Tob's walkabout

[Tob1]

I cheated a little too, I thought since my weight was going up and down anyways. I may as well have a piece of chocolate. I ate 1/2 bar and my son ate the other 1/2. My weight is starting to go back down today, lol. Tob it is 47 degrees here, but the wind is blowing hard. I may fix supper earlier and then take my walk. I will be having tilapia today, lol. Trying to work fish into my diet. Have you tried the bean salad it is good?

Happy Valentines Day!!

cheating is good sometimes it can make you focus on the rest of the week.
What bean salad are you talking about?

I hope your walk/run goes well. The weather is warming up here too, but yesterday the wind was INSANE!!! Gusts over 50 mph. I was out with my 4 year old twins and I had to hang onto them because the wind kept pushing them around. And with trying to walk around in the slushy muck while fighting to stay upright with that wind I feel like I pulled something in my knee. Was pretty sore last night, but feels better today.

Have a happy V day with your wife! And good luck with staying at 195 or less - great job!

Yeah it was 50* but WINDY as sin here. As for your knee that sucks. Maybe stay off it for the day?

Have a good valentine's day and dinner with your wife. The weather is great around here. 76, clear and sunny.

Thanks! nice weather... LUCKY YOU!

 

[Tob1]

2/14/11


Breakfast: Special K vanilla with 1/2 cup FF milk
Snack: special K bar
Lunch: Special K Bar
Snack: Spoon of peanut butter, 100 calorie English Muffin
Dinner: 12" subway ham and turkey sup with a bag of light lays and a diet coke.

Walk/run 4.8 miles.

 

[Tik]

Happy v-day!! glad you had a good day!!

did you and your wife have a nice evening?

 

[Tob1]

Happy v-day!! glad you had a good day!!

did you and your wife have a nice evening?

Thanks Tik!
Yeah, our Vday will be this weekend. We got each other some stuff but we will go out to eat either tomorrow or Saturday.
How about you?

 

[katie0615]

Thanks Tik!
Yeah, our Vday will be this weekend. We got each other some stuff but we will go out to eat either tomorrow or Saturday.
How about you?

Nice! i didn't think married people celebrated valentines day. haha i guess my parents are just THAT un-romantic. lol i got my boyfriend a package of lindor chocolates, and stole two haha whoops.

 

[Tob1]

Nice! i didn't think married people celebrated valentines day. haha i guess my parents are just THAT un-romantic. lol i got my boyfriend a package of lindor chocolates, and stole two haha whoops.

Hahaha nice, Yes married people celebrate Valentines day lol.

 

[Tob1]

2/15/11


Breakfast: English Muffin with peanut butter
Snack: Granola bar
Lunch: Granola bar
Snack: none
Dinner: mixed veggies, a few spoons of BBQ, Cheese, Shrimp, and a little cabbage salad.

No walk today.

 

[Xenon1]

Do my eyes deceive me, or did you lose three more pounds!!!
Excellent job Tob

 

[katie0615]

Hahaha nice, Yes married people celebrate Valentines day lol.

i'm so glad to hear that. haha and i guess also glad my parents don't show me their romantic side

3 more pounds!! awesome job! seems like the walking is really working out for you

 

[Bec]

How Often do you go for walks? How long are they usually and how far do you try and walk?

 

[Tob1]

Do my eyes deceive me, or did you lose three more pounds!!!
Excellent job Tob

No Xenon, your eyes have not been deceptive to you, I have infact, lost not one, nor two... but Three pounds... haha.
thanks for noticing!

i'm so glad to hear that. haha and i guess also glad my parents don't show me their romantic side

3 more pounds!! awesome job! seems like the walking is really working out for you

haha true i guess right... your making me feel old comparing me to your parents
Also thank you, It is but have been running as well.

How Often do you go for walks? How long are they usually and how far do you try and walk?

5 times a weeK i try to go ( or more )
I dunno about 1 and 1/2 hours! some times less if i'm running.

I try to walk at least 4 miles ( average 4.5 )
Lots of hills where i live as well haha.

 

[Tob1]

2/15/11


Breakfast: English Muffin with peanut butter
Snack: oatmeal with dried berry and nuts from starbucks and a black coffee.
Lunch: medium chef salad with my vinaigrette.
Snack: none
Dinner: Taking the Wife out to eat at some Italian restaurant she wants to go to... ill see how this goes Edit: Thai shrimp, beer battered haddock, 6 onion rings, broccoli.
and I had a small ice cream for dessert.



