May 2013 Starters
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Great job on the run Miranda - that is a good time! I managed to fit in a 5.5 mile run this morning - was on the road at 5am with DH following on his bicycle. Felt great to run outside rather than on the treadmill!
Roger, you inspire me with your walks! Like Miranda says, it is about improving against your own previous performance and speed is really completely immaterial, especially somebody else's speed! Our days are getting really warm (90 - 100) but the early morning is lovely and cool!0 -
Kudos to the runners. . . you are certainly inspiring! I did not get my walk in this morning as it was raining. . . hopefully, I can still go out after things dry a bit out there. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I miss my morning walks!!
Roger, I had to smile at your "near terminal sweat condition." What a hoot!! How long does it take to walk 2.75 miles? I have been measuring my walks by time rather than distance and am just curious about how far I might be walking.
I hope everyone is having a great day!
willow
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SAfricaChick wrote: »willow_river wrote: »Oooh, guess I'd better quickly take inventory of my gift card supply!
I walked this morning for about 75 minutes. Love these early morning walks. . .it is so peaceful. The cool morning temperatures are definitely a plus!
Carin - You are selling your house? Did you buy another in Farmington? Moving somewhere else?
Willow, I thought I mentioned here (but I do lose track of who I told what) that I am getting to the end of my stint here in New Mexico. I have worked myself out of a job, by selling our mine and it is time for me to start looking for my next assignment (if I get to stay with my current company) or find a new job completely. SO we'll definitely not be in Farmington much longer (probably leaving sometime after the end of December - my current visa expires in May 2016, so will not be able to renew, so will have to be done by then)
Carin, OH NO, please tell me it isn't so! If you mentioned this, I totally missed it. . . and, that is entirely possible as I have not kept up very well while dealing with recent travel and recovery from medical issues. So, you can't renew the visa? Does that means you will be leaving the US? Sounds like you might be looking for a temporary assignment? I have no idea if this is relevant, but there is a copper mine here in Salt Lake City that is owned by RioTinto. Maybe you could get a job there? It would be awesome to have you and your DH here for awhile!
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Hmmm believe me, the SLC option has not escaped me - I am working through all my options at the moment! The issue with the Visa is that it is applied for by my company and given that the specific legal entity I work for wont have any further operations in the US, I would need for a new employer to apply for a visa on my behalf - my visa is in an Executive, Special Skills category which is employer-specific. I am not really emotionally ready to leave the US yet, but as we all know at the end of the day we have to go where somebody is prepared to pay us a salary! These are scary and uncertain times for us, but we just have to power through.
I am currently working part-time on a special project that could lead to something more long-term, but that would be in Australia if it pans out.0 -
Willow, if you have a smart phone, you can download an app like RunKeeper (which despite the name will track many different kinds of activities) and it will track your route via GPS and tell you how far it was.0
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SAfricaChick wrote: »willow_river wrote: »Oooh, guess I'd better quickly take inventory of my gift card supply!
I walked this morning for about 75 minutes. Love these early morning walks. . .it is so peaceful. The cool morning temperatures are definitely a plus!
Carin - You are selling your house? Did you buy another in Farmington? Moving somewhere else?
Willow, I thought I mentioned here (but I do lose track of who I told what) that I am getting to the end of my stint here in New Mexico. I have worked myself out of a job, by selling our mine and it is time for me to start looking for my next assignment (if I get to stay with my current company) or find a new job completely. SO we'll definitely not be in Farmington much longer (probably leaving sometime after the end of December - my current visa expires in May 2016, so will not be able to renew, so will have to be done by then)
Hi Carin
I do not believe You ever mentioned that before.
Good Luck
RogerSAfricaChick wrote: »Great job on the run Miranda - that is a good time! I managed to fit in a 5.5 mile run this morning - was on the road at 5am with DH following on his bicycle. Felt great to run outside rather than on the treadmill!
Roger, you inspire me with your walks! Like Miranda says, it is about improving against your own previous performance and speed is really completely immaterial, especially somebody else's speed! Our days are getting really warm (90 - 100) but the early morning is lovely and cool!
Hi Again
I am not trying to inspire anyone, if that happens it is a side benefit of my trying to become healthier and lose weight I see people jogging past me in this heat and think I wish I could do that (run).
Thank You for the kind words
Rogerwillow_river wrote: »Kudos to the runners. . . you are certainly inspiring! I did not get my walk in this morning as it was raining. . . hopefully, I can still go out after things dry a bit out there. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I miss my morning walks!!
