I’m not in training mode, but I sure did my share of carbo loading today. I ate 2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch (lots of protein) and had a huge helping of dumplings with my chicken for dinner. It reminded me of eating during the 3-Day – lots of pb&j and pasta! The dinner tonight was at Cracker Barrel, and my sister and I both got the same thing, a cheesy broccoli chicken. Talk about your easy recipes! It was just a boneless chicken breast, some soup (cream of something?), with a cracker crust on the chicken, broccoli on top, and then cheese. Delish!
By the time I had the chicken, carrots, the dumplings, a biscuit, and 2 glasses of tea, I was stuffed. I really SHOULD have done some training after that, perhaps laps in the parking lot of Cracker Barrel, to work off that big dinner.
Big props to Charles over at C.Whyte’s blog for donating to my sister. If you didn’t read my post here, I’ve met my $2200 goal, and I’m helping my sister now. If you donate $50, you get 10 links in return, on 10 different sites. 9 of those links are permanent! It’s a great deal for you, so click the linky above and read more!
Please keep my sister (and fellow 3-Day walker) as well as my other siblings in your thoughts and prayers. Cheryl’s mom had a surgery today that was to remove a tumor. I just heard an update, and the news is not good. The tumor was much larger than expected and the doctor said it is pancreatic cancer, and there is no treatment that can be done to cure it. Their mom is a strong, healthy woman, and this end result was not what was expected.
When I was slathering on Ben Gay during, and in the days following the 3-Day walk last October, I never stopped to think that what I was doing was unsafe, or that too much Ben Gay could be harmful to me. But that’s exactly what caused 17 year old Arielle Newman’s death. The New York runner used the muscle cream obsessively, and wore pads containing it in addition to rubbing on the cream several times a day. The medical examiner said that Arielle died from Methyl salicylate poisoning. Methyl salicylate is the main ingredient in Ben Gay, and exercise and heat can increase the rate at which it is absorbed into the body.
The3Day.org has a new, bolder look! Gone are the pastel pinks and royal blues. The new look is a dark pink, almost a magenta, against a bold, black background. There’s a new logo too:
Why the new look and dark, bold colors? To symbolize that walking in the 3Day is the boldest step you can take to stop breast cancer. The 3 circles symbolize the 3 days on the walk. Me, I’m just happy to get rid of the pale pink. Pink pink pink! And personally, I think *I* was the inspiration for the color scheme, and here’s the proof:
Note dark pink jacket and black pants! Yes, I see exactly why the 3day site made the switch – because it looked so good on me!
I’m amazed that I still have 4 months to go until the walk, and I’m only $69 away from my goal. What a huge, huge relief to almost be done with my fundraising. Definitely a big difference from last year when I was still trying to scrape the money together, 4 weeks after the walk. Knowing I’m almost done makes going into the walk that much more stress free too. Have you donated yet? For each $20 donation you get your name over there —>
Only $100 left to go for my fundraising efforts! As Jim says, “that’s not a bad check to write”, should we have to fund it myself. I don’t think we will be doing that though, considering I still have donations coming in. It’s been a pretty steady stream over the last few days! Our team has raised over $9,000 so far!
