[ORUTH] One month in

[roadriverrail]

And so here we go again with a general report on Operation Running Up That Hill.

First, apropos of nothing, is the Kate Bush lyrics:

"You're like my yo-yo that glowed in the dark
What made it special made it dangerous
So I buried it and forget" --Kate Bush, "Cloudbusting"

Now, howamidoin?

Comments

[shoutingboy]

Really glad it's going so well! I've been way too sluggish myself. OTOH, my next marathon isn't until late June, so really, I could stop running entirely for the next month and I'd still get there... but that would be bad. Okay, getting my shoes now

[violet_flames]

That's really awesome. It makes me want to ride (and that's saying something cause my interest in exercise is usually low).

I used to work at an AIDS Service Organization so the cause is near and dear to me too.

[veleda]

I will get to the donating soon!

elsewise - what is your nutritional plan these days?

[mary_wroth]

I suspect the donations will pick up as the date gets closer. I was planning on giving you a few bucks - but was waiting as a for instance. :)

And also? Your training sounds like it is going really well.

[fitfool]

Good to hear that your body is adapting nicely to your training. I'd be interested in seeing a sample menu.

[roadriverrail]

Sure thing! This is what I'd call a fairly common menu, though since nancyblue came home, we've had some deviations from it (as we eat up the leftovers from a picnic-in-bed I prepared for us).

Breakfast:

1 serving 9-grain hot cereal with fruit (1/2 c dry 9-grain cereal, 1/4 c dry wheat bran, 1 c unsweetened almond milk, 1 apple or 2 prunes, dash sugar, pat of goat milk butter)

2 mugs tea w/sugar and almond milk

Lunch:

PowerBar Recovery bar (20g protein in 270 calories! Can't be beat)
Sugar free electrolyte drink

Snack (if absolutely needed to ensure a safe ride home):
Whatever gets a handful of calories in me. Often, fruit.

Dinner:
1/2 Quorn Turk'y roast, drizzled with olive oil and herbs
1/4 Sweet potato, pat goat milk butter or olive oil, seasoning
1 major veggie portion (bunch of steamed chard, broccoli stalk, etc)

Dessert:
Whole fruit whenever I feel like it

Recreational beverage:
Cas Cal brewed soft drinks (60 calories a bottle, no alcohol, tastes like hard cider)

Water, tea, coffee, etc whenever.

[fitfool]

I'm not surprised you're losing weight and gaining muscle. Are you lactose intolerant? Is that why there's almond milk and goat milk butter?

[roadriverrail]

As diets go, it's been a bit of a blitzkrieg, but it's been amazingly easy to live with because, if nothing else, it's so simple to cook and it's pretty filling.

I'm not a big fan of milk, really. We switched soy milk into our diets years ago, but nancyblue seems to experience some hormone-related problems given how much soy milk we were consuming. So, we switched to almond milk, and just love how it tastes (and its calorie content).

The goat butter was just a fluke. I saw it, imagined what butter that tasted like feta might be like, decided it was totally worth a shot, and was happy with it. I prefer cultured butter when I can find it, purely as a question of flavor.