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Colour runs are SO much fun!
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Tips for dealing with cravings and peckish-ness?
Prairieknitwit replied to sophietheadventurer's topic in Nutrition
in the same vein--how do you stop a binge? -
Music that reminds you of your chosen path
Prairieknitwit replied to Bob the Bardbarian's topic in Rebel Army Base Camp
The first time I learned to run I used the Kick Ass soundtrack a lot. These songs always gets me pumped up for running. -
I want to run 10 KM.
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Not the biggest woot out there, but very good for me
Prairieknitwit replied to Tateman's topic in Rebel Army Base Camp
You deserve a big WOOT. The hardest part of any workout is the walk out the door. YOU DID IT. -
In high school I played flute in marching and concert band. I sang in the jazz choir (alto) I had a kick ass cyborg in Heroes Unlimited I actually read the books in lit class I collect weird and funny sounding words (this helped me a lot in medical terminology and pharmacology class in nursing school) Fast forward to adulthood: I loves me some Harry Potter I loves me some Skyrim I play Pathfinder (level 5 Human Ranger and a level 1 Dwarven Druid) I went into labour with my first baby at a gaming convention and breathed through early contractions while playing 'Toon. (a lovely distraction) My husband was in the D&D tournament down the hall. His team mate knew I was about to pop and volunteered to kill him at any moment I needed her to THe nerdiest thing I am doing at this very moment is participating in mystery knit-alongs that are thematically tied to certain TV shows. I have done two Downton Abbey themed ones and now I am working on an Outlander one.
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Shaking up the lung tar
Prairieknitwit replied to Klonk's topic in Running, Swimming, Biking, Walking, Hiking
my arms just get flappy :-) I get strange looks when I run outside :-p -
If anyone is reading this, I am going to be pathetic and say I need a pep talk today. My 10 year old and I had a rough morning and now I just feel drained and I know that as the afternoon wears on I am going to want to eat All The Bad Things because that's what I do when I am tired and drained and feeling cranky. There is chocolate cake in my fridge. I am hiding in Facebook. Homeschooling my youngest is going horribly because I used up so much emotional energy dealing with the 10 year old. Blargh.
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When I was between phones I used a couple of c25K podcasts--I mostly chose the ones I did for the unscientific reason of which ones played the music I liked most. There is no law saying you have to progress week to week like the podcasts say. If you need to repeat weeks just to get yourself used to moving your body in a different way and slowwwwly build up stamina, do it! That is why I had more than one podcast on the go--to change up my music when I was stuck on weeks.
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Congratulations!!!!!!! I am another Runner 5 and I am hoping to work up to 10 k someday!
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Less of a Woot, more of a Woo
Prairieknitwit replied to Prairieknitwit's topic in Rebel Army Base Camp
Today I ran six minutes without stopping. I didn't die! -
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This weekend was bad bad bad. I ate much too much salty gross food and today I am bloated and dehydrated. I will drink ALL the water today and get myself back on track. Today's Zombie Stats: ZR 5k W3D1 2.9 miles total, 42 min duration. 5/6/4/2 min run intervals. I RAN Six minutes without stopping!!!!! This weeks goals: Body: Finish Week 3 of Zombies Run 5k Eat vegetables at lunchtime Drink more water than coffee Chart my food on MFP Life: Check Facebook ONCE in the morning and ONCE in the Afternoon and ONCE after dinner instead of every five minutes. I am ashamed to admit how hard this is going to be for me.
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Not a recipe, but the Organic No Salt seasoning mix from Costco is the bomb if you need something quick and tasty. I pretty much put it on everything that stands still.
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I've seen kids put on strict paleo diets from a young age develop really messed up relationships with food as they got older and mum and dad had less control over what was being eaten--if cupcakes were brought to school for a birthday party it would trigger a binge, food hoarding and stealing from snack supplies at friend's houses, etc. I don't think demonizing or restricting foods is a good idea, unless there is a medical reason to do so. We follow Cookie Monster's dietary guidelines at our house and certain foods are "always" foods, like fruit and veg, and cake and candy and ice cream are "sometimes" foods. Neither good nor bad. You eat always foods to make you healthy and strong, and sometimes foods because while they taste good, your body doesn't feel good if you eat too much of them. I need to stop seeing food as treats and rewards for myself....I am really good at having that view with my kids, less so with me.
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I love this idea, and would give me real motivation to finish my C25K training (again)
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Introduce Yourself Using Only GIFs
Prairieknitwit replied to thekatisalie's topic in Rebel Army Base Camp
[] in my happy place [] when my favourite song comes on while I'm jogging [] why I need to jog [] my spirit animal [] the reason I need the coffee