Posts by alevin

What they said!  I love running at night, and it doesn't cause any problems as long as I get done with an hour or more to decompress afterward.

muscle soreness is often worst the second day after your workout. It is called DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness). It will go away this week. And you'll get less sore after workouts as your body gets used to the exercises.  You'll still get sore again when your body does something else new and unfamiliar.

You aready have two interval sessions, so thats good.  Walking is wonderful but low intensity and takes a long time.  You can replace one of the 1 hour walks with 30 minutes medium-intensity rowing - burns the same calories, uses different muscles.  Or 30 minutes walking uphill - somewhat higher intensity, less time. And replace on of the long walks with run/jog, building up to 30-45 minutes jogging, so you save 15-30 minutes, and have a nice long run.

chasingjames, if you don't want to accept permanent limitations, you probably don't need to. If you did want to get back to jogging, after you heal, you could probably succeed by building up much more slowly.

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What do you eat for lunch? Make sure that it has some protein, fat and fiber. These are the things that make you feel full for longer. 

re: figureathlete - before getting on cc and meeting people who are into body building, figure competition, and that style of training, I had no experience with that lifestyle whatsoever.  The more I look, the practices that people use to look like body builders and figure athletes seem very unhealthy when taken to a high level.

Weight lifting, strength, building muscle, having a relatively low body fat level are very healthy in moderation.  But the extreme diets and very low body fat do not seem all that healthy imo.

It sounds like you should get a second opinion from a different doctor.  You sound like you know your body and something isn't right. Your doctor isn't listening, and some of what he's saying isn't making sense (the recommended calories).  Go to someone who will investigate various potential medical causes.

Wow, I can really see that insecurity issue from your dad's point of view.  He is terrified of losing his connection to his daughter since his marriage has broken up.

Of course he is going about trying to renew that connection in a very unhelpful way. If you last talked about this two years ago, it sounds like a great time to bring it up, since his fears are dominating his perception. You can tell him that you love him, and will love him regardless of gifts.  You can tell him that you want to spend time with him, negotiate schedules that work for you, and tell him that he doesn't need to re-remind everybody to make it happen.

Good luck. Think about how many men leave and then ignore their children or lose touch with them! He is trying desperately not to do that.  You can hopefully help him come up with more constructive ways of staying connected.

Emily, it sounds like you feel troubled by several issues with your dad.  You feel as though he does not respect your beliefs and choices. And you feel as though he is constantly seeking reassurance from you.

Do you think it might help to communicate some of these feelings to him?  It might be better to decouple that from the kiddush participation, since that's not really the underlying issue.

He has an adult daughter who makes her own decisions about religious beliefs and practices.  He really needs to come to terms with that.  You don't need to argue at length -- arguing makes it seem like some things are up for negotiation and debate when they are not.  You can make it clear that you are an adult who is happy to share a family holiday, but you make your own choices.

And it also sounds like he feels insecure and isolated in the family because of his changes in beliefs and practices.  You can reassure him that you love him, but let him know that (whatever his behaviors are that show insecurity) are counterproductive and tend to drive you away rather than making you closer.

Could this be an opportunity to address the underlying issues instead of struggling about the symptom?

This is the "kiddush" ritual to say a blessing over wine before a holiday meal, yes?

If you don't want to drink wine for this ritual, then grape juice is religiously just fine. Tell your dad you prefer grape juice.

If this is kiddush, it is a short blessing, probably preceded by a song. it takes minutes. It's not like he's asking you to come to synagogue for 3 hours.

You should participate in kiddush out of respect for your dad.

I understand that you may be uncomfortable about participating in a ritual that you don't really believe in. But regardless of the details of ritual, respecting your dad and making him happy about this is a higher ethical value.

He will have a whole lifetime to get used to the fact that you have your own religious beliefs and make your own religious decisions with your life. 

You may be worried about a slippery slope. What if next he gets in your face bout wanting you to observe more rituals, keep kosher,  stop wearing pants, or other signs of observance. That's where you need to put your foot down.

Simply listening to a 3 minute song and blessing, and taking a sip of grapejuice? Just do it.

there are more efficient calorie burning exercises. I recommend squats, deadlifts, and HIIT.

umney, I live in menlo so I do the loop and the nearby hills. I haven't ridden in Marin yet but will go up someday.

yesterday was an odd food day. I took the train to the city for a xmas party. Dinner was apple crumble at the party, and panera chicken soup while waiting for the train back. It was a so-called rest day with 8 miles of bike transportation, some of which was unplanned HIIT in an attempt to make the 8:30 Caltrain. Total was 2600 calories, including a clif bar at 3am when I woke up hungry. Odd.

today:

Breakfast: 2 eggs, 1 tsp oo, steamed cauliflower, black coffee
Snack: soy nuts, small persimmon
Lunch: turkey sandwich, organic blueberries
Snack: 1 ideal chocolate chip cookie, Fraiche
Dinner: chicken soup with rice, mushroom strudel, raspberries

Exercise:

New Rules of Lifting for Women, workout B2, with bonus bodyweight matrix
The usual bike commute

Net: 100 cal deficit -> balance, depending on accuracy of estimates

I'm having a hard time keeping a deficit this week. I get really hungry. I don't think luna bars are food but maybe I'll get some more anyway for afternoon snacks, they are 1/4 step better than a cookie.

kmleela, I really think you should be varying your cardio some more:

You described your routine as follows, 5 days per week.

I run for 2 minutes at 0% incline, and then increase the incline by 2% for a minute. After a minute, I drop it down and run at 0%, and then after a minute raise it to 4% and repeat up to 10% incline after 10 minutes. Then I switch to speed intervals for 10 minutes.

Instead of doing the same cardio workout 5 days per week:

* substitute cycling or rowing or some other exercise some days
* have 48 hour recovery between speed interval days
* do different types of intervals. e.g. one day, 30 second intervals; another day 1 minute or 2 minute intervals.
* mix in an easy cardio day occasionally

By adding variety and alternating easier and harder workouts you will reduce burnout.

freezing rain, eugh.  ice = indoors. I got rain pants yesterday for the first time, in order to commute in the rain. This was after experimenting with biking in jeans to the gym and getting soaked. payback period for the rain pants:  palo alto parking tickets.