2015 Clyde/Athena Tri-N-4- Weight Loss Mentor Group - Open (Page 2)

Onward indeed! I guess we do have some of the same goals then!!

Just jumped in for a quick look and noticed 2 new faces. Glad to have you both here!

My restart is a little rocky, but overall going good. I did manage to jump in the pool on Monday for 1150 (500 free, 2x50 kick, 500 free, 50 kick), but I missed my bike trainer time that night. I'm planning on making that up tonight (while watching Sons of Anarchy ) since church was just cancelled. I did get out for a sloooow 1.6mi walk/run last night. I'll ramp up the miles and speed as my training plan dictates. My runs were just so abysmal last year, which is why I'm jumping to Oly training distances and ending with the HM. The plan is to move to Oly distance events next year and hopefully get a HIM under my belt before I hit 50. But that part depends on how the family is. If I have to wait for my youngest to graduate HS (roughly 2031 *ouch!*), then so be it.

Edited by WebFootFreak 2015-01-07 12:24 PM

Hello to the 2 new ladies.



Back when I was fit, morning workouts were a big part of what I was doing. I'd run 3 mornings a week before leaving for work, and stop at the pools for a swim the other 2 days. So I know it can be done. And it does get fun, I remember enjoy running around pre dawn. I agree, it's nice to get it out of the way. Which is half the reason I'm trying to restart the habit. At the volume of exercise I'm currently doing there's plenty of time after work to get it all in, but If I do the morning I remove the 'too tired after work' excuse!

I'm bulfrognz on myfitness pal, and I've added you 2, anyone else who uses it is welcome to add me too.

It hasn't been a great 24 hours for me. I was unorganized on my meal planning, so ended up with a bad lunch and dinner on Wednesday. Not impressed with myself. BUT, today is a new day!

Thanks for the welcome! I have added you on My Fitness Pal.

Today has been an off day for me, not feeling the greatest, so I had way more carbs then I should. I'm looking forward to tomorrow, well maybe not tomorrow because I have to take my dog to have a tumor removed from her leg. But as is life there is always something going on and we have to adjust, right.

Hope everyone is feeling stronger each day in their journey!! And I hope those early runs get easier! I know right now all runs for me a difficult. We will endure and it will definitely get easier for us, I guarantee it!!

Edited by amy mutz 2015-01-07 7:37 PM

Great job getting in the pool Rick! And for getting out on the run, slow and steady wins the race!!

A much better day for me yesterday.

I did my runs as scheduled, and for the first time this week, made good food choices for every meal. Ended up at 1575 Cal. Just where I should be.

I also had a bit of a win this morning. After this mornings run I've equaled Decembers total running volume in only 5 days. Now that's because December was so bad, rather than doing anything awesome this week, but it's got to be a good sign. Things are trending upwards.

Hey Jen! I'm glad we are MFP friends now, hopefully it will help both of us on accountability! I am such an emotional eater, but I don't realize I'm doing it until it's done...

My baby girl (my dog) got the tumor removed today. Not good news, the Dr. said it was not a fatty tumor like he expected, he said it's very suspicious so they are sending it off for testing. My girl had to stay the night, I will get her tomorrow morning. We just have to deal with what we are given, and pray she has some healthy time left with us. Thanks for asking!!

I was going to spin tonight, but don't feel like it. So I'm just trying to stay warm it's about 10 degrees outside right now. How cold is it in VA? My husband is originally from Manassas, not far from you.

Great job on the runs and food/calorie management!! It always feels good to hit the target for the day on food/fitness!!

That would be pretty cool.

All right, all sorts of new faces! I will expand on my bio from last year:

NAME / username: Matt/DBGlobal

STORY: In the fall of 2011, at the age of 29, I had my second back surgery (first at 18) to remove a bulging disk in my lower back. I feel like my weight has been a major reason for my back problems. Recovery was noticeably more difficult than the first surgery, I promised myself that once healed, I would begin to get into shape and lose weight, and hopefully never have to deal with this problem again. In the winter of 2012, I started swimming at the local gym, and riding my bike on the trainer, and eventually I was able to start running. I completed on sprint in 2013, and had a blast. 2014 I was having so much fun riding my bike that I didn't ever get into the running and swimming when I should have and so I deferred my triathlon registration until this year. I did complete my first century ride though and am looking at doing another this year.

FAMILY STATUS: Married to my loving and supportive wife, Stacy, who completed her first sprint in 2014 and took 3rd in the Athena division. We have two children (4 and 1.75). We also have two dogs who love to take me for runs.

CURRENT TRAINING: Currently swimming 2x per week, running 2-3X per week, and biking 2X per week. I hate training indoors so trying to do what I can outside and will be commuting by bicycle to work hopefully at least twice per week, even in the snow, starting tomorrow! Swimming I still have to do in the pool for a few more months.