Roger, I had to smile at your "near terminal sweat condition." What a hoot!! How long does it take to walk 2.75 miles? I have been measuring my walks by time rather than distance and am just curious about how far I might be walking.
I hope everyone is having a great day!
willow
Hi Willow
I use a website http://www.mapmyrun.com/my_home/ to plan out my walks. I could also do it the other way too and walk then use it to see how far I walked.
To answer Your question it seems to be taking me 1:30 to 1:40 for that distance. It seems to depend on the temperature among other factors. Those would be Uphill, shade or sun. On a Sunny day I actually may be walking a longer distance as I change sides of the street so as to stay in the shade and so on.
I have a sheaf of routes that I mapped using that website so as to have a consistent distance. What they all have in common is that they all pass by a Quick Chek, Duncan Donuts, McDonalds, Seven-11 or the bagel shop so I can get my morning Black unsweetened Coffee, Nothing else, no snacks. I am not sure how I resist the Lure of a Nice Fresh Doughnut or Bagel or a McDs McGriddle breakfast Sandwich, However they run from 420 calories to 550 calories each. Even the Egg White Delight McMuffin, with 100%, freshly grilled egg whites, extra lean Canadian bacon and smooth white cheddar*, stacked on a toasted English muffin made with eight grams of whole grain. An excellent source of protein and all that for 250 calories and 770 Mg of Sodium. It sounds healthy until You see the Sodium.
So I eat some of my Banana to help ward of temptation and then finish it when I get home with the rest of my breakfast.
Cheers
RogerWillow, if you have a smart phone, you can download an app like RunKeeper (which despite the name will track many different kinds of activities) and it will track your route via GPS and tell you how far it was.
Hi Miranda
If I had a SmartPhone that might be an option. Maybe for Willow it will work. I sometimes walk a sort of convoluted route so as to keep to a consistent distance for now.
have a Good Day
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Roger, I also find it is easier to resist the temptation when looking at the calorie content and other stats! I also drink black unsweetened coffee (I am somewhat addicted I think) but I am not sure I would be able to trust myself going into a shop with all that other goodies on a daily basis! So I make sure I have good coffee in my own house. I like flavored coffees, although those that are flavored as part of the roasting process, not the syrups! I always have Gloria Jean's Hazelnut K-cups at home and the office!0
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Hi All
It was a beautiful morning outside, much cooler and lower Humidity than Yesterday. I'm not sure how far I walked as I need to map it out and see. Much more comfortable and more people out walking and jogging too.
Have a Nice Day
Roger
Hi Carin
My Family, none of use ever got into adding Milk (Cream) and or sugar to coffee. My one Brother even went so far as to dump the Dunkin Donuts coffee on their counter when they served him coffee with milk and sugar and said that is what You ordered. I know he ordered coffee only too.
I have been known to never go back to one place when I ordered a Buttered Hard Roll and was given a Hard Roll with Margarine, Not what I ordered. And it makes me wonder what other corners they were cutting in their food.
Oh Well, Flavored coffee is something I never got into. Plain Black coffee sure does let You know when the coffee is a cheap blend.
Cheers
Roger
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At Dunks, "regular" means with cream and sugar. That's how we drink it up here.
Obviously I don't know what your brother specifically ordered, but I know that it is often an issue up here when people from out of the area order "regular coffee" and think they are getting black.
I use sugar and cream (half & half) in my coffee, but if I'm ordering it out of the house (we often go to a local drive through chain called Aroma Joe's that is near our house), I always order it black and add my own when I get back home. It's easier than trying to tell the poor swamped coffee girls (there's always a line of cars out into the road) specifics on exactly how much cream and sugar I want in it, because the normal amount is too much.0 -
At Dunks, "regular" means with cream and sugar. That's how we drink it up here. Obviously I don't know what your brother specifically ordered, but I know that it is often an issue up here when people from out of the area order "regular coffee" and think they are getting black.
I use sugar and cream (half & half) in my coffee, but if I'm ordering it out of the house (we often go to a local drive through chain called Aroma Joe's that is near our house), I always order it black and add my own when I get back home. It's easier than trying to tell the poor swamped coffee girls (there's always a line of cars out into the road) specifics on exactly how much cream and sugar I want in it, because the normal amount is too much.
Hi Miranda
That sounds like a popular place. Good idea doctoring it up at home.
