Team Skinny 03/2009 March Madness (Page 15)
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() SteveyD - 2009-03-25 1:51 PM edited as i think my brain was ahead of my fingers lol i play cricket for a sunday league team, which is all very well and good and we are decidedly naff but generally great fun Cricket? No way! Shur, one game of that can take up to few days,right? But as long as it's fun for you. Friends here are organising a night out on Friday and I was thinking of joining them for a few but then they mentioned 10pm and that's basically a NO NO for me - way past my bedtime and my party time. Then they were trying to bully me into going by saying I'm not gonna be 30 for another month and to live my 20s etc - I'm such a weirdo, really. |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() daisymouse - 2009-03-25 2:04 PM my old gym did awesome spinning classes - cycling in darkness apart from the emergency lights with Nirvana really loud being coaching by this crazy American was so much fun . It does sound like fun! Ah, memories... |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Cead_Mille_Failte - 2009-03-25 2:05 PM yeah test cricket cna take 4/5 days but we play 50 overs (300 balls)SteveyD - 2009-03-25 1:51 PM Cricket? No way! Shur, one game of that can take up to few days,right? But as long as it's fun for you. Friends here are organising a night out on Friday and I was thinking of joining them for a few but then they mentioned 10pm and that's basically a NO NO for me - way past my bedtime and my party time. Then they were trying to bully me into going by saying I'm not gonna be 30 for another month and to live my 20s etc - I'm such a weirdo, really. edited as i think my brain was ahead of my fingers lol i play cricket for a sunday league team, which is all very well and good and we are decidedly naff but generally great fun its great playing in the sun with a bit of laugh and watching my really bad bowling. IRELANd did well in the 5050 world cup last year (in fact, 2 years ago, jeez thats scary) when they beat pakistan on st paddys day, beat bangladesh and drew with zimbabwe its also not a bad workout going to training, utterly destroys my shoulders bowling for 90 minutes straight but to be fair i'm more of a batsman ps go out!, although i guess you'll need the sleep if yoru doing 7am swims Edited by SteveyD 2009-03-25 8:31 AM |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() SteveyD - 2009-03-25 2:17 PM Cead_Mille_Failte - 2009-03-25 2:05 PM yeah test cricket cna take 4/5 days but we play 50 overs (300 balls)SteveyD - 2009-03-25 1:51 PM Cricket? No way! Shur, one game of that can take up to few days,right? But as long as it's fun for you. Friends here are organising a night out on Friday and I was thinking of joining them for a few but then they mentioned 10pm and that's basically a NO NO for me - way past my bedtime and my party time. Then they were trying to bully me into going by saying I'm not gonna be 30 for another month and to live my 20s etc - I'm such a weirdo, really. edited as i think my brain was ahead of my fingers lol i play cricket for a sunday league team, which is all very well and good and we are decidedly naff but generally great fun its great playing in the sun with a bit of laugh and watching my really bad bowling. IRELANd did well in the 5050 world cup last year (in fact, 2 years ago, jeez thats scary) when they beat pakistan on st paddys day, beat bangladesh and drew with zimbabwe its also not a bad workout going to training, utterly destroys my shoulders bowling for 90 minutes straight but to be fair i'm more of a batsman ps go out!, although i guess you'll need the sleep if yoru doing 7am swims I doubt I will go out - I have my Friday night routine and also I usually like to keep my Friday nights quiet. And sitting in a jamm-packed pub with such a loud music that you can't hear your own thougths doesn't really sound taht appealing. See I'm a weirdo. |
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New user![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() 169.6 Well thats my goal done. Its beer and pizza until the end of the month Or maybe not |
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Veteran![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() 3 weeks ago 157.6 2 weeks ago 157.8 Last week 158.6 This week 158.6 Sigh! This is getting old and very frustrating. I'm at a loss as to what the heck I should be doing differently. Still tracking my food on a daily basis, added some interval training to the running to "spice it up". What else can I do to get my body to drop some pounds?? Guess I wont reach my March goal of 155 :-( I thought it would be so easy to set a goal to lose 3 pounds in a month :-( Edited by Makukula 2009-03-25 9:30 AM |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() March Goal 205: This week... 205!!!!
