Canadian Thanksgiving

Normally this would have been one of those days on the annual "Gee I am glad that mom didn't come on this trip trip". But instead we stayed home and had a Canadian Thanksgiving. It was the typical holiday where we watched a couple of football games, mowed the lawn and had a wonderful Thanksgiving supper with friends. Dick and Leslie are really nice people and Linda is a good friend. It was nice to be together. It is also nice just to hang out with Marla and as usual I was happy to go home.

It was a good food day. Especially not going nuts at the supper. I limited myself to one serving of all that was there and it was quite enjoyable.

A long day and a long walk

I was up this morning at 5:30am to get ready to go down to the Goodlife Marathon 8K. I got down at about 6:30 which was enough time to stretch, check my stuff, and get ready for the 7:15am start. I even dressed well for the race - a long sleeve t-shirt, my racing shirt, shorts, and a pair of sweatpants. I was comfortable through the entire race. I was glad I didn't wear my raincoat. So I was already to start and I turned about to find Silken Lauman the Olympic rower standing beside me. then I saw from folks from Camosun. Finally I turned on my ipod and the playlist I made just for the race. It was 90 minutes long, my goal for race today.

The race started out good enough, I ran the first couple hundred of meters and then got into my walking pace. My ankles ankles and feet were very sore. Marla was right; I should have got the new shoes. After about two kms my feet got to feeling fine and all was good. It was a little cold between 4 and 5 km because the wind came up from the ocean. It was interesting to see all the WLS'ers on the race course. Good on 'em all.

I finished the race in under 88 minutes. faster than I had estimated. It was a very good walk, sometimes I even broke into a lumber. I can't image what it would be like to do this 150 pounds lighter. I would sure like to try it though.

The rest of the day was sleepy and sore. I came home, had a hot tub, and Marla and I went out for brunch. Then when we came home I had planned to mow the lawn but frankly I was so sleepy I had a nap for two hours. I don't usually nap or sleep during the day but this was a day of getting up far too early and doing much more exercise than I am used to. I am really glad that I practiced my walks by doing the 5k walks that we do two or three times per week.

Strange day for eating, Marla and I were in Walmart and looked at the Halloween treats. Strangly enough, I didn't want any. We bought a bag of Tootsie roll minis and I only tried a few of those, in the old days I would have eaten the whole bag. this is a good sign.

a wet lazy day

I went out this morning and jumped into the hot tub. Summer is still trying to hang on at least it did until the clouds came in and the rain started to fall. It was a full day of rain but it was kind of nice since Marla and I just stayed home and watched the Roughriders lose to Toronto. I am not sure why they lost, aside from two interceptions.

For some reason I have no appetite at all. I tried to have a salad for supper but that didn't work at all. Tomorrow is the GoodLife Marathon and I am doing the road race. I might be a little nervous because the race is longer than I am used to and it is going to pee down rain. As long as the wind stays down everything should be fine. My big problem is that I feel all fitnessy but I am sure I look like a balloon with legs.


So the clothes are all put out. Dry clothes are in the plastic bag. Music is on the walkman, and I am ready to get up in the early am. Here I go.

TGIF -flexday

Today was a flex day - I didn't have to work - but I did have to go to school. It was another class for the TTW program. I enjoy the class and it is quite interesting. After the class Marla and I went out for lunch at the Macaroni Grill. It was the usual but it was actually a little hard to eat. It gave me a bit of a stomach ache.
Then we went and updated the insurance on the car, the problem was that we already had insured the truck, but we thought it was the car that needed insurance until we gave the paperwork for the truck to the agent. We totally confused ourselves.

After that we went down to pick up my runner's package for the Goodlife Victoria Marathon. I am doing the 8k. So we went down to the get the runners package but at 4:30 there was a line up about half a block long to get into the place. We came home relaxed and went back at 7pm and just walked right in. Back home to watch Burn Notice and a nice night at home.

The Aboriginal Pit Cook

On Friday I photographed an Aboriginal Camus Pit Cook at the College. It was very interesting and rather tasty too. the process is basically heat up rocks in a fire pit, then line the pit with leaves and branches. Add root veggies and the camus bulbs then cover and add water. It cooks in the steam for hours and hours and then served. It was a little mushy but really good.

Saturday Morning Christopher and I had a good but early walk. Then I went for a small group meeting. Marla and I watched the Riders beat Toronto then we went into the backyard and cut branches and trees and basically cleaned up the yard.

My food was pretty good today with lots of exercise.

My office is whereever I am.

so here it is Thursday and it was a weird day. I didn't get into my office until the morning was nearly over and then after that I was in and out and barely got a chance to land. Once I got home it was a quick supper (Mac Cheese and Peas Please). Then off to exercise. It was the fourth of our eight week sessions. Megan tried to push a bite more. She is a pretty good trainer.
The surprize of the day was that after yesterday's Dr. Gillian app't I complained that I hadn't got my skin dr. appointment. Low and behold, Louise called today with an appointment for next monday. Cool.

Monday morning new stuff

Started the day checking out the new first aid room which is about the size of a phone booth. Although nobody remembers phone booths any more anyways. Today I filled in for Anton for the day. Actually it was nice to actually take some time and shoot some photographs. Came home and made steak and baked potato for supper. It was pretty good.
I was happy to weigh myself this morning and according to the wii I am down to 307. At least I am going in the right direction. Not much to write but basically a happy camper. There is one thing that is ticking me off a little. I have this chest pain dead center of my chest and extending up through my throat. I feel like I am choking myself. I am sure it has something to do with my wieght but it sure is an annoyance.