Around here regular coffee means cream & sugar too, however if You say Cream and sugar you are more likely to get Milk and sugar. Most McDonalds supply little creamer cups of Half & half and sugar packets so You can do it however You like. My best guess is that like both of my brothers and myself he ordered Coffee, we know regular coffee is adulterated.
Cheers
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Yeah, I didn't necessarily mean your brother, just your comment made me think of how many vacationers we get up here who order it and then wonder why they got cream and sugar. 0
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Roger, Miranda, and Carin -Good to know that in some parts of the country "regular" coffee means it is all doctored up. I had no idea. I'm a black coffee fanatic and would be unhappy if my coffee came loaded up with things I was not expecting. I like my coffee pure and unadulterated.
Miranda - I downloaded the RunKeeper app and tried it out last night. It seemed really good until I tried to look at another screen and, somehow, lost all the data from the walk that was in progress. Operator error, for sure! I will have to take some time to get acquainted with how everything works. Thank you for telling me about it! I think it will be one I use regularly.
Carin - Best of luck to you on the job search! Australia might be a nice place to live. I know several people who have visited there and really enjoyed it. I'm still rooting for you to be able to stay in the US, though!
Anyone know what Amanda is up to? Is she MIA?
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It's a double edged sword... when we vacation other places and order regular coffee, we tend to be confused when we end up with black.
I like my coffee to be fairly dark and just a little bit sweet. In a 16 oz mug, I will put in 1.5 tsp sugar and 2 tbsp half & half. That's probably at least half as much as they would put in.0 -
Roger, I always tell people I want my coffee black, without sugar, as I wont be able to drink coffee with anything in it - I don't take any chances with what "regular" means for them. And yeah MIranda, those poor girls at the drive through places are so harassed and run off their feet, that they probably don't have much patience for small differences in how people like it! I actually stopped using sugar, because it was such a struggle to convince people that I really wanted half a teaspoon of sugar (one of my colleagues always used to tell me "I thought you needed spoiling, so I put in some extra sugar" Urghhh) that it was just easier to learn to like it without any sugar
Thanks Willow, I am also not too eager to leave the US, but I'll have to do whatever I have to!0 -
Just got home from a 2.5 mile hike in the mountains. It is a beautiful day and the hike was amazing. . . a 900 ft climb in elevation to walk through an alpine meadow full of wild flowers! I could really get into this!
I used RunKeeper again for the hike and was more successful this time. I think I need to replace the battery in my phone, though, as the app really drained it.0 -
Hi All
I got out walking this morning around 6:30, Nice and cool, 67 degrees, Low Humidity too.
I walked 2.79+ miles, I'm not sure how much more as I walked the route in reverse and did not notice I was heading down a dead end and had to backtrack. OK, I just checked in MapMyRun and it looks like I added 0.14 miles so that makes the walk so I guess I walked 2.93 miles
Cheers
Roger
HI Miranda, Carin, Willow
No Smart Phone for me so I have created a variety of walks trying to cover new areas. The nice thing about mapping them ahead of time is I can have the length walk I want and I have a Map to refer to if I do need to short circuit the walk for weather etc.
In My town, the streets bend around, loop etc. Nothing is laid out in a grid beyond small areas. I have found that we have more little public playgrounds than I knew ever after all these years due to walking new areas. As an Example there is one that sits past the back of a house by the brook that has what looks like an empty building lot leading to it.
I prefer my coffee black, however If They put just milk in it, yuck. OTOH Load it up with Cream and sugar so it tastes like a liquid coffee flavored candy bar and I'll be happy too. Nothing in between I have learned over the years to old black coffee. The Local Quick Chek ladies all know me by now and the Lady at the McDonalds just pulls my large black coffee when I walk in. The Tellers at the Bank let me know if they have any two dollar bills too. I like them for tips and my Brother uses them on the Garden State Parkway as that is the amount of the tolls he pays. Eisenhower dollars and 50 cent pieces are hard to get anymore. I carry one of each and a Silver Eagle for luck when I walk.
Willow that sounds like a nice walk.
Cheers
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Yeah I do the same thing before my long runs, Roger. On RunKeeper's website, they have a route planning feature like you have in MapMyRun. I always plot out my route to figure out what side streets and stuff I need to go down to get the correct distance when I end up at home.
