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Couch to 5k

I ran 21 minutes. February 4th Food and Exercise Journal

February 4, 2010

Tweet I finished couch to 5k weeek5 day 3 today and ran 21 minutes without stopping or walking!  The program called for 20 minutes but I pushed a bit furter 🙂 I then finished up the rest of the 3 miles with some walking and running.  So I finished 2.23 miles in the 31 minutes […]

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I did a 5k in January

January 31, 2010

Tweet The weather held for my January 5k. I completed the course in a little under 40 minutes, my fastest time ever and it included a not terribly small hill.  Quarter mile up the hill then quarter mile down and the last quarter mile or so on mostly flat ground.  I finished my first mile […]

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I ran 10 minutes straight! January 28th Food and Exercise Journal

January 28, 2010

Tweet Ate 24 of 25 points. Earned 6 activity points. Breakfast(5) –steel cut oats, egg white, yogurt, blueberries, maple syrup (yes, all mixed together it is yummy) Lunch (7.5)–Beef, Mushroom and Barley Soup(5.5), yogurt (2) Snack(3)–Tortilla chips Dinner (10)–Leftover chicken enchiladas (8), salad with salsa vinagrette (1),  green beans with butter (1) ****you can really […]

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Light Indian for Dinner Food and Exercise Journal 1/26/10

January 26, 2010

Tweet Ate 22 of 25 points. Earned 6 activity points. Breakfast(5) –Steel cut oats (2), non fat greek yogurt (1), blueberries (1), maple syrup (1) Lunch (7)–Amaranth, Quinoa and Corn Chowder(4),apple(1), yogurt (2) Dinner (7)–Aloo Gobi (2), Brown Rice (3),  Shrimp and Squash Vindaloo (4) Snack(1)–Chocolate Pudding (1) Feeling better, still stuffed up and running […]

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Feeling Under the Weather, Food and Exercise Journal 1/24

January 24, 2010

Tweet Ate 24.5 of 25 points. Earned 6 activity points. Breakfast(6) –Yogurt(1), maple syrup(1), mix my granola(2) and blueberries(1), cranbran vitamuffin(1) (before my run) Lunch (8.5)–Ham and Cheese Panini(6), 2 Mrs Fields nibbler cookies (2.5) Dinner (9)–Chicken Enchiladas, salad with homemade vinagrette My sore throat was more sore as well as a runny nose and […]

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January 21st Food and Exercise Journal

January 22, 2010

Tweet Ate 25.5 of 25 points. Earned 5 activity points. Breakfast(5) –cherry Vanilla Oatmeal (5) Lunch (8)–Sausage, Barley and Kale (6), cashews (2) Dinner (9.5)–Chicken Biryani (7), green beans with butter (1), 1/2 beer (1.5) Snack (3)–chocolate pudding (1)cashew clusters (2) Week 3 day 3 of couch to 5k  done, got my best time ever […]

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Registered for 3 5k events

January 20, 2010

Tweet So I did it, I registered for not one but THREE 5k events over the next few months. Fitness for Vitality is doing one 5k on the last Sunday of January, February and March and I registered for all three.  One of my goals for this year is to run (not walk portions) a […]

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January 19th Food and Exercise Journal

January 19, 2010

Tweet Ate 24 of 25 points. Earned 5 activity points. Breakfast(6) –cherry Vanilla Oatmeal (5), pear (1) Lunch (5)–Farro Soup with Kale and Canellini (3), Toast (2) Dinner (12)–Pork Picatta with Spinach and Garlic Mashed Potatoes (10), balsamic brown butter asparagus(2) Snack (1)–chocolate pudding (1) Week 3 day 2 of couch to 5k  done, thankfully!  […]

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January 17th Food and Exercise Journal

January 18, 2010

Tweet Ate 25 of 25 points. Earned 5 activity points. Breakfast(5) –cereal, 1/2 cup milk, 2 oz reduced fat cheddar Lunch (8)–Roast Beef and Watercress Sandwich with Horseradish Sauce (7), mandarin oranges Dinner (12)–Pork Picatta with Spinach and Garlic Mashed Potatoes (10), wine (2) Week 3 day 1 of couch to 5k in the books.  […]

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The Weekly Round-up 1/9-1/15

January 16, 2010

Tweet I got in 7 workouts this week, completed week two of couch to 5k and got in two strength training sessions.  I also got up and walked 5 minutes of every hour I was in front of the computer or watching TV on Friday.  It added up to a decent chunk of time. Summary […]

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