Today went well.  I was on track to not even eat over my allotted food (even though I worked out hard), but then life happened.  My dog came in all snowy, shook himself on the kitchen floor, unbeknownst to me, and I followed in a minute later and totally wiped out.  I did something to my shoulder in the process, and it’s bad enough that I needed pain medicine, so I had to eat something since it was late, and my stomach was pretty empty.  I’m not a fan of the stomachache that comes along with medicating on an empty stomach.

I had an awesome workout, though– I ran two miles straight!  Actually, I ran a bit further– 20 minutes at 6.2 mph.  Then I walked for 8 minutes at 3.8, ran for 3 at 7mph, walked for 5 at 4mph, then ran for 5 at 6.5 mph.  It was a little all over the place as far as speed/time goes, but I’m still super proud of myself for running two miles.  I have NEVER done that in my life.  Even as a teenager I couldn’t do that.  So, I’m not following the C25K plan by the book as I planned to do– I guess I’m just making it up as I go along.  Still, I think I’m doing okay, and I’m going to try to repeat this workout (or at least the two miles straight part) for my next two running sessions this week and then maybe up it to 2.5 miles straight next week.  We’ll see how that goes.  I’ve been running 3 times per week and doing the elliptical twice so I don’t kill my knee or get shin splints or something.

Other workout news:  apparently I can do 10 guy pushups.  I was rather impressed with myself.  I used to be able to do about 15 when I was in tae kwon do, but after I dislocated my shoulder (ten years ago), I stopped because they hurt.  They don’t really hurt anymore– somewhat, but not like it used to.  Although I hope this shoulder thing from my fall goes away because it’s bad enough that it has me worried.  First ping pong and then a wet kitchen floor…I have such lame injury stories.

Food wise, things are pretty good.  I’m doing much better this week than last, and I’m hoping for a loss on Friday.  I stayed the same at WI on Monday, and that could be attributed to my cheat on Friday or to having just eaten breakfast and drank water right before I went in.  Either way, I’m not too worried since I should see a loss on Friday. 

Just for curiosity’s sake, I’m digging out my old WW stuff to see how many calories they would have me eating.  I’m starting to add things up and will be posting them.  Even though i’ll be following the MRC diet, I’m curious as to the calories in vs. out and how that computes.  I’m usually under 1000 calories per day and burn about 450 through cardio five times a week.  That doesn’t even count whatever I might burn doing weights for 45 minutes to an hour five times a week, but I have no idea how to figure that out.

Breakfast:  1/2 turkey and pepperjack sandwich, HNS (235)

Lunch:  bar, HNS (220)

Dinner:  2 oz. fish, cheese toast, applesauce, HNS (320)

snack:  hot cocoa HNS (90)

snack for pain meds:  cheese and crackers (140)

TOTAL:  1005

workout burned:  450 cardio, whatever in weights

weight at home:  162.5 (down 1/2 lb. from yesterday.  I seem to be hovering here…)