Willow, sounds like a nice hike. The GPS usage in the app shouldn't drain the battery too much, but if you were in an area with low cell signal then that often drains the battery while it's searching for cell towers. I also have trouble with the RunKeeper app draining the battery if I leave it on the app because the app does not turn the screen off, and the LCD screen really burns through battery. 0 -
That sounds lovely Willow!! Being outside is just so amazing! I spend such a lot of time in my office that I forget how much I love being outside! Have been running at 5am four mornings this week and it is just lovely to be outside while it slowly gets light (and while it is still cool!). And the quality time with DH on the patio every evening before bed-time is priceless.0
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Hi All
I went walking this morning, Another beautiful morning when I left around 6:25AM and less than 70 degrees, Currently it is 88 degrees and feels hot. I ended up walking 2.8 miles.
Have a Good Day
RogerYeah I do the same thing before my long runs, Roger. On RunKeeper's website, they have a route planning feature like you have in MapMyRun. I always plot out my route to figure out what side streets and stuff I need to go down to get the correct distance when I end up at home.
Willow, sounds like a nice hike. The GPS usage in the app shouldn't drain the battery too much, but if you were in an area with low cell signal then that often drains the battery while it's searching for cell towers. I also have trouble with the RunKeeper app draining the battery if I leave it on the app because the app does not turn the screen off, and the LCD screen really burns through battery.
Hi Miranda
It sounds as if they need to work on the app to turn off the display to improve battery life. I also do the same thing with side streets to get my distance. Sometimes it leads to a funny routing. Now if they had a feature where You could specify a start point and a distance and how many different routes and it would create new routes from that data it would be nice.
Have A Good Evening
RogerSAfricaChick wrote: »That sounds lovely Willow!! Being outside is just so amazing! I spend such a lot of time in my office that I forget how much I love being outside! Have been running at 5am four mornings this week and it is just lovely to be outside while it slowly gets light (and while it is still cool!). And the quality time with DH on the patio every evening before bed-time is priceless.
Hi Carin
I wish I could get out that early on the hot and humid days, but I would be completely drained for the rest of the day
Cheers
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No the screen stays on by design when the app is active so that you can keep track of the stats without needing to turn it on. Because a lot of people use them in arm bands or similar cases when running and it would be too cumbersome to keep turning it back on/unlocking it. If you want the screen to go back to sleep normally, you need to remember to put the app in the background (it will still give you audio cues and things even in the background).0
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Hi All
I went walking this morning, Again
I ended up walking 3.05 miles Plus a run to Costco where I blitzed through buying the three items I had on my list, Light & Fit Greek Yogurt 18 pack on sale until 8-2 for $9.99, 2 ten packs of the Kleenex Family size on sale for $14.19 and two 5 pound bags of Frozen Normandy Mix vegetables @ $6.49. Each bag is 40 servings so cheaper than the 4 serving size bags when they are on sale at the Grocery store @ 99cents.
It was 68 degrees and 37% humidity when I went out this morning at 6:20AM.
Have a Good Weekend
Roger
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This set of 24 images is the complete NS Equivalent Entrees by Michelle from the Old NutriSystem Forums. These can be used if You run short of NS food before a delivery or to aid when You Flex.No the screen stays on by design when the app is active so that you can keep track of the stats without needing to turn it on. Because a lot of people use them in arm bands or similar cases when running and it would be too cumbersome to keep turning it back on/unlocking it. If you want the screen to go back to sleep normally, you need to remember to put the app in the background (it will still give you audio cues and things even in the background).
Hi Miranda
That would bother me as the rechargeable batteries as I understand have so many charge cycles they can take. Thus anything that eats up batteries will shorten battery longevity due to it needing so many more charges. That is why leaving a laptop plugged into the charger is not the best thing to do.
Cheers
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If you are too worried about it, you just put the app in the background and it won't hold the screen on. I just meant that it's not a problem with the app that needs to be fixed. It's there by design.
An iPhone will lose about 20% of it's capacity after ~400 full charge cycles... a lot of people will have replaced their phone with a newer model by the time they hit 400 full cycles. 0 -
Hi All
I walked 2.79 miles = 7700 steps according to the FB Zip. Yesterdays Dew Point was in the 50s and this mornings is in the 60s and going up to the 70s later today. No Breeze except from passing cars, Warm & Moderately Humid and I did work up a sweat.
Later this upcoming week the temperatures and Humidity climb. They are showing a low of 78 overnight later this week. I may not walk that morning or I may shortcut the walk.
