<p>I remember writing to the maker’s of my son’s then favorite cereal how upset I was that they had “improved” it by increasing the sugar drastically. So what did they do for me? Give me two coupons to buy more of it! :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I pretty much don’t buy anything in a bag or can except tomatoes and beans and English Muffins because it’s too much trouble to read ingredients lists.</p>
<p>30 min treadmill run followed by a couple of 1/10 mi intervals. Not sure why, this wasn’t my toughest of workouts, but it definitely included some serious glistening. Love the long sleeve tech tee I was wearing, but sometimes I get a tad warm if I use it for running on a treadmill at the gym.</p>
<p>Best potato chips.
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<p>I wonder if they looked to Voodoo Doughnut for inspiration on this flavor? ;)</p>
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<p>Which came first, the doughnut or the chip?</p>
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<p>Yeah. I buy canned plum tomatoes and, occasionally, canned black beans (when I’m making chili).</p>
<p>I do keep a jar of Dessert Pepper salsa in the fridge for making my quicky chicken fajitas (hold the tortilla). Ingredients are basically food:</p>
<p>corn
black beans
tomatoes
sweet red peppers
mild green chili peppers
onions
tomato puree
water
jalepeno peppers
distilled vinegar
lime juice
salt
tomato paste
cilantro
spices
chipotle pepper
garlic
citric acid</p>
<p>I also buy Progresso canned soups that I jazz up with fresh veggies, leftover bits of chicken or beef and so forth. Makes for a quick starting point for quasi-real food lunch. Other than being very high salt, they aren’t too bad. For example, a can of the french onion with a vidalia onion sliced and carmelized topped with some croutons and grated parmegiano regianno cheese is better than what you get on restaurant lunch menus. </p>
<p>Here’s a typical one:</p>
<p>Ingredients: Chicken Broth, Cooked White Chicken Meat, Carrots, Rotini Pasta (wheat flour, semolina wheat, egg white<em>). Contains less than 2% of: Celery, Modified Food Starch, Water, Chicken Fat, Salt, Corn Protein (hydrolyzed), Carrot Puree, Potassium Chloride, Yeast Extract, Sugar, Maltodextrin, Soy Protein Isolate, Sodium Phosphate, Chives</em>, Natural Flavor, Parsley<em>, Citric Acid, Egg Yolk</em>, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Spice, Beta Carotene (color). *Dried</p>
<p>NUTRITION FACTS
Amount Per Serving<br>
Calories 100<br>
Calories from Fat 20<br>
Fat 2g<br>
Saturated Fat 0.5g<br>
Trans Fat 0g<br>
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g<br>
Monounsaturated Fat 1g<br>
Cholesterol 15mg<br>
Fat 2g<br>
Sodium 690mg<br>
Potassium 330g<br>
Total Carbohydrate 13g<br>
Dietary Fiber 1g 4
Sugars 1g<br>
Protein 7g</p>
<p>Three plus mile run outside. I intended to walk and throw in a bit of running to elevate the HR, but once I started the run I didn’t want to stop. With all of the walking I’ve done to moderate HR, I was also curious to see if I could still run the 5K without stopping. Yes! The HR went up higher, of course, but I think I can see a small but definite improvement in the whole experience because of the slower run/walks. I finished with the bright red face–but because of the monitor, I know that the HR was reasonable (under 150) and the coloring and “glistening” has to be because of the warmer temps outside (75 degrees, sunny, moderately humid). Will walk 2 more miles this evening. </p>
<p>Kettle chips are the best. I could inhale a whole bag in one sitting, especially if accompanied by good Wisconsin bratwurst and beer.</p>
<p>You’re going to be like Sewhappy, PlantMom. Runs 5 miles one day and doesn’t know how she did it. By doing all the work you’ve been doing to get there!</p>
<p>iPod nazi linked to a YouTube of four stability ball core exercises:</p>
<p>[4-Exercise</a> Ab Workout - YouTube](<a href=“4-Exercise Stability Ball Ab Workout - YouTube”>4-Exercise Stability Ball Ab Workout - YouTube)</p>
<p>These are definitely not easy. I’ve been doing the second one, the stability ball deadbug, for the last week.</p>
<p>Yikes–it’s still 84 degrees outside and I’m thinking I’ll wait until later to do something strenuous outside. Last week it was freezing. We all predicted this…straight from winter to summer.</p>
<p>Edit–yeah, I know, if I were a <em>real</em> athlete I would just shut up and get out there. :D</p>
<p>It’s getting to be the season when DH and I take long walks that end up at an ice cream place.</p>
