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Well I went on the group ride this morning.  22 miles.  2,000 feet of climbing.  Very hilly.  I am still pretty whooped.  Doing this route regularly will help prepare me for a race in May.  But boy did it take a lot out of me today.  My whole body is tired.  

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Hi Victoria,

Wow, your the first person I have come across that is in the same state.  Not only the same state, but we are pretty much running distance apart - I live in Menifee and my office is in Temecula.

Welcome to the group!

Big week for me!

Wt loss  3 pounds=30 points

no gain=                  5 points

workouts =684 min=22.8 points

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                           57.8 points

I don't know Stu - it only got up to 61 yesterday, and it was 42 when I ran in the morning.  Almost had to put on a jacket!

Bummer!  Sounds like a corneal abrasion and yes, they are quite painful!You have to let it heal up.

I wear daily disposables to swim and once I am showered I change into  my regular contacts.  Blind as a bat without them and can definitely relate to the Mr Magoo comment!.  My eye doctor really didn't want me to swim in contacts at all, but the quality of prescription goggles is lacking--and I would need something for race day anyway so this was the acceptable solution.  Key is clean lenses.  You really can't trust the pools to be all that clean. Truthfully, you can be better off swimming open water than in some public pools.

I went to the Endurance Symposium yesterday, overall very good.  Michelllie Jones is fabulous, would love to just hang and hear her stories!  Chris Carmichael and Frankie Andreau were great as well, energetic, knew the content they wanted to present....The rest of the day various doctors spoke.  One of them is a local guy I have seen in the office and don't like.  He was as much of a jerk presenting his topic as he was in the office.  One of his associates also spoke--and he was good---referrred to the first doc as the comedy warm up which was appropriate cause Dr #1 was trying to crack jokes and be funny--all unnecessary.

Several other Dr's throughout the day.  The 2 that have the overuse injuries/ runners clinic at UVA were awesome.  Knowledgable and built well on the associate who was good above.....Another Dr spoke late in the day and he blew through stuff on VO2 max/ FTP and all that like we were all subject matter experts so I really didn't get much from him.  

It's going to be an annual event--hopefully next year there will be nutrition lectures and such.  People with coaching certifications got CEU's  but the many health professionals in the room didn't (lots of PT's , a recognized a cardiologist from the hospital who runs and my kids old orthodontist)

Found out that the one Master Swim in the area that I really want to take part in is a whole lot closer to me than I initially thought so I may be switching over there.  Not making progress with the Master's program at my gym as the instructors post workouts then offer little feedback so I don't even swim in with them anymore.

Workout - 733.5 minutes - 24.4 points

No change in weight - 5 points

Total - 29.4 points

One of the UVA docs was Dr Robert Wilder, I think the other one was Dr Miller.  They do a run clinic symposium in early March.

Judi you are crushing us in this challenge!!

1 pound gain for the week= -10 points

Workout 342 minutes= 11.4 points

Total for the week: 1 point

I have been trying to get my weight in the 120s for 2 or 3 years!  Every time I get there it is gained back the next week.  So frustrating.  It is amazing how strongly a body will defend it's set point!  There is always next week.

Enjoy the "warm" weather all!

A change in training plans plus a missed workout this week. 

no weight change - 5
200 mins workout - 4
total of 9 points for the week

Janet

1 lb lost = 10 points

No weight gain = 5 points

467 minutes = 15 points

Total = 30 points.

It's Super Bowl Sunday - and in my house that means a Super Bowl party and FOOD!  Chips, dips, chicken wings, hot dogs, nachos, all the easy to eat game day food.  LOTS of food, and NONE of it is healthy!

It brings up an interesting question.  Especially for those of us struggling with weight and nutrition.  I for one walk a daily tightrope, balancing between taking in enough calories to fuel my workouts without over doing it, and balancing macro-nutrients so I have the correct fuel.  Take in too many calories and it goes straight to my belly.  Don't take in enough carbs and the body says, "Oh look, there is some lean muscle over here I can convert into fuel" - and suddenly I am losing lean muscle mass that I have worked so hard to build.  It is especially frustrating when I have a big workout week, step on the scale only to see little or no weight loss, and lose muscle mass because I took in the wrong stuff.

So my question for the group - How do YOU handle all things nutrition and weight?  Do you count every calorie and know the exact macro-nutrient ratios you take in?  Do you follow a strict diet or not so much?  Do you allow yourself a cheat day or meal?  Last Tuesday, my wife and I sat down to watch 'Biggest Loser' and put a SERIOUS dent into a box of Ding-Dongs.  We felt pretty naughty doing it, and it was humorous at the time - right up to the moment I stepped on the scale.  Do you allow yourself that kind of indiscretion?  Where, or how, do you draw the line in the sand that you won't cross?

I do well for a couple weeks and then I somehow sabotage myself and step back a couple weeks.  Just wondering how everyone else deals with the day to day nutrition/weight struggle.

Alright, so this has NOTHING to do with Triathlon!

Anyone care that the Super Bowl is this afternoon?  If so, who are you rooting for?

Most of the season I have said, "I don't see anyone beating Seattle."  Then the 49'ers almost beat Seattle.  So now I am thinking it can be done.

Sorry Steve, I am pulling for Denver.

Originally posted by lutzman

Originally posted by k9car363

Alright, so this has NOTHING to do with Triathlon!

Anyone care that the Super Bowl is this afternoon?  If so, who are you rooting for?

Most of the season I have said, "I don't see anyone beating Seattle."  Then the 49'ers almost beat Seattle.  So now I am thinking it can be done.

Sorry Steve, I am pulling for Denver.

You and everyone else, Scott.

Not QUITE everyone

Scott,

You pose some good questions about snacking and Super Bowl and life in general.  I do not count every morsel of food that I put into my mouth.  But after many years of weight issues I know abut how many servings of what food need to be cut back and when.  I try to make the majority of my