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GinnyLou · 07-01-2008, 07:38 AM

Just checking in with you, Tom.

SpacecityPaula · 07-01-2008, 07:40 AM

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Ooh a report with pictures please!

Definitely!

stingo · 07-01-2008, 10:39 AM

233 - Higher, but that was expected. Still, it's not as high as I thought it would be, which leads me to the next post...

stingo · 07-01-2008, 10:58 AM

F is for Fail - I failed to really limit consumption of beer and/or food while on the trip. My eating schedule also fell all out of whack too. I also failed to workout as I could've gone to the local (in NYC) YMCA and worked out, but didn't.

F is for Fun - It was enjoyable being in a big city again with all the benefits (and drawbacks) one has to offer. My cousin's fiance competed in a triathlon on Saturday, and both of them did a swim around Governor's Island on Sunday. I actually made it out to Governor's Island as well, and walked around it while they were in the water. The engagement party on Saturday was good too, a kind of a pre-meet before the wedding in August.

F is for Food - Lots of good food to be had - (Friday) pizza at Totonno's (with Brooklyn's Summer Ale), Raspberry Smoothie at Mona Lisa's, (Saturday) Farmer's Pan (scrambled eggs with potatos, peppers and weisswurst, with Koestritzer's Black Beer) at Cafe Steinhof, various hors d'oevres along with Brooklyn's Lager, Ommegang's Hennepin Saison and their Abbey Dubbel, (Sunday) basted eggs with buttered toast and orange juice at my cousin's, a turkey burger and fries with Six Points Sweet Action at Johnny Mack's and finally roasted eggplant tomato soup with seafood paella (no beer) at Cebu on Sunday night. This does not include the food independent beers I had on Friday - Brooklyn's Hefe Weizen, Stone's IPA and Brooklyn's Pilsner. The other beers I picked up but did not drink were Unibroue's Fin du Monde, another Brooklyn Pilsner, and something else whose name escapes me at the moment.

F is for Follow-Up - A couple of things I learned: is that it's better to treat beer as a dessert, and just have one for the evening, rather than several. Also too, I learned the value of general activity. Without the walking around I did I'm sure I would've been higher than 233 on the scale today, as that was far more food and beer (over the course of the weekend) than I've had on a Friday happy hour, and the resulting weight gain was more limited than expected. Apart from going to the gym, I really don't do all that much - this has to change if I'm going to see the results I want.

F is for Final - All in all though a very good weekend, even if the heat made things a bit uncomfortable (esp sleeping with no air conditioning).

Espi · 07-01-2008, 11:12 AM

Your description makes me hungry!

Glad you had such a terrific time and weren't punished as hard as expected. Yes, walking around for most of the day even at a normal slow pace can burn quite a bit of calories!

kfisherx · 07-01-2008, 11:36 AM

Hmmmm.... Very cool that you had a good time in NY but holy cow Tom, your reports kill me. I gain weight just reading them!!

I am very grateful reading the past weeks of your log that I am not into drinking beer. That seems to be a great way to put on pounds and not get any real sort of nutritional value. When I was a teen, I went to Germany and drank great German beer for a whole year. Then I came back to the states and my peers through a party for me complete with Millers. I puked my guts out for the whole next day and never got into drinking American beer again. Now there are so many good American Brews (especially here in Oregon) but I still am not into the whole beer thing. Whew...

stingo · 07-01-2008, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Espi

Your description makes me hungry!

Glad you had such a terrific time and weren't punished as hard as expected. Yes, walking around for most of the day even at a normal slow pace can burn quite a bit of calories!

Indeed - I was kind of surprised myself. It wasn't all day walking either - just more than I'm normally used to.

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Hmmmm.... Very cool that you had a good time in NY but holy cow Tom, your reports kill me. I gain weight just reading them!!

