<p>Lizardly- what for? Injuries? I think there might be a lot on the running forums about that.</p>
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<p>On the other hand, It’s not hard at all to rack up an extra 1500 calories a day in sugar and junk food. Hopefully, it would be hard to do it day after day after day, but some significant percentage of that is probably pretty typical.</p>
<p>What’s interesting is that he gained over 20 pounds. According to the “calories in/calories out” rule of 3500 calories per pound, he should have only gained 13 pounds in a month. So either the rule is so imprecise as to be worthless or something else was going on with his metabolism.</p>
<p>I think that rule has been fairly well debunked except as a crude estimate. There is a lot of variation from person to person, weight shift up and down cause metabolic changes that effect this, etc.</p>
<p>[How</a> many calories equal one pound?](<a href=“http://www.todaysdietitian.com/news/exclusive0612.shtml]How”>How Many Calories Equal One Pound?)</p>
<p>This guy’s weight went from 168/9% body fat to 192/16% body fat according to his web site. If you do the math that is a 15 pound increase in body fat. I didn’t see anything about the rest of his diet during this period on his web site, so who knows what accounts for the other 8 pounds. Water retention?</p>
<p>Coke is 140 calories per can, so 42,000 over a month of 10 per day. That’s 12 pounds by the rule, so the rule is off by 25% or so. </p>
<p>Assuming his body fat measurements are accurate…</p>
<p>He also lost 10 pounds in the first 10 days of trying to lose the weight, and that included Thanksgiving. </p>
<p>ETA: I just saw in one of the rotating pictures on his site that he seems to be using a handheld body fat device, which is probably not very accurate.</p>
<p>MOWC: yes and some early arthritis. I was under the impression PRP was a 50/50 proposition and that stem cells were in the future then read an article about someone older and more beat up (like me) who had it done and bounced back to a more youthful version of himself. And then discovered pretty much everyone in town does it, orthos and rheumatologists both. </p>
<p>I will hit the running forums. </p>
<p>I think it is water retention plus some changes to his daily routines that can account for the “extra” weight. Plus some other stuff.</p>
<p>First, Coke (like pretty much every manufacturer out there) lies through their teeth that there is “only” 140 cal in a can. In reality, it is closer to 150. I wish I could find a link to that great article explaining why you need to multiply the caloric content on a pack by 110%! Makers are allowed a 10% variance in the stated on the package product weight. What food manufacturer would want negative press if someone finds out that they are “ripping off” their customers by putting less stuff than the package says? The cost to Coke to put some extra sweetener into the product is miniscule compared to the cost of the can itself etc.</p>
<p>Second, if I had to drink 10 cans of Coke a day, I would not be motivated to move around as much with all that Coke sloshing around in my belly. He probably changed his daily routine.</p>
<p>Yeah. Water retention would be a big part of it. With that level of sugar intake, he was probably getting into fatty liver territory. It would be interesting to see how quickly that progresses/regresses.</p>
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<p>Santa’s elves brought he Ahnu shoes and LLBean socks. Wow, those are some cute waterproof shoes. And the teal socks are an exact match for both the teal and chartreuse colors. Perfect. </p>
<p>Kind of an odd shoe. The sole is way too stiff for running, the upper is probably not stiff enough for hiking. Should be good for urban hiking and I expect them to be a big hit. I found a matching solid teal waterproof baseball cap to complete the foul weather accessory package. A nice LLBEAN rain jacket was a prior year Santa treat.</p>
<p>Left to their own devices, you know “these kids” walk around soaking wet. :)</p>
<p>Once upon a time, I was rebuilding a 1951 Harley Davidson. There were a lot of nuts and bolts frozen together with rust. I put them in a glass of Coke to free up the rust(best use of Coke I could ever think of) and absentmindedly left them sitting overnight. The next morning all I had left were misshapen blobs of metal in the glass. Anyone want a coke? :)</p>
<p>Basement for me as I begin to undue the damage from Thanksgiving sloth and gluttony! Punched the clock, but it wasn’t easy. Rear foot elevated split squats (foot in Jungle Gym) with 2 x 30 lb DBs were hard. Alternating bench press with 2 x 45 lb DBs were hard!</p>
<p>Now, it’s time for chicken caesar salad with some chicken breasts that I grilled out in the cold on the Weber last night.</p>
<p>I am SO tired of the rain and gloomy weather. I love where I live, but the stretches of gloomy days really get to me. I think I got used to Dallas where we had so much (too much?) sunshine. I am running a short (6K) race in the morning as part of my corporate team and it will be raining. NOT fun.</p>
<p>All about the mitochondria
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<p>It’s rainy, miserable weather. No outdoor ride today. Just a mind numbing hour of indoor cycling. 
