Day 1

The treadmill is up and running!!! Yay!! It took us another 5 hours and probably we could have used a third person, but such is life. It is up and running and I too am up and running. I took a quick jog on it after it was completed mostly to make sure it didn't fall apart, and it didn't.... yet.... I even managed to get Satchel up on it a few times. Not exactly while it was moving, but he did stand on it, so that is progress. When I turn it on, he jumps off the side. I think its the noise, not the movement. Its a cheap treadmill and it sounds like it, too.

Saturday I went for a 4 mile run, or so I thought. I set my Nike+ for 4 miles and hopped on the treadmill. The treadmill and the sensor are not in agreement about time, distance, pace, or calories. So, I'm not sure who to believe. I've chosen to believe the treadmill on calories because it said I burnt 450 calories as opposed to 366 as the Nike+ claims. I've chosen the Nike+ on distance as it said I ran 4 miles unlike the treadmill which claims 3.43 miles. I've calibrated the sensor, so I'm not sure who to believe on this really, but I'm taking the sensor. As for pace, I'm ignoring both. The sensor is never accurate on pace when I run on a treadmill. I was running with the same effort I would outside, if not more, and the sensor claimed I was running a 13 minute pace, but I know i run about a 9:25 pace. Needless to say, I ran. It was 4 miles, and it felt good, and I am a bit out of shape. The Saturday run was only the second in about 5 weeks. Christmas and the New Year held me back, but all it takes is getting back out there just one time. I already feel stronger, swifter, and more focused.

Great Pantry Challenge of 2009 Starts Today!!!

And here you have it people. Day 1 of the pantry challenge. This morning for breakfast, I had half of an "Apple Orchard" English Muffin, some cream cheese, and a big glass of milk!! Lunch will most likely be soup (Pumpkin Bisque) from Soupergirl and some vegetable type thing. Dinner is a date with Americus!!

Monday's are wonderful around here for many reasons. Mostly because its my Saturday, and following closely behind that is my milk delivery every other week!! Satchel wakes me up with his angry barking, which any other day would make me crazy when I'm trying to get some sleep but not every other Monday! That angry bark my friends is the sound of the milk man!