Tracey: My b-day is Sunday, the 6th. And I guess I am DOOD's princess. Hmmmm. I wonder how I can explain that concept to him without his laughing in my face.
WTG with your 6 miler & a new strategy to test. I'm actually doing it backward, trying to convert from a RW to a run, so I'll be interested to hear how your 1/2 goes for you. I think I'll still be RW my Cleveland 1/2, though, and am thinking about walking at the water stops. A 6/1 would probably be more effective though. What's your goal for your 1/2, btw?
Dave: Ooooh, I love Monty Python's
Holy Grail, with or without beer. Did you say shrubberies? (Actually, I don't drink beer, but I'd be willing to give it a shot for a movie-going experiment. Or a beer & a shot.) As for your new training program, you're doing weights MTW? How are you planning those WOs, if I may ask? (Must...learn...new WOs....)
Stacie: Yay for your longest session yet. Now I don't know what to call it--a run, RW, WR, or walk. But does it matte what it's called--you're moving faster!
Seriously, though, I think it's great that you might have discovered your most efficient & pleasurable race strategy. I hope your chiro appt. goes well. Maybe your doctor can provide some insights into the sore glutes. Maybe a massage would help?
Lily: I'm sure the doctor will have good news for you, and you for him. I just know you're continuing to do well with your recovery, your nutrition, and in your quest to lose weight. I know you've used this time to establish healthy eating habits that you'll be able to carry over into your return to work, too!
Lisa: I'm sorry to hear you're still sick. Your comment about keeping your lungs in your body, however, made me giggle (and maybe even snort a bit.) I love that sense of humor--as long as you have that you'll be sure to make your upcoming event (Great Bay?) memorable. Although I also believe you'll be recovered and do very well. Shall we refer to that as "pull a Shan" from now on.
Tracey: Thanks for the bikini-wearing support. I'm all in favor of your husband showing off his scar. And weirdly, I think scars are mysterious and even sexy. You know, I imagine people have these fascinating lives, with dark secrets, that have resulted in a scar. Very 007. So I think it's cool your DH would show his off. But that doesn't apply to me...whose life is mundane. Maybe I'm too familiar with my own history. Oh, for amnesia! Beth's tankini sounds pretty good to me.
Beth: I think your 5lb. goal is very reasonable...and doable. What's your 1/2? Good job with distinguishing between hunger & hydration needs. That one's a struggle for me, as is getting enough water in on a regular basis. I'm still working on it, but it's not automatic yet.
Maria: That's great news about the 3 pounds! You've really committed to your WW point system with gusto. And it's working for you, almost as much as you're working out. You know what? I think your success is that you've been imagining yourself working out with Bob in the room. Now that'll put a little wiggle in anyone's WO!
Everyone else: I hope you're off to the start of a great week!
As for me: As I suspected, another no-loss week for me. I've been losing every other week, and according to this pattern, Monday's weigh-in should show me at no loss. Which it did. BUT I'd also increased my calories and switched the amount of carbs/protein I ate this week, based on information in the book
Vegetarian Sports Nutrition. I've been concerned about my intake of protein, among other things, and so I thought I'd see what happened with my energy levels if I switched things around.
Well, I'm feeling far less tired and my runs this week were stronger, with no fatigue. So I'll have to see if changes also allow me to lose weight over a couple of weeks. The challenge, as I see it, is that I'm at Disney next weekend, where both my eating & exercise routine will be disrupted. So it's probably a bad time to test this out. Still, after last Monday's aborted run, I felt I had to change something. I'll keep you all posted on how it goes, tidbits at a time.
A couple of things I found interesting. The book recommends vegetarians consume between 1.3 & 1.8 grams of protein per kilogram (pounds divided by 2.2), which is different from omnivores. That's more than I have been consuming, which was based on SP's recommendations for my diet. It recommended I consume anywhere between 1 and 2 grams. And I've been consistently hitting the low number.
It also recommends that I eat between 6 & 7 grams of carbs per kg for my activity level, frame, etc. in training, or between 5 & 6 grams during the off-season or for the purposes of slow, steady weight loss. SP recommends between 2.8 & 4.1 grams. That's quite a difference!
This also kept my HR down more...It gets really high when I run. Avg HR was 171, peaking at 186. My legs are bit heavy and my right knee hurts a bit...nothing too bad though. I have arthiritis in that knee and it was already aching this morning because it was cool and rainy today. 
for reaching your goal. As for the second time, I would not worry about it, you KNOW that you reached your goal and the time is just numbers now. 
So I find 3 pounds since the last time I stepped on the scale. Oh well.......gives me a good goal for April, right? 
Visions of Shrek are dancing in my head.
early. Oops, I don't think I made it clear---my hubby covers that scar at all costs, I just tell him to show it off.
(note mad face) again about 5 minutes before I was leaving. 
