Since we're all runners what is everyones running shoe of choice?? I am in love with my Brooks Ghost 5's...like marriage in love. I used to get horrible hip joint, thigh and posterior shin pain after jogging but these ended all of that nonsense.
Since we're all runners what is everyones running shoe of choice?? I am in love with my Brooks Ghost 5's...like marriage in love. I used to get horrible hip joint, thigh and posterior shin pain after jogging but these ended all of that nonsense.
I'm an alternator, and i've got different brands of neutral/slight pronation runners. Brooks, Nike, Reebok, Pearl Izumi. Can't resist a bargain, so that's why i've bought so many different things - because they've all been on offer in an un-missable sale at some stage!! Depends more on where i'm going as to which i wear - some of those are for muddy wet runs, some for dry trail, some for road etc! I'm built a bit wonkily though, so have a tendancy for ITB problems if i run too much.
Went out this morning again and loved it. Beautiful sunny cool day. I didn't go far but stuck to the trails and did some really steep sections (where i could have walked faster probably, but kept 'running') and got suitably out of breath. Fun fun fun. Love winter here - perfect running weather.
I have some Adidas ones, not sure what their name is but they have metallic purple bits which makes me want to wear them, therefore making me exercise more! They're my first real pair of running shoes, so I'm not sure if they'll be the best type for me, but I haven't had any problems yet. We'll see.
Tonight's pizza night here. I want to buy some low fat cheddar and smuggle it onto the pizza to see if the boyfriend will notice. I've mentioned it before and his reaction was 'it'll be HORRID', but I don't think he's ever tried it! Might sneak out to the supermarket while he's at work
Good morning! I have been happy not weighing for awhile, but I'm a bit restless because I do like to work in numbers. But I do not want to weigh until I sense that I have lost at least 5 pounds and feel it in my clothes. Otherwise I run the risk of being discouraged or angry. However, so I'm going to start counting calories again, now that I have time to dedicate to it. The goal of this is not to count calories forever (good lord, that would turn me into a basket case because there are too many places/events that I go to where I can't get accurate counts) but because I want to get a good feel for what portions will help me lose weight. For example, if I have a 300-calorie frozen dinner and I put it on my regular plate, I will know what 300 calories worth of food looks like on my plate, which will help me when I'm at a restaurant or at someone's house.
So as for quick counting of calories, my fitness pal app has something where it has a bar code reader, which I love, and it is always consistent with what the food package says. However, what my fitness pal app does NOT have is an ability to log fruits and veggies and other non-packaged things by grams. It will sometimes only let you log in by what they think of as servings. For example, I had a 137 gram banana I wanted to log. My only option was 100 grams. Or I could choose 1 1/3 of a serving, which got me to 133 grams, lol. That kind of thing drives me nuts, which is what drove me away from calorie counting before.
I think today I start running again for the first time since my race. I think my muscles should be recovered enough (no longer sore or stiff or fatigued). So if the weather isn't totally crappy when I get home from work today, I will take a 4-mile run/walk.
@Alex - THANK YOU!!!! I can't tell you how utterly relieved I am to be done with those stupid classes! Now of course work-work is piling up, but that's not the same thing, so I can take it! And all those food events! They are impossible to avoid! We somehow have to learn to navigate them without getting crazy -- enjoy but not too much. I think that might be my new motto!
@om - I always gain weight after a big workout. Must be the water retention or something!
@novangel - that's great that you didn't gain weight! That pound or whatever will fall off with back to normal routine. And yes, I had a nice, satisfying BM this morning! Oh, and as for running shoe, I like either aesics (I have small, narrow feet) or Brooks (I can't remember which series of either of those I have gotten recently! I need to get new shoes soon anyway)
@blueisis - your workout sounds like something I need to get back into! I was doing something like that over the summer, but just didn't have time once work and school started! And yes, exercise was VERY challenging this past semester! (I'm taking grad credit hours in order to update my license for being a reading specialist) There were so many days that it was weather or class or work I had to do for class or work obligations got in the way. Somehow I still managed the half marathon, but that wasn't my best, that's for sure! Anyway, when you do the steady cardio days, are those separate days from your HIIT days?
@turbo - that picture cracked me up!! And nope, no fail. You are in beautiful maintenance mode!
Oh man, I'm really sorry guys! I've been trying to finish this essay for an upcoming contest, and getting all my research in order has taken a lot more time than I thought it would. I'm happy with where it's going, and think it should be basically ready to roll in the next couple of days. When I finally feel happy with this thing and submit it, I'm gonna thow myself a little party with white wine, chocolate, and banana chips
So I'm still here! Just a bit wrapped up at the moment. I did run about 9 miles today and 11 the day before yesterday, neither of which were particularly good. I've been feeling awfully sluggy since my big 19+-miler last week, and am wondering my body could do with a little break from the high-impact running. If I took a week off, or at least cut back for a week, that'd certainly give me more time to check out the city on my bike. That's something I've been meaning to do ever since springtime's come around in full, but haven't, because of the miles I'm trying to log each week. I was hoping to hit 50 miles this week, but I may have to satisfy myself with 40. If I'm not back to feeling light on my feet in the next couple days, then it's a week off for me
I want go get back to work here, so just one single response:
Leaves: Yeah, that's what my signature thingy says! Or maybe like, "eat a little more, eat a little less". Where did you study Mandarin? Have you ever been to China? When I studied for 2 years in university, all that really stuck were the fundamental basics, as well as maybe like, a core set of 300 characters. Now that I've been here for going on 1.5 years, my listening has gotten to be pretty good, as has my reading (probably my strongest suit). However, my pronunciation still suffers badly from my laziness with phonics practice. There are just some sounds I cannot produce! Basically speaking in general is a bit of struggle for me, which sucks, because it's often the situation that I can understand what's being said to me, but have a tough time putting together a coherent response.
