DAY 32

I ran today for the first time since getting sick.  It's been a far too long hiatus, but I'm back.

"Clear eyes, full hearts..."

DISTANCE RAN:    5.8 miles
WEIGH-IN:             131.4 pounds

DAYS 23-31

SICK DAYS!

DAY 22

The good, the bad, and the ugly...  I woke up with a cold today, so that meant no exercise.  That's the bad.  The good is that it forces me to take a rest.  That's the good.  I don't know how long I'll be sick.  That's the ugly.  Probably should have skipped the Cannonau.

BREAKFAST:         1/4 cup of McCann's Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal
                             1 handful of blueberries
LUNCH:                 Lemon and garlic chicken breast from Gelsons
                             6 grape tomatoes
                             Steamed spinach
                             1/3 cup of brown rice
                             Granny Smith apple
 SNACK:                2 handfuls of blueberries
DINNER:                Dolmas vegetarian plate from California Pita
                             (Brown rice, side salad, hummus, grape leaves)
                             8 ounces of Cannonau Di Sardegna

DAY 21

I had my first bowl of oatmeal today.  I actually liked it.  

Mileage-wise, I went easy on myself.  

EXERCISES:
PULLUPS (Week 2 of the Twenty Pullup Challenge)
BICYCLE CRUNCHES (4 sets of 15 reps)

DISTANCE RAN:    3.3 miles
WEIGH-IN:             127.6 pounds
BREAKFAST:         1/4 cup of McCann's Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal
                              Kiwi
SNACK:                  Granny Smith apple
LUNCH:                  Hummus
                              Grape tomatoes
                              Almonds

SNACK:                   Banana
                               Blueberries
DINNER:                  Lemon and garlic chicken breast from Gelsons
                               Red pepper and white onion (with garlic and turmeric)
                               Brown rice
                               8 ounces of Cannonau Di Sardegna
LATE SNACK:         1 handful of blueberries
                               4 almonds

DAY 20

Did the 6-mile run today.  And once again, I've recorded my lowest post-run weigh-in yet of 127.6 pounds!  Looking forward to the day when drinking the water I lost doesn't put me back in the 130's.  I'm guessing I'm about two weeks away from that.  Target remains at 119-120 pounds.

DISTANCE RAN:          6.0 miles
WEIGH-IN:                   127.6 pounds
LATE BREAKFAST:      1 scrambled egg 
                                    1 handful of blueberries
                                    A few grape tomatoes  
LUNCH:                        Black beans and brown rice (from Whole Foods)
SNACK:                        Granny Smith apple and a few grape tomatoes 
DINNER:                       Lemon and garlic chicken breast from Gelsons 
                                    Kale with red onion and grape tomatoes
                                    1/3 cup of brown rice
                                    8 ounces of Cannonau Di Sardegna

DAY 19

I gave my knees a break today after yesterday's 6-mile run.  So instead of running, I walked about 4.5 miles.

Also, I noticed that olive oil is 120 calories per tablespoon.  Gonna try to cook in vegetable broth more often. 

The insomnia went away last night!

DISTANCE WALKED:   4.5 miles
WEIGH-IN:                   129.4 pounds
LUNCH:                       Organic black beans
                                   Brown rice
                                   Kale, white onions and garlic
SNACK:                       2 handfuls of blueberries
DINNER:                       2 scrambled eggs
                                    Brown rice
                                    Steamed spinach
                                    Grape tomatoes
                                     8 ounces of Cannonau Di Sardegna
SNACK:                        A few almonds
LATE NIGHT SNACK:    A few almonds
                                     1 handful of blueberries
                                     A few grape tomatoes

DAY 18

Went for a 6-mile run today.  Recorded my lowest post-run weigh-in yet of 129 pounds!  Of course, replenishing the water I lost brings me back into the 130's, but still loving the steady, downward trend.

The only negative with this training (and this may not actually be related) is that last night I had a bad case of insomnia.  I was up until 5AM.  Here's hoping tonight goes differently.

DISTANCE RAN:          6.0 miles
WEIGH-IN:                   129.0 pounds
LATE BREAKFAST:      1 scrambled egg with turmeric
                                    1 slice of whole wheat toast  
                                    1 handful of blueberries  
SNACK:                        1 handful of blueberries
SNACK:                        1 handful of blueberries 
SNACK:                        Banana                            
DINNER:                       Diced chicken breast fried in vegetable broth
                                    Steamed spinach
                                    Roughly 2 to 3 ouncs of whole grain pasta
                                    Red pepper, white onion, garlic, shaved ginger root, turmeric
                                    8 ounces of Cannonau Di Sardegna
SNACK:                       A few almonds