2nd Annual Merry Christmas to Yourself (Page 10)

JessXU00 - 2009-10-15 6:12 PM

Well, I'm up this week.  165/166/150.  I had a big volume weekend (compared to what it has been), and I think I got carried away.  Not cool.  I'm starting to realize just how much discipline is going to be required with this goal.  I guess it's better to learn now, 40 weeks out from race day, rather than later!

Glad everyone had good success this week.  I'm definitely looking forward to next week!

carteroak - 2009-10-15 5:28 AM Michelle, is it too late to join you guys? 

I'm doing the Halloween challenge, and it hasn't really helped me to lose weight as much as I had hoped, but I do like the accountability and the support.  I think this will be especially good through the holidays.  My HIM is on Nov. 7 so I am also hoping that after that, with a decrease in training volume and intensity, it will also be easier to restrict calories a bit more!

pennylope - 2009-10-15 2:13 PM ok...i was pretty anxious about this...but:
155/153.0/140

I can't believe I was down some!  I ran the chicago marathon (it was amazing!!! and i qualified for boston) and it was my birthday too this week, so I used it all as a major excuse to eat crap.  Shouldn't have...feel like crap now.  But, now that I ran my first marathon and I'm really hoping to go under 3:30 at Philly in five weeks and under 3:20 in Boston, I am REALLY motivated to get down to 140.

My focus for this week is going to logging my food.  Otherwise I just don't pay attention and don't lose weight.  I don't gain, but I don't lose, I just stay.  I've been hovering between 153-157 for a couple years now.  It's not a bad weight...but 140 would be an ideal marathoning and long-distance tri weight...

Congrats to all that lost this week!!!

pennylope - 2009-10-15 5:13 PM ok...i was pretty anxious about this...but:
155/153.0/140

I can't believe I was down some!  I ran the chicago marathon (it was amazing!!! and i qualified for boston) and it was my birthday too this week, so I used it all as a major excuse to eat crap.  Shouldn't have...feel like crap now.  But, now that I ran my first marathon and I'm really hoping to go under 3:30 at Philly in five weeks and under 3:20 in Boston, I am REALLY motivated to get down to 140.

My focus for this week is going to logging my food.  Otherwise I just don't pay attention and don't lose weight.  I don't gain, but I don't lose, I just stay.  I've been hovering between 153-157 for a couple years now.  It's not a bad weight...but 140 would be an ideal marathoning and long-distance tri weight...

Congrats to all that lost this week!!!

pennylope - 2009-10-15 8:09 PM



Now that's impressive!   I hope I can get through american t-giving without gaining (or maybe losing!) weight!!  Congrats!

justtrichris - 2009-10-16 8:37 AM So excited!  Put my jeans on a few minutes ago, and they feel a little looser around the waist!  Hurray!!!!

Happychick - 2009-10-15 8:50 PM
By all means, jump in Karla!!  Oooh your HIM is the day before my 1/2 mary!

KathyG - 2009-10-16 10:29 AM

Always a sure sign of actually  progress. The scale as athletes can be odd and off as water & hydration levels makes a huge difference in our day to day weight!

I've been measuring and my waist is down over an inch and all my jeans fit fine..love size 8s!

justtrichris - 2009-10-16 2:37 AM So excited!  Put my jeans on a few minutes ago, and they feel a little looser around the waist!  Hurray!!!!

nevergivin - 2009-10-16 7:11 AM
Awesome! Have you always been a strong runner or have you worked up to this? How did you like Chicago, I grew up there and miss it !

Happychick - 2009-10-16 7:47 PM
That feeling sure outweighs (no pun intended) any number on the scale doesn't it?! 

pennylope - 2009-10-17 6:41 AM

Thanks y'all! 

In answer to your question, nevergivin, I was a track runner in HS (middle distance...halfmiler mostly) and was supposed to run in college.  But then all the stress from being so type A about running and weight got to me and i stopped running and racing and gained about 60lbs.  I'm just now getting back into enjoying running again (partially because I'm down 35lbs from my highest weight so it's much easier on my body)...so I used to be a strong short distance runner almost a decade ago and but never anything at these distances (I remember thinking that a 5K for cross country in high school was sooooo long)   I'm finding that I love the longer distances becasue its just as much about mental strength as physical!

I love chicago (and miss the north so much!) and the race was amazing!  I'll definitely do it again in 2011! (2010 is too close to IMMOO)

BunnyB - 2009-10-17 4:18 PM Just got home from the spin class from hell.  I drove up to West Hollywood to participate in the Crunch-a-thon for MDA/ALS research taking place at Crunch Fitness locations all across the country today.   While I was there, I decided to be brave and take the spin class taught by Bob Harper, one of the trainers on The Biggest Loser tv show.  Shay from season 8 of the show was also there for the class and she is doing GREAT!  She's down 150 pounds so far.

Anyway, everything was going really well up until about 10 minutes before the end of the class.  We really turned things up a couple of notches for the final push and I ended up having to get off the bike and puke ... just a little bit.   After that, I hopped right back on the bike and finished the class.

I got to speak with Bob for a couple of minutes after the class and he seemed downright giddy that he'd made me puke.   He and Shay actually high-fived one another and he said he was going to have to tweet Jillian to let her know that he made someone puke.  LOL

Even though I puked, the class was really good.  I had a great time, got a help a great cause, and burned ~600 calories in the process.  I'm going to take a nap now.

BunnyB - 2009-10-17 10:18 AM Just got home from the spin class from hell.  I drove up to West Hollywood to participate in the Crunch-a-thon for MDA/ALS research taking place at Crunch Fitness locations all across the country today.   While I was there, I decided to be brave and take the spin class taught by Bob Harper, one of the trainers on The Biggest Loser tv show.  Shay from season 8 of the show was also there for the class and she is doing GREAT!  She's down 150 pounds so far.

Anyway, everything was going really well up until about 10 minutes before the end of the class.  We really turned things up a couple of notches for the final push and I ended up having to get off the bike and puke ... just a little bit.   After that, I hopped right back on the bike and finished the class.

I got to speak with Bob for a couple of minutes after the class and he seemed downright giddy that he'd made me puke.   He and Shay actually high-fived one another and he said he was going to have to tweet Jillian to let her know that he made someone puke.  LOL

Even though I puked, the class was really good.  I had a great time, got a help a great cause, and burned ~600 calories in the process.  I'm going to take a nap now.

BunnyB - 2009-10-17 1:18 PM Just got home from the spin class from hell.  I drove up to West Hollywood to participate in the Crunch-a-thon for MDA/ALS research taking place at Crunch Fitness locations all across the country today.   While I was there, I decided to be brave and take the spin class taught by Bob Harper, one of the trainers on The Biggest Loser tv show.  Shay from season 8 of the show was also there for the class and she is doing GREAT!  She's down 150 pounds so far.

Anyway, everything was going really well up until about 10 minutes before the end of the class.  We really turned things up a couple of notches for the final push and I ended up having to get off the bike and puke ... just a little bit.   After that, I hopped right back on the bike and finished the class.

I got to speak with Bob for a couple of minutes after the class and he seemed downright giddy that he'd made me puke.   He and Shay actually high-fived one another and he said he was going to have to tweet Jillian to let her know that he made someone puke.  LOL

Even though I puked, the class was really good.  I had a great time, got a help a great cause, and burned ~600 calories in the process.  I'm going to take a nap now.

nevergivin - 2009-10-17 4:48 PM

Just curious how tall bob is, he looks short 5- 6"ish.