<p>What is the name of your stretching video? Is it good?</p>
<p>chinablue:</p>
<p>Here’s a really good warmup that you can do along with the video. It’s about 8 minutes:</p>
<p>[Head</a> to Toe Warm-Up Workout | Sleek/Strong With Rachel Cosgrove - YouTube](<a href=“Head to Toe Warm-Up Workout | Sleek/Strong With Rachel Cosgrove - YouTube”>Head to Toe Warm-Up Workout | Sleek/Strong With Rachel Cosgrove - YouTube)</p>
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<p>emerald:</p>
<p>On the colonoscopy, the only thing I’d tell your husband is that it’s really no big deal. The prep the night before is the worst of it. The actual procedure is a piece of cake. They wheel you in, give you some of Michael Jackson’s sleepy time drugs, and the next thing you know, you’re back in the recovery area waking up from a super nice nap.</p>
<p>As I understand it, many (most) of us develop polyps which are harmless if snipped off during routine colonoscopies. Left to grow, they have a high probability of turning cancerous. Colon cancer is not a good thing to have, especially when it’s largely preventable with colonoscopies.</p>
<p>bc:</p>
<p>When you are doing intense exercise, such as high level singles tennis, the body can pretty much burn the sugar in Gatorade as fuel in real time. Even Robert Lustig would say that a high level tennis player can drink Gatorade, no problem. The problem is when kids who aren’t doing intense exercise think that drinking sports drinks is a good idea because LeBron James says so…</p>
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<p>The bigger problem is when a kid (or parent or company!) thinks that a sports drink (like Gatorade or PowerAde) is the same as an energy drink (like Monster or Red Bull). They are two completely different things, but energy drink companies like to make it sound like they are the same…</p>
<p>I’m not talking about burning the sugar in the Gatorade. The amount of Gatorade that I’m drinking is trivial; much less than I need for playing tennis. But it seems to make a lot more energy available to me than the Gatorade itself. What I’m curious about is whether sugar can be a catalyst to burning fat when the body normally wouldn’t do so.</p>
<p>No. I wouldn’t think so. The glucose half of the sugar triggers an insulin spike which will shut off fat burning by shutting off the mechanism for transporting fat out of fat cells. It’s probably more likely that insulin is signaling the brain that you have fuel and not to be hungry.</p>
<p>Protein Shake with Chia Seeds, Marinated Mozzarella, Pumpkin Seed Butter, Cafe Breve</p>
<p>Cals 950
Fat 67 g
Carbs 14 g
Fiber 8 g
Protein 68 g
Sugars 6 g</p>
<p>China blue, about food bullies, I find that how YOU feel about it imparts something. Eg. Don’t feel guilty or apologetic, just say it looks lovely but your metabolism is not your friend and you’ll live vicariously through them 
If you’re jovial about it, instead of feeling awkward, it seems to help.</p>
<p>As a hostess, even when not watching what I ate, my only cause for inquiry was to get the person something they COULD eat – eg is there something I can get you?
Maybe those asking are just concerned about making sure you’re comfortable and have access to something you can eat and enjoy.</p>
<p>I have food allergies, and my own mother occasionally tries to kill me by serving things with bell pepoers. So potlucks are a disaster for me, and I often end up making a meal out of whatever I’ve brought that I can eat.</p>
<p>So I was moved almost to tears when I was at a Mexican-themed party at which they were serving Acapulco chicken. My friend’s husband had made a separate, allergy free batch for me! That was the best potluck ever!</p>
<p>In other news, I did walk my hill yesterday, Nordic style, but it is getting easier, so I suspect I need to get serious about finding a scrap of time to get this kettlebell routine going on in full swing, pun intended.</p>
<p>I managed to blow my caloric budget on three pints of Irish nitro stout, but I still didn’t go over calories burned, so for me that represents restraint in a pub with Irish music so close to St. patty’s day ;)</p>
<p>I think I need to hire idad as a home gym consultant and organizer - which of course he’s already done for us all for free in a way (if you build it they will come, right?)</p>
<p>Food bullies just amaze me. My mother has been so amazingly supportive and encouraging; she does make me laugh a bit as she has gotten into the habit of picking up what she considers to be “healthy” snacks for me; sabadog and I see her daily and she’s not happy unless everyone has a little nibble. I’m probably the food bully in our house - trying to stop people from eating instead of asking why they’re not! I do love food. NMinn knows all too well that I’m an avid food pinner on Pinterest - it stops me from cooking and baking, for the most part. </p>
<p>D had dinner with my mother last night so I made it to the gym; H has been incredibly busy with work this week so hasn’t been around much. Family dinner tonight; yesterday I bought a cast-iron skillet so we could enjoy this tonight: <a href=“Tagliata, Italian for Sliced Steak - The New York Times”>Tagliata, Italian for Sliced Steak - The New York Times;
