<p>I joined a local gym. It’s $35 a month and I think that is great. They allow members to take a summer “leave of absence” from May 1 to October 1. I’m looking forward to going back in October.</p>
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<p>Cool! No balance beam bridge crossings today, I hope!</p>
<p>If I were to come across one of those I’m pretty sure I’d do the scooching straddle (or turn back). ;)</p>
^^^ Me, too.
Wish we would hear from BCEagle!
Heading for Coloradomfor a few days break just as our weather here is supposed to get cooler and nice. Figures.
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<p>Actually there was one. But it wasn’t high at all and not as long either. No problem.</p>
<p>Hope BC was able to run his race without trouble from the weather gods.</p>
<p>Enjoy your time in Colorado, MOWC. I have to think of you when I get the emails from the running group based in the area I do my hiking and xcountry skiing. They are always running events like a 60K/35K. Or the occasional 100K. The yearly marathon is their short race. And these insane ultra distances are always incredibly hilly. People will post their training runs and welcome anyone to join them. It is always so welcoming and inviting, and I actually think about connecting with them. And then I look at the miles they are planning to do: “easy pace run, bring several water bottles. Looking to do 30 miles today”. :eek: I am convinced if you lived in the area, you would end up participating, although you probably have a few ultra runners trying to recruit you in your area, no doubt.</p>
<p>thumper that sounds like a great deal.</p>
<p>Deborah, PNB?</p>
<p>Well, I saw the recap of the race on the local news. Looks like it was hot and muggy, but no mention that it rained during the race. A Kenyan ringer up from NYC won the thing with a time of 14 minutes and change. Kenyan ringer up from NYC won the women’s division with a time of 17 minutes and change.</p>
<p>CJane- sounds like a hard-core group. I did two ultras back in the early 80s and would not do it again. It was easy for me back then (i.e. young and no kids) and I set single year age world records for 50 miles and 100K (62 miles). I can not imagine doing the mileage now, though. Ugh.</p>
<p>iDad- was there prize money at the race? That attracts the Kenyans.</p>
<p>BC, the best part is now you can focus on tennis, tennis, tennis!!! And you’ve got a spiffy new shirt. 
Waggle a pinky toe so we know there wasn’t some grizzly Who concert trampling, okay?</p>
<p>Yeah. Top 5 men and top 5 women get cash money:</p>
<p>$600
$500
$400
$300
$200</p>
<p>Top male and female finishers from New Hampshire get $100. They had over 5000 entries.</p>
<p>Possibilities:</p>
<ul>
<li>There was a freak lightning bolt (I hope not)</li>
<li>A key subset of the stock market crashed</li>
<li>The after race party was really something</li>
<li>World’s longest cool down walk</li>
<li>Celebratory tennis marathon today</li>
<li>Major Nike outlet sale</li>
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<p>Have I left anything off the list?</p>
<p>OK. Time to tighten up the ol’ (formerly) fat guy diet.</p>
<p>For the past year, I’ve been without a pound or two (either direction) of my “target” weight of 160 lbs. I weigh daily, but only pay real attention to a running 7-day average to smooth out the daily swings. For most of this year, it’s trended towards the top end of the range (161 - 162), not surprising since I’ve added visible muscle.</p>
<p>During the move in May, I actually lost a little weight, dropping to a 7-day average of 160.3 in early June. No surprise as I was doing a lot of physical stuff.</p>
<p>Since July 4th, I’ve seen a slow increase, with the 7-day average hitting 163 for the first time this week. Time to nip that in the bud, so I’m back to logging all my food on MyDaily Plate (which will automatically cut a snack or two, a portion here or there, etc.)</p>
<p>I haven’t really changed anything, but it could be that I’ve just let a little extra handful of nuts, another apple, and so forth creep in, so tracking food on Daily Plate will let me tighten up a little bit and back into the “just five pounds” mode. I doubt that I can actually lose 5 pounds, but I’d like to get back down to my 160 target.</p>
<p>^ Me, too.
I drifted off of tracking for a few days, then back on, then off. Mainly due to their horrible iphone app upgrade that I still can’t get to synch with the website. However, when I don’t track, for a while there is a definite trend toward inching upward on the scale.</p>
<p>I know sabaray said that the s/he was going back to tracking, also VeryHappy?
Maybe we can all post here to keep us accountable.
Personally, I like looking at everyone’s “stats”, so feel free to post them, but if you would rather not do that, maybe just a “I tracked today” update for mutual accountability?</p>
<p>On a diet note, I have discovered chia seeds. I am not really into fad foods, but really like the seeds when allowed to “gel”. What is the word on these little guys? Wonder food? Overhyped? Any downside ?</p>
<p>I like the idea of posting here to keep us all accountable on the tracking. I have put on about 7 pounds and it is not muscle. I now work from home and I think that is part of the problem. My office is too close to the kitchen. Plus, I am a stress eater; when I get stressed my stomach hurts and my reflex action is to eat. I can’t go back to doing that. </p>
<p>Today I am roasting some beets and asparagus; I like salad with roasted vegetables, goat cheese, and walnuts. That may be dinner. And some shrimp.</p>
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<p>unreal! (10 char)</p>
<p>^ That! It’s pretty much impossible for me to fathom a person being able to do at all, let alone WRs. Wow!</p>
<p>o.k. I won the company contest with a double digit percent weight lose in 12 weeks. None of others in the contest came within 1/2 of my percentage. </p>
<p>have been talking to quite a few folks about “what is next”. I think I might actually start training for a 1/2. Am I crazy? An old (>50) and fat guy (BMI>30) trying to run 13.1!!! Going to talk to my doc first thing next week. </p>
<p>From those who have done it, is it a practical goal?</p>
<p>I’m tuckered out after I drive 50 miles.</p>
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<p>Here is my log for yesterday. Baby back ribs from the freezer for dinner. My only snack was a half ounce of pepperoni (8 slices). Laid off the apples and nuts entirely. I need to get back to one apple as a dessert treat:</p>
<p>1661 calories</p>
<p>103 g fat
67 g protein
100 g carb
20 g fiber
37 g sugar</p>
<p>58% fat
25% carbs
17% protein</p>
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<p>I have two little bitty 1lb lobsters for dinner. I’ll steam them halfway and then finish cooking them sauteed in butter and lemon juice. Fresh brocolli on the side. </p>
<p>First, I must do burpees!</p>
This is mine for yesterday:
Cals 1195
Fat 69 g
Carbs 48 g
Fiber 24 g
Protein 80 g
Sugars 34 g
I’m too lazy/math challenged/can’t figure out how to make livestrong do it for me on the total %s.
<p>There’s little pie chart that gives the percentages on the MyPlate daily log page. About halfway down the right side of the page.</p>
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<p>Fantastic! That’s impressive fat loss and, maybe, the most significant “win” you’ll ever have!</p>
<p>As far as a half marathon. If you really love running, then I would say go for it. If it’s more trying to find an ideal program to continue your newfound fitness over the long haul, trying to do it exclusively with long-distance running is probably not the ideal approach for us older/heavier folk. Very high injury rates and it’s missing the resistance strength training component that is hugely important for building/maintaining lean muscle, keeping the weight off, and stalling the rate of decline as we age. Why not set your running goal at 5K for now? Run three times a week and try to mix in a more well-rounded program? I think you would find even walking hard up steep hills to be a good thing.</p>