<p>Congrats Ohio and all the best for tomorrow! </p>
<p>1 mile of walking, 2 hours. Yes, 2 hours. But I was stalking insects and flowers with my camera in a flooded pine forest, and wearing wading boots. High water mark about mid-calf. Temperature 90. Sweating, profusely! I did get a few good photos, a few mosquito bites, but had no encounters with hostile reptiles.</p>
<p>Congratulations, ohio! Here’s to the gold!</p>
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<p>Tom:</p>
<p>Nice workout! Looks like quite a list! You are an animal doing the combo lift and then the KB swings! How long did it take? I draw the line somewhere between 1 hour and 1 hour 15 minutes.</p>
<p>27 mile road bike ride. Hot and windy, but a dry heat so actually pretty pleasant. Then came home, drank a liter of water and took an hour nap.</p>
All the best, Ohio!
<p>My usual neighborhood 5K walk jog this afternoon. A couple of intervals to 85% of heart rate to warm up. Then, some to 90%. Plus some 1/4 miles. Warm and sunny. Managed to soak my cute little neon yellow outfit… :)</p>
<p>Rest day tomorrow as I pack up for three days of hiking and camping. My main outing is on the oldest continuously used hiking trail in the US: [Crawford</a> Path](<a href=“http://realisticcookingideas.files.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2012/09/gibbs-falls-crawford-path-sign.jpg]Crawford”>http://realisticcookingideas.files.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2012/09/gibbs-falls-crawford-path-sign.jpg)</p>
<p>idad- to be honest did not track the time. I will check next workout. I also took it easy on reps and weight so I have room to grow.</p>
<p>I happened to get one of the young guys at the gym to do the barbell row, to the clean position to press as detailed in the book for the metabolic workout. It gassed him.</p>
<p>In laws are over and I am passing on fudge cake and assorted cookies.</p>
<p>Dinner was swordfish and a big salad. I passed on the baked beans and peas.</p>
<p>Good work, Tom. Sounds like you have a handle on the food front.</p>
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<p>That’s one I really miss. A can of B&M or Bush’s baked beans, thrown on the grill with hamburgers or pork chops was one of my regular staples, but between the carbs in the beans and the boatload of sugar, it’s like a side dish of candy. I’ve learned to love cole slaw as a side dish. Yeah, it has some sugar, but overall, not a bad BBQ side. I made some spice broccoli slaw to go with my pork butt and baby back ribs combo platter tonight…</p>
<p>I gotta say – am I ever going to be able to enjoy some big bowl of some delicious pasta dish (where the pasta is the star, not chicken) ever again? It’s not that I’m a huge pasta person, but like … never? I kind of feel that’s where I’m heading!</p>
<p>Another Two Sizes strength workout, 2 mile fast walk; spent 4 hours this afternoon lugging junk from my garage to a dumpster (I won the use of a dumpster for a day at a charity auction). </p>
<p>MOWC–don’t think you’re crazy for signing on to the masochist race! Go for it. Good luck OhioP! Enjoy your White Mt. hike, IDad. Where’s BC?</p>
<p>Went to a movie with friends the other evening; they stopped at a local ice cream place afterward. I feel like I had a major victory–I bought a bottle of water instead of the homemade ice cream.</p>
<p>I like fruit and can easily overdo it. I try to stick to strawberries or blueberries and avoid bananas. My “sweet treat” is a 1/2 c. of plain Greek yogurt with 2 T of berries and 5 walnuts.</p>
<p>Waiting rooms are scary. Blue caps are scary. Even those cute little footie socks are scary.</p>
<p>To all who are limiting calories, carbs, or both: Think of the body you want to have in old age. It’s the only body you have, so take care of it, and all that.</p>
<p>I was just thinking about the photos my BIL posted on facebook. He & that whole side of the family are quite overweight, which I’m guessing is from a lifetime of overeating, beer and cocktail drinking, and lack of strenuous activity. But they sure look like they’re having a good time doing it! And sometimes I feel like a major food Puritan or something. (I don’t feel that way when surrounded by my healthy-eating friends.)</p>
<p>So I guess you have to keep your eye on your goals? And surround yourself with a support group of like-minded individuals.</p>
<p>Down 7lbs for the week but today is another big test. No workout because I had to finish some minor work around the house and soon we are off to a family party. The food will be off the charts good and the cakes and pies plentiful.</p>
<p>So if I make it through today I got over a huge hurdle. Next big party is next Saturday barbeque down the Shore.</p>
<p>tom, good luck braving a fabulous family buffet. </p>
<p>Our hot and steamy weather has returned.</p>
<p>It sounds like you’ve been doing well, Tom. I hope there will be something you can eat at the party. I like what PG was saying a while back, trying to remember the wording, preparing your spaces. We take a small cooler with snacks in the car when we’re heading out of town, mostly just because my husband is pretty organized in packing and getting places early. :)</p>
<p>Such a gorgeous day today. I wish we could have this weather (mid 60s this am, low humidity) for the race next Sunday, but it won’t happen. 5 miles done even after the longer, hilly run yesterday. Think I’ll get some “sit by the pool and float around” time today.</p>
<p>Silver Medalist. 800 meters 55-59 Senior Olympics. 2:22.32 by .01 of a second! From a (with apologies to Idad!) formerly old fat guy. Anything is possible! Nice big Honkin medal.</p>
<p>Fantastic, Ohio! Wow!</p>
<p>ohio:</p>
<p>Awesome. And, not everything is possible. I, for example, will never ever run a 2:22 800 meters! :)</p>
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<p>tom1944:</p>
<p>When I was starting out and losing weight hand over foot, I discovered that I could deal with these family banquet, irresistible temptations by having a tiny sliver of pie. I figure that’s still 80% better than what I would have done. Enjoy the meal, just don’t do the whole pig-out overkill thing.</p>
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