<p>Well, I use those little McCormick envelopes that you mix with oil and vinegar and water. Without one of those, I’d have to look in my trusty Joy of Cooking. Off the top of my head, though, it seems to me that most any type of spicy vinaigrette type of dressing ought to do the trick.</p>
<p>Edit: “Sophisticated cook”??!! I’m the one who suggested a mixture of Thousand Island dressing, apricot preserves, and Lipton Onion Soup mix spread over chicken breasts and baked!! If the sauce is three or fewer ingredients, that’s my kind of recipe!</p>
<p>well, if you’re not wild about marinated broiled london broil, I would go with slow cooking. My beef stews in a pot come out better than a crock pot. Beef broth, red wine, tomato paste, potatoes, onions, carrots, other seasonings. One of my favorites includes guiness beer.
Anyway, I tried the Wii today and HATED it. Of course, it may have something to do with it measuring me at age 70…lol. Told me I had terrible balance…asked me if I tip over when I walk?? Hey, I have better balance than most in my yoga classes, even standing on one leg so this thing is CRAZY. I hated those timed tests…made me nervous. Either DH will use it or I’ll tell him to sell it on Ebay. I’d rather go outside anyway!</p>
<p>The weather is cold and gloomy in Nashville.</p>
<p>The RoadID has to be ordered online. It is custom made. It is about $20 and there are usually discount codes available to say a buck or two, but they are NEVER $5. You should get online and make him one.</p>
<p>I don’t want to bore you with the details, but suffice to say, everyone who runs or walks alone should have one. </p>
<p>We discussed this some time ago around the holidays, and let me tell you it is a great investment. DH has been wearing his since I gave it to him and he really appreciates my giving it to him. DH is about as fit as anyone I know - but that doesn’t make you invulnerable. Buy one for him - and hope he never needs it!</p>
<p>Wii Fit is brutal! It calls you fat, teases you like a bunch of elementary school bullies, and totally humiliates you! God forbid you are a bit overweight, it will make your avatar round - DH was ticked off! I do not like the thing, but Wii games are fun!</p>
<p>It looks like we stole everyone’s good weather - it was sunny and warm here in Seattle. My crocus flowers have not been eaten by rabbits and are in full bloom. I spent half a day weeding my backyard! :eek:</p>
<p>BB - my dear, do I recall that you just returned from a little vacation? Do you need to also gloat about the weather. </p>
<p>I don’t need a Wii. I shoveled for a couple of hours today. I can’t wait to discover what will hurt tomorrow morning. It was beautiful and actually the sun felt great. But trust me, there were not crocus in sight!</p>
<p>OK, I have him sold on the RoadID (although still working to convince him on the emulsion blender for soups). He really dislikes acquiring “stuff” as he calls it so not a simple decision. It took years to convince him to use a Garmin and getting him something without his “buy-in” is not a good idea. In the meantime, he does have his info in his pocket. </p>
<p>He has 16 miles this morning, which would normally be done through the training team with sags for water and goo. Since that run was cancelled he put on one of our hiking fanny packs to carry his own water and fuel. I’ve been trying to convince him to carry his own water and food for years and was never able to do it so that is a real benefit of this storm (although if he likes it he obviously needs to get one designed for runners rather than hikers). I personally think an IPOD would be good too, particularly for the 20+ mile runs. He would enjoy listening to a book on tape. But the training team in our area frowns on IPODs and he has never run with one. </p>
<p>I think he needs to break away from them and do his own thing anyway. They have guys who are very fast and they have tons of novice runners. H runs with the fast guys, but really isn’t up to their speeds. He likes very long, moderate speed runs. I think he should train like he is running an ultra because the long distance training runs are what he craves. The training team guys tell him no, no, no. Stick to the program. But I think they have a different goal. They want to knock time off their marathon pace whereas H will run Boston for the crowd experience but as long as he doesn’t embarrass himself on time isn’t overly concerned with speed. He is really into the week in/week out 50+ mileage. He hasn’t had an injury in years, so I think he should just run the way he likes.</p>
<p>It looks icy, but is sunny and a beautiful day. We will go to the Y this afternoon. H does the yoga class and I will slog along on the treadmill.</p>
