I just realized I spend 3 hours in front of the TV on Monday nights, generally…Dancing with the Stars and then Smash. Of course, I don’t SIT there, I try to do stretches and use my time wisely 
but still.
OTOH, today I did a morning exercise class, walked a good 1/2 mile and back to get lunch, and cut the grass. I think I deserve my TV time. 
Edit: Except for the results show on Tuesday nights, it’s the ONLY TV I watch.
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<p>To read People Magazine on the ellipitical? :)</p>
<p>Or, to check out the beefcake doing bicep curls?</p>
<p>Cardio Dance class in the a.m.
Day 1 of Week 2 of C25K training in the p.m.</p>
<p>Too high on the carbs for induction today due to not paying attention to the quantities of fresh rhubarb I was consuming. Forgot that even though it was sugar-free (liquid splenda), Atkins limits it to 1 cup total. Oops!</p>
<p>Cals 1394
Fat 80 g
NetCarbs 31 g
Protein 131 g
Sugars 15 g</p>
<p>6 miles @ 9:02.</p>
<p>I was going to go to the Y for another mile and just went to take a short nap. Well, most of you know how that goes. I got up about 20 minutes later and felt exhausted. So I settled for taking out the trash (at wife’s request) and will settle for going to be early after a little snack and browsing.</p>
<p>I tell dh I prefer going to the gym in the late afternoon/early evening to the morning because it’s more fun to ogle young hunks than old codgers.</p>
<p>I’m cross, I’ve gotten way less exercise than I’d like this week because I had a deadline for a book. (A really short book, but still it was just like writing my thesis.) For some reason my calf started to feel somewhat uncomfortable and it’s gotten slightly worse rather than slightly better. Exercise doesn’t make it feel worse, and if anything it makes it feel better. Of course I’ve been recalling the CC thread about the woman with the Charley horses that turned out to have a blood clot…</p>
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<p>The best thing about getting old is that the universe of young hunks expands, year after year after year. I mean, when you’re in college, anyone over 20 or so looks “old”. Now, the universe of hotties has expanded to include anyone short of retirement age. :)</p>
<p>Traveling this week messed up my workout schedule (only got to workout 3 days, plus one day of heavy duty gardening.) I did get a chance to go to a spin class with my younger D, who we were visiting. Her gym was definitely full of young hunks–men and women. More travel at the end of this week (other D’s graduation). I’m taking workout clothes and plan to hit the gym in our hotel. I’ve put together an exercise list from the New Rules book and will use it while I’m away. Lost 6 pounds since I went to the health spa in February–feels like it’s taking me forever to lost so little.</p>
<p>^I am always surrounded by HS and college kids in my gym, but there are old f-ts like me there also. I do not care one way or another, just in and out to the next activity. Will say goodbuy to the gym in 9 days, hello to the pool, yey, cannot wait…But the best is when they start “early bird” swimming at 6am, I feel on heaven for the rest of the day after that.</p>
<p>My running log says a grand total of 250 miles so far this year. I had some thoughts of getting to 1,000 miles in a year but I’m thinking that 500 is definitely doable and 750 is a stretch. Of course if I go into full-blown tennis mode this summer, then 750 would definitely be a stretch.</p>
<p>I seem to be having a little trouble recovering from the marathon, which I suspect has something to do with my age. Nothing is sore, but I have no uphill legs! Trying to keep up with the stupid 2000 mile pace bunny and we are trading the lead back and forth. Got through 5.2 miles this morning- 60 and nice, but the uphills felt like Colorado instead of Tennessee!</p>
<p>“My running log says a grand total of 250 miles so far this year”
^^ Hard to be in a good mood when you are “sour” all the time!
BCE- You do so many different things that 250 is decent mileage. I’ve got 741.7 but not sure I can maintain the pace without the long runs.
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<p>Welcome to my world! I have no uphill legs either… and I can’t even blame it on being tired from my last marathon… :)</p>
<p>Actually, my legs are sorta kinda OK jogging uphill now, but boy does it send my heart rate up faster than I can say “bent over panting like a dog…”.</p>
<p>I find that spending regular time on an elliptical improves being able to run hills and go up the stairs at the office (with 30 pounds of stuff). Squats help going up the stairs too. Next week I will have the schedule in place so that I can play tennis more than once a week during the day if I want to. The challenge will be lining up someone to hit with. I wouldn’t mind doing some drills too.</p>
<p>I keep meaning to get a video of hitting a serve to post. The iPod Touch makes that easier to do - I just have to remember to ask someone to take the video.</p>
Speaking of ellipticals… or actually striders, I guess. I watched a girl spend 45 minutes on a strider at the gym yesterday, holding a People Magazine in her hands and reading it as she “worked out”. You can imagine how slowly she was moving.
At the other extreme, another lady was on the weight bench next to me with a printed workout sheet, an interval timer on her iPhone, and jotting down her times and reps after every exercise. I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the number of people who show up with a game plan.
<p>I had a chat with a guy that works out on an elliptical every day for an hour. He also practices martial arts several times a week. He has a huge stomach that is getting bigger. He watches videos while working out and he works out pretty slowly. He told me last year that he wanted to lose enough weight by now to begin running again. If anything, he’s put on weight. It has to be his diet.</p>
<p>I usually don’t have a plan when I go to the gym for weights. There are so many things to work on and I just take the approach of doing what I haven’t done lately. At home, it’s a lot easier, I only do about 7 exercises with the home weights. I have to get moving on selling some of my old racquets - I’m generally trying to get the house decluttered as we move stuff from the apartment.</p>
<p>I’ve tried the clipboard things in the past. There’s a box with folders for names and sheets - I could never keep up with those things. I used to use a PDA to record reps and weights and that worked well for a long time until the GPS switch broke and now the GPS is always on - which drains the battery really quickly. I just go by memory these days.</p>
<p>Any recommendations for a very lightweight vest? The fleece vest I got this winter from LL Bean is getting too warm now. I’d like hand pockets for wallet and keys and two zip pockets up top for electronics. The idea is for carrying things more than for keeping warm or blocking the wind. I’ve looked around and most of the stuff out there is for special purposes like photography or fishing or keeping warm on hikes and trails. I did have an old fishing jacket a long time ago but that would be overkill now.</p>
<p>I’m not even sure what I’m looking for in materials.</p>
<p>There are a lot of good vests out there. I would look at Roadrunnersports and also on the manufacturer sites (Brooks, Nike, Saucony etc). Figure out what you like and then look for cheaper prices. Bike clothing places have good vests, too, with lots of pockets. Try BikeNashbar and Performance.</p>
<p>“Speaking of ellipticals… or actually striders, I guess. I watched a girl spend 45 minutes on a strider at the gym yesterday, holding a People Magazine in her hands and reading it as she “worked out”. You can imagine how slowly she was moving.”</p>
<p>-Ellipticals still show your distance. I am very slow on it too, I do not do well on any machines, as I like to my mileage outside. But I still do 2.5 - 3 miles in 30 min. These are slow but still miles and I count them as exercise.</p>
<p>Miami, I like your attitude, sore, sour or not.</p>
<p>Exercise as fun. Chocolate for breakfast. My guess is you will outlive most of us who do things more by the prevailing “gospel.” Sometimes we can be too serious, and obsessive about the whole thing (I am guilty of this, that’s for sure).</p>
<p>Attitude is a lot! Enjoy yourself!</p>
<p>Elliptical mileage is completely inaccurate.</p>