<p>I guess this has been flu. Just so yuck. Out of bed the last few hours but it really is lousy.</p>
<p>I got the shot, btw. Bummed.</p>
<p>Sorry you are sick, too, sewhappy. I am better than yesterday but still not well. My abs are really sore from the coughing incidents in yesterday’s run. Today I did a very slow 3 with just a couple of coughing stops. Nothing like yesterday. It was 68 degrees but now it is 35. Supposed to have a couple of days of sleet.</p>
<p>idad, isn’t the minimum 13 today?</p>
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<p>Yeah, I did 12 - 12 - 12 yesterday.</p>
<p>Today, I did 15 - 15 - 15 after the football game and before my chipotle chicken caesar salad. That’s all I did. Two full days on the sofa watching football.</p>
<p>Well, the football was worth it today. I didn’t watch but saw the results.</p>
<p>2 miles today + weights.</p>
<p>I’ve been playing around with the EMS stuff. The TechWick heavyweight top is actually warmer than the Power Stretch top. I think that it makes a better mid-layer than the Power Stretch - except for the Balacava. I had black track pants, black shoes, my black EMS running gloves and the Power Stretch on. My daughter said that I looked like a Ninja. Except for the fluorescent green zipper pull.</p>
That makes sense. Power Stretch is pretty much equivalent to the lightest 100-weight fitness fleece. Just a bit more wind resistant with with the smooth outside finish. For exercise, that’s a good thing. Power Stretch is almost too hot for high aerobic/sweat activity.
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Vitamin D has done wonders for me.</p>
<p>My doctor started having me take large doses 5 years ago, to get my blood level up to the 50 ng/ml range. Since that time I’ve had one bad chest cold, and that was during a time where I had been slacking a bit on taking my supplements.</p>
<p>For me this requires 5000-7000 IU/day, which is far higher than most recommendations you will see. You need a blood test to measure your level. It is nearly impossible to take too much though.</p>
<p>It can take a couple months at this dosage to get your levels up though. </p>
<p>[Vitamin</a> D and influenza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D_and_influenza]Vitamin”>Vitamin D and respiratory tract infections - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>It can take a couple months at this dosage to get your levels up though.</p>
<p>I’ve also found that taking 25,000-50,000 IU/day for a few days if I feel something coming on can help a lot too. You can get 5,000 IU caps now, they are tiny and dirt cheap.</p>
<p>YMMV, etc.</p>
<p>I’m using the Power Stretch in the office for warmer days and I guess I can use the TechWick for cooler days. It’s nice having various weights that you can use depending on the day.</p>
<p>Someone left a package of Trader Joes Peanut Butter cupcaks and a package of Trader Joes Whoopie Pies in the kitchen.</p>
<p>You’re killing me!</p>
<p>Good thing I have my eggs this morning.</p>
<p>Weights today. </p>
<p>I take 6000 IU of vitamin D per day. My dermatologist recommended this for me after I had some pre-cancerous things removed last year.</p>
<p>It’s so gorgeous here, I want to go for a walk/jog, but everything is wet and muddy from the melting snow. So I’m headed to the basement for a workout, but I can sneaking in the outdoor part of my warmup!</p>
<p>The scale tells me it’s time to track food for a while… So, that’s how I’m starting off the new week.</p>
<p>Lots of people went outside today but I don’t like the wet weather either. Especially with my ankle, which is improving.</p>
<p>Most of the goodies in the kitchen are gone now. Maybe I should have grabbed a cupcake. Or a half.</p>
<p>Carbs are good for long runs.</p>
<p>Hope everyone with colds and flu, aches and pains, is on the road to recovery.</p>
<p>BC, step away from the cupcakes.</p>
<p>They were all gone last time I was in the kitchen. I could have used a cupcake today for my run.</p>
<p>Someone left an entire cake in our copy room. It looked to be homemade and was in a square pan. By 2pm no one had touched it. At that point I dug into it and cut out a piece with a plastic spoon and put it on a paper towel. I don’t have BCE’s restraint. </p>
<p>It is 30 degrees and sleeting and I still have to run today. It would be a good day to make friends with the dreadmill again, but I don’t want to have a coughing spell at the gym and spread my germs, so I’m going to try to run outside. I’m prepared to bail after the streak mile if it’s just too awful or bothers my airway. I brought the new orange power fleece jacket (it’s not neon orange, iDad).</p>
<p>My Mountain Hardwear Super Power Tights …sounds like something Batman would wear…from Sierra Trading Post arrived today. Too warm here today (64 degrees/drizzly) to try them out. Did 4.23 today in shorts and t-shirt.<br>
I’m lounging in the tights post-run. I think they’re going to be just what I was looking for.</p>
<p>My friend at work did the Goofy Race at Disney World this past weekend…40,000 runners! She did the half marathon on Friday and the full marathon on Saturday…nuts.</p>
<p>Did a 3.0 mile walk (outside) and a short workout with weights–total time (walk–50 minutes/workout 40 minutes) Trying to get back to doing the New Rules workout that I was doing last year. Do the New Rules guys have a DVD, Idad? I think I do better with a DVD to follow. I can follow the plan in the book, but I don’t have confidence that my form is the best or that I’m doing the exercises correctly. I guess I’d feel better if I could see a demonstration. I’m very much a visual learner–reading about the exercise and just seeing a photo isn’t enough for me.</p>
<p>2.3 mile slow jog
So far okay on the food yesterday and today</p>
<p>Thanks for reminding me! The deluxe Kindle version of New Rules of Lifting Supercharged is supposed to have been released. It has videos of all the exercises, most of which are also in New Rules of Lifting for Life. </p>
<p>I’ll grab it and let you know if it’s worth the $18 or whatever for the videos. The iPad version has been out for a couple of weeks, but will only play on iPads and iPhones.</p>
<p>7 miles. It gets easier if you run every day.</p>
<p>I walked outside, about 45 minutes total; went to the gym this afternoon where I warmed up on the treadmill, and then did a circuit of 14 weight machines. </p>
<p>I am depressed because the smallish gym at H’s work is shutting down for at least six months. The weight machines available have made such a difference in my workouts. In addition to two circuits of different brand machines, they also have free weights, cable weight stations, and a bench press. The next nearest gym is LA Fitness. Any pros or cons? I don’t want to get stuck in a pricey contract…</p>