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I ran 13 miles!

Captain's Log, Stardate 08.16.2010



I'm training for the Honolulu Marathon, and I do one long run a week, building up to 26 miles. Last week, I did 13 miles! That's half a marathon! Hooray for me! I was really slow (13 miles in 216 minutes = 16.6 minutes per mile) but I don't care! I'm just glad I could do it!



According to Jeff Galloway, the key to the long run is going 2 minutes slower than your projected marathon pace. The last time I tried to do a long run, I think I started out too fast ...

Day 4 of going low carb - not hungry

Captain's Log, Stardate 08.14.2010



I'm amazed at how NOT HUNGRY I was today. I really had to force myself to eat today. I was hungry at dinner, but I ate a lot less than I expected to. I also chose not to eat a second corn tortilla even though I had planned my carb count to be able to have two. Instead, I ate only one.



WEIRD. I am turning into someone I do not know.



Then again, I was not given the option of eating tortilla chips as opposed to a low fat corn tortilla. I also was not offered...

Day 3 of going low carb

Captain's Log, Stardate 08.13.2010



It seems the only way I can release my frustrations is by blogging about it, so lucky you, you get to hear all about it. (I'll probably become less homicidal calm down in a week or two, so no worries about months of whining about this diet.)



I thought about carbs ALL DAY.



I had to be more deliberate about my cooking to find something both I and Captain Caffeine could eat. He's a trooper, lovely man, so I settled on chicken vegetable soup. It wasn't the ta...

Excerpt - Protective Custody by Lynette Eason

Protective Custody

by

Lynette Eason



Guarding witnesses? All in a day's work for deputy U.S. marshal Carly Masterson. Protecting the judge who was indirectly responsible for her mentor's death? That's another story. Still, she won't let harm come to Judge Nicholas Floyd, or the niece and nephew in his care. She's determined to do the job right, and not let her emotions take over—no matter how wonderful it feels to be accepted by the little family. Can she let go of the past and learn to t...

Day 2 of going low carb

Captain's Log, Stardate 08.12.2010



I started some new supplements and the program has me go on a diet that is low carb, gluten-free, and no sugar. A no sugar diet is supposed to combat potential insulin resistance, which often goes hand in hand with perimenopause and hypothyroidism, my own personal evil trifecta. I don't have all of the symptoms of hypothyroidism—and none of the more serious symptoms—but because I have slightly elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels, I thought it ...

Guest blog and excerpt - MISSION OF HOPE by Allie Pleiter

Mission of Hope

by

Allie Pleiter



No one knows who he is or where he's from. But witnesses throughout San Francisco report a masked man in black is bringing supplies—and badly needed hope—to homeless earthquake survivors. Some believe that the city's gallant rescuer is a gentleman of wealth. But others whisper that he is a working-class man with courage as great as his faith. And rumor has it that one of the city's most spirited society belles is helping him against her family's wishes. Wha...

Going no or low sugar - thoughts?

Captain's Log, Stardate 08.10.2010



If you've gone no sugar or low sugar, please chime in here, because I could use some advice. I'd like to go low sugar. Partly because my friend Dineen's husband did it and lost a ton of weight, and partly because I'm wondering if I have insulin resistance, which is forming an evil trifecta with my possible thyroid problems and premenopause.



I found out a few weeks ago after talking to my mom that both sides of my family has had thyroid problems, and I'm pr...

Excerpt - HEALER by Linda Windsor

Camy here: For all you Arthurian fans, here's a great read! Linda Windsor is famous for her historical series books, and here's the start of a new series several years after The Fires of Gleannmara Series was published.



Healer: A Novel (The Brides of Alba Series) David C. Cook; New edition (June 1, 2010)



by Linda Windsor

***Special thanks to Audra Jennings of The B&B Media Group for sending me a review copy.***



A Mother's Dying Prophecy. . . A Daughter's Living Hope

An epic story of healin...

Excerpt - BRIDE IN TRAINING by Gail Gaymer Martin

Bride in Training

by

Gail Gaymer Martin



Perfectionist Martin Davis's life is in turmoil. The lonely businessman's search for companionship led him to adopt a dog—a rather rambunctious terrier. And now Martin's at his wits' end. When dog trainer Emily Ireland offers to help, Martin is grateful—and intrigued. But he's wary of getting too close to the sweet, pretty Emily, especially when he learns of her scandalous past. Can Martin ever open his heart to the possibility that Emily just may ...

I am benched

Captain's Log, Stardate 08.05.2010



For a little while. Let me explain.



I went to get new running shoes on Sunday, but since I have a million and one things weird about my feet—they're extra narrow, I have flat feet, I was getting blisters on my pinky toes, I have flat feet, my heels tend to slip in shoes, I need a wide enough toe box, and did I mention I have flat feet?—the salesgirl had to pause for a freak-out moment before settling down to help me.



I was in more pain from my blisters th...