Great Workout + Bad Dietary Decisions = DAMN!

Today, I had decided to recommit myself to this diet. I weighed myself - under 250 again - excellent! I discussed the possibility of running outside with Leslie, which she whole heartedly agreed. I was back on track. I was in the groove. I was feeling great.

That was until Leslie and I were invited to see a local music group, The Moonlighters at the bequest of Leslie bosses. Unfortunately, the drinks were flowing freely - many high calorie drinks. And while Leslie was smart enough to get things mixed with diet soda, I decided to get weakened versions of my favorite drink - but with serious calorie consequences.

The bartender ever gave me the pink straw because my drinks were deemed "wussy".

WorkoutBecause I have a little of that "too stupid to know better" gene, we decided to try another four mile outside run today - this time in 43 degree weather as opposed to the 36 degrees earlier this week. And while the obvious goal is still to better my time from the crampfest on Monday, I wanted to also work on my technique and pacing.

I have always been told that it is better to start at a slow pace and steadily get faster as the race progresses. This was something I consciously tried to work on - first to keep from starting to fast and cramping up and second, to see if I could have any kind of kick at the end.

The Good News: It was a complete 180 from Monday, I was steady in my pacing and felt little discomfort throughout the run. I even managed a small kick the final 1/8 of a mile.

The Bad News: The reason I was forced to try that kick is that I was behind Monday's time. So while I felt great running - I ended up being six seconds slower.

	Length	Course	Time	Pace
David	4 Miles	Buckhorn trail	44:27	11:07
Leslie	4 Miles	Buckhorn trail	55:58	14:00

Diet

Time	Description	Calories
8:00am	12 Honey Maid graham crackers	360
	1 cup 2% milk	130
9:30am	2 slices of whole wheat toast	110
10:30am	10 mini-graham crackers (bug bites)	100
12:30pm	20 Goldfish crackers	55
	2 slices of whole wheat toast	110
3:30pm	4 slices of whole wheat toast	220
	2 tablespoons peanut butter	360
7:00pm	1 1/2 servings of homemade chili	375
	2 pieces cornbread	200
11:00pm	4 weak Amaretto Sours	1180
ALL DAY	5 pieces of Orbit sugar-free gum	20
	5 cups Hawaiian Punch lite	50
	TOTAL CALORIES	3270