This weekend I went to my mom and stepdad's place. Saturday night we drove to another town to go to a church concert that one of my moms friends was singing in.
When we got back to their place, it was nearly 10:30 p.m. and it was 95 degrees out. But I needed to do my 4 mile run - all three of us went out together, but I ended up just walk/running the two loops with my mom and stepdad, which put me at a bit over 3 miles.
This morning mom and I got started early (for a Sunday) and made Special K Roast; Cottage Cheese Patties; Banana Quinoa Oatmeal Pancakes; and Crustless Quiche. All of these items are now sitting in my freezer being flash frozen. I put the Special K Roast in muffin pans so it'd be easier to freeze individual portions.
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When I got back home and had put away my laundry and the food, I went to check my mail. I usually only check it maybe 2 or 3 times a week.
I had a very nice surprise today! A very thoughtful and sweet person sent me a bit of money, with the stipulation that it was to be used for something I want.
Hmmm... could that person be reading my blog? 
No, the money was sent the day before I posted about my salivating over the Garmin. 
Well, from some of the comments on my Garmin 305 post, I decided that wasn't the way to go, even if I had the money. But, I have been doing some more looking, and I think that maybe the Garmin 50 with the footpod would work -- I've found it in several places for less than $90.
Although I already have a sportswatch/heart rate monitor, the three big things the Garmin 50 has that I really really would like:
1. Track my distance without having to calibrate step stride or mess with GPS
2. Track my pace/speed
3. Able to upload info to Garmin tracking software - see trends on heart rate, distance, pacing, etc.
I really could have used the Garmin 50 last night. I was supposed to do 4 miles, but my mom and dad only had a 1.5 mile route set up. My stepdad tried to explain the route to me, but there were too many turns, and with my err... directional talents ... I decided to just stick with them. If I'd had the G50 I could have struck out on my own till I hit the 2 mile mark, then just turned right around.
Though the 3 + a bit miles pretty thoroughly wore me out. How am I going to do 5 miles this coming weekend!!!!???
So ... anyone have any experience with the Garmin 50?
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The basic recipe is 1 lb cottage cheese, 2 1/2 cups Special K, 1/2 cup or so chopped pecans, 2 Tbsp McKay's Chicken Seasoning (vegetarian). There are some other variations too -- I add chopped celery, green onions, and mushrooms. Bake the whole thing covered for 45 minutes at 350, then uncovered for another 10 minutes. Or, put it in muffin pans, and cook it for about 50 minutes uncovered at 350.