<p>Right there with you. Did a bunch of the slds today, too.</p>
<p>White meat chicken salad, salad with marinated mozzarella, protein shake, chia seeds</p>
<p>Cals 1656
Fat 120 g
Carbs 22 g
Fiber 10 g
Protein 124 g
Sugars 3 g</p>
<p>Good luck, MOfWC! Race hard, have fun and come back strong and without injuries. </p>
<p>My exercise buddy let me down! Said that he’d be home an hour ago, so I decided to wait. Argh. I hate running at 10 in the evening! The only good thing about that is skipping dinner altogether.</p>
“Yeah. I just ordered a 35 pound kettlebell (15.9 kilo).”
You go, idad! Today Mr B bought a second 35 lb kettlebell. I need to check if his chiro doc still accepts our insurance - just in case. 
I did Day 3 of Show&Go this evening… will try to get some conditioning in tomorrow…
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<p>If I were going to wrench my back with a kettlebell, I probably would have done it over the last few weeks. I’m starting to really “enjoy” heavy swings, but I can’t fool around. They may be why my glutes are sore…</p>
<p>Two 35 pounders would be just about perfect for pressing overhead or for front squats (with the KBs at the shoulder). I’m not sure I could swing two of them, though…</p>
<p>4.7 miles on the dreadmill, and it is not 10 pm yet. :)</p>
<p>“Go, MOWC. I smell an age-group trophy!”</p>
<p>Hey, forget the age-group, we’re hoping for a top ten-twenty overall women’s trophy!</p>
<p>No pressure. Good luck! You are very admirable…that is so much work.</p>
<p>Sendin MOWC the race mojo! And Sabaray, nice work on the c2k!
Cjane, sounds like an awesome midterm. I’m thinking I should fit in a class so I have guidance for form. I know who i’d like to instruct me, but he’s an hour away and if I’m honest with myself, my schedule doesn’t really support a class. </p>
<p>Idad, I still kind of miss the easy access of city-living in terms of walking routes due to my no-shoulder country roads, but I can actually say now that I can get up that hill there’s nothing quite like having your own trail in you own woods, that joins up with a larger trail… so i’m about over it 
I just won’t be doing flat-road stuff unless I drive to it.</p>
<p>My gf-the-trainer has her own Nordic training trail in 50 acres of woods, which is why she steadfastly refuses to move despite the inconvenience in her case of travel time. I’m a wee bit jealous of her, but console myself with my closeness/convenience of the city and my river access, which I hopefully will actually use this year with my kayak ;)</p>
<p>Thanks all. Freaking out here in Indiana.</p>
<p>No freaking out. You’re going to do awesome, MOWC! </p>
<p>5 pound party here this morning - down 26 pounds since January 15th. I am sticking with it this time.</p>
<p>Congrats sabaray…hang in there.</p>
<p>My injured calf is almost back to full speed (after two long months).
Last week I did half mile walk/half mile run intervals
Yesterday I did quarter mile walk/one mile run intervals…ran four miles and walked one.
My neighborhood is sooo hilly. I yearn for flat land!</p>
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<p>That’s very impressive, especially doing C25K too.</p>
I went into the office early yesterday and ran 3.3 on the treadmill. I actually like running in the morning but for some reason, I usually run in the afternoon or evening. I went into Boston and walked about two miles and then to Newton where I ran 2.2 miles on Beacon St starting near Washington St. Washington Street is along the Boston Marathon route and there’s already a banner where it goes by Newton-Wellesley Hospital. I ran to the village grocery store and back going through the elementary school lot and playground. It was a very pleasant run, outside of breezy conditions. Sidewalks on both sides of the road, cross walks, very little traffic. The temperature was around mid-50s, some sun but a 10 MPH breeze. I had track pants, and a long, thin tech over a thin short-sleeve running shirt and felt chilly. I only saw one other runner and she had on shorts and a relatively heavy long-sleeve top. Most people that were out and about had winter coats on. I looked at the Garmin results and they were interesting too. The run was almost completely flat. The elevation variances were ten feet at the most. Also, running with the wind was smooth in terms of speed. Running against the win showed by as staccato peaks and valleys on the speed graph. I didn’t have the chest strap on but I was enjoying the run and I’m sure that my heartrate was nowhere near max. One thing about running outdoors and enjoying the scenery - you have to watch out for low-hanging branches. They come up really fast.
I felt wiped out last night and went to bed early. That’s a bit strange because 5.5 miles usually doesn’t get me tired out at night. Might have been the early morning start. Someone called me for singles this morning and I really didn’t feel like it but it was changed to doubles. I still need to get in four miles afterwards.
<p>Congrats, sabaray!</p>
<p>Totally discouraged here–after six weeks of consistently losing pounds (I’m really trying not to focus on numbers, but I can’t help myself) I stepped on the scale today (which I am only doing once a week because I know I can get fixated on the numbers) and have gained four pounds this week. Needless to say, I’m feeling like a sloth and am beating myself up. For me, it’s easy to share success, harder to share failure, but I figure there may be some value in sharing, so I am. Sorry for being (as my kids say) Debbie Downer.</p>
<p>Go Sabaray!</p>
<p>Go CJane! That didn’t sound like very many dings at all. Congratulations on making it through your midterm with flying colors.</p>
<p>Bromfield, while no fun to make little discoveries of that nature, now you know and can do something about it. I have faith you will knock that four back off in no time.</p>
<p>PackMom, back in the saddle. Yay!</p>
<p>Hops, glad you’re liking your new program.</p>
<p>Runners and run-walkers, keep up the fine work!</p>
<p>Yesterday involved no official exercise, but I was pretty tired by the end of the day after extensive mall walking. On a mission.</p>
<p>Broms, I totally get it. just a few days ago I saw a low number on the scale that I hadn’t seen for a good while. Then I was 4 lbs up from that for no reason. Wth? 2 days later back down. You really have to tell yourself that if you are doing things right, you could not have put on 4 lbs of fat. It’s likely water, hormonal, salt etc. Related. Don’t let the numbers get you down!!</p>
<p>12 pounds of my weight loss is weight I had previously lost and found again. Not making that mistake twice. But now I am realizing how much better I feel and how much more I am able to do from an exercise perspective. I started this thread originally because I wanted to get back into running and now I see that it is a possibility. I really appreciate all the encouragement and support I get here. You have no idea. </p>
<p>Bromfield, don’t get discouraged. I used to weigh myself only once a week; now I weigh daily because it is easier to catch any gain early on and know if a surge in weight is because of something particularly salty or whatever reason. </p>
<p>Made it to the gym; now sabadog and I are off to the park. I have to say having him has made a huge difference; his predecessor was a couch potato. There’s no telling sabadog “we’re not doing that today”. He knows what the routine is. </p>
<p>Can’t wait to hear MOWC’s report.</p>
<p>3.7 miles of mostly run (yay!)/walk, keeping the HR at an average of 130. Besides being well rested for the first time this week, the cool dry air this morning and having H speed walking next to me made it easier to keep the pace right. </p>
<p>I’ve been thinking about MoWC too, and can’t wait to hear about day 1 of the weekend of running!</p>
<p>Bromfield, try not to read too much into a one week blip on the scale. Think of the steady progress you’ve made. </p>
<p>Deborah, any rewards in the mall walking?</p>
<p>Yes, I found what I needed to get, and it’s lovely. I’m trying to tell myself this is okay.</p>
<p>It’s something besides jeans. I guess I’m still recovering from the shock. ;)</p>