<p>I have to say after this week I have the utmost respect for those of you who travel regularly and still find time for exercise. Wow.</p>
<p>I get the snide food comments . It gets old. Even some of my friends look as if they feel sorry for me because I don’t eat “good” food anymore. </p>
<p>Went to a day long conference w/co-workers last week. Lunch was provided. I was taking no chances so packed my own lunch. The lunch provided was awful…pasta w/ globs of slimy canned alfredo sauce,breadsticks, a watery iceberg salad and pie.<br>
So glad I took my own food. My lunch was a small salad w/ lots of veggies, carrot sticks w/ hummus,some nuts and a Greek yogurt w/ some granola on top.</p>
<p>One of the ladies said to our entire ten person table…“PackMom’s body would probably revolt on her if she ate real food”…really?</p>
<p>I’ve walked 20 miles since last Sunday and plan to put in another 5 today. Hope to start interspersing some jogging soon to ease the injured leg back into running. I can feel a lot of improvement in the last week. My last run was Feb.4…seems like forever ago.</p>
<p>Wow Packmom I’d choose your packed lunch ANYDAY!!</p>
<p>This is a real problem, this food bullying. Why is it so hard to understand or accept that a plate of hummus and veggies is just as yummy and satisfying as a bowl of chips and dip ??!</p>
<p>I think too many people are “counting calories” instead of going for nutrient dense foods.</p>
<p>They don’t eat well, and berate themselves for not having the “will-power” to resist the chips & dips (or desserts) that are in front of them, but they eat them anyway. But once you stop thinking of cheap carbs as food, and instead look for nutrient-dense foods, it’s a whole new mindset. And usually you can eat as much as you want of GOOD foods and be satisfied. </p>
<p>My 2 cents.</p>
<p>Food tidbit.</p>
<p>I saw something online the other day about Swiss cheese being lower in sodium than cheddar, so I decided to look up the numbers and see what I’d find. Swiss was indeed lower than the cheddar or jack (love Tillamook Monterey jack!). We had Swiss in the house a lot when I was growing up, but there’s only so much mouse cheese I can consume…</p>
<p>I have been eating like a pig w/o any exercise lately. I think I train too hard and my body is telling me “NO”. Will be away for a while. I am not worthy of participating in this group.</p>
<p>Hey there, Dad II. I’ve been wondering how you’ve been doing. We all hit highs and lows in life, and when things go haywire I think the main thing is to try to keep the low from going too low. Fit in walks or short runs if you can. It’s something. :)</p>
<p>DadII please don’t feel the need to stay away. The advice, suggestions and motivation is here to take whenever you are ready. I think many of us step back at times but the thought of food/diet/exercise is still in our mind.</p>
<p>DadII, if pigging out was a reason to leave this thread, I’d have been banned long ago!</p>
<p>Maybe you have just been pushing yourself too hard, after all, a half marathon for a new runner is a huge expectation. Although I have no doubt that you could do it, you don’t have to do it right now, or you can do it now, but lower your speed goal.</p>
<p>DadII- Don’t you DARE go away! You eat better than I do! We read, we learn, we share. Stick with us. (this is me yanking you back into our circle)</p>
<p>17 miles done. 12 1/2 with my daughter and the rest by myself with my iPod. It was a group training run, but everyone spreads out and, in fact, does different distances. It is a pretty hilly course, and not easy. This was her longest run in quite awhile, so I think she did great. I sure wasn’t wanting to leave my car/the aid stop to go out for my last 4 miles! I had some Gatorade at 5, 7, 12 1/2 and the end and also half a banana and part of a Honey Stinger cookie at 12 1/2. I really needed this run to be next week so it is 2 weeks out from my next marathon, and I’m not feeling a long run for next weekend. We’ll see.</p>
<p>The thing that is so great about this group is that we are all at different levels, all trying different things and there is advice and support for everyone. We’re all worthy because we all care about our health. Everyone has moments where they overindulge or eat out of stress. I look at some of these workouts and feel like the world’s biggest wimp, but I’m doing what I can and it seems to be working for me, for now. Maybe one day I’ll be at CJane’s level, but until then I’m just going to keep plugging along. </p>
<p>That said, DadII, I hope you hang around. No need to push yourself to the limit to be part of the discussion!</p>
<p>DadII, what everyone else has said! Stay. That this group exists for such a supportive and varied group of people/parents “our age” is a small miracle. You’ll get back into the groove of what you were doing before. But take small steps now, when you are able. </p>
<p>H and I walked about 3 miles this beautiful, sunny, cool AM, and then rode our bikes for 6 plus. I wore the heart monitor–still just trying to see what my baselines are and how my HR changes with activity. It should be interesting to see how the southern heat and humidity impact it. I could really feel yesterday’s weight session in my legs today while we were biking.</p>