<p>I would love a new, close grocery store. Hate the stores near us- avoid them as much as a I can.</p>
<p>Tried a new snack “recipe” that I found on another CC thread. Cut any variety of cheese in small thin squares - like a little less than an inch square. Cover a dinner plate with parchment paper- must be parchment! Space out about 10 squares of cheese on the parchment. (Probably an ounce of cheese or so). Microwave on high for one minute. Cool about 5 mins - cheese crisps/chips! A different way to eat cheese, seems to intensify the flavor(which I like) and feels like a "bigger"snack.</p>
<p>That’s how you make Parmeggiano Regiano crisps for salads! I’ve only done it in the oven, but it’s a small pile of grated parm, melted on parchment paper, and cooled.</p>
<p>Which reminds me, I’ve got to go to said grocery store. I’ve been munching away on a boneless lamb roast for days (had the last bits in soup for lunch) and I’ve run myself out of salad fixins’, Fuji apples, and something for dinner!</p>
<p>Yesterday I went to a bar mitzvah and danced the whole time (well, not during the service :-), then did elliptical for an hour and ran a mile and did some weights.</p>
<p>Today - got up at 5:15 am. H and I did a 2 hour bike ride on our tandem bike - 5:30 - 7:30 – then did kickboxing with a friend from 8 - 9. I’m trying to negotiate with H - can I get out of helping him mow the lawn if I go take a hot yoga class :-)</p>
<p>Had a bad week exercise-wise and had my first (minor) gain since late March, but am back on the wagon!</p>
<p>I-Dad – the new WW program does not count calories at all, just fat/carbs/fiber/protein (rewarding high fiber and high protein in the calculations). It does assign 0 points to fruit, but I give myself a point or two if I eat, say, more than 2 bananas. I have lost weight eating a lot of fruit, though. I think it’s avoiding the carbs in pasta / bread that has made the difference, as well as cutting down dramatically on sugar. </p>
<p>It’s funny, even now when I’m hnungry, I’m desiring better foods than I did before. I like to have an apple with one of the Laughing Cow light wedges of cheese – 1 WW point, and it feels indulgent to me. Before, I would have headed straight for a pumpkin spice latte or something like that. Now, those are treats.</p>
<p>Exercise today–3 mile walk. Group classes at vacation gym start Monday. New plan–walk there and back (about 4 miles total). No scale at vacation home, but there is one at the gym. I usually step on the scale every other day and get lazy with exercise and food when I weigh less.</p>
<p>I don’t know why I can’t type “miles” on my iPad! </p>
<p>Yes, the goal is 2013 MILES for the year. I do not think that is optimum for me (too much), but yet I still try to do it. Peer pressure in the “Swamp” group on RunningAhead and the 2K singlets we wear. Stupid.</p>
<p>WildChild’s new triathlete girlfriend did Syracuse 70.3 (half IM) today to try to win a spot for Half Worlds in Vegas. I was runner-tracking her (8th in age group out of the water, 2nd off the bike) and could see the collapse in the run (her strongest event) during the half marathon. He was there with her. It was dangerously hot and she finished 3rd, but wound up with many others in the medical tent. Then some storms moved in and they pulled athletes off the course. She DID get a Vegas spot (he thought there might only be 2 spots but if someone ahead of you turns it down-you have to declare AND pay right then at the awards- they move down)and if they are still together she’ll be with us in Vegas and they both will race!</p>
<p>MOWC - over 1/2 way there! What is a runner tracker? </p>
<p>While I don’t put in the miles you do, I love running in HOT weather. Was at the track this morning for core stretch strides. And just got back from an interval session at 90 degrees. Sweat pouring off. Mile warmup/warmdown. 200s/400s and a tempo 800 at 2:40. Wore my knee brace and taped my left foot. Started off sluggish but felt good at the end. Legs/knees/feet feel good.</p>
<p>In many larger races and triathlons you can track the athletes from a computer by name, age group or race number. They out up splits at the end of the swim, bike and several times on the run. For some races the athlete can set up in advance to have updates sent to their Facebook or twitter accounts or to a family member’s phone as a text message. On my 2000 mile forum we track people we know when they are racing.</p>
<p>Ok, guys. Trying to come up with a strategy and plan here.
