Month: March 2011

  • Slow Carb Diet Progress – 5 weeks

    Slow Carb Diet Progress – 5 weeks

    I’ve been following Tim Ferriss’ Slow Carb Diet for five weeks now.  I started right after I got back from my vacation in Mexico and have been very pleased with my progress so far.    According to the book, women over 40 with kids often struggle during the first 4-6 weeks, so my expectations were […]

  • 11 Miles Inspired By Greatness

    11 Miles Inspired By Greatness

    I set out on Sunday to run 11 miles, which was what my half marathon training plan was telling me to do.  The weather, 45 degrees and sunny, was pretty good for this time of year, especially considering it snowed Saturday morning. I decided to run in Freeport which was not unrelated to my having […]

  • 10 Mile Slog (slow jog)

    10 Mile Slog (slow jog)

    Even though my last double digit mileage run was January 30th, and my longest run since then was 6 miles, I set out today to run 10. The reason I did something this foolish is that I signed up for the Race the Runways Half Marathon which is in exactly 21 days, so I have […]

  • Traveling and the Slow Carb Diet

    Traveling and the Slow Carb Diet

    I had to go to Boston for several days this week.  I was attending a two day training for my job.  I was worried that I was going to have real trouble following the Slow Carb diet while I was away.  That turned out to be untrue.  I had no trouble at all. Breakfast I […]

  • Running and the Slow Carb diet

    I’ve been eating differently for the last few weeks, doing the Slow Carb diet.  In a nutshell it’s no white carbs, no dairy, no fruit and no sugar/sweeteners for 6 days a week.  The 7th day anything goes. It is going extraordinarily well.  I have lost 8 pounds and I feel really great.    I […]