<p>All this talk of exploding oatmeal got me thinking. Is there such a thing as a self-cleaning microwave oven? Now <em>that</em> would be a nice appliance to have.</p>
<p>Accupuncture, hour core/stretching, 3 mile tempo @7:30, steam/sauna.</p>
<p>Another oatmeal FYI - Trader Joes has the precooked frozen steel cut oatmeal in sealed plastic (open the package, drop the frozen oatmeal in a bowl and micro still warm - easy peasy and good) or they have a container of “quick” steel cut oats - I think it’s a five minute process. </p>
<p>Just bought some almond milk will have to try it in my oatmeal in the morning!</p>
<p>5 miles.</p>
<p>I’ve been at the office for 12.5 miles and have to run to Trader Joes before it closes. Sometimes you just run out of time for workouts.</p>
<p>Go, Dad II, gooooooo!!! (cue in my loudest cheering voice possible :))</p>
<p>Thanks PM and BB.</p>
<p>2.2 miles in 20 minutes and then interval between 4.5 and 8 MPH- total 3.2 miles. </p>
<p>Several sets of different weights. </p>
<p>Fully aware that exercise is not the answer to weight loss. Will start to cut intakes from tomorrow morning. </p>
<p>Pretty excited about possibly go to about 10% body fat - never have been there in my memory.</p>
<p>Punched the clock in the basement, although it was actually quite a good workout. One thing about doing the same two workouts for a month or more is that you really see the progress with each exercise. Barbell front squats, single leg squats from the weight bench, and pushups with my hands in the Jungle Gym straps were all the best I’ve done. The DB 3-pt rows were tough as they have been since I bumped up to 65 pounds. I’m pretty good for about 8 reps, but 12 reps is a struggle.</p>
<p>Two sets of HOPS challenge, 10 reps of each exercise, so 20 of each.</p>
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<p>If I can finish out day three with no midnight snack, I’m hanging in there on the food tracking. Just under 1700 calories. High carb day (137 grams/104 grams net) because I had split pea soup for lunch and a huge salad for dinner. But, still good on the sugar (43 grams).</p>
<p>Good luck DadII.</p>
<p>6 miles outside in the dark. We’ve had so much rain that I had to go through a couple really cold ankle deep puddles. SmartWool socks really did the job. Not much coughing during the run and less after than the last couple of days. I’m getting better.</p>
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<p>Running 6 miles through ankle deep puddles, after dark, while sick. Definitely wins the “you are an animal” award for the day! :)</p>
<p>I didn’t feel that animalish, but thanks! I couldn’t walk around the stupid puddles because the grass was flooded, too. At least it wasn’t ice! My eating has to improve and reduce…</p>
<p>I’m just trying to tighten it up for a few weeks, knock off a couple of accumulated holiday pounds, and get lean and mean (for an ol’ formerly fat guy). I was down 2.8 pounds in three days this morning, but I think that was water weight (in both directions), first from noshing on salted cashews and then from not noshing on salted cashews!</p>
<p>I should drop a few pounds pretty quickly eating 1800 calories a day. I don’t know if a five pound party is in the cards or not. I’ll kind of know when I stop losing weight at 1800 calories a day. I can’t see eating less than that or staying at 1800 calories a day for very long. That means no snacks.</p>
<p>Did it not occur to the researchers that sometimes people aren’t exercising because of underlying health problems and thus already more vulnerable to flu with or without exercise?</p>
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<p>I’m sure that is something they considered. However most likely those with underlying health problems that keep them from exercising were probably not included in the study…</p>
<p>4.6 miles yesterday…longest run to date. My first mile is always the slowest. Seems like it should be the fastest but is not…ever. Had to do a lot of puddle dodging. Oh well, at least my new purple Mountain Hardware super power tights were perfect!</p>
<p>Nothing but walking yesterday. Back to the gym today. Snow on the way but we are right on the border of “a dusting” to six inches. Hard to tell. I know that doesn’t sound like much to some of you folks, but it’s a lot for us! </p>
<p>Calories too high yesterday; 1428 and way too many carbs. Butternut squash soup for lunch seemed to trigger it. Today’s a new day.</p>
<p>Traveling today - shouldn’t because still hacking and sneezing. Can’t believe I’m being one of those bad people who spread germs. But the trip was already planned and to a warm sunny place so I’m going. Hopefully ear drums won’t explode.</p>
<p>Enjoy Sewhappy - maybe the warm weather will be just what the doctor ordered.</p>
<p>Packmom, though I am a newbie runner, I always find the first 10 minutes to be the hardest/slowest - the FIRST minute may be quicker but until I get my breathing under control (and I think I am still anxious whenever I start a run) the first mile or so is sloppy. Middle mile is best. Last mile (only 3 for me at this point!) might slow down a little.</p>
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<p>Go PackMom! The recent 39 mins was my longest. Like you and Abasket, my first mile is slower, too. I do that intentionally because the whole run just feels better when I do. If I want to start off faster it needs to be a shorter run.</p>
<p>Yesterday I did a combo of treadmill, bike, and weights at the gym, and since I knew I was only going to run for 15 minutes I bumped up the speed.</p>
<p>Glad to hear the new tights are working out well. Love the ones I’ve got, but if I lived somewhere where the temperatures tend to drop lower I might be interested in checking out something designed for serious brrr.</p>
<p>I’ve run forever and my first mile feels like crap and is slow.</p>
<p>I usually feel better on the first mile if I haven’t eaten anything for several hours.</p>