SWBKRUN -CLOSED DUE TO TRAINING (Page 50)

I hope Mexican Beer is still OK...... "stay hydrated my friends"

I loved the Corona with a lime while in the Yucatan!

hopefully local limes, margarita mix, ice, veggies to make the salsa, corn to make the tortilla chips are ok.  well hold up.  apparently theses are A ok, suzy isn't sick!!!!

edit (ok maybe not the ice part, don't do that)

This is what we drank on the beach in Cabo. Yes, in cans. I was soooo proud of myself when I cracked open a beer at 11:50am (after much pressure from my brothers-in-law)!!

Sounds like heaven.  Have a great time! 

Just finish a 2 hour Odyessy of the Mind session with five 11-13 year olds. This is harder than training by far! These creatures have the attention span of fruit flies! I cannot wait until March 3 when the competition is over. My wife tells me I will be up for father of the year for this. If I had much hair this would have caused me to pull it out!

Sorry, needed to vent.

BTW, FWIW I looked at the posts of one of the other MG's that has a lot of pages. Most of it seems to be stats for a competiton they are doing for January.

I can only report what he told me.  For me, he is a credible source who has done food testing/studies all over the world.  If you want to continue to eat these fruit and vegetables more power to you.  

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!

Doug- Great job taking on that activity. Father of the year for sure!

Suzy- Sounds like an awesome vacation! Enjoy!

Chet- beautiful pics!!! Winter running there must be a blast!

David- I agree with Kim... you're likely getting stronger.

Rachel- How'd the trail race go?

Kyla- Count Gary and me in on the kale chip converts.

ok. 

RoniS - 2012-01-22 6:23 PM I have to share how much I am enjoying being back on a triathlon training plan. I didn't realize how much I was missing it until I started back and got those first couple hard weeks out of the way. I'm getting into the groove again.... absolutely LOVING the pool, not dreading the bike, and having fun with the shorter runs!

awesome!  but i think the best part about you back training for tri's is you're posting a lot more again! 

fattyfatfat - 2012-01-22 3:29 PM

RoniS - 2012-01-22 6:23 PM I have to share how much I am enjoying being back on a triathlon training plan. I didn't realize how much I was missing it until I started back and got those first couple hard weeks out of the way. I'm getting into the groove again.... absolutely LOVING the pool, not dreading the bike, and having fun with the shorter runs!

awesome!  but i think the best part about you back training for tri's is you're posting a lot more again! 

Ha! Thanks, John! Great to see you posting more again too!

I think you missed a key line.  He was at the NIH, not a grocery clerk at Whole Foods.

nope, didn't miss it.  i just figured he was a janitor there.

Suzy - have a great holiday, don't touch the food!

Almost all fruit, meat and veggies here is grown locally, you can pretty much grow anything. I was brought up in the UK so it seems strange to see strawberries grown in Winter but the climate is perfect for them at that time. We've got a great Sunday farmers market in Noosa with the most delicious food so there's not much temptation to buy packaged food.

I managed to bribe my 2 youngest kids to come down for a swim at the beach today at 5:30am, they forgot the time when they were surrounded by fish and afterwards we went over the road and they had yummy hot chocolates in a cafe. My oldest wont get up for this anymore so it's time to work on the others!!!

HAHA, talk to Sam, she is coaching our daughters Kindergarten team.  My son is in his 3rd year doing it.  I'll volunteer for a lot of stuff but coaching an Odyssey team isn't one of them.

Thanks for sharing Suzy.  My husband works with someone at the FDA who has related  to us strong concerns about foreign food sources.  According to his work (being a regulatory agency and physically investigating food sources) it wasn't so much about the water quality but bc of the chemicals used in other countries.  According to the FDA guy, the chemicals are getting taken up by the roots and are now found in the fruit and vegetables.  He now forbids his wife to buy anything other than organic. 

But to John's point, what did they guy do at NIH?  NIH is HUGE (If memory serves, they have 7 different divisions) and if his research is focused on mitral stress and its effect on cardiovascular disease, I'm not sure how much weight I'd put on his claims.  But again, to my above story, I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you about the questionable content of foreign food sources.

For us, since my husband had that initial conversation with his contact at the FDA about 1.5 yrs ago, we buy mostly organic (either from our local farmstands or in US food sources).  But not 100% of the time and I mostly trust foods coming from name brand suppliers (although I am concerned about the genetic modification that's going on).   Overall, I just strive to be as close to natural as possible with our food.  Despite working for pharma, I have always hated taking meds if I can find a natural remedy, and finally getting around to eating that way.  To me, it just makes sense.

After seeing a segment on TV by Dr. Oz, my wife has decided to try a gluten-free diet. We'll see how this goes. She hope it will help get rid of her migraines. I am open-minded. It is just that she does this regarding other things she sees on TV. This morning she saw something about how dirty kitchens are, so I wont be tooo surprised if I find a black light unit that she bought today when I get home.

wait... when did you marry suzy? 

David, are you anywhere near where they do the Tour down Under?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAH!!!!   

I LOVE THE MINNOW!!!!   

Good morning!  Thanks for all of the supportive messages as I grieve the end of the football season.  Good news is, I'm saving lots of money and empty calories by NOT having a Superbowl party.  Sunday runs don't have to be as early, either.  Ah, well.  Always next year.

Went through 4 bunches of Kale yesterday.  Wow.  Who'd a thunk it?  It went faster than the egg rolls.

I'm fascinated by the gluten-free craze. Have you seen this? The gluten-free line was my favorite.