Walk/Run 4.5 miles

Side bar: My legs are killing me and for the first time in a long time my legs are failing before i get out of breath. I am thinking of taking the rest of the week off to let my legs settle down. but i am afraid that might be bad... I dunno what to .. i had a day off yesterday and today i didn't make it far before my legs where killing me.

 

[Tik]

Perhaps do some strength training for your legs

Maybe on the days you're not walking, you could be doing some lunges, squats, and other exercises that target your muscles. That way you can be building your muscles to gain more stamina!?

I know what you mean! I use to find that my claves would KILL me if I walked fast for long distances!

Hopefully that helps!!

Now, details on this weekend valentine outing! I'm living vicariously through all you non-singles!

 

[katie0615]

haha true i guess right... your making me feel old comparing me to your parents
Also thank you, It is but have been running as well.

haha sorry! and you're totally not. you're only 25! my parents are in their 50's. haha i'm only 23. didn't mean to make you feel old hahahaha


and i agree with Tik. perhaps some strength training would be beneficial. you might have to give them a bit of a rest thoguh, cause they say you need to give your muscles 48 hours rest after working them out. perhaps give them a day or two off, and then start with walking and some lunges, etc? wall squats are money. good luck!

 

[Tigpuppy]

Do you do anything for stretches beforhand to warm up? When I first started out I found if I skimped there I would pay for it later with lots of pain. It helped me a lot to stretch before and after.

 

[Tob1]

Perhaps do some strength training for your legs

Maybe on the days you're not walking, you could be doing some lunges, squats, and other exercises that target your muscles. That way you can be building your muscles to gain more stamina!?

I know what you mean! I use to find that my claves would KILL me if I walked fast for long distances!

Hopefully that helps!!

Now, details on this weekend valentine outing! I'm living vicariously through all you non-singles!

Actually its not the muscles its more the tendons and joints that i find are hurting me.
And well our weekend had the breaks put on because we could not get a baby sitter so we went out last night for dinner and i had... ummm ... beer battered haddock and onion rings.... oh and a small ice cream....


Nothing super like was wanted to do but what ever, we treat each other all the time so I guess we always have next month haha.

haha sorry! and you're totally not. you're only 25! my parents are in their 50's. haha i'm only 23. didn't mean to make you feel old hahahaha


and i agree with Tik. perhaps some strength training would be beneficial. you might have to give them a bit of a rest thoguh, cause they say you need to give your muscles 48 hours rest after working them out. perhaps give them a day or two off, and then start with walking and some lunges, etc? wall squats are money. good luck!

haha 25 is old, i remember being 16 and thinking 25 is old its almost 30...
now im 25 and i think Man, 16 sucked i couldn't do anything.
im Googleing wall squats as we speak.
Oh yeah, i have done them before. well i am giving till Saturday to run again I think... depends how i feel I may do some P90X today.
thanks for the tip im going to do some wall squats.

Do you do anything for stretches beforhand to warm up? When I first started out I found if I skimped there I would pay for it later with lots of pain. It helped me a lot to stretch before and after.

Yeah I think you hit the nail on the head I do a few quick stretches then im off I think I need to get some more of that in.
I love how no matter how smart I feel three woman can show my up with ease haha.

 

[Tigpuppy]

I love how no matter how smart I feel three woman can show my up with ease haha.

Being able to admit this is probably why your wife loves you so much!

 

[Tik]

Where art thou Tob!?!!

Hope the week treated you well

 

[Tob1]

Sorry Guys hellish windstorms in my area knocked out my power. I have been cleaning up outside and we went out to eat like three times... Eeek.. haha yeah Tomorrow i am back at it hard.

 

[PLB]

Hey Tob,

I was just reading about the leg pain. Since you said it was more in the joints & tendons, I would probably cut back a bit, esp. on the running until you can walk without pain. Possibly even cut back to half your normal distance and see if you can do that consistently for about 2 weeks without pain, then very gradually increase your distance.

As for the stretching, that's a great idea, just make sure you've warmed up by walking for 5-10 mins BEFORE you stretch

One structure that often causes problems for walkers/runners is the IT band (iliotibial band) which is a difficult structure to stretch. If I find a good link for the stretch, I'll post it for you!

P.