Knee injuries, even minor ones, aren't fun. As I've mentioned before I twisted my knee a couple weeks ago. It's mostly not a problem, but after the long run today it got very sore. Iced it down and rested it for most of the day after the run, but it's still a matter of concern. Today we did 7.8 miles, give or take, up and then back down Heartbreak Hill. Now one nice benefit of running there this time of year is that everyone always seems to think we're actually training for the full marathon, and are very complimentary. I went a little slower than I liked, particularly at the end, but I still ran the entire distance, though I had to stop twice to tie my shoes. Running the full 13.1 miles in June is looking more and more doable.
Food today: egg and cheese sandwich (300 calories), no real lunch but I ended up eating 6 rolls during the cooking process (600 calories), dinner was penne, sauce and garlic toast (1000 calories). Exercise was the 7.8 miles of running (900 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 1900
Exercise: 900
Points Earned: 2000
Total Points Earned: 19835
Points to go: 180165
Showing posts with label Day 14. Show all posts
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Saturday, April 7, 2012
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Day 14
Well I had at least one reasonably healthy snack today. While going through the cupboard I found a package of diced pears. I do like those, and each cup is only about 70 calories. So I've got that at least.
Beverages. For anyone who's read my meal menus, most of the time you'll notice that I'm not putting in calories for beverages with most of the meals. Mostly this is because I've either been drinking water, or diet beverages with 0 calories. I've read in a few places that diet sodas, etc, are bad for dieting though there doesn't seem to be a great consensus on why they are. I'm enough of a caffeine addict to recognize that a lot of my reluctance to give up soda is due to my addiction, but part of it is also that a lot of the other non-sodas, and particularly the non-diet sodas, are loaded with calories. They may have vitamins and minerals, and not have aspartame or equivalent chemicals, but they're usually loaded with sugar and other calories. If I start plateauing, then I may need to change that policy, but for the moment I think I'm going to drink the calorie-free drinks and see what happens.
Food today: Cheerios for breakfast (300 calories), Turkey sandwich for lunch (500 calories), snacks were a cup of diced pears and a snack sized peanut M&M's (150 calories), dinner was penne with sauce and garlic toast (900 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 1850 calories
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 1150
Total Points Earned: 18970
Points to go: 181030
Beverages. For anyone who's read my meal menus, most of the time you'll notice that I'm not putting in calories for beverages with most of the meals. Mostly this is because I've either been drinking water, or diet beverages with 0 calories. I've read in a few places that diet sodas, etc, are bad for dieting though there doesn't seem to be a great consensus on why they are. I'm enough of a caffeine addict to recognize that a lot of my reluctance to give up soda is due to my addiction, but part of it is also that a lot of the other non-sodas, and particularly the non-diet sodas, are loaded with calories. They may have vitamins and minerals, and not have aspartame or equivalent chemicals, but they're usually loaded with sugar and other calories. If I start plateauing, then I may need to change that policy, but for the moment I think I'm going to drink the calorie-free drinks and see what happens.
Food today: Cheerios for breakfast (300 calories), Turkey sandwich for lunch (500 calories), snacks were a cup of diced pears and a snack sized peanut M&M's (150 calories), dinner was penne with sauce and garlic toast (900 calories).
Today's Results:
Daily Food Total: 1850 calories
Exercise: 0
Points Earned: 1150
Total Points Earned: 18970
Points to go: 181030
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