves start to get depleted.</p>
<p>Having adequate vitD levels can do wonders for avoiding winter colds and flu. My incidence of illness in the winter has dropped to almost zero since my doctor had me start supplementing. It’s been remarkable, really - one bad cold in 5 years.</p>
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<p>I’m thinking about a Bobby Flay dish – roast brussel sprouts, yukon gold potatoes, bacon, onion. I could roast that right in the Weber in a foil pan under the turkey for the last 45 minutes, after I’ve pullled my gravy drippings.</p>
<p>I love my stuffing, but – honestly – with the turkey and the gravy, do I really need to be eating big mounds of bread? I’ll do my stuffing in the Christmas turkey. Once is probably enough.</p>
<p>Bunsen- I didn’t get to watch the AMA. I was still partying with the Monkeys. Pizza and beer on Sunday night is a Monkey tradition. I don’t stay late enough for the serious drinking, though.</p>
<p>The ultra-marathon champ that comes down for Monkey told me he will have an average of 120 miles a week this year. Can you even imagine? He is 43 and has a day job…</p>
<p>One woman ran a 50K trail race (31 mikes or so) on Saturday and Monkey on Sunday.</p>
<p>I’m pretty low key compared to some of these folks!</p>
<p>Hmmm. We have powers of .1 here as levels.</p>
<p>^^Yikes is all I can say. 120 miles a week? I cannot imagine doing that, unless I have to commute by running. A Monkey after a trail 50K? Ouch.</p>
<p>I did not get to watch the AMA either thinking that the best stuff would end up un YouTube anyway, but apparently the video of PSY and MC Hammer “duet” which was the other highlight of the night was quickly removed from the web. My general observation: the country singers are usually the only ones who can sing live (and sing well!) at these performances, the rest sound awful without autotuning.</p>
<p>://leahthorvilson.com/blog/2012/11/19/monkey-business/</p>
<p>Put http in front of the above and read an excellent summary of the Monkey with lots of swag pictures. Written by the female winner/course record setter. (she’s a world class runner)</p>
<p>'I am trying to talk myself into not making stuffing with my turkey on Thanksgiving"
-Meijer cook much better turkey then we have ever done. Stuffing though goes to garbage along with gravy. Too much waste, but they do not sell just a turkey, got to buy dinner, so it is not my fault that junk has to go where it belongs, salty, really bad tasing junk. But turkey is usually very good (way way overpriced though).
Not much viewing TV here, not much time at home at all.</p>
<p>Oh, for goodness sake – eat some stuffing! It’s Thanksgiving! :)</p>
<p>What is AMA?</p>
<p>90 minutes with the girls this morning. Food shopping. Maybe weights later. Lost of cooking. I’m already tired.</p>
<p>OK. You talked me into it. Just did the big T-giving shop and brought home the ingredients for stuffing in the bird. I’ll forgo the Julia Child creamed onions.</p>
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The American Music Awards.</p>
<p>Pink was amazing! The PSY-MC Hammer mash-up was very entertaining too, although I’d like to slap the producer who thinks the TV viewers would rather see random audience members dancing instead of the action on the stage.</p>
<p>I read an article today that the average Thanksgiving meal is 3000-5000 calories. Yikes.</p>
<p>Maybe the stuffing isn’t such a great idea. ;)</p>
<p>Thanksgiving meal doesn’t have to be that caloric. It’s all about portion control! Seriously – you can eat anything you want; just keep the portions small.</p>
<p>Stuffing is my favorite part of Thanksgiving especially if it’s been cooked in the bird. Creamed onions? I’ve never understood the appeal. I’ll eat the whole meal, but not to excess.</p>
<p>1.1 miles - it felt good from the perspective of having a clear head. My tooth started aching though. I must do some amount of clenching when I run.</p>
<p>Went to the Y for free weights. Used the kettle-ball for one exercise (three-point rows). The kettle-ball is easier to grab as you don’t have to worry about balance as you would with a dumbbell.</p>
<p>4 miles - yeah! Had to use the dreadmill since it got too dark and too rainy to run outside. My cold is slowly going away, the nasty cough is almost gone, however, whatever is left of it, comes out at night. Grrr…</p>
<p>Here is a link to the Yahoo article on the ungodly number of calories in a typical Thanksgiving meal. The person who get to cook the bulk of it, apparently, burns 700 calories by running around the kitchen and doing all of the chopping etc. :)</p>
<p>[The</a> Biggest Thanksgiving Calorie Bomb & Fun Thanksgiving Trivia | Holiday Entertaining - Yahoo! Shine](<a href=“The Biggest Thanksgiving Calorie Bomb & Fun Thanksgiving Trivia”>The Biggest Thanksgiving Calorie Bomb & Fun Thanksgiving Trivia)</p>
<p>Creamed onions? Yuck. That is one of the dishes I’m not wild about.</p>