<p>Happy Valentine’s day to me - had my annual gyn exam today. Passed. 
Then ran home to feed Mr. B. and do some work-related stuff, then headed out to my class, so there was no time for running. 
Did a few exercises with my Bosu ball - I can now stand on it with one foot raised and don’t fall off it for a whopping 30 seconds! :)</p>
<p>sabaray, congrats!!!</p>
<p>A lovely evening. I should sleep well tonight. Run tomorrow.</p>
<p>Happy Valentine’s everyone.</p>
<p>Another day of guesstimating because no food scale and everything is eaten “out”. Most of the carbs were in the form of the almond milk latte, that I realized too late was made with sweetened almond milk
Passed on the frozen yogurt with the 1000s of sugary mix in options. Wow, the way they make those, don’t know why it’s even frozen yogurt-- given what calorie bombs those things are, why not use premium high fat ice cream?</p>
<p>roast beef and pork chili verde, broccoli, protein shake</p>
<p>Cals 1657
Fat 97 g
Carbs 39 g
Fiber 7 g
Protein 76 g
Sugars 22 g</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for bearing with me. I know it’s tedious to wade through the calorie counts if you’re not interested, but reporting here really, really helped me. </p>
<p>BB, glad to see the progress on the Bosu! </p>
<p>Have a great day all!</p>
<p>The calorie counts remind me to watch mine.</p>
<p>Sore this morning from the floorwork yesterday.</p>
<p>Nothing tedious about it, Sabaray. Numbers being posted are a positive indicator people are actively doing the work to meet their goals. I have nothing but respect for that.</p>
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<p>That’s impressive! Do you stand with the ball side up? Or the ball side down?</p>
<p>Finished week 4 of c25k with day 3 run/walk. Today felt great! I’d like to think it’s because I was so rested after the valentine’s day indulgences of rest and feast, but I think it more likely that it’s beautifully cool–a chilly 56 degrees–and cloudy. I never felt the horrible overheating and accompanying winded sensations that come under the normal sunny, hot skies. Saw one chilly cormorant hovering under a bald bald cypress tree; blue flag irises starting to bloom.</p>
<p>6 x 400 intervals today. It felt really good. I think you are right PlantMom, Valentine’s candy improves the running experience!</p>
<p>Yeah Plantmom! Next week is the big week - week 5!!! Supporting you from afar!!</p>
<p>Heat and humidity can really make a big difference in running performance. It’s funny that 56 is chilly where you are as it was 56 here in NH and it felt like a heat wave. I was out in my shorts today. There were a lot of runners outside at lunchtime enjoying the warm weather. The highs were supposed to be around 44 but we got much warmer weather instead.</p>
<p>Short run; the Energizer bunny didn’t have it in her today. Ducks, coots, seagulls enjoying the sunshine. A small boy detours to step in the teeniest of puddles, and his dad barks at him to keep up. Strollers arriving just as I was leaving.</p>
<p>Kudos, Sabaray, on the 10lbs!</p>
<p>Well, I faced the hill all week as scheduled and am actually panting/stopping less and moving faster on the snowshoes so I may look into a weight vest.</p>
<p>I also stayed in my caloric range (in the 1300-1400s)(but am too lazy to post) even on Vday by just indulging in a single chocolate. It does feel dangerous, however, having chocolate in the house. My stop button gets broken now and then ;)</p>
<p>Thanks, MomofWC, for the tip about the aquajogger. That absolutely looks like a good option for me. I do have a waterproof kayaking case for my iphone/ipods. I wonder if I just hung it about my neck…lot’s of time to think about that, it’s in the low 20s here today 
At least it’s making the snow nice and crispy for the snow shoes!</p>
<p>1 hour Zumba with my favorite instructor. I held my own in the class of college students, but there are some moves that are just not happening for me. That’s okay, got my heart rate up and had a lot of fun, as did the rest of the class.</p>
<p>saba, I am counting on you posting your numbers. They are a good reminder for me to keep logging, even if I can’t be certain of the accuracy of my numbers while traveling, when I would be tempted to bag it.</p>
<p>Had a scary moment on the leg press. I cramped up and an immediate hard knot the size and hardness of a pool ball formed on my upper right calf. I was jumping and screaming and it finally relaxed after 20 seconds. It feels fine now but at the time I thought it might pop.</p>
<p>Only exercise today was running around with D and pulling out the credit card. Oh, and two walks with sabadog instead of the usual 3-4. But we had a great day AND it wasn’t a calorie buster. I am exhausted, however. Thanks everyone, for all the support and encouragement. And I am glad to see everyone achieving their own milestones! </p>
<p>Today’s totals: </p>
<p>Cals 1079
Fat 38 g
Carbs 144 g
Fiber 11 g
Protein 48 g
Sugars 16 g</p>
<p>Breakfast: hot multigrain cereal with 2 tbsp half and half. Lunch was a shrimp kebob, basmati rice, flatbread and cucumber/tomato/red onion salad. Hence the carbs. And you know what? I was FULL. Really full after eating. I’m still not hungry now, hours later.</p>
<p>Ohio, that sounds really scary. I am not a medical person, so I would not know what it could be, but maybe this is something you should get checked out? I have no idea what a blood clot is like or whether there is anything else you should be on the lookout for. I’m just concerned reading about it.</p>
<p>Rest day for me. I was thinking about going to the basement, but my hips are sore from yesterday and I don’t need to be doing single leg squat on top of soreness. I’m not that desperate. </p>
<p>Fantastic looking wild Icelandic haddock filet for dinner. Yum.</p>
<p>Ohio, my husband just came home, and I showed him your post. He’s done a whole lot more physical stuff in his life than I have, more than most people have, and he thought you should get it checked out by a doc.</p>
<p>I used to get calf cramps all the time. Sometimes in the middle of the night - that is not a fun way to wake up.</p>
<p>I started supplementing magnesium, and haven’t had the problem since.</p>