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Gotta stay focused

I’m going to be eating out at lunch and supper today. And then I’m eating ‘out’ for breakfast, lunch, and supper tomorrow. And supper Saturday. So this is all a bit of a challenge for me, especially because the odds are that I won’t be able to squeeze in the gym today — and definitely [...]

Posted by power8 on October 20th, 2011 under General | Comment now »

Three

Moving: Gym after work: 15 mins on bike (Expresso route); 2×10 leg press @ 85′ (I need to figure out how to adjust the damn machine); 3×10 hammer curls @ 7.5
B: coffee w/milk; bran buds w/skim milk
Sn: coffee w/milk
L: Wedding soup; handful of nuts/raisins
Sn: no plan…. annnnnd: what did I do? Ate a huge brownie. [...]

Posted by power8 on October 19th, 2011 under General | Comment now »

Two

Moving:
Walked in quickly (35 mins), included steps; walked back to BJ’s (~20 mins)
B: blueberries/apples/raisin bran from crockpot, w/4 oz Greek plain yogurt; coffee w/milk
Sn: oatmeal cookie w/raisins; coffee w/milk
L: power bar (I know, I know)
S: plan is chicken breast poached in beer, with thai seasonings and a potato; plus green salad and red wine
That was [...]

Posted by power8 on October 18th, 2011 under General | Comment now »

Day One

W:  142.something
Plan: Just do it.
 
B (7 AM): from crockpot: one apple, 1/2 c bran buds; added 1/2 c plain greek yogurt; coffee w/whole milk.
Sn (10 AM): skim cafe au lait
L: flatbreaqd turkey sandwich at the library
Sn: none
S plan: leftover stew — lentils, sweet potato, tofu sausage, tomatoes over brown rice; red wine if I’ve got [...]

Posted by power8 on October 17th, 2011 under General | Comment now »

Try, Try Again

(1) OK, have now set this blog to no comments. Go away, trolls and spammers!
(2) What will I do today to take better care of myself? Keep trying!
B (7 AM): Greek yogurt, half a peach, handful of kashi; coffee with half-and-half
Sn (12 PM): Kashi TLC dark chocolate coconut fruit grain bar: 120 cals, 30 fat [...]

Posted by power8 on July 12th, 2011 under General | Comment now »

Dang Trolls

Anyone else having problems with commenting-trolls? I just delete them all, but it makes me think of this site with dread because that chore is always involved.
Just set the settings from public to no-search-engines in case that helps….

Posted by power8 on June 27th, 2011 under General | Comment now »

New Day

So today has been all one mad rush, but here’s where I stand so far…. Would like to have walked home, but ran to the bus (which was then late) and didn’t grab my sneaks. Wonder if I can walk home in the rain with my slacks pinned up to my knees and vibrams on [...]

Posted by power8 on May 17th, 2011 under General | Comment now »

I Did It!

Walked the half — 13.1 mi — in less than 3 1/2 hours! It rained the whole time, but that was probably a good thing. What a great experience. I’m looking forward to doing it again, despite how exhausted and sore I feel today!
In case I need to remember next year: I ate salmon/rice/spinach (and a [...]

Posted by power8 on May 16th, 2011 under General | Comment now »

Let there be light! and heat!

Spring has sprung, the grass has riz….
B (7 AM): coffee w/half and half; Greek yogurt w/kashi and blueberries
Sn: skim milk chair
L (12 PM): chicken salad
Sn (4 PM): 10 almonds, water
 
Moving:
walked in to work, coming UP the stairs. Had to stop twice. So that may be a new goal, post-marathon: walk all the way AND keep [...]

Posted by power8 on May 11th, 2011 under General | Comment now »

5 Days

Half-marathon is in 5 days (I’m walking it). I’m starting to get a little excited/nervous now that it’s close! Walked about 8 miles yesterday, which has been my longest walk so far, and everything went well. I’m not going to set any time records, but my goal is to do it: to finish, to finish [...]

Posted by power8 on May 10th, 2011 under General | Comment now »


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