Well, on monday i was 205, today it's up a bit, but I'm holding onto monday's as I figure I'm retaining water since i didn't drink any yesterday! shame. no wonder i feel so tired today. I really find that being hydrated makes an energy difference. strange, but true. I wonder why? |
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New user![]() ![]() | ![]() 206.8 lbs. down a bit, but not enough.... |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Makukula - 2009-03-25 7:27 AM 3 weeks ago 157.6 2 weeks ago 157.8 Last week 158.6 This week 158.6 Sigh! This is getting old and very frustrating. I'm at a loss as to what the heck I should be doing differently. Still tracking my food on a daily basis, added some interval training to the running to "spice it up". What else can I do to get my body to drop some pounds?? Guess I wont reach my March goal of 155 :-( I thought it would be so easy to set a goal to lose 3 pounds in a month :-( I am in a similar funk. How many cals are you at? ARe you sure you are getting enough? Also, have you noticed any other differences (way clothes fit, appearance, maybe body fat change)? Sometimes it can be a bit of a puzzle. |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Last week: 226.8 This week: 226 Down .8 Patience.... patience.... that is what I keep telling myself. |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Saling- congrats again on not smoking. If you put on a few pounds it will just give you a chance to make us look bad when you lose 10lbs in a couple of weeks ![]() |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() 128 this week...no puzzle here; I've just been doing bad lately! |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() mammaJaS - 2009-03-25 3:31 PM its because your body needs water in order to make energy, even though water is produced as a side result it is needed in the initial reaction March Goal 205: This week... 205!!!!
Well, on monday i was 205, today it's up a bit, but I'm holding onto monday's as I figure I'm retaining water since i didn't drink any yesterday! shame. no wonder i feel so tired today. I really find that being hydrated makes an energy difference. strange, but true. I wonder why? ![]() Gratz on your goal |
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Veteran![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() JJackson07 - 2009-03-25 10:07 AM Makukula - 2009-03-25 7:27 AM 3 weeks ago 157.6 2 weeks ago 157.8 Last week 158.6 This week 158.6 Sigh! This is getting old and very frustrating. I'm at a loss as to what the heck I should be doing differently. Still tracking my food on a daily basis, added some interval training to the running to "spice it up". What else can I do to get my body to drop some pounds?? Guess I wont reach my March goal of 155 :-( I thought it would be so easy to set a goal to lose 3 pounds in a month :-( I am in a similar funk. How many cals are you at? ARe you sure you are getting enough? Also, have you noticed any other differences (way clothes fit, appearance, maybe body fat change)? Sometimes it can be a bit of a puzzle. I usually eat about 1400-1550, I think thats enough. In the past I was down at like 1200-1300...Didnt take long for my body to let me know that I wasnt taking in enough so I went back up real quick. So I have been sticking to 1400-1550. The strange part is that I am visibly shrinking, my boyfriend has noticed..co-workers have noticed. Clothes are starting to fit better. Well actually, shirts/jackets are fitting better...the waist is smaller...the thighs and booty continue to laugh at my attempts to shrink them :-) That being said, 158 is still 158 when riding up a hill or running up a hill. I feel like I am being held back by the weight...I could go harder but I FEEL my body as I try to do anything harder. Then it makes my asthma act up and then I need to back off. My asthma was less of a factor when I was in the 140s..and thats what I am trying to achieve. With the weather getting nicer and days getting longer, my boyfriend and I took our mountain bikes out of storage. So that is the additional spice I will be adding to my workouts. My body will comply and let go of some pounds dangit :-) |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Cead_Mille_Failte - 2009-03-25 2:58 PM SteveyD - 2009-03-25 2:17 PM I doubt I will go out - I have my Friday night routine and also I usually like to keep my Friday nights quiet. And sitting in a jamm-packed pub with such a loud music that you can't hear your own thougths doesn't really sound taht appealing. See I'm a weirdo. Cead_Mille_Failte - 2009-03-25 2:05 PM yeah test cricket cna take 4/5 days but we play 50 overs (300 balls)SteveyD - 2009-03-25 1:51 PM Cricket? No way! Shur, one game of that can take up to few days,right? But as long as it's fun for you. Friends here are organising a night out on Friday and I was thinking of joining them for a few but then they mentioned 10pm and that's basically a NO NO for me - way past my bedtime and my party time. Then they were trying to bully me into going by saying I'm not gonna be 30 for another month and to live my 20s etc - I'm such a weirdo, really. edited as i think my brain was ahead of my fingers lol i play cricket for a sunday league team, which is all very well and good and we are decidedly naff but generally great fun its great playing in the sun with a bit of laugh and watching my really bad bowling. IRELANd did well in the 5050 world cup last year (in fact, 2 years ago, jeez thats scary) when they beat pakistan on st paddys day, beat bangladesh and drew with zimbabwe its also not a bad workout going to training, utterly destroys my shoulders bowling for 90 minutes straight but to be fair i'm more of a batsman ps go out!, although i guess you'll need the sleep if yoru doing 7am swims well if you have your routine your friends should respect it but i can see what you mean about pubs, you need to find a quieter more comfy pub where you can chat and be sociable ... ie not a student pub which of course means higher prices -_- Personlly i never go out fridays, if i go out its usually tuesdays (have nothing on wednesday realistically) or saturdays (but not too heavy night because of cricket training ^^) |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() i'm wondering how much does sleep affect your energy levels too/ i had a pretty bad nights sleep last night and at the gym today i just felt pretty much dead when ti came to doing anything ![]() |
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Veteran ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Makukula - 2009-03-25 10:07 AM That being said, 158 is still 158 when riding up a hill or running up a hill. True, but if you have dropped X lbs of fat and converted it into X lbs of muscle, you are going to have an easier time powering up that hill ![]() At least you have been able to see some kind of change in your physical makeup. At some point, you will begin to lose more fat and not replace it with muscle (thus dropping the scale). You just have to do that terribly hard thing they call being patient ![]() Edited by JJackson07 2009-03-25 12:21 PM |
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Veteran![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() JJackson07 - 2009-03-25 12:20 PM At least you have been able to see some kind of change in your physical makeup. At some point, you will begin to lose more fat and not replace it with muscle (thus dropping the scale). You just have to do that terribly hard thing they call being patient ![]() Patience? I know :-) It will be interesting to see how long this plateau does last..I am currently at month 3...will keep you posted |
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Elite ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Actually (once again) getting back on track.
