My legs will not be happy later. I did the climber for 30 minutes. Wow is that thing a killer.

My legs were stiff this morning. Prolly from running for the first time after a week. I managed to push it out for 2.5 miles and never got a rythm going. stretched out some more and we'll see how I feel tomorrow.

I will be taking a week off from the scale after the holiday weekend. I really don't want to know what the number is right now. Tune in next Monday for an update on the weight. I ran 3 miles at 6.1 today and it wasn't that bad. I'll try to do it again tomorrow. I did the X-trainer and the eliptical this weekend. I may do them again on Wednesday and Thursday this weekend and finish the week with another run.

Thanksgiving was good I ate way too much and had to make a late night run to casey's for alka seltzer. That made things much better. I decided to go to the gym on Friday and Saturday just to keep some of the eating in check. I think my favorite part of Thanksgiving is having turkey and gouda omelets the morning after. I use heavy cream and sour cream for them and then top them with leftover cranberry sauce. Really very yummy. But more so because it's now kind of a family tradition thing. Bean even had most of her omelet. Although I think she filled up on the cranberry part first.

The basement is coming along very well. they should be sanding the drywall today and we are painting this weekend. Shouldn't be too long now!

Wooo hooooooooo. Did the run at 6.1 on the treadmill today. Mostly by accident. I went past 6.0 and decided to leave it there. after that I sat in the sauna for 15 minutes. The scale read 200.8!!!! I have accomplished my goal 2 days early. Yay Me.

Now I need to come up with my goal for next year

Well I got up late today and was going to do the climber. I was 204 at home though so I thought it might be better if I run. I am hoping that I will be down to 202 again tomorrow but we'll see. Maybe a nice Metamucil shake will help.

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The Run was hard today. Really had to force my self to keep going. I felt good through it and I had a good pace going. I didn't even stop for water during it. Just wasn't too into it. Usually if I can make it 1.5 miles the rest is a snap. Today I had to keep myself from stopping. Probably just a friday thing

I chose to go with the "Extreme Speed Pack" today. It was a much better choice than yesterday. This one isn't quite the same rev-up as the Grenaide either but I can feel the energy. The one yesterday was kind of weird. It made my fingers tingle. I read the bottle and it said that I would "feel the electricity pulse through me" guess they got that right. So far no tingling today. On the way in I stopped and got some popcorn and fruit. I also picked up some more Red Bull. I am revising my previous dislike of them. They do give you a pep and there isn't any caffeine in them which is good. I wanted the popcorn and fruit so that I wouldn't snack on the stuff from the chili cook-off that the department is having today. Only 2 more pounds to go!

The run was pretty good today. I stretched real good before and after. I was so loosened up afterwards that I could actually bend over and touch my toes! With my knees locked even. I realize how lame that sounds but I'm pretty psyched about it. I am also pretty pleased that I am now on the last hole in my 36' belt and my 36' waist pants are starting to get a little loose on me. I even recently bought new underwear that has a 32'-34' waist. Go Me!

I got up at around 2:00 with owen and it took a while to get him back to sleep and in his crib. So needless to say I'm going to be a bit tired today. I decided to get an energy drink this morning. It was down to the "Extreme Speed Pack", which I almost got just for the name, and the "Xtreme Shock". I wound up going with the "Xtreme Shock" because it came in a grape flavor. Both have pretty much the same ingredients. I also got a red bull for after lunch. The "Xtreme Shock" has given me some pep but not quite like the "Grenaide". Which actually is nice. Maybe tomorrow I will try the "Extreme Speed Pack".

I almost didn't make it to the gym today. Thankfully Jennifer made me get up and go. I was late so I decided to try the climber today. I only did it for 20 Minutes on the "fat burner" program. Man my thighs were on fire! I'm sure I'll be paying for it tomorrow. Only 4 more poounds to go!

Oh yeah

Walked for about 10 minutes before starting to run. Made it a mile and a half and never really got into a groove so I stopped and walked for another 20 minutes. Feeling pretty good this morning. I should accomplish much!

Well I wasn't sure if I was going to run this morning. I was kinda stiff and achy from fighting off the kids colds. So I just walked for a while at 3.5 while I had the internal debate about weather to run or not. Finally after 25 minutes of walking I agreed to run a mile and see how that goes. Ran the first mile and was busy listening to the NerdTv podcast that I was halfway through mile 2 before I noticed. After that I just decided to keep going for the whole 3. It felt good. After the run I did the sauna for 10 minutes.

I have decided to start drinking some green tea every day. It's supposed to help with weight loss and stuff as well as be a cleanser. The second part is definitely true! In fact after the sauna I had a rather pressing need to cleanse(sp?), and cleanse, and cleanse. Fun times.

After that I went and got the electrical permit for the Basement The Basement should be ready for drywall next monday. By mid December Mission Controll Should Be up and Running! W00T!