<p>I mixed up my workout today. First I did my core stuff, then lower body weights, then I ran a mile on the treadmill, and then did my upper body and stretching. </p>
<p>All these milestones are taxing my abilities to find new and exciting light up accessories. The search leads to some unusual places, and not in a good way!</p>
<p>Oh, I found the perfect gift for you MOWC:</p>
<p>[Running</a> Dessert iPhone Case by SpotOfTees](<a href=“http://www.cafepress.com/+running_dessert_iphone_4_slider_case%2C596431072?cmp=pfc--ca--us--443--596431072&utm_term=596431072&utm_content=ChannelAdvisor_US_pricegrabber&utm_campaign=iPhone%2B4%2BSlider%2BCase&utm_medium=productfeed&sourcecode=affiliate&utm_source=CSE&pid=5185601]Running”>http://www.cafepress.com/+running_dessert_iphone_4_slider_case%2C596431072?cmp=pfc--ca--us--443--596431072&utm_term=596431072&utm_content=ChannelAdvisor_US_pricegrabber&utm_campaign=iPhone%2B4%2BSlider%2BCase&utm_medium=productfeed&sourcecode=affiliate&utm_source=CSE&pid=5185601)</p>
<p>It doesn’t light up, but I like the message!</p>
<p>Did some mall walking today. My back and knee are a little cranky today. No idea why.
Close to my 10,000 steps goal and have 7 out of 10 flights of stairs complete. </p>
<p>Awesome sabaray! 10 lb party!!! YAY for you! :)</p>
<p>Congrats to you MOWC! That is a fantastic run! Hooray!!! :)</p>
<p>My sweet treat for Valentine’s Day is some fresh pineapple. Can hardly wait!</p>
<p>blankmind- I love that case! Very cool. We had piles of mini-bundt cakes here at work today from a fabulous bakery. It was the company’s treat for us for Valentine’s Day (and also we got bonuses). I ate a whole mini-bundt. Oh well. </p>
<p>Thanks, everyone. I appreciate the support.</p>
<p>I hope DadII is doing OK!</p>
<p>Took yesterday off after Tuesday night of all out sprints. My right calf tightened up big time. Didn’t feel any effects while running?</p>
<p>Today the usual warmup core/strength/stretch routine followed by 4 miles on the treadmill - 8:30/7:30/6:30/8:30</p>
<p>Yay Sabaray. Ten pound party! That’s a nice chunk of change!</p>
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<p>Glorious winter hike in the White Mountains today. Cloudy this morning, clearing as I started my hike, blue sky by the time I got to the top. The scenery and views of snowy mountains were awesome.</p>
<p>Lot of snow, slightly packed trail. I took the snow shoes, but stuck with the hiking boots/microspikes the whole time. Could have gone either way. It was kind of like walking in beach sand. Definitely a good workout. Nowhere near CJANE’s pace. 3.7 miles in 3.5 hours including rest stops. About 1400 feet of elevation. I was about 20 minutes slower in the snow than I was on dirt back at Thanksgiving. Exactly the same coming down, but about 30 minutes slower going up. People had obviously been on the trail, but I never saw another soul, except snowmobile riders on the path through the Notch from the same parking lot.</p>
<p>Wore lightweight base layer top and bottom. Hiking pants an my hybrid power stretch fleece top. Put on a hooded down jacket while munching almonds and sipping coffee in the sunshine at the summit. It was below freezing on the trail because my water tube was starting to freeze on the way down when I wasn’t drinking as often.</p>
<p>Congrats again, Sabaray, on the 10 lb loss! </p>
<p>I took the day off, completely. It’s raining here. Finally. And it’s Valentine’s Day. I received a pound of dark chocolate from my DH. Fortunately, it’s in small individually wrapped foils, so there will not be a repeat of the Christmas Godiva inhalation. Must focus on tomorrow.</p>
<p>idad–nice hike. I’m hoping to see the beach sand equivalent, soon.</p>
<p>Beautiful day here, but it’s been a long day. I did make it to the gym the past two days; hooray. Headed off to see D for the day; already scoped out where I could eat that wouldn’t be a diet buster. A kebab shop in partnership with the University hospital for heart healthy meals! How much better can it get? D also likes to eat there, so that’s where we’re headed. I’m also making my first foray to a Trader Joe’s; what should I absolutely not pass up while I’m there? Soliciting recommendations!</p>
<p>Three miles on the treadmill at a little faster pace than normal- felt good! I will admit there is a cupcake with my name on it that I plan on enjoying with a glass of milk later!!!</p>
<p><a href=“Snowshoes for Running and Racing | Runner's World”>Snowshoes for Running and Racing | Runner's World;
<p>Check out these snowshoe reviews! For running, mainly, but boy do they look cool! I can see iDad in a pair of these gliding like a gazelle over his trails!</p>
<p>Congrats, saba, ten pounds is a great achievement. And you really have been diligent in the tracking department and have had some very low calorie count days, so you definitely deserve to have seen the scale move in the right direction.</p>
<p>Nice hike, idad, but, yes, VERY different conditions than my hike, that’s for sure.