Have a Great Sunday
RogerIf you are too worried about it, you just put the app in the background and it won't hold the screen on. I just meant that it's not a problem with the app that needs to be fixed. It's there by design.
An iPhone will lose about 20% of it's capacity after ~400 full charge cycles... a lot of people will have replaced their phone with a newer model by the time they hit 400 full cycles.
Hi Miranda
Planned Obsolescence?
I have talked with people that charge their phone every day and still run short on battery. I Run a Dumb phone as does my Brother. I get days on one charge. Once a day charging would drive me crazy.
Have a Good Day
Roger
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I charge mine 2-3 times a week, and they are not always full charges (i.e. the battery wasn't fully drained).
It is cool and cloudy and was drizzly this morning, but I made my way up to Maine to do my race. Now I'm pretty tired because I woke up at 5:30! Can't believe the weekend is already over... booooo.0 -
Hi All
I walked 2.8 miles this morning, I got out the door around Sunrise and it must have finished raining shortly before that, 88% Humidity. What helped was that the Sun stayed behind the clouds until after I got home. The town does a good job on our parks, After I got my Coffee at McDs I walked a new route and admired the basketball courts, Tennis, Horseshoe pitches, Etc. and the Children's playground. Lots of nicely maintained Grassy area too. Plus when I decide to extend my walks in the future I can walk around part of the park on the Roadway.
Have a Nice Day
RogerToo
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It is cool and cloudy and was drizzly this morning, but I made my way up to Maine to do my race. Now I'm pretty tired because I woke up at 5:30! Can't believe the weekend is already over... booooo.
Hi Miranda
They do not make weekends as long as they used too OTOH You got Your race in.
My Brother keeps pushing a slice of the Cantaloupe at me, He got them at a farm stand in Pennsylvania Saturday so nice and ripe. I may take a small slice for dinner instead of my 2 Clementines. He also brought a bag of fresh picked Yellow String Beans.
Cheers
Roger
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Miranda again great job on your race!
Roger and same to you on your walks!
Did not manage to do my long run this week-end. Sometimes life just happens....
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Hi All
I got out the Door at 5:20AM, Sunrise was at 5:47, It was semi comfortable with the Humidity, However I did beat the heat of the day and Only had sun on my back as I was heading to home. 2.75 Miles, 14 Cents and sweating. The temperatures today are suppose to hit near 90, tomorrow is supposed to be in the 90s and a THI in the triple digits.
I just did a quick run to the produce store, hot outside now.
Have a Good Day
RogerSAfricaChick wrote: »Miranda again great job on your race!
Roger and same to you on your walks!
Did not manage to do my long run this week-end. Sometimes life just happens....
Hope you all have a great week!
Hi Carin
I wish I could run but a walk is my best and only speed.
Thank You for the encouraging words.
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Holy wow - It seems that I've not posted here in quite some time (Since July 16). No real excuse, as I've been logging my food -- Well most of it most of the time
I seem to be the odd man out with the coffee thing. I have no issues adding in creamer/sugar free syrups/ sugar substitute/ milk / flavored coffee and any combination of those things. haha
Carin - I can only imagine the stress of all of that. Hoping that you come to a satisfactory outcome sooner rather than later.
Roger - Awesome job with the daily walks! We have yet to officially hit 100 but dang it is hot here. haha. Currently we are at 97 with a feels like temp of 100. I miss winter. haha
Willow - Kudos to you on your walking also!
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All of you are far ahead of me on exercise, but I have definitely been enjoying my morning walks. Today it was chilly. . . 54 degrees when I went out at 6:15 am. I almost walked back in the house to grab a jacket, but decided to just walk more briskly. The result. . . I got a congratulations from Runkeeper for walking my top speed to date.
Amanda - Good to hear from you!
I hope everyone is having a good week so far!
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YAY on the top speed Willow!! Often it just takes a minute to warm up and then it is a pain to have to carry the jacket with you. Unless you have my DH on his bicycle and backpack to put it in LOL!
Hi Amanda - we were missing you! Glad all is going well with you! Thanks for your wishes on my situation! From your lips to God's ears, I say!
Roger, although it is hard to get out of bed that early, it is the only way to enjoy outside exercise this time of year! Our days have been really hot as well! Good on you for getting it in before it gets too uncomfortable! Once I am outside, I love being out there! Although every time the alarm goes off, I think long and hard about if I really want to get up!0