If the goal is - lose another 20 pounds, get toned and back to the hot babe I was in my twenties and more importantly just ensure exercise is a regular part of my life …</p>
<p>Let’s say I am willing to devote 1 - 1.5 hours of exercise a day.
And my “units” are:
Running - 0.5 hours (couch to 5K, at increasing speed levels - I want to go faster, I’ve decided - I’ll deal with longer distances later on)
Hot yoga (beginner level) 1 hour
Strength / circuit training with trainer 1 hour (or alternatively, the Chalean Express that I haven’t yet started)
Pilates (private, intermediate level) 1 hour
Kickboxing 1 hour</p>
<p>How would you allocate a week?
I can work out from 5:30 - 7 am most days (and the classes are all offered during that time). I can do more on weekends, of course, versus the week. I am also taking a burlesque dance class on Wed nights.</p>
<p>Thoughts on the right mix here? I’m a schedule-driven person and it would help me to lock in to a specific schedule.</p>
<p>I can obviously fit in elliptical and / or walking whenever as alternatives.</p>
<p>If I did all those things in a week, I would not get faster at running. I would be dead. I would do either hot yoga or Pilates. I, personally, would focus on 2 or 3 at the most. Maybe running, hot yoga and 2 strength workouts a week.</p>
<p>I’m impressed that you are going to devote so much time for exercise. I’m happy to do strength training three times a week (45 min) with about 30 minutes on the elliptical and a 2 mile walk on my off days. </p>
<p>But if it were me I’d do strength training 3 times a week or every other day for about an hour and aerobics the other days. I’d do yoga a couple of times a week, mostly for de-stressing and gaining flexibility. I hate kickboxing, haven’t tried Pilates and am positive I’d like almost any variety of yoga better than hot yoga. (I really hate sweating.) </p>
<p>I think it’s important to do something for your muscles and something for aerobics (which can be combined with exercises like idad’s routines). And I think it’s important do things you enjoy enough that you’ll do them. I didn’t enjoy swimming enough to stick with it - though I liked not sweating. I like having enough equipment at home so that even if going to the gym feels like too much trouble I can generally guilt myself into doing something at home. I’m naturally a sloth, but luckily have always eaten reasonably healthily so I’ve really only had to learn to exercise enough, not to totally change my eating habits as well.</p>
<p>Hot day in NH. Too hot for a walk/jog. I mean, I could have gone, but it wouldn’t have been very enjoyable. Dreaded Airdyne intervals in the air conditioning was an option, but I opted for a quick 20 minute set of “metabolic intervals” in the basement.</p>
<p>Reverse lunges w 2x25 lb DBs (8 per side)
Romanian deadlift w 100 lb (8 reps)
DB snatch w 25 lb DB (4 per side)
Squat/DB press w 2 x 25lb DB (8 reps)</p>
<p>Non-stop through those four (more or less), rest 90 seconds between rounds. Four rounds.</p>
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<p>Twin lobsters for dinner! Partially steamed, then sauteed in butter and lemon juice. Brocolli as a side to sop up the rest of the butter/lemon/lobster sauce. Yum! That’s some low-carb I can live with…</p>
<p>Well, I struggle with schedule too and it’s somewhat nice to have a break from running, even if I didn’t have a choice about it.</p>
<p>I think that you should just plan a few things and then do them. Start out small and work your way up. Going full-blast into a program can result in soreness and even injury with the soreness making you not feel like working out for a day or two.</p>
<p>I’m assuming the 1 hour with the trainer is once a week?</p>
<p>If so, then probably that session, the kickboxing, and the pilates will be the closest three workouts to strength training requiring recovery to avoid muscle soreness. So, I would try to space those out, every other day. Use the in between days for the hot yoga and stuff. Running can be either recovery or intense exercise, depending on the person.</p>
<p>Set aside a regularly scheduled day, at least once a week, for a complete rest day.</p>
and more importantly just ensure exercise is a regular part of my life …</p>