Hi! Not much time for personals today, I'll do better when we get back from Montréal this weekend
I was back down to 132.8 this morning, which was a good thing for my nerves, finally escaping the ''it's probably just water weight... but IS IT REALLYYYYY'' mode. Food tonight and tomorrow won't be the healthiest but we'll live through it
Nova ~ I'm trying to find a pair of sneakers worth the plunge. Broke at the moment, but in the past, fave brands have been Adidas and New Balance.
ange ~ Jealous of your "winter weather". It's beautiful and temperate now, but will soon be hot and muggy. YUCK! Glad you got out for a run.
Leaves ~ :heh: let us know if the bf suspects that it's lf cheese....
Oleh ~ I hear ya on the food at social events. Enjoy, but stay on the wagon. I find that personally it isn't so much the event that's the problem, but rather the time AFTER the event. Many's the evening that I come home after a party and dive face first into a bucket of whatever junk happens to be at hand... Must get back into the habit of just having a cup of tea...
Xiao ~ Do you count miles you ride on your bike toward your weekly total, or is it only miles you've ran? Sounds like you're busy being a worker bee over there. For some reason, I read your post-article celebration party food as: white chocolate, banana wine, and chips. Lol.
Turbo ~ Way to go, you! Rockin that maintenance. Looks like you'll still have room left for whatever food designs you have for the weekend. And I know, I do need new sneakers. Remember the last time I posted about that (*ahem* about six months ago.... ) And I had a private "lol" at the "You Fail" picture. Our orchestra conductor is famous for that phrase: "Violas, you fail." "Cellos, YOU fail!" Always makes me giggle a little bit. No shame. He has standards and ain't no one gonna get in the way of them. Tuna spinach stuffed shells sounds AMAZING!!! You're like chef of the year. Have a GREAT WEEKEND!!! Whatcha goin' into Montreal for?
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Slow day at work. Made some marketing calls and did a bit of a call around for candidates this morning. Now just running board searches and trying to be as productive as possible. Bleh. I ate a yogurt that was past its "sell by" date, thinking that I had at least another week before it was REALLY bad... urrrrrgh. Not so much. Tummy is telling me otherwise.
Oh, well....
Now hoping to get in a nap before the concert tonight. *exhausted*
TGIF FEATHERS, I hope everyone has a great weekend.
Busy at work and nothing interesting to report. NYC with friends from the UK and Canada this weekend and a tennis game with the BF before a bonfire tonight. I promise I will have more personals soon!!!
TGIF indeed. I start my new job Sunday, I'm both excited and nervous.
I ran the treadmill like a boss but now it's 10pm and I'm freaking starving so I'm gonna have to eat a little something. There is a downside to exercise in the evening. I can't do mornings..I'm not human till late afternoon. I'm definitely a night owl.
WALK OF SHAMe coming your way. Today was an horrible HORRIBLE day in term of eating. We were in Montreal for helping friends that were moving and ... massive food fest. It is kinda weird, everytime I sleep at my friend's place, as soon as I put my head on the pillow, I start having some allergic reactions (to her pillow? her cat? we don't know) so I barely slept 2 hours. After moving things around all day, I had no energy saying no to food. I probably made it to 4000 calories.
Official weigh in this week: 158.8.
This morning weight 155.8 (uh...what?? must be a fluke)
I'm sorry I don't have the energy for personals my dearest feathers, I am going through a very difficult time right now in my marriage, and I am emotionally spent. I really don't have much of an appetite right now, so eating shouldn't be a problem this week
I think I will probably abstain from posting for awhile, I just need some time to myself and losing weight is kind of taking a back seat to what I really need to focus on.
Sorry for being the debby downer - I hope you all have an excellent week, and I will be back!
chahma Sending strength to cope with the hard times. I hope you'll be OK and your marriage will heal and grow.
Turbo You're not alone! I don't know how people in Montreal and NYC are so thin, I'd be SUPER MORBIDLY OBESE if I lived there and had access to all that great food all the time.
novangel Good luck at your new job! I hope it brings you the positive change you've been needing in life.
Good Sunday evening, feathers! I did well today eating-wise. I think I'll still have an unpleasant surprise with weigh-in but I think I have to do a weigh-in tomorrow. I can't stand not knowing. I did have two big poops today, though, so yay on that.
@chahma - I was where you were a year or so ago. It was very hard to focus on anything other than surviving the day, so I think it's wise that everything else takes a back seat. Just take care of yourself and nourish yourself the best you can.
@Turbo - ugh, that's an icky feeling, but I kind of think that occasional days like that might actually be good for our weight, to sort of startle our bodies and shake things up a bit!
@Alex - heh, I've actually done that when I've been super GOOD at a social event and not had something tasty. THEN I go home and say f*** it and dive into whatever. If I have the things that aren't so good for me at the party, then I'm satisfied and there's no problem when I get home, lol!
Question : what does BM stand for??
) And I had a private "lol" at the "You Fail" picture. Our orchestra conductor is famous for that phrase: "Violas, you fail." "Cellos, YOU fail!" Always makes me giggle a little bit. No shame. He has standards and ain't no one gonna get in the way of them. Tuna spinach stuffed shells sounds AMAZING!!! You're like chef of the year. Have a GREAT WEEKEND!!! Whatcha goin' into Montreal for? 
