Schedule to play tennis and my day is relatively free so hopefully we get in 90 minutes.
I enjoy tennis for the competitive aspect but now there’s the aspect of being able to get more calories for the day. Doing about 1,200 calories per day is tough, even if it’s only for the weekdays.
<p>6 x 400 intervals today.</p>
<p>Back to my gym routine today–felt great. Working with trainer again. Today’s workout
Warm-ups on TRX (lunges/rows/side squats)</p>
<p>mountain climbers (20 seconds, then rest for 5 sec. x 8)
2-handed kettlebell swings (20 seconds/5 sec rest x 8)
knee raises on step (no riser)–same as above
up and down stairs–5 second rest at bottom
rope (never used this before–big ropes that you swing–try to get them to snake) 20 sec/rest 5 x 8</p>
<p>Did slow 3 mile (ave. 18:40 per mi) on treadmill. </p>
<p>Tomorrow, I’ll go for a long walk with the women who are walking with me on the 3-day cancer walk.</p>
<p>We have these huge ropes attached to our huge TRX thing at the YMCA. I’ve seen people do various things with them - haven’t seen the snake thing.</p>
<p>Interesting show on Katie. Mentioned Lustig and his research. Talking about a study linking diet soda and increased chance of Type 2 diabetes.</p>
<p>Battling ropes. You can see them in this Results Fitness promo video:</p>
<p>[Results</a> Fitness Group Promo - YouTube](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)</p>
<p>Bromfield, I am not worthy! That is one hard workout you did! I bet those battling ropes will get you panting like a sabadog!</p>
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<p>I’m always suspicious of those studies. Overweight people drink diet soda. Overweight people get Type 2 diabetes. Therefore, the study shows a link between diet soda and type 2 diabetes. Is there really a link?</p>
<p>Women wear dresses. Women get breast cancer. Wearing dresses is linked to breast cancer?</p>
<p>correlation vs causation</p>
<p>Here is the article that was featured on the show.
[How</a> Diet Soda Makes You Fat (and Other Food and Diet Industry Secrets) | Dr. Mark Hyman](<a href=“http://drhyman.com/blog/2013/02/15/how-diet-soda-makes-you-fat-and-other-food-and-diet-industry-secrets/]How”>http://drhyman.com/blog/2013/02/15/how-diet-soda-makes-you-fat-and-other-food-and-diet-industry-secrets/)</p>
<p>[RunningAHEAD</a> - Tools](<a href=“RunningAHEAD - Tools”>RunningAHEAD - Tools)</p>
<p>check out the elevation profile…</p>
<p>MoWC–Mile 16.75 (16.75!!!), woahhh. My legs are feeling like rubber just looking at that climb.</p>
<p>I know- it looks like you basically fall off a cliff, run for awhile and climb straight up a cliff! I will be walking up that thing.</p>
<p>Good Lord, MOWC. You are a brave woman. </p>
<p>That’s an interesting article, NMinn (glad to see you back, btw). I actually buy into that theory that diet sodas increase your cravings for other sweets and carbs, speaking from personal experience. I’ve seen the Dr. Oz and Katie shows recently when at the gym (it beats Bizarre Foods or whatever else is on) and sometimes I find them credible and other times I’m thinking, huh? They both make you think, which is always a good thing IMHO. </p>
<p>I used to drink 5-6 diet Mt. Dews a day. Since the beginning of the year, I haven’t even drunk 24. I think I saw some television spot that equated Mt. Dew with formaldehyde or some other pleasant substance and that really motivated me to really, really reduce my consumption. I’m hoping to go cold turkey by the end of March. The other thing I used to really want? McRib sandwiches. Until I saw they were made with “ingredients” also used to make yoga mats. The cheap ones. </p>
<p>My husband works with the food industry and does training on food safety. As a result, I know more than I want to know about safe food preparation. I know my diet has improved for the better by being more focused on what I’m preparing - is it hormone free? Is it free range? Is it a product that I should pay more for and get the organic, pesticide free kind? After all that obsessing over food, and I was still drinking these mass quantities of diet soda. Not good. </p>
<p>Getting off my soapbox. My kettlebell is here! Got my hair cut and colored this afternoon and my hairdresser said “You’ve lost weight!” Good day so far!</p>
<p>MOWC, are you sure this isn’t a mountaineering expedition? :eek:</p>
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<p>You think that the researchers would control for weight?? It’s hard to know when you just hear or read a report about the results of a research study.</p>
<p>MOWC: Wow–that looks like an extremely difficult race. I say go for it!! From some of your other posts, I know that we are the same age (60). How great is it that you’re doing a marathon like this one!!</p>
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<p>I can give you some tips on that. Just put your hands on your hips, pant like a dog, and walk really, really slowly! :)</p>
<p>Oh, man! Parts of profile look like they were taken out of the Kalalau trail! MOfWC, good luck!</p>
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<p>I would not want to eat any yoga mat, even a very expensive one 
I once ate a Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich. 'Once", because after checked the wrapper with the ingredient list which read as if it came from the label placed on a chemical waste jug, I said “no thanks, next time when I have ice cream cravings, I’ll poison myself with a tiny portion of Haagen Dazs instead (milk, cream, sugar, eggs, vanilla).”</p>
<p>Saba–sounds like you had a great day! I used to be a diet coke drinker. I don’t even remember why, but I gave it up slowly. I can’t remember the last time I had one, and I don’t usually want one, although the other night when I saw a Pepsi commercial, a soda seemed very appealing. Then, I just thought of the nutrition-less concoction it is, and the craving passed.</p>
<p>So, big day in this c25k program. Week 5, day 3 complete with 20 minutes of slow but continuous running (jogging, really). I didn’t get too winded, so I guess I will be okay on the upcoming longer days. It was beautiful outside when I did this in the morning–70 degrees, partly sunny. I’m not sure running will be enjoyable when the mornings are in the mid-80’s and humid, but we’ll see… I added some additional walking miles in the morning and tonight with H for a grand total of 5 miles. Hoping for a gym day tomorrow.</p>
<p>Still plugging away here sabaray! Have been playing nursemaid to H and juggling construction planning. I usually watch the same shows when I am on the dreadmill in the afternoons at the gym.</p>
<p>PlantMom, success! Yay!</p>
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<p>Thankful I can do without soda. Fortunately not something I’ve ever craved.</p>