<p>BB:</p>
<p>That’s awful. I’m so glad that you didn’t hear of all this until afterwards. That would add an element that you really didn’t need on your hike.</p>
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<p>HOPS:</p>
<p>Only one round today. 10 squats, 10 pushups, 10 swings. Did them after 1/2 mile intervals on the Airdyne. My legs were jelly and my lungs were toast when I headed down to the basement. I knew on the first squat that one perfunctory set was all I had today!</p>
<p>My post disappeared! Awful, BB. Glad you weren’t out there that day.</p>
<p>6.1 miles today.</p>
<p>It’s been a long time.</p>
<p>I guess I’m feeling a lot better these days.</p>
<p>I ran into my tennis friend that was diagnosed with diabetes a little over a year ago.</p>
<p>He looks great.</p>
<p>He played 2.5 hours of tennis today and did a Zumba class (in NH, not ME). I didn’t ask him about the diabetes because we were in a public area but I’ll see if I can ask him the next time we meet.</p>
<p>BCE - you have been rockin on the miles this year</p>
<p>I checked the web - the Japanese girl apparently is OK and on the road to recovery. Aful, awful, awful… The folks we encountered on the trail and at the camp were all so nice and friendly! Mr B even commented how refreshing it was to see so many nice people in the same place. It was just one bad apple… Despite the terrible incident, I would hike that trail again in a heartbeat.</p>
<p>4 miles and a change today, that adds up to 8 miles this year. 
Nothing to brag about, but it is what it is.</p>
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<p>Sometimes, I guess you just draw the wrong card from the deck. I think everyone I’ve met on the hiking trails has been friendly enough. Just playing the odds, I feel like they are probably more in my favor on hiking trails than most anywhere else.</p>
<p>It sounds like there is more to this story than just a random stranger passing on the trail and shoving her off a cliff. Apparently, they had hung out at the campground. It did catch my attention in one of the trip reports of people hanging out long term at the campgrounds on Kalalau Trail.</p>
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<p>I’m stuck in the winter for walk/jogging. The pathway from the condos to the less busy street is buried deep in snow. The main road is no place to be jogging/walking (narrow winding road with limited shoulders and fairly high speed traffic. That’s OK. Perfect excuse to torture myself on the Airdyne.</p>
<p>Listening to the rest of the Lustig podcast, he makes a rather jarring claim that nowhere has there ever been a single study that shows a correlation between increased exercise by itself and weight loss.</p>
<p>[640:</a> Dr. Robert Lustig Takes On Big Food With FAT CHANCE | The Livin La Vida Low-Carb Show](<a href=“http://www.thelivinlowcarbshow.com/shownotes/7254/640-dr-robert-lustig-takes-on-big-food-and-u-s-government-with-fat-chance/]640:”>http://www.thelivinlowcarbshow.com/shownotes/7254/640-dr-robert-lustig-takes-on-big-food-and-u-s-government-with-fat-chance/)</p>
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<p>MOWC:</p>
<p>Big win on the new Brooks booties! The smaller size in the 4E width fit like gloves. I am completely intolerant of shoes that are tight across the toes or my forefoot. Tight toe box causes numbness. Tight across the ball of my foot aggravates my bunion. I typically have to put up with shoes that are a half size too long to get enough width, but the extra wides did the trick with better length and a better fit overall. Plus, my feet are little smaller than they were when I weighed 250 pounds! Ordering two pair from Zappos is a big help. I could wear either pair, but being able to try them on side by side is great.</p>
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<p>idad- the only people that can out exercise a bad diet are young and exercise beyond the ability of most people.
