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Good Morning, FS Warriors! Vacation is over and I can finally get some rest! Yeah, I wish. :) It was nice sleeping in until 6:00 or 7:00, but all good things must come to an end. Up at 3:30, and out the door for the long run I missed on the weekend. Ran 6.2 miles. It was a fairly cool morning about 60 degrees with a slight breeze, and a sky full of stars. It was still very dark where I was running; I tried to run as much as I could with the flashlight turned off, but there were places I would just be running blind without it; would rather turn the light on, than break something that would take me out of the game. I kept at a pretty slow pace, although each lap was a negative split, that being a little faster with each successive lap. Even after stretching, at the end of my run, my calves were tight, and even tighter after the hour long drive into work. I'll just have to keep moving around a bit today.
It was nice coming off of vacation with a loss instead of a gain, howbeit a small one. I have figured out that there isn't much point in retiring so I can get things done; just having time off does not guarantee that anything will get done. Oh, I got lots of things done - just not what I intended to get done while I was home. Did a lot of mowing, organizing, cleaning, and eating. Although I did have some pretty hefty meals, most of my grazing was on fresh fruits. I saw an episode of Dr. Oz, where his guest was touting almond butter as a miracle food for putting the metabolism in high gear. After jumping on the bandwagon a while back with the green coffee bean miracle food, I was skeptical to say the least. However, I am eating a tablespoon of Jiff crunchy almond butter on a Ritz cracker every morning, and we'll see if it does anything. I've been kind of hovering around this same weight for a month or more now, not taking it very seriously, so maybe this will stimulate change. If I lose 10 pounds over the next 30 days, we won't blame it on the running or diet; we'll give credit to the almond butter. Tastes like peanut butter, which I love, so what the heck!
Got a lot of catching up to do today at work, so I won't linger here and write a book. Hope everyone has a wonderful day. Toodles!
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227.0 lb
Lost so far: 27.5 lb.
Still to go: 37.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 28 July 2014:
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1594 kcal
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Fat: 45.52g | Prot: 47.47g | Carb: 202.49g.
Breakfast: Guaranteed Value Non-Dairy Creamer, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Sunny Delight Orange Juice, Snack Cracker, Almond Butter. Lunch: Cucumber Salad with Oil and Vinegar, Cooked Kale (from Fresh), Stuffed Pepper with Rice and Meat. Dinner: Parmesan Cheese (Grated), Pinot Noir Wine, Spaghetti with Meat Sauce (Entree). Snacks/Other: Snyder's of Hanover Pretzel Sticks, Granny Smith Apples, Great Value Non-Dairy Coffee Creamer, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Bananas. more...
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3676 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Running (jogging) - 5/mph - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Resting - 17 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 5 hours. more...
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losing 0.4 lb a week
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