Beer Drinker Appreciation Society - Open For Business (Page 42)

Hey Jeff - I'm glad to hear your feet are feeling fine. Having struggled/battled PF since college - I would just like to suggest that you continue to do your PT exercises and stretches religiously. It won't be long before you will be ramping up your volume once the weather improves and now is the time to do the work so you can continue to run without pain.

Congrats on 6 weeks of 5K - all of that effort is gonna make running a lot easier!

Hi Everyone!

Today was a lot of fun. I finally pulled the trigger and bought a brand new car - I was hoping to get a used car but there weren't a lot of models to choose from that had all the features I was looking forward. Hating the car I had been driving since 2008, my wife and I decided to spend an extra grand and buy a smaller brand new car that had all the features we wanted. So we got a Honda Fit - and I LOVE IT!!! It took 6 hours of haggling but we got the dealership to give us a good deal.

And thanks to the kick in the butt from a bunch of BDASers - I made it to the gym tonight and am hoping to make it back tomorrow for a swim and a little aqua jogging.

Did you all see the SNL special? Hysterical!

Woohoo on the new car, Dave!! Good for you!

I have to get on my computer to vote for shirts.

2/? So far today. First time in 6 weeks I tried a walk/run for two miles. Very interesting using my hrm and even at a painfully slow pace I jacked up into high zone 3. Zoinks?! Knee still isn't right, but we'll figure it out. I did my PT today too trying to keep the knee quiet. I swam right after for an easy brick going 1500 yards.

On the fruit/veg front - a strong start! 10!! 6 veggies and 4 fruits! 2 smoothies with banana, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, kale, spinach, peas, and carrots. Drunken Irish stew for dinner had potatoes, more carrots, celery and I even got my red wine in it and a Guinness! Oh yum. 2 bowls of that put me right.
Oh! Onions were in there too!! Make that 11!

Had a weekend of trouble trying to swim. Made it to the pool twice but someone must have fed all the local kids beans or something since it kept closing for 24 hours...

I did get an indoor bike in and some shoveling of the driveway today. We missed a powder day due to garage door malfunction that the neighbors called us about to come check out why it was open when we actually drove back to double check before leaving.

For shirts I vote for 2. (Definitely not 4 please- I really don't think I could explain that to my husband).

Today I had Apple, kiwi, avocado and Brussel sprouts.

DQ congrats on your new car! We're you the only one there in the snow?

Avia- nice job on the veggies and fruit! You reminded me I drank a half a smoothly- now to finish it and figure out what berryish stuff it's made of.

Good evening everyone, and Happy Presidents' Day!

Shirt vote #5 then #4.

Last week ended on a sour note. I don't know how it happened, but I managed to get sick over the internet. After reading about all of you guys getting sick, I came down with a nasty upper respiratory/chest cold, so thanks guys. Ended up skipping my long run because of the cough. Then Sunday was consumed finishing an assignment for my grad class, so I bailed on my long ride. Total CLP on that one.

However, today started a new week and I took advantage of the day off and the nice weather and headed north to St. Petersburg to explore the Pinellas Trail, a rails to trails project. After a little confusion at the start, I managed to get 41 miles in with only about 4 of those on the roads. I may have found my new favorite route.

DQ - Thanks for keeping things rolling. Weekly challenges, monthly challenge, shirt design, Spotify playlist, MyFitnessPal group... thanks again!

Moonrocket - A vegetable challenge, really? Are you my wife?

Kevin - Congrats on getting your foot in the door.

Since Jimmy Buffett didn't make the playlist, I thought I'd leave you with a little tidbit from the master of Margaritaville, along with some pics from today's ride.

The weather is here I wish you were beautiful
The skies are too clear life's so easy today
The beer is too cold, the daiquiri's too fruitiful
No place like home when you're this far away

Chris











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Workout check-in: 1/? I did 1200 meters in the pool. Swim team ran late or else I had another 400 in me.

Vegetable check-in: 3/15 jalapeno peppers, carrots, blueberries


DQ 'grats on the new car. Drive safe in all that snow.

Chris, your pics really make me want to go running.

Shirt vote: I go 6 first then 5

Generic comment/question: Anyone else taking vitamin D during the winter? My doc told me to do it a while back....I'm finally listening to her.

Thanks to the forum for keeping me honest. If not for you guys I wouldn't have been guilted into going for the workout tonight. I really didn't feel it, but I didn't want to post with my tail between my legs. You know how it works though, now I'm glad I did.

Congratulations! I hear you can fit a bike in a Fit without taking any wheels off.

Lots of treadmill runs lately. It's just been too cold to run outside, and even when there's not a cold advisory, sidewalks and trails are quite treacherous.
I did a 7 mile tempo run on Sunday that went great- I felt so good! Then my 14 mile long run today. Felt great for the first 10, then OK for 2, then it was all downhill from there. Mainly just tired and my feet hurt. Good thing is, my calves/ shin had been bothering me, but felt OK on those 2 runs.
Thursday I'm leaving for the Dominican Republic! I'm not really going to worry about training while I'm there... I've only missed a few runs on the marathon schedule so far. I am scheduled for a 15 mile long run next weekend (while I'm gone), but the next weekend I have a half-marathon which is also on the schedule. So my plan is to jog a mile before as warm-up, do the HM at marathon pace, if possible, and if I feel OK, run/walk another 2.

Yes. My doc thinks it's just a fad but it makes sense to me that we don't make enough Vitamin D when, you know, we barely see the sun, and certainly never have exposed skin when we're outside.
I got a liquid form (like an eyedropper)- it makes sense to me that our bodies would absorb that better. But I don't know. It's so hard to tell if supplements like that actually make a difference- it's never the difference between feeling terrible and amazing, it's always kind of OK and maybe kinda better?

hey guys to help me keep track can y'all add your names to your signatures? its under profile then forum settings then posting.

