How to Drop 5K in a Day

Five thousand calories that is! If you're looking for a way to shed those extra calories, this is a great plan but...always check with your Doctor before doing any program or diet.
Your first 1,000 calories are already gone! Kind of. You burn about 1,000 calories a day breathing, and doing daily activities. So you already have a head start - GREAT JOB!
Now for the good stuff...

Get Active

• 14 minutes of stretching at your desk (50 calories)
• 10 minutes of walking around the office to talk to colleagues (58 calories)
• 47 minutes of light office work — that’s right, no slacking (100 calories)
• 30 minutes of moderate swimming (300 calories)
• 35 minutes of self-grooming (brushing your teeth, showering, shaving, dressing) (100 calories)
• 1 hour of passionate kissing (180 calories)
• 1 hour of fixing your car (343 calories)
• 1 hour of playing cards (140 calories)
• 27 minutes of typing emails (47 calories)
• 50 minutes of handwriting a letter to a friend (100 calories)
• 35 minutes of shooting pool (100 calories)
• 30 minutes of working out at the gym (227 calories)
• 30 minutes of jogging (405 calories)

GRAND TOTAL: 5,000 CALORIES

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Watch Your Calorie's
EAT OR DRINK THIS	DROP THAT	YOU’LL SAVE
An apple & a black coffee (123 calories)	A muffin & a double double coffee (740 calories)	617 calories
A brown bag lunch (a grilled-chicken sandwich, an apple & water) (367 calories)	A double whopper combo (1,680 calories)	1, 313 calories
An apple (57 calories)	A chocolate-glazed or sugared cake doughnut (175 calories)	118 calories
Three light beers (309 calories)	Three regular beers (459 calories)	150 calories
Ice water (0 calories)	A can of coke (160 calories)	160 calories
Top sirloin steak, lean 8-ounce, trimmed to 1/8-inch with a 4-ounce sweet potato (402 calories)	Three slices of 14-inch pizza with pepperoni (894 calories)	492 calories

Oatmeal - Yuk!

I know it's important to eat your breakfast - especially if its oatmeal. Your first meal of the day is supposed to be healthy and light to get your metabolism moving...not to mention other things.
The thought of oatmeal used to make me cringe. It was like eating wet bread with paste mixed into it with hot water and dust. Yuk!
Quaker Oats came out with new healthy oatmeal with apple Cinnamon, blueberry, and more. The chunks of real fruit make it very tastier and gives that "paste" some flavor.
It makes eating your oatmeal much easier, and helps keep a healthy heart.
Great taste, less filling - I'm loven it! (no pun intended)

I'm Still Here...

Someone asked yesterday "Did you give up on training?" referring to my blogging. No, I haven't given up - things got very busy. Children's Hospital, remotes, kids, life.
My workouts have been suffering due to the schedule that I've been keeping. BUT, I have found that when I skip a few days (7 or so), I get back to running with a burst of energy that makes me go further than I normally do. I guess with the extra rest, it makes sense.
Professional runners suggest that days leading up to your event, to put more "break" days in between training to build up that burst of energy you'll need on the day of the run.
I guess I've been "breaking" for about the last 7 years...whats a few days in between the workouts?

TIP: Take 30 minutes a day and do something for yourself. Take a bath, a nap, sit on your porch and look at the clouds. I know it sounds like a no brainer, but it helps ease tension and stress.
Do you do that now??? You should - you deserve it!