Here’s a problem I’d like to have

The St. Louis Rams have hired a personal chef for offensive lineman Jacob Bell. Seems’s he’s having trouble making weight.
So?
He needs to GAIN weight.

Where did I put that can of Lysol?

Just what I need.
Another reason to avoid the gym.
Photo credit: Christina House / For The Times

Meet the “Dorkmeister 3,000″

Here’s what my new watch looks like! I know. The Garmin 305 is, in a word, dorky.
Ron calls it the “Dorkmeister 3,000.”
I call it FANTABULASTIC!!
This watch does everything that a usual heart rate monitor does. But. It has GPS!!! That means it tells me how fast I am running, WHILE I am running. This is great for me, [...]

Maiden voyage — and a marathon?

I am up with the chickens, getting ready to go down to Newport Beach to check out a new marathon/half marathon training program. I wanted to join a new program in the Fall, and my timing was just all off  – I started too late and missed the beginning of several programs, and then dropped it. I [...]

I survived boot camp and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt

Picture of the T-shirt is TK. But boot camp is over! I survived. I hated it in the beginning. Warmed up to it in the middle. And by the end, when the Stockholm Syndrome finally kicked it, I loved it.
I’m considering signing up again — it’s one week off, and then another four week session.
What was [...]

Just one of the many reasons I married him!

One of the ultra cool things about boot camp was the nutritional guidance. A registered dietician, Lauren Squire, came out to talk to us on consecutive weeks. A lot of it was basic: Eat less junk food, exercise more.
But there were some good nuggets in there. Such as the counterintuitive concept of eating more — [...]

Pride goeth before the dog food

You know you’re old when you’re offended by someone calling you ma’am. As in, “Ma’am, would you like help to your car today?”
So, I’m at the vet. I end up parked a block away. I’m buying 30 lb. bags of dog food for the chowhounds — three bags in all. After I’m all paid up, the [...]

Cardio, cardio and more cardio….

I am heading to the gym, for my second cardio workout of the day…..if don’t start showing some progress soon, I’m going to throw in the towel, take up residence on the couch and live according to my very own food pyramid.
The four basic food groups? Kreme-filled Krispy Kremes, chili cheese Fritos, double piña coladas [...]

Project RunWeigh

I know I’ve been a bad blogger. I’m not sure I have a good excuse. But, it was my birthday, so I needed some time off to be depressed. Work has been brutal. Coffee withdrawals. And let’s see…oh yes. I GAINED weight. Last Friday I weighed in at 181.4 lbs. UGH!
I guess I need [...]

I’m all about the Benjamins

The pool is up to $2,000 and continues to grow. They’re planning to divide that among the top four finishers. But there’s more bad news. It’s the top four finishers among the three different camps that all started the same week. That means I have lots and lots of competition, men included. This is revenge [...]