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<p>Wow! Good job, Dad II!</p>
<p>BB, did you sign up for a marathon?</p>
<p>14 x 400 intervals today. They were a little faster today, and a little harder!</p>
<p>DadII, you did great in your race, and good for you for going for the marathon! I’m not sure I could handle that. I’ll see how the half goes.</p>
<p>That is great, DadII. I really am impressed. </p>
<p>Very wet here, as in flood warnings still. So I hit the dreadmill. Random incline, 5 minute warm up, 35 minutes of running. 3.37 miles. 20 minutes of walking for an additional 1.31 miles. </p>
<p>Ladies, I am so excited. My new clothes from J.Crew arrived today and this may not be a big deal to you, but I have gone down three pants sizes! I ordered based upon their size chart and amazingly, they fit. They might even be a little big. 
I got a new dress for graduation, and it doesn’t look like a muumuu and I don’t look like an overstuffed sausage.</p>
<p>6 miles today. I was going to run at the Y in the evening but took a two hour nap instead. For some reason I felt exhausted. I’ve bumped up my daily mileage from 3 to 4 and now 5 miles a day. Going from 4 to 5 requires a lot of mental effort and planning and the desire to bank a few miles earlier in the week in case of an unexpected bad day. It’s a lot easier to do lower miles and toss in a big mileage week once in a while than to do more miles consistently week in and week out. Of course it may just be that my body needs a little more time to adjust to the increased demands. The 500 calories may have had something to do with it too.</p>
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<p>Are you kidding? Dropping 3 pants sizes is a big deal for anyone losing weight! I think it was the most motivating thing for me. That’s awesome, sabaray! You keep this up and sabadog won’t even recognize you… :)</p>
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<p>You are a natural…</p>
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<p>Rest day for me. Surprisingly, I’m not stiff or sore from yesterday’s little stroll, but I also have enough sense to know that my legs were going to stage a mutiny if I asked them to do DB step ups or reverse lunges or Airdyne pedalling today. NO MAS! NO MAS!</p>
<p>Congratulations Sabaray!! I think you need a light up accessory for your new outfits!</p>
<p>Here you go…</p>
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<p>Ha, thanks blankmind! D would certainly be able to spot me in the crowd!</p>
<p>Love it, saba! That is great!</p>
<p>7.5 mile hike today. Friend held up okay, but it definitely was much harder for her-- she also took a tumble twice, but didn’t get hurt – thank goodness. Did feel my IT band just a bit on the way down, which makes me worry about the more strenuous hikes I have planned in the next weeks.</p>
<p>Followed that up by meeting another friend and walking an hour on the flat.</p>
<p>That’s a big deal–and a great deal of hard work paying off Saba! I know you’re going to make it to 1/2 marathon distance too. Great work!</p>
<p>And Dad II, I’m so happy for you! That sounds like a great finish. On to your full marathon training!</p>
<p>Easy, lazy day for me. One 2 mile walk with H tonight.</p>
<p>That <em>is</em> a big deal, Saba.</p>
<p>CJane, maybe a whirlpool would feel nice right about now?</p>
<p>Dad2 - MARATHONER! No problem.</p>
<p>Intervals today before daughter’s track meet. 8 x400s. 73-75. Wore spikes today to get used to the feeling. Knee feels funky tonight though. Icing right now. Hope it is not a problem.</p>
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<p>I feel your friend’s pain! I’m trying to learn how to walk without falling down. You’d think that, after 59 years, I’d have figured it out. But, somehow, it’s harder than it used to be… :)</p>
<p>“BB, did you sign up for a marathon?”</p>
<p>Yup. I did! </p>
<p>Sabaray - that is so awesome!!</p>
<p>Wow, so many inspirational successes here lately! DadII and his half marathon accomplishments and gusto for a marathon! Sab - wow, THREE pant sizes!!! Amazing! </p>
<p>Deb, great idea to sign up to volunteer at some of these events that I may not participate in but can APPRECIATE! Like a 1/2 or full.</p>
<p>Added a 1.75 outside run to my 1.5 lunchtime walk yesterday. :)</p>
<p>The FitBit thread is interesting too. It looks like people are getting some exercise/weight loss success with those devices. I didn’t know that Garmin and New Balance also make products in that market.</p>
<p>Ravenously hungry this morning. I brought a banana in addition to my cereal so that helped. I was tempted to eat my lunch for breakfast too. I dropped to the next three-pound weight-range and am a bit lower than 1/3rd from the bottom which explains why I am so hungry. I expect to be in this range for a few weeks.</p>
<p>My take on the FitBit is that for many, it awakens you to how little you may actually move in a day, therefore it ENCOURAGES you to get moving. So then you do and the weight loss success starts to happen. Which is all absolutely great! But as I mentioned in that thread, there are several people on my Facebook that are Fit-Bitting - put when I read for example that they only had 4000 of their 10000 step goal in for the day so they paced the floor in front of their tv while watching The Voice to get up to 10,000, I’m less impressed. That doesn’t feel like a fitness plan, that sounds like meeting a quota!</p>
<p>Oh and for whatever reason, I could eat a horse today as well! Had an egg, a 1/2 piece of whole grain bread and a KIND bar this morning but feel like I could eat another full meal just a half hour later! Is it lunch time yet???</p>
<p>Running a thousand or two thousand miles a year is a quota too. In general, setting goals helps people to make accomplishments and a little reminder device, if it works, seems fine by me. We use this board as a reminder - when others are getting it done, it motivates us to get it done too. In many cases, the workout is fun but sometimes it isn’t and we need a bit more.</p>
<p>I’m out of protein powder. I should pick up a canister for the office. It’s really handy to have around but it’s a pretty expensive way to get calories.</p>
<p>Agree on the quota thing, and yes, whatever it takes to accomplish your goals is to be celebrated, but pacing the living room floor because you were too tired to take put on your tennies and take a walk outside (as was the case in the situation I mentioned) is a little loose! </p>
<p>I am a sucker for “devices” and it does sound like Fit Bit tracks some real interesting things.</p>