Today...

...was difficult.

I call a re-do of this week.

I DID, however, finally make a catch in trapeze though!

Clearly I Don't Understand the Concept of a "Rest Day".

Aside from the mile I walk at a leisurely pace from the metro stop to my church, I also did something I've never done before and am pretty proud of.

I jogged.

I jogged/walked for just over an hour, alternating between jogging and a little slower then my regular walk every thirty seconds or so. I feel pretty good about it, since for the past one hundred years of my life I've been telling myself I shouldn't couldn't wouldn't ever jog/run to do anything that meant moving my body faster then at my beloved 2.5 mile an hour NY walk.

Well I did.

Partially what put this insane notion into my head was The Notorious EMP's suggestion that we do a 5k for out upcoming anniversary. I thought this was a pretty harebrained idea because, as previously mentioned, I don't do that sort of thing. But I hate to say 'no' when I could say 'yes' too life in general and him in particular, and then it occurred to me that maybe I COULD but just I just thought I couldn't. After all, I can do three hundred million miles on an elliptical, and walk ten hundred million more on the earth, so why couldn't I jog a measly three. I'm also usually wrong when I insist I can't do something without legitimate evidence to the contrary*.

I still have a ways to go before I feel confident enough to run in anything like an actual race, but since the 5k in question is the Turkey Trot in November, I think I have time to give it a go. Especially if I transfer part of my elliptical addiction to the treadmills at the gym. I will probably never be one of the gazelles I see trotting along the National Mall, but that's OK. I think I'd rather go running though the woods anyhow.

*Which isn't to say I'm always good at things, either. I'm just usually able to complete them to some measure of satisfaction.

So then it was a challenge.

Eatin's and Doin's

Trader Joe's Whole Wheat Couscous	1.00	220	1g	0mg	5mg	44g	4g	7g	8g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1/3 cup DRY Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Squash Soup	1.00	200	5g	18mg	270mg	32g	0g	3g	6g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 bowl Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Agave Nectar	0.75	11	0g	0mg	0mg	3g	3g	0g	0g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 tsp Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
3-egg Omlette	1.00	330	1g	636mg	0mg	1g	0g	0g	18g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Cabot Pepper Jack	1.00	110	9g	30mg	170mg	1g	0g	0g	0g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 oz (28.0 g) Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Sliced Ham	1.00	46	2g	16mg	365mg	1g	0g	0g	4g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 Slice (6-1/4" x 4" x 1/16") (28.0g) Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Red Potato With Skin	1.00	100	0g	0mg	5mg	26g	3g	3g	4g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 Potato (2/3 c mashed / 148 g / 5.3 oz.) Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Progresso Tomato Basil Soup	1.00	160	3g	0mg	960mg	30g	16g	1g	2g	x
	^ Total consumed: servings cups tablespoons teaspoons Serving size: 1 cup Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Steak Burger	1.00	240	16g	70mg	65mg	0g	0g	0g	22g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 patty Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Arnold Select Sandwich Thins	1.00	100	1g	0mg	230mg	21g	2g	6g	5g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 roll Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Veggie Slices Pepper Jack	1.00	35	2g	0mg	220mg	0g	0g	0g	3g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 slice (17g) Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
McCain Sweet Potato Fries	1.00	120	3g	0mg	180mg	22g	9g	2g	0g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 3oz (approx. 15 fries) Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Cherry Pie Larabar	1.00	190	8g	0mg	0mg	28g	21g	4g	4g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 bar Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Jones Cream Soda	1.00	130	0g	0mg	45mg	32g	32g	0g	0g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 8 fl oz Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Kraft Honey	1.00	43	0g	0mg	1mg	12g	11g	0g	0g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 packet Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Fitness	Minutes	Calories Burned						Distance	Heart Rate
Walking - for pleasure	30.0	-122.0								x
Minutes of this exercise: Distance: miles km Heart Rate:
Walking - for pleasure	40.0	-163.0								x
Minutes of this exercise: Distance: miles km Heart Rate:
Jogging - general	30.0	-244.0

Rest Day at the Ren Fair

Today was a big eating day of bad (good) fair foods. Needless to say, I went way over my daily recommended dosage of crap (and didn't even take my vitamins!) and everyone else but hell, everybody needs a cheat day (weekend) once in a while.