2014 RACES: signed up for Priest Lake Olympic: DNS. Rode two half century rides and one gran fondo (century).

2015 Plans: Priest Lake Oly, Coeur d'Fondo, Hayden Lake Sprint, a couple of half century rides and maybe another century.

WEIGHTLOSS: Yeah, I've got a long ways to go. Currently at 270lbs. (6'1") down from 275 last year. Disappointed that I didn't lose more, but hoping this year is my year. I need to work on staying motivated, and need to be better about diet. Currently tracking calories on MFP because that's what I need to do to hold myself accountable!

OK, I'm in.

1/1/2015 = 290lbs

3 Marathons and a few Tri's until January 20 2014 when I had a major stroke. Long a road to recovery gaining about 50lbs.

Well, Well, Well......where to begin? December 17th, 2014 I had a pacemaker installed. My heart stopped 5 times over a 2 day period. Jan. 1st I started walking. My visit to the Cardiologist was this past Tuesday and he let me get back to running.

oh yeah, Down 5 lbs.
Brief history:

Goal race 2015 = IM Louisville

Races to date:
NYC Marathon - FIRST race post Stroke
Myrtle Beach Marathon
Niagara Falls Marathon
Cleveland Marathon
Quakerman Tri
A Tri In The Buff
Rev3 Cedar Point

I don't really have a "goal" weight. I'll stop when I feel satisfied.


Edited by albella 2015-01-09 5:40 AM

Wow, it sounds like you have overcome some major hurdles of late! It is a difficult process mentally and physically to come back from a health challenge...kudos for staying strong!!!

I volunteered at IMKY (Ironman Louisville) last year at the finish line as a catcher, putting medals on the athletes and escorting them through what I called the "walk of fame!" It was inspiring!!

I'm glad you are in the group and I look forward to watching your progress! Congrats on being released to run!

What is your first name?

Always keep Tri-ing!!

Amy

OK, Holidays officially over down here in Puerto Rico. Here is a little bit of history trivia for the group: It is often said that Puerto Rico has the longest Holiday season in the World. I don't know if that's true but it sure feels like it sometimes. LOL We start like the U.S. (officially) around Thanksgiving but it ends around the second week of January after we celebrate Three Wisemen Day, which is an official holiday here on January 6, then there is this HUGE party in the capital, San Juan, which is this weekend and then... it's over.

That's not to say I haven't been doing anything. I ran yesterday and I plan to ride after work today (with my new bike. Yay!) but I have been lacking structure. Something I plan to fix pretty soon with a proper training plan.

Hope you are all doing well and training hard.

Giant Defy 1 road bike. It's Iove. Lol

I think the rules of the site are you have to post pics of the new bike.

An okay week for me considering my wife was out of town a couple days. 2 runs, 2 swims, but only one bike. My diet was pretty good all week too. Hoping that the scale is nice to me this week.

The swimming class is going great! So far it has been a lot of drills and a little swimming, but our workouts were both over 3000 yards. Running is coming back slowly. Averaging 10 min/mile pace, but steadily getting faster. The bike commute was cold, but fun. Hopefully this snow will melt soon so i can start riding my road bike. The mtn bike is just really slow, especially with studs.

Have a great weekend all!

I agree. Hrmmm... maybe start a separate thread for bikes and other equipment...

Sunday Update:

263.5. Yeah... up 6... Sad part is that I really have no real clue what happened this week... I can tell you what didn't happen tho. The rocky start continued through the week.

Swim: Managed 1150 on Mon. Fri morning was a bust, so I went Fri evening saddled with my 3 girls: bad idea. Childcare closed down earlier than I expected. 500 sprint (11:00 which is blazing for me), 2x50 kick, 300 swim and out of time . At least I got 1000yds in.

Bike: Nope. I have a trainer, so I have no excuse.

Run: 1.6mi on Tue... and that was it. It did get below freezing and my cold-weather gear is limited, but it wasn't freezing all week.

smh... I need to pull my head out of my butt and get to it.

Go ahead and post your pic of your bike here!

Speaking of pictures... here is a boot that will be used to kick me (and anyone else who needs it) in the tush if we don't get going!

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+1 for posting pics of the new bike here. We wanna see!

I'm very happy with my weeks effort for week 1.

Workouts: I did every run I wanted to. Only short runs, but over 2 hours for the week. So very pleased with that.

Diet: Some days were better than others. I only had 1 day all week where I was totally happy with my food choices. I was within range for 3 days, bad but not terrible for 2 and 2 days I am ashamed of.

Weight, Down 2.8lbs for the week. Over all that's a good start I think.

For the next week, I want to carry on how things have been going with my running. I'm slightly upping it this week, aiming for 2 and 1/4 hours this week. For my diet I want to continue to make better choices more often. Weekends can be hard, but there is no excuse for me buying a bad lunch when there is a perfectly healthy option sitting right there. I think a realistic goal for this week is 5 days in the right calorie range.

How was everyone elses weeks? Hopefully we all had a win.