No real work out for me today. Did a brisk 40 minute walk in the sunshine and spent the rest of the day sightseeing.</p>
<p>3 miles. Barbell squat, military press, curls, pushups, upper abs, lower abs, obliques, glutes.</p>
<p>2269 calories, 27% carbs. The weightlifting has increased my appetite.</p>
<p>I came up with the great idea of making hot chocolate with my protein drink.</p>
<p>It didn’t work out so well.</p>
<p>Highly unrecommended.</p>
<p>It’s a lot better cold.</p>
<p>Sabaray- awesome! Congrats.</p>
<p>BCEagle- Ewwww.</p>
<p>The office building for my new job has a small gym in it with 9 Nautilus-type weight machines, a full set of dumbbells and benches, and a bunch of cardio equipment.</p>
<p>Pretty good for free.</p>
<p>I always end a workout by doing pushups to failure. I can only do half as many as I could before my back got hurt… it’s good to be working out again.</p>
<p>Added 5 pounds over the holidays too… gotta work on that as well.</p>
<p>As I posted on another thread, I combined Valentine’s Day with a fitness walk…inspired by a guy in San Francisco who <em>bicycled</em> around San Francisco and recorded his heart-shaped route (up and down hills cause that’s how SF is), I did a cross-country heart-shaped hike and sent the Google Pedestrian path to my DH. :)</p>
<p>The actual path was less heart-shaped than intended, due to terrain and a fence (note to self: Use Satellite Image for the best idea of what’s actually on the ground in that blank space). But it was a great walk in the sun–I had a pretty good head wind for part of the way and the terrain was mostly rough.</p>
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<p>Alas, I usually play the role of the wildebeast, getting chased down from behind, when I’m hiking!</p>
<p>I spent the uphill time today working on trying to slow down and use the rest step, even when it leveled off for a bit. On some of the steep bits, I was a taking a complete breath (inhale and exhale) for each step.</p>
<p>Abasket - the cupcake is your reward for running faster! If you run your mile pace 2 minutes faster for 30 minutes you’ve burned an extra 120 calories and have “earned” the cupcake. Believe it or not that’s one of the incentives that got me motivated to run faster.</p>
<p>I chose a nap this evening instead of working out…</p>
Works for me OhioPublic!!
Mom music that is a really cool idea!!!
<p>Cals 2266
Fat 183 g
Carbs 93 g
Fiber 19 g
Protein 134 g
Sugars 20 g</p>
<p>I think this is my first day over 2000 calories in a month. Hiking days always get me. Mickey D’s for breakfast. And, three ounces of almonds is a whopping 510 calories! No wonder I got off track when I wasn’t logging. </p>
<p>I take a baggie with 3 ounces. Eat half during the hike and half on the car ride home. Not a big deal as I probably burn some pretty serious calories on these hikes. The trick is to stay out of the now-opened package of almonds and pretend it’s not in my cupboard calling my name until the next hike.</p>