<p>Well, now that I have the stability ball back in the house for dead bug and hamstring curls, maybe I’ll give a couple of those other exercises a try during my next home workout (likely tomorrow). Thanks for the link, iDad.</p>
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<p>Alas, I can’t put off “later” any longer. I’m off to the basement for 20 minutes or so of burpee fusion torture.</p>
<p>Ran five miles this evening on a cup of oatmeal and half a matzo (200 calories). I was tied to my desk today and wanted to run in the morning, then the afternoon and I ran out of time.</p>
<p>The zipper on one of my RoadRunner shorts went - a bit of a disappointment. They’re only about two years old. Fortunately, they also have a side pocket with a Velcro closure which will work for my iPod. I find Nike shorts more durable.</p>
<p>Back in the gym</p>
<p>5 minute rowing machine intervals
Pilates/core
deadlifts
push ups
standing jumps
rope pull machine
wall ball squats
another rope drill</p>
<p>Put a fork in me…</p>
<p>My company’s inaugural 5K at 4pm today. 84 degrees (we froze last week when we measured the course) and brutal. It wasn’t “timed” but there was a start line, a finish line and my Garmin and a bunch of Type As. I also walked the whole course at 11am (already hot) to put out the mile markers and directional signs. I got hot and dehydrated on the walk! The run was really rough- we had an aid station and I dumped a cup of water on my head. My legs are still dead, I’m tired and it was hot. They think I’m an Olympian, so I hated to disappoint. I ran 30:41, which was all I could manage. That’s under 10 pace, which really I needed to be doing about 11! We had race numbers and medals. Did a short warm up and cool down for a 4 mile day.</p>
<p>Burpee Fusion. Bumped it back up to my usual 12 kettlebell swings, for the first time with the Big Boy:</p>
<p>Each set, six minutes, starting a new exercise on the minute, every minute: </p>
<p>12 swings
6 burpees
12 swings
6 burpees
12 swings
6 burpees</p>
<p>Rest til my heart rate falls to 60% of max, then go again.</p>
<p>Three sets total. 21 minutes. Got an extra 49 seconds of rest before the second set and an extra 78 seconds before the third set. Not enough.</p>
<p>Only saw a max heart rate of 85%, but I was blowing snot bubbles and gasping for air in the third set. You know it’s bad when the burpees are when you try to catch your breath…</p>
<p>I was going to try a few cleans with Kettlebell, Jr., but once I had swung the big one 108 times, I didn’t want to even look at a kettlebell.</p>
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<p>Spicy chipotle chicken caesar salad for dinner. Since I skipped my heart helthy french toast with tub margarine and pancake syrup for breakfast, I’ll probably throw caution to wind and salt my salad. I hope nobody’s got a study that shows Parmegianno Regianno and extra virgin olive oil clog the arteries!</p>
<p>Got home and dinner was …</p>
<p>tofu and steamed vegetables. So I asked for two eggs and a can of tuna fish. I feel better but I’m only up to 667 calories now. My daughter is in front of me eating a Klondike bar. She has a sore throat.</p>
<p>“organic evaporated cane sugar”</p>
<p>Idad - would appreciate it if you would stop pointing out the copy writing techniques of us marketers. We don’t want informed consumers!</p>
<p>Daughters track meet got rained out. Tried running after a beer with the coach. Didn’t work. Quit after 1.25.</p>
<p>Going to try and run with the boys hs team tomorrow for a 7 miler. They run at a 7:00- 7:15 pace. I’ll try and see how long I can last.</p>
<p>Got in a second workout today. This one was of the mowing lawns and pulling weeds variety.</p>
<p>Pizza girl, you have a lot on your plate - your exercise plate!! Keep working on that C25K - I really believe in it! Are you seeing some results??!!</p>
<p>“I hope nobody’s got a study that shows Parmegianno Regianno and extra virgin olive oil clog the arteries!” Egad. I would starve. </p>
<p>Tonight I made my parmesan crusted chicken breast (referred to by teen son as the delicious chicken), ww pasta with tossed with garlic and tomatoes (picked from the garden) in olive oil all topped with more freshly grated parm, and a green salad with an EV olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette. </p>
<p>Deborah T–oh the joys of warmer weather, when the grass and weeds just grow and grow and grow! </p>
<p>My workout tomorrow morning will be less of the running hunter, and more of the browsing gatherer. It’s time to pick blueberries!</p>