<p>Analyst - good news that he caved-in on the RoadID. I don’t know whether you remember, but shortly before xmas, my DH collapsed with ventricular arrhythmia. He was out in a neighborhood near the college where he works and fortunately a woman happened to look out and saw him on her lawn. He asked her to just take him back to work (can we say stupid men!) but on the way, he knew he needed to get to a hospital. It is truly a miracle that he survived. He now has a defib - things are ok, not great. </p>
<p>This is a man who has done marathons, triathalons, etc, etc. Glad to hear he is listening. Now if we can just get you that immersion blender!</p>
<p>worknprogress, I’m so glad your H is doing well. How scary. Every once in awhile we have an athlete in our area collapse, so I know it does happen. I think H’s biggest risk is a car getting distracted by seeing him and then skidding on ice and running him over.</p>
<p>VeryHappy, as you may remember I am running at 4.6 mph and struggling at that! It can be very irritating to do things with H because he is in such good shape. When we go camping, he will do a long trail run in the early morning along the AT (10+ miles up and down mountains dodging roots and boulders) while I sit around the campfire drinking coffee and then we go on our 10-12 mile hike together, which does me in but he sees as just a stroll. He is obsessive about his running and pretty much has to rearrange every day to fit it in, usually in the early morning. Evenings are weight lifting, Pilates, yoga, and speed work. It does keep him busy doing his own thing so I can watch my sitcoms or read a book (or play on cc!).</p>
<p>The Analyst…I got my immersion blender at Costco for 29 bucks. I used it several times and love it…keep working on him. (Wow, your H sounds like he is in amazing shape.) </p>
<p>Today, my shoulder and my arm and my legs hurt…shoveling. Sun is out though so I’m hoping I can find a place to walk somewhere.</p>
<p>The Analyst - oh, yeah. I live with your DH’s twin. I think living with someone like that can be inspiring - or irritating, depending on your mood :)</p>
<p>What is difficult right now, is that we are trying to determine what DH can still do. The cardiologist was convinced running would be okay in a couple of weeks. He had DH on the treadmill and absolutely no signs of any problems. So, DH started by walking after the defib was implanted and then six weeks later he returned to running. All was going well - but last week the same thing happened and the defib kicked in. I am worried that a lot of his former activities may be curtailed. Can you imagine how he feels. Physical activity, strenuous activity, has always been a part of his life. It is as natural as getting up and brushing your teeth. Anyway, we are still in the exploratory stages - stationary bike, back to walking very briskly, etc. </p>
<p>As I have said so many times before - health is a gift.</p>
<p>^
WIP- You are very right about good heath. I lost a sibling to a terrible disease and feel that every day is a gift. Even today, when my back is sore from shoveling snow.</p>
<p>Worknprogress- Thanks for repeating your H’s story and I am happy he is getting back to some activity.
TheAnalyst- Excellent on the RoadID.
I was going to post and share this as additional incentive on the RoadID. This morning in our large group training run (16 miles) a man running just behind me with a small group collapsed to the ground. None of us had a cellphone and we were on a wooded path a mile from any cars etc. Another woman and I ran for help/cellphone and found some walkers who had one. This man is a marathoner with no health problems. Probably late 40s. We saw the medical vehicles arrive and all I know right now is that he was conscious and taken to the hospital. He was bleeding from the mouth (hit when he fell, I think) with some frothing, too. He WAS with people who knew him, but if he had been alone…which many of us are most of the time when we train…</p>
<p>The RoadID sounds like it would be a good thing for my younger D to wear when she is out on a trail ride. I worry that she could get thrown from the horse and be hurt and no one would know who she was. She rides both on roadside trails and on isolated trails with no vehicle traffic. She does carry her cellphone. That is actually the first reason we gave her a cellphone. For the purpose of reaching someone if she got hurt and also to use if they encounter strange people. Not that she would remember to put the ID on when she went on the ride.</p>
<p>The guy is OK. He is at Vanderbilt (hospital) and they found heart blockage and put in one stent today and will put in one tomorrow. What a relief. I’m glad he was running with a group when this happened.</p>
<p>My H bikes almost every day (weather permitting). He has a label in his helmet. Do you think that’s good enough or are EMTs looking for a wrist band or something more visible?</p>