Dave congrats on the new car.

I would like to say i greatly dislike you Fl people, ok maybe it is more jealousy,

Drove home after answering phones all night. I am def not meant for a desk job. Had a dishwasher catastrophe this weekend including 2 dishwashers one that would not close and one where rats had nested in the insulation. short of the long I have installed 2 dishwashers but removed 3 so I have a hole in my kitchen. Due to weather I will get in a treadmill run tomorrow and still not have a dishwasher.

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I got one of those, what are they called? What are they called? Oh yeah, PR's this weekend. Ran 3 miles at an average pace of 9:54, yes under 30 minutes for me! Whoo hop and I ran 7.48 miles today!

I am on there as well. Craftyviking.

Speaking of apps. I am currently using Runkeeper for logging but I am not sure if I want to continue with it, I am feeling kinda meh about it and would like to hear if there is something else that would work better. I know Strava and Endomondo (spelling?) are common ones, I have tested them out but not in a while. What do people use and what do you enjoy?

I am also on Fitocracy... not that I use it much though... I should be better about actually getting some strength and core work out in...

My short vote: #5 then #3

Craftyviking- I've been using Strava for several years now and I love it. It is pretty accurate both in distance and elevation. I also like the challenges and way different segments let you compare your current fitness/effort level with both others in your area and with yourself.

My weekend's efforts: Saturday- work from 5:45 pm to 6:00 am with about 9 miles of walking, sleep 4 hours, swim 1200 m and then back to work for another 12.25 hours and another 9 miles, run 3.5, sleep another 5 hours, rugby practice, and back to work for another oh so long night with another 9-ish miles. As I type this it is 3:00 am and only a short 3 hours to go before I go home, do an hour on the trainer, fall into bed for about 4 hours, another rugby practice and pray like hell I don't get called in to work tonight. Oh, and hopefully squeeze in another run in the evening.

I have a question about the fruits and veggies challenge: do fruity beers count? If so, I will force myself to consume one or three, just for the health benefits of course.

I take Tran (Cod liver oil) which as far as I know contains Vitamin D

Vitamin D: The only thing it has been proven to do is increase absorption of calcium and therefore promotes bone growth. Vitamin D deficiency has now been linked to breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, heart disease, depression, weight gain, and other maladies. These studies show that people with higher levels of vitamin D have a lower risk of disease, although they do not definitively prove that lack of vitamin D causes disease -- or that vitamin D supplements would lower risk.

Additionally my Dr. told me to take it too. He believes that with exercise it aids in increasing metabolism. I have never read any downside to taking Vitamin D supplements and proven or not it does have many potential benefits. That being said if you can increase your vitamin d naturally I believe that is the best method. Foods high in vitamin d include cod liver oil (not really a food as far as I am concerned), Oily Fish (trout, salmon, etc.), mushrooms, whole grains, dairy.

And yes I am keeping up with stretching and rolling. The other thing that really helped me is my brother in law (he runs ultra-marathons) worked with me to improve my stride when he was visiting last summer. The PT, HR training and stride improvement have change the way I think about running, I actually like it now!

I use endomondo, and have for quite some time. Its good, but I'm excited to get my Garmin soon.

I'm going to mess with strava again at some point. Had trouble figuring it out last time, and it recorded funny.

Hey everyone!

So we got about 4 inches last night...not a big deal, but they cancelled all the gym classes this morning. I did a kettlebell workout last night in my living room, then woke up this morning and did a superset workout. It's a good one, I will type it below in case anyone wants to try it :-) That makes me 2/6 for the week (thank you DQ for the challenge! Otherwise I probably would've slept in this morning, haha).

I have an issue with MyFitnessPal after using it for a week. A lot of my workouts right now are strength and conditioning, and it's annoying to have to put in each individual exercise on its own. Also, strength exercises aren't worth any extra calories! That seems unfair. Does anyone have any tricks for this?

My workout this morning was doing each set for 2 minutes, switching exercises every 30 seconds (so you do each one twice in that 2 min). I went through the sets twice. The only equipment you need is a mat and either a resistance band, weights or just cans of soup (for biceps and triceps).

Set 1:
Mountain Climbers
Pushups

Set 2:
Lunges
Jump Squats

Set 3:
Plank Walks
Diagonal Knee Tucks

Set 4:
Bicep curls
Triceip extension or tricep dips

This workout is good because it gets your heart rate up. I finished it off with some abs.

Oh and on the veggie front, I didn't do awesome yesterday. I badly need to go to the grocery store. I did have some sushi that had a little avocado and cucumber in it, so I guess that's something :-) 2/15. I will do better! This is a great challenge though!

Jersey Vote: 5 & 6 (I like both equally)

I would like to suggest an adjustment to said design though.
Move the "Powered by Hops" and the hops images to the pockets. Then make the caricature larger or more centered.




Nicole,
Nice work on that superset! I really need to get back into doing that sorta stuff. Maybe I'll give yours a shot later today. Now...where did I put that bucket for when I puke... LOL!!!



Veggies!!!
Wife wanted subway last night. So we shared a 12" Veggie Delight. That's 9 veggies in one sandwich! Plus the avacado for breakfast and banana as a snack. 11/15!!
I'll rock a smoothie at some point to finish that off.

Does anyone "juice"? I have a juicer, and used to make juice several times a week. I think I'll try and get back into that as well.
Here was my standard juice recipe:
2 large carrots
1/2 beet
1 hand full spinach
2 celery stalks (optional, as they are sometime a pain to clean out of the juicer. Stringy.)
1 Apple
1 Orange
1 Lemon

Warning:
You will poop bright red after having beets. Don't panic. :D

My votes for the Jersey are #5 and then #4

Great Job!