I realize it is anecdotal but my group of buddies ate and drank a lot but we exercised hard. Lifted. ran etc. We were all thin and strong. Most never changed our diets. some never changed our drinking but we never stopped exercising. All of us are heavier than we should be with the exception of the few that watch their diet.</p>
<p>Anyone with better judgment that me would have ended his or her running streak today. I do have a bad cold for the first time in 2 years. I also managed to overdose myself last night on Mucinex and feel, 13 hours later, like I have had 3 strong drinks. I misread the dosage and I’m very sensitive to medications. So- 49 degrees and raining and I’m out there weaving through my 1.2 miles in a drugged haze. Aren’t I special? Have a business function after work and running in the rain at lunch wouldn’t work due to said after work business function.</p>
<p>Five pound party – but am concerned that I am dropping very fast right now. Now down 86 w/BMI of 27.4 – 5 lbs. to my wedding day weight, 16 to initial goal, 26 to where I’d really like to be.</p>
<p>Congrats CD!!! Yay for you! :)</p>
<p>I got my Fitbit in the mail yesterday. Tried the sleep tracking last night. As I suspected I wake up every hour. H’s snoring is so bad. May have to start sleeping in one of the other bedrooms. Will see how far I walk today since I won’t be in the gym today. Have book club here tonight so have cleaning and shopping to do! A different type of workout!</p>
<p>Excellent, Countingdown! PARTY!!!</p>
<p>Congrats, CD! </p>
<p>NM, I’ll be interested in how the Fitbit works for you. I am intrigued by these devices. I’d love to put one on my snoring bedmate. He doesn’t think he has a problem. Good luck with your book group!</p>
<p>PlantMom–my cooking habits have evolved, too, as I have learned it’s not necessary to have bread/pasta as part of a complete plate! We eat quinoa, bulgar, brown rice, potatoes (white & sweet), & beans. And a pretty colorful selection of veggies.</p>
<p>My family is good with all this and pretty much eats anything, whether it’s seasoned to be Chinese, Thai, Mexican, or Middle Eastern. The only problem is when we have guests who aren’t in the program. I’ve seen someone pick at everything on the plate, eat almost nothing, then get up and ask who wants to go out for ice cream! Guess they were still hungry…</p>
<p>I guess if you go overboard by some people’s standards, it’s counterproductive. But our meals aren’t “weird”–really they’re not! I mean, it’s not all raw and/or vegan like some people insist upon. We eat meat! And fish and chicken.</p>
<p>I checked my Brooks runners - they are getting quite worn out. Zappos, here I come! But before that, I have to drive a few miles and check the Brooks outlet in Bot Hell. </p>
<p>MOfWC, I hear you, it is quite possible to OD on OTC meds, especially if you are on the smaller side, weigh much less than the “average person”, and/or if you have a quirky metabolism. I personally can’t stand any pain meds except Vitamin I. Hope you are feeling better today. I’ve had something like the cold/flu you described, and it is not cool.</p>
<p>CD - yay! Party time! A nice, tall glass of bubbly… mineral water and some celery sticks. JK.</p>
<p>mommusic, that might drive me crazy. Our diet change was precipitated by PlantH’s heart issues. The people we have over all know about it, and woe to anyone who would dare to say they’d like something different My mother told me once, before I had my first dinner party, that what was most important in entertaining people was A) not to drink wine before the guests arrived, and B) to remember that most people are just happy to be invited as a guest. If you make them feel like a guest, they’re not going to care too much about what you feed them. Part A is certainly wise (!) and Part B I think is mostly true, especially in this day and age! </p>
<p>When I started the radical reformation of our diet, I vowed that I would make healthy food taste good. I think I’ve succeeded, even with our changing palates! Good luck with your cooking adventures, it’s good to know there are others who have successfully made similar modifications!</p>
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<p>That’s a pretty good immune system.</p>
<p>Idad have you tried lacing your shoes differently? I know my daughters cc coach recommends the method shown on the Altra shoe website (that MOWC turned me on to). It opens up the toebox.</p>
<p>Rats!!! Brooks redesigned their Pure line, and their version 2 is not getting positive reviews. Of course, the old Pure in my size are pretty much sold out everywhere. Grrrr… Gotta check Brooks’ own site.</p>
<p>Back to working out this week after getting a nasty cold/cough–first one I’ve had in ages. I’m surprised at how sore my muscles are after taking 12 days off–I feel like a beginner. I did a 3 mile walk with friends on Saturday, 4 miles on Sunday, and then did TRX class on Monday, kettle bell class yesterday, and today my body needs a rest. Had planned on doing spinning this morning, but bagged it and went to the gym and walked on the treadmill, stretched, and sat in the sauna. Sauna helped, but I’m feeling like all that down time has really set me back. Ugh.</p>
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