I am very grateful reading the past weeks of your log that I am not into drinking beer. That seems to be a great way to put on pounds and not get any real sort of nutritional value. When I was a teen, I went to Germany and drank great German beer for a whole year. Then I came back to the states and my peers through a party for me complete with Millers. I puked my guts out for the whole next day and never got into drinking American beer again. Now there are so many good American Brews (especially here in Oregon) but I still am not into the whole beer thing. Whew...

Yes, Oregonians do support their locals, and with locals such as Rogue I'd imagine that'd be easy. And what you said is true about putting pounds on without nutritional value - which is why I'm thinking of it more as dessert now rather than a drink. A small difference perhaps, but maybe enough to build a change in habit around.

missjane · 07-01-2008, 12:03 PM

Tom, that sounds like a GREAT trip!!! My kind of trip, for sure! If I was in NYC, I'd definitely be partaking.......gotta live a little!

tcoy777 · 07-01-2008, 12:08 PM

I don't know about no nutritional value in beer. Its a great carb loading vessel for us runners! Great recovery drink too.

lawyerjoke · 07-01-2008, 06:31 PM

What a fantastic-sounding weekend! And, one well-enjoyed.

Even if you did put some of the weight back on (and it will come back off quickly with good discipline), at least you did so enjoying food and drink that was worth it. (Thinking back to the sad times I have blown good progress on Denny's or Golden Corral-type fare -- that's the worst feeling afterward!)

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F is for Final - All in all though a very good weekend, even if the heat made things a bit uncomfortable (esp sleeping with no air conditioning).

Arrrgghhh to no air-conditioning ......

stingo · 07-01-2008, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by GinnyLou

Just checking in with you, Tom.

Thanks Ginger

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Tom, that sounds like a GREAT trip!!! My kind of trip, for sure! If I was in NYC, I'd definitely be partaking.......gotta live a little!

I agree - also lived today, as I had to return to the chinese restaurant today to pay my bill from yesterday, and ended up having moo shu chicken, which I rarely have. That's not so much the problem, but the fried noodles that they put down as filler/appetizer. So, I expect I'll be up in weight tomorrow, but I feel positive about my plans to go lower now.

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I don't know about no nutritional value in beer. Its a great carb loading vessel for us runners! Great recovery drink too.

Wouldn't the alcohol hinder more than help?

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Originally Posted by lawyerjoke

What a fantastic-sounding weekend! And, one well-enjoyed.

Even if you did put some of the weight back on (and it will come back off quickly with good discipline), at least you did so enjoying food and drink that was worth it. (Thinking back to the sad times I have blown good progress on Denny's or Golden Corral-type fare -- that's the worst feeling afterward!)

Yup, I've had those moments, but the key is to make them moments and realize tomorrow is another day.

foodfromafar · 07-02-2008, 07:31 AM

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Yup, I've had those moments, but the key is to make them moments and realize tomorrow is another day.

Great attitude, Tom!

stingo · 07-02-2008, 10:04 AM

233.5 - Up, as expected, but not nearly as much as I thought it would be. I have to figure this out as I'm wondering if it's dropping the heavy training (I did spinning class Thursday and yesterday, with no strength training in between), or walking more, or a combination of both which is producing this effect. Oddly enough, even though I'm higher in weight, I'm also more optimistic that it will come off.

tcoy777 · 07-02-2008, 01:04 PM

Here is a article about beer and running. Maybe I look for things like this to justify my love for the beer, but it makes sense to me.

Beer and Running from Runner's World.com

SpacecityPaula · 07-02-2008, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by stingo

233.5 - Up, as expected, but not nearly as much as I thought it would be. I have to figure this out as I'm wondering if it's dropping the heavy training (I did spinning class Thursday and yesterday, with no strength training in between), or walking more, or a combination of both which is producing this effect. Oddly enough, even though I'm higher in weight, I'm also more optimistic that it will come off.

I'd say it's probably upped food choices (Chinese is not known to be low sodium or low cal and there was a lot of food/alcohol consumption with your trip) combined with lower activity levels overall.