I picked up a sweet little "pigasus" from DragonWings and a jar of voluptuous buckwheat honey from The Bee Folks for my chamomile mint teas.

Maybe my body will take all that fried grease and use it to lubricate my poor calves, which are oranges of stiff painfulness.

Just so long as they are in working condition by tomorrow night so I can climb up the trapeze rig.

The interesting thing is that this week I ate really well, and very vegan. When I started eating meat on the weekend I noticed a difference in how my body was digesting. Not a bad difference, but a difference that suggested to me that, indeed, vegetables are easier to digest then meats. I know this isn't a revelation to anybody but me, but still its cool that my body has proved this too me. Then today, I ate (yummy) deep-fried fair-food, and WHOA I was falling asleep on my feet in the middle of the day. I was so groggy and stupefied that I fell asleep on El Mejor Pistolero's (broad, virile, sexy) shoulder three times in what must've been a half and hour weapons demonstration. Keep in mind, I was sitting on picnic-style benches. I imagine if I'd been sitting on the ground or something I'd still be lying there dead to the world.

This week is going to be another good week though... I even got the fixings for that fancy savory mushroom bake I like so much!

So: The eatins and doins-

Wegmans Lentil Soup	0.25	47	1g	0mg	156mg	7g	1g	3g	3g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 cup Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Pork Roast Shoulder	0.50	180	14g	53mg	40mg	0g	0g	0g	13g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 4oz Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Apple Dumpling	1.00	486	26g	19mg	398mg	63g	0g	3g	3g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 pastry Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Mayfield Vanilla Ice Cream	0.50	73	4g	15mg	29mg	9g	8g	0g	1g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1/2 cup Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Poppers Cream Cheese Jalepenos	1.00	220	15g	25mg	430mg	19g	3g	1g	4g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 3 Pieces Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Fried Oreos	1.00	98	6g	8mg	130mg	11g	0g	1g	1g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 Fried Oreo Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Terra Sweet Potato Chips	1.00	160	11g	0mg	10mg	15g	3g	3g	1g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 oz (about 17 chips) Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Turkey Sandwich	1	209	5g	30mg	966mg	22g	4g	6g	21g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Optional: When did you eat this meal? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Tomato	1.00	4	0g	0mg	1mg	1g	1g	0g	0g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 Slice of tomato (1/4 of tomato)
Trader Joe's Aioli Garlic Mustard Sauce	1.00	10	1g	0mg	55mg	0g	0g	0g	0g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 tsp
Veggie Slices Pepper Jack	1.00	35	2g	0mg	220mg	0g	0g	0g	3g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 slice (17g)
Boarshead Cracked Pepper Mill Smoked Turkey	1.00	60	1g	30mg	460mg	0g	1g	0g	13g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 2 ounces
Arnold Select Sandwich Thins	1.00	100	1g	0mg	230mg	21g	2g	6g	5g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 roll
Healthy Choice Tomato Garden soup	1.00	100	1g	0mg	470mg	19g	8g	5g	4g	x
	^ Total consumed: servings cups tablespoons teaspoons Serving size: 1 cup / 244g / 1/2 can Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Delmaine Cannelini Beans	0.75	81	1g	0mg	404mg	17g	0g	0g	7g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1/2 can (120g) Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Kraft Honey	1.00	43	0g	0mg	1mg	12g	11g	0g	0g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 1 packet Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Mozzerella Sticks	0.50	85	5g	0mg	0mg	10g	0g	0g	0g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 2 sticks Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Genuine Muscle Milk - Chocolate	0.80	184	7g	8mg	280mg	10g	2g	2g	20g	x
	^ Servings consumed: Serving size: 14 fl ounces Optional: When did you eat this? - select mealtime - breakfast morning snack lunch afternoon snack dinner evening snack midnight snack pre-workout post-workout Unclassified or more specifically -- 12am 1am 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Mead	1.00	356

Strolling (walking under 2 mph)

120.0

-279.0