<p>You’re also both too busy working out, that’s for sure.</p>
<p>VeryHappy- it’s a guy-thing. If you and I lived that close together, we would have met for lunch after 3 posts!</p>
Definitely a guy thing!
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I was right about the sore throat yesterday. Woke up with a full blown cold. Runny nose, sneezing, etc. Took my first ibuprohen and sudafed in a couple of years, just now.
This really is an anniversary of sorts. It was exactly this sore throat, on a Sunday night, four years ago that made me put out my last cigarette after one puff, which set in motion a sequence that ended up with my quitting.
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Going without nicotine for 24 hours.
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Realizing I didn’t melt into a puddle of goo like the Wicked Witch from not smoking and trying (successfully) for a second 24 hours proof of concept.
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Deciding on the morning of day three that I would probably never have another 48 hour jump start and that, if I didn’t just “git 'er done” this time, I would probably smoke until the day I died. I knew, that morning, that I would never smoke another cigarette. I wasn’t cocky, just a simple calculation that this was in all likelihood my only shot. I mean, if you throw in the towel after 48 hours of cold turkey, you aren’t realistically going to be quitting any time soon!
Between quitting nicotine cold turkey after 38 years and a brutal flu/cold, it was a pretty rough week!
<p>Idad, congrats! I have read that smoking can be the hardest of addictions to kick, because of all of the cues that become conditioned to having a cigarette.</p>
<p>Here is my substantive contribution to this thread for today: hemp hearts. I bought a bag of them at Costco this weekend and added them to my oatmeal this morning. 3 tbsp = 170 cals, 3g carb, 3g fiber and 10g protein.</p>
<p>So this health , wellness, diet and exercise and SHOPPING advice thread. Awesome. Will be in TJMaxx and Marshalls, for workout wear.
Discovered an app for iphone, am sure this thread has discussed- fiber tracker !</p>
Today’s plan was to run 30 minutes. I got to 3 miles in about 27 minutes and then walked the rest. My calves are sore today, not sure why.
I am feeling a little (ok, a lot) doubtful that I will be able to run my 10k race. The race description said it was going to be flat, and good for beginners, but my brother who lives nearby laughed when I told him that. I checked it out on mapmyrun, and it actually goes uphill for the first 2.5 miles, then levels off for another mile, then goes downhill. Now I’m skeered, :eek:. I have one more long run this week, so I’m going to try to find a route that resembles it, and see if I live through it. I obviously underestimated the amount of time it would take to get to 10k without killing myself.
<p>I think we need Lake Wobegone running routes. Only instead of all kids being slightly above average, all running routes are slightly downhill!</p>
<p>Part of wellness is looking and feeling good. Clothes help in that.</p>
<p>(well, that’s the best I could come up with on short notice)</p>
<p>My summer race is all downhill. Until the last quarter mile. Note that it’s a loop.</p>
<p>Blankmind- you can do it. You are in good shape and the race environment brings out abilities you didn’t know you had. Trust me on this.</p>
<p>The problem with downhills is that they kill your quads. Boston Marathon is an example and I’m sure we discussed this back when Bunsen qualified. There is so much gradual downhill that you almost have to do specific downhill training to prepare. The best courses have some roll, but nothing extreme either up or down. You want to use different muscle groups.</p>
<p>This morning was 23 degrees after the 1 hour blizzard of 2012 that we had yesterday. I chose to wait until lunch to run, where I over-dressed. It went from 43-49 degrees (sunny) during my run. It was nice out, but my legs still seem a little tired and I deliberately tried to slow it down and keep HR in check. 5 miles done. Now need to go find some food!</p>
<p>The proper workout clothes make us run faster and lift heavier weights, don’t they? I’m pretty sure that’s what the ads say!</p>
<p>I just got a Kindle for my birthday. I downloaded Dan John’s book a couple weeks ago and I just bought “Starting Strength” today. I’m looking at a few other exercise books in the near-future…</p>
<p>LOL. I think my brother lives about exactly half way between the two of them (IDad and BCEagle). Maybe I should play matchmaker. ;)</p>
<p>I’m going to take your word for it MOWC! By the way, for my last long run this week I am supposed to do 8 miles, but I am thinking of replacing it with a run that is 6.5 and is somewhat the same uphill/downhill as the race will be. Is it better to stay with the longer training plan or would doing a “practice” race be better? Or maybe it doesn’t really matter?</p>
<p>Seriously, about clothes: I am rather proud of my arms and shoulders, so I wear tank tops (don’t worry; I also wear a sports bra underneath) when I workout. The occasional time I wear a T-shirt instead, I feel like I look sloppy; I can’t see my arms and shoulders; and my workouts are much less intense.</p>
<p>So there, to all you who think that what you wear when you work out doesn’t matter. I really think it does.</p>
<p>blankmind- either workout would be fine. Whichever one would give you the most confidence. If you do the 8, slow your pace down. “It’s not who wins the workout” as one of my friends used to say.</p>
<p>3 mile brisk beach walk on Saturday. </p>
<p>4+ mile run today. </p>
<p>Staying strong on the nutrition, despite limited options. </p>
<p>Fantastic work everyone, get well soon idad.</p>
<p>My track coach always told us that “we aren’t here to look pretty in a track suit. We’re here to run”!</p>
<p>My daughter’s cc coach who owns a running store has an 80/20 female/male running clothes sales mix. I can’t afford his prices. I too am a tjmaxx buyer. He gives me the evil eye when he spots me with new running gear.</p>
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<p>You can go with Nike Pro Combat shirts. They show everything while not
showing everything.</p>
<p>I’m pretty happy with the Nike Dri-fits. They show the tops of your
shoulders and some of your arms. If your arms are big, then there
isn’t much room between them and the material over your arms. They
don’t completely show how thin you are but others can infer.</p>
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<p>For me, the idea is that you don’t have to think about your clothes
while you are working out.</p>
<p>Yesterday I was running with a pair of XL shorts with the drawstring
tight to hold them up. My iPod was in the front slash pocket and the
pocket was so deep that the iPod was swinging all over the place. I
had to take it out of the pocket and hold it in my hand. This is why I
prefer five-inch or three-inch shorts - or even better - a zippered
back pocket.</p>
<p>I do think that prices for clothes has gone nuts but I will buy what
I really want to buy.</p>
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<p>4 miles, 8:09 pace, last mile was 7:40 pace - pretty tiring. Also
Smith Machine and abbreviated free-weights. I had an option to play
tennis today but I didn’t bring my stuff and I would have had to go
home to get my stuff and then go to the club which would have eaten up
more time than I’d care to use. The run today wasn’t bad - I think
that running a little bit on the weekends really helps with real runs
during the week.</p>
<p>I was debating whether to report on this, but the clothes discussion about covering things…</p>
<p>Last week when I stopped at the gym after work to do a couple of dreadmill miles and some weights there was a woman in the weight room who, um, needed a little bigger sports bra. She had fake boobs that were absolutey the WORST I have ever seen. It you took 2 grapefruits and sat them on a chest it would have looked better. Anyway- the grapefruits were only about 1/3 in the sports bra. The woman was clearly a body builder (very tan, strong arms and bubble butt and the grapefruits…) and had about a zillion pound dumbbells that she was using. A guy rushed over to spot her (really to stare at the grapefruits which were NOT going to stay in the sports bra during this set). It was pretty hilarious and I could not take my eyes off of her so I can imagine what all the men were doing!!! It truly fell into the “what was she thinking” category.</p>