but that will give me some time to work on building my training studio website. I guess I will find out very quickly how user friendly the godaddy.com tools really are!</p>
<p>Being honest, not much working out the last few days. Been very busy with fun obligations and trying to get my Christmas shopping done. </p>
<p>But I came to brag about my lulu finds. They opened a lululemon within driving distance of me. The had a rack of markdowns and I found some great stuff. 2 tanks, a front racer and swiftly tank for $19/ each. A rebel run vest for $49 and a pair of atman pants for $34. The pants are super soft and not super tight. I know why they are on markdown, they are also high waisted but for this middle aged body, I loved them and will get tons of use out of them. </p>
<p>I too have not sufficiently moved my butt this week, but I’d count dancing at a concert last night had I been able to resist the beer ;)</p>
<p>Re coke/weight gain…its not just the sugar…its the sodium! That’s why he dropped so much so fast after, I suspect! Wish I resembled that remark…</p>
<p>A nice little run in the sunshine here. I had no idea that the weather had such an effect on my hip: old and stiff on the rainy days, a new woman on the sunny days. </p>
<p>Surprisingly, my race went well. It was 6K, so an automatic PR! Course was marked in Ks, which made it go by quickly. The longer race was 12K, but the corporate race was the shorter one (thankfully). My legs have been very dead, since I upped my mileage this week to see if I could make my 1300 miles for the year (the heroics I said I wasn’t going to do). This was a hilly course. Temperature dropped 12 degrees from when we left the house and drove 13 miles to the race (61 down to 49). I wasn’t really prepared for that, so I wore the long sleeved tech race shirt under my Nuu-Muu dress and company team tech short sleeved shirt. So- a lot of layers on the upper body! But- I wasn’t cold! </p>
<p>The Mio messed up for some reason and was alerting me the entire race that I was at 187 HR. As a result of the constant vibration, I missed my first mile split. My company team is not swift, but, hey, we’re out there! I wound up 2nd in the age group with a 9:36 pace. That’s as good as I can do right now, so I was pleased. 1st place was 32 seconds ahead of me, and is not someone who is usually ahead of me. No problem except that the awards only went 1 deep (very lame) and she walked away with the cool Sili Pint beer glass and gloves and I got nothing. BUT- I led my team to a first place finish in our division so I did get a plaque.</p>
<p>H ran the course, too (didn’t cross the finish line and didn’t register)- last minute decision. He’s only been running again for about 3 weeks since he put the bike up for the winter (at least as far as outside riding). He was only about a minute behind me. He would have won his age group and gotten the stupid Sili Pint if he had entered. Turns out he would have been the only one IN his age group in the shorter race! We went to Waffle House for a non-healthy breakfast after the race. </p>
<p>Yay - a PR! You did well, MOfWC. Your mitochondria were probably happy to get a non-healthy treat after salving away during the race. :)</p>
<p>Drizzle and typical gray yuck outside. Might go go for a run later today if I get off before darkness. </p>
<p>Thanks, BB.
Deb- good job on the Lulu! I got a higher neck Swiftly tank for $24 last week. It’s great for winter layering.</p>
<p>Fog and rain here today - we drove across the mountain so I could go to Lulu and the running store there to try on Hokas. Hokas are a no go for me - the 10 felt way too big and the 9.5 was too tight. So that was the first bummer. Then we went to Lulu (which is a small store, no doubt) and there was nothing I wanted to buy. I tried on the Miss Misty pullover and the 8 was too small in the shoulders - felt really constricted- but the 10 was okay, so I think I will probably go with the 10 in any type of jacket/pullover. They were definitely not interested in helping me. I felt like reminding them of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, but I didn’t. Went and bought gifts for everyone else. Zero exercise. I have to get back into a routine. On the plus side - I did the monthly challenge at the gym and won four personal training sessions. </p>
<p>Which Hoka model did you try? I think they all fit a little differently. I find that Bondi runs big. I raced in Hoka Cliftons today. Huaka is a lighter shoe, but it felt too summery (which is a stupid thing to say, really).</p>
<p>I love my Huakas exactly for that! My feet overheat like ovens without temperature controllers when I run, so the Huakas were a blessing. Huakas are definitely tighter than my other pair. </p>
<p>Lulu stores vary. The SAs at the local ones closest to my house are very helpful. The downtown store is tiny, swarmed, and has the worst selection I’ve seen. </p>