This week: 248.4 (which is NOT good, but better than it has been.) Trying for: anything under 245 for this month. |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I weighed in at WW today - 148 or up .4 or .6, I forget which. I think it was just my breakfast still sitting in my tummy. I had a very good week of watching what I ate and getting in a lot of exercise. |
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Master ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() I am down 2 pounds for the week! Yippee! And only 5 more pounds to lose 10% of my WW starting weight. (I lost 50 pounds before joining 'cause I got stuck.) And when I joined, I thought it'd be impossible to hit that 10% target. Pretty cool. |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Complete change of topic here. Me has couple of questions li'm going to start hitting the pool maybe once a week or so starting the week after next, and i'm wondering what i should be working on. What stroke is best for triathalon? Crawl or backstroke or the fly? Although back in my school days i used to race with breast stroke and could outpace quite a few people doing freestyle lol Bikes : At the moment i've got a bit of a bike conundrum. My lovely old bike (which i've had for 9 years since i was only 13 according to the receipt) is a bit fubar, needs so much work to it its not worth it (new front gears, new deraileur, new crank shaft, new cranks , new back axle, new brake levers) but i'm wondering whether to invest in buying a new bike (i use it to get around a bit) or just use my old mans bike lol. its a hybrid road/ mountin bike with decent enough features on it and i've been training on it reasonably fine tho it needs a couple of adjustments. Running: As i'm only intending to do the one tri this year to tri it out, would it be acceptable to leave the running til about 2 months before the race before i even attempt it? I hate running at the moment as it is such a pain on my knees (weight problem) and struggle with half a KM (race is 2.5)
by the way my A key doesn't work very well so if i missed some bits out its not me being a thicko |
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Expert ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() Too much stress eating... Back up to 218. |
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Elite ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() SteveyD - 2009-03-25 5:27 PM Complete change of topic here. Me has couple of questions li'm going to start hitting the pool maybe once a week or so starting the week after next, and i'm wondering what i should be working on. What stroke is best for triathalon? Crawl or backstroke or the fly? Although back in my school days i used to race with breast stroke and could outpace quite a few people doing freestyle lol Freestyle is usually best as it is the most efficient in terms of energy expended and most of the power comes from your arms, which (hopefully) leaves your legs fresher for the bike and the run. That said - whatever way is the most comfortable for you is fine. Just a comment on breast stroke - if you choose that option - please swim to the outside as it's no fun getting kicked by a breast stroker. Bikes : At the moment i've got a bit of a bike conundrum. My lovely old bike (which i've had for 9 years since i was only 13 according to the receipt) is a bit fubar, needs so much work to it its not worth it (new front gears, new deraileur, new crank shaft, new cranks , new back axle, new brake levers) but i'm wondering whether to invest in buying a new bike (i use it to get around a bit) or just use my old mans bike lol. its a hybrid road/ mountin bike with decent enough features on it and i've been training on it reasonably fine tho it needs a couple of adjustments. Stick with the loaner (i.e. use it for free) bike. Once you've done a few tris and have decided you want to commit is soon enough to think about dropping some $$ on bikes. I used a $300 bike I bought (old-school steel frame) for the first 5 years I did triathlon and while it wasn't the fastest out there - well, neither am I. I got a new bike and I love it - but it's not tri-specific. I bought the bike that's the best for me long term. I think you need to wait a bit on a bike purchase as that's by far where most of your equipment $$ go.
Running: As i'm only intending to do the one tri this year to tri it out, would it be acceptable to leave the running til about 2 months before the race before i even attempt it? I hate running at the moment as it is such a pain on my knees (weight problem) and struggle with half a KM (race is 2.5) NO! If you can't run, start walking. Then add a bit of jogging here and there as you feel up to it. Alternatively - there is a couch to 5k program on this site you could use. Do NOT wait to get out there and do some weight-bearing activity even if it is just fast walking with a little slow jogging thrown in. Running is the hardest and takes the longest to adjust to. Good luck! |
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Champion![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() The scale let me down again, 212.6 Of course it jumps on Wednesday morning Next week is my revenge (like we haven't heard that before) |
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