<p>Happy Birthday, Packmom!
Hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday.</p>
<p>Yesterday cardio dance class. Today back in the gym. Despite having done the TRX and other stuff on the boat, I was quite sore from Monday’s workout.</p>
<p>rowing intervals
Pilates/core stuff
cleans
jerks
BB front squats
lots of lunges
BB Romanian deadlifts - first set was awful, I had zero balance, couldn’t get my hamstrings or glutes involved. Trainer was chatting up a storm and distracting me. Second set I focused on a visual point for balance, politely told him to shut up, and did a nice job with a heavier bb. Have to remember that for some of this stuff, it requires my utter and full concentration.</p>
<p>No. MOWC said I should volunteer to take a couple of your pounds. I said, “OK” but it had to wait til after my workout. So, when I finished, I said I was ready to take a couple of your pounds, now. So, pile 'em on. I’ll give 'em back to you next week!</p>
<p>yesterday (Target + 17.6); this morning (target + 16.8). Moving again to the right direction!!!</p>
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I see how this got started. So you don’t think I have the will power and the knowledge to work my own weight down. So you think Idad is the superman here who can handle not only his own weight but additional lbs from a fat guy. Is that it?</p>
<p>Thanks for the b-day wishes y’all. Our S is back from deployment to the Middle East.
Saw him on Tues. for the first time since T’giving Best B-day gift.</p>
<p>Well, yes DadII, idad is pretty much the superman here! You lost a pound last night, right? And idad said he would take some pounds from you right? Coincidence? I think not.</p>
<p>Happy bday PackMom, and how wonderful to have your son back from deployment!</p>
<p>Good luck today MOWC, too bad it’s raining.</p>
<p>My running training starts this Saturday, a 6 mile run and it lasts about 16 weeks with the max distance of 22 miles. The training program calls for about 20 base miles a week to start.</p>
<p>However, I am on my 4th weeks of insanity.</p>
<p>I would love to keep both going and seek your advices here.</p>
<p>When I first started the insanity, I was able to add some runs after the work out. Mostly because I took so many breaks during the exercises.</p>
<p>Now, I am in step with the program and totally wear out after a work out.</p>
<p>I thought it was just silly enough that it made me laugh, but I’m not fighting a frustrating battle right now. Dad II, is there a chance that Insanity and the mix of how you’ve been approaching food lately is turning you into a little bit of a porcupine? Is humor rubbing you wrong when it usually would not? I ask this because I’m wondering if there’s something going on that is food and exercise related (or maybe holiday?) and whether that indicates maybe it would be better to go with an approach where there’s more endorphin creation and less aggravation. I don’t know. Pondering and wondering.</p>
<p>I’m off to make the most of the day with my husband and head out for a run here soon. Happy 4th everyone!</p>
<p>2 miles yesterday, pushups, obliques and upper abs.</p>
<p>Work has me tied down (I’m in the office now) and I might have a new schedule for the rest of the summer that will make working out during the week, difficult.</p>
<p>Decided to bag the 5k race. Didn’t want to risk an injury and get ridiculous out there. Ended up running 2 mile warmup with daughter and 2 mile warmdown with the men’s 2nd place finisher who I’ve run track workouts with. My daughter was 3rd overall female. Good start for her cc season.</p>
<p>Just for the record, I was up about a pound this morning. Cue the scary music… :)</p>
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<p>I’m well on my way to building a healthy food pyramid. Got the smoker fired up with nearly a whole bag of charcoal. The first level of the pyramid is built: 12 pounds of boneless pork butts, rubbed and patted. Got the fire choked back to bring the temperature down. Current reading: 268 degrees under the dome. Target: 225 degrees until about 11 pm tonight. Salad for lunch (can’t eat healthy ALL day…) and 12 lbs of ribs go on about 2 pm.</p>
<p>It is seriously hot here today. I believe that wrestling the smoker will probably be the extent of my physical exercise today, so ya’ll are probably gonna have to keep your extra pounds to y’all selves! :)</p>
<p>Well, I sure suck at 5Ks. I also think I am paranoid about footing when it’s wet, which doesn’t help. It was pouring and miserable- 70 degrees. Flat course, so no excuses. 29:15, which for me is not very good, but at least I beat the even worse Sr. Olympics time! So, there’s that! Also - 1st in the age group by a lot and my company team placed 2nd in our division. I couldn’t bag the race because I had the team tent in my car! Daughter was with me for about 1 1/2 miles then she got away and ran 28:30 after a really fast track workout on Tuesday. She and I have 17 to do Saturday morning, so I’ll put her in her place! </p>
<p>A lot of inspiration from the Achilles Track Club runners and their guides. This race benefited Achilles International Nashville. One young woman (perhaps CP) finished the 5K on her walker with her guide in over 2 hours. She was festively dressed in a red, white and blue bikini and came in to a standing ovation from all the other runners. It was pretty amazing. She was bound and determined to finish- and she did.</p>
<p>Happy 4th, everyone! Boo to having to work today, BCE. </p>
<p>I am happy to report that I completed goal of running daily from Memorial Day through the 4th. Wimpy mileage compared to most of you, I’m sure, but I exceeded 100 miles, which is pretty good for me. Several five mile runs made their way in there. I am looking forward to a rest day tomorrow and then Saturday is a 50 minute “steady run”. </p>
<p>Great race report, MOWC. Your bad days would be really excellent ones for me, I think. I also have to thank abasket for the tip on setting goals through Runkeeper. The encouragement is badly needed! </p>
<p>iDad, what time is dinner? Maybe we should come tomorrow given it’s already 12:30.</p>
<p>I’m going to put the baby back ribs on 2:00pm. I just finished prepping four full slabs. They’ll be done sometime between 6:30 and 8:00. So dinner tonight will be a half slab of ribs.</p>
<p>The pork butts won’t be done until late tonight, so they’ll come off and mostly get carved up for the freezer. Normally, I pull out a half slab of ribs and a big portion of pork butt for two meals – a combo platter of four ribs and a half serving of pulled pork.</p>
<p>I’ve still got to make cole slaw and BBQ sauce.</p>
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