That really sucks moonlight.  Hope the toe heals quickly for you.  I remember as a teenager, many years ago, I did something to my big toe and it hurt a lot.  You don't think about those body parts much until something is wrong.

Went for a short run last night and turned into a little tempo run.  Just kinda went with it.  Felt good.

QOTD: Do you have a staple part of your diet that you have due to health reasons? In other words, have you had to change your diet at all to get healthier, because a doc told you to do so, etc.?

I started eating yogurt a few years back to help with digestive issues.  I have stuck with it for a while.  Hard to say if it is truly working but I think it is.  I feel like at some point I may need to make some major changes to my diet.  I have IBS and certain foods really set me off.  The problem is that I have had a difficult time identifying what foods exactly.

Have a great day!

Plan for the day is planet of fitness at noon for weights and stretching, then 7-8 trails miles with the Lady after work out by the lake. North or south side? Easy or hard? That is the question. Pretty spiffy 8 miles last night on the hills of Coventry Woods. Nice evening, perfect really with sunshine and temps in the mid to upper 60's. Odd that we had the place to ourselves not that it is ever very crowded. Anyways, put some effort into this one, not too much, just some, and ran the regular loop in 67 minutes and change. Been slogging 72-75 on this as of late. So treated myself and the Lady to a bonus mile for our effort.

QOTD: I eat fairly healthy, not perfect by any means, but a few years ago my cholesterol spiked something fierce. Probably caused by huge bowls of ice cream on a nightly basis. So since I like a snack an hour or so before bed I've replaced the ice cream with vanilla greek yogurt and fresh fruit. Last test I was at 180 TCL. Lowest ever. Probably the only one in my family not on any meds. It really surprises health care providers these days when you mention you are not taking any meds, especially if you are an aging old fart like me.

Moonlight - Ouch on the toe. You need to be extra careful on race week. Haven't you heard about wearing bubblewrap as a safety precaution? I hope the toe is good to go this weekend.

Yesterday ended up a rest day, with some yoga to work out a few kinks. I'm not sure what today will bring since family is arriving for a long weekend visit. And they are bringing the 100 lb puppy who is unfortunately to young to run (10 mos). I'm hoping the brittany found his way into the car since that dog will run with me.

qotd: generally, I eat pretty well, though have too much of a taste for baked goods. I've recently started upping my consumption of vegetables significantly and lowered my meat consumption.

Low 60°'s and overcast, which is perfect running conditions for me.  Lunchtime 6 planned.

Moon - OUCH.  Do you need to needle the toe to get any blood / fluid out?  Hope for fast recovery. Even before I read it, I though to myself "oh no, she wear's five fingers". ope you can get the toe in the shoe, or maybe sacrifice an older shoe and cut out the top of the big toe.

XT - Between DW and I, we have 1 prescription, which is my synthroid.  I have patients my age that bring in a large sheet of paper with all of their medications. When they get older, they also use the back of the page. 

QOTD:  I gave up fast food in 1999. Haven't been to a Burger King or McD's since then. Missed it at first, but now never think of going.  I do have to take in caffeine throughout the day to help with my Hashimoto's disease. I have to do this since I don't take the dose of medications that I need because if I did, I feel terrible when I run and my heart rate spikes.  So I'm under medicated which works with running but I get tired so I add caffeine.

Have some appointments and other things to take care of then I'm planning on going up on the mountain for about 10 miles if I have the time.

QOTD:  About 20 years ago my cholesterol was 285 . I was overweight and not very active. On top of that it runs in my family. Followed a low fat, low meat , low egg diet only to watch it increase even more.  I went on a Statin for it and took it intermittently through the years. Found out through trial and error that the best thing to do is to eat healthy fats including meat and eggs. Actually went off the Statin about a year or more ago because it was causing me some problems and studies show that they really don't prevent the number of events that the pharmaceutical companies claim they do.  Now I just try to eat clean. By that I mean very little junk food and store bought baked goods.

Also eat my bowel of mini wheats almost every morning. Doing that regularly keeps me regular . If I don't do that the plumbing isn't happy.

Ha ha  nice catch LB!

 

Considering you eat a "bowel" of mini wheats, I would assume it keeps you quite regular. Hahaha

I am playing hooky today...housework and wash the jeep.... maybe take the roof off.  The old man is coming home with the new (to us) trailer today.  Will run 6 ish around noon.

Qotd:  15 years ago the doctor wanted to put the old man on pills so instead he started eating better.  So I did too because I had to prepare it.  I wanted to eat lighter for years for asthetic reasons .  We only eat fish and chicken; I was going to give up chicken this year but have failed so far; not for health but for the animals.

Moonlight....bummer about the toe!?!  Can't believe you still run in those toe shoes  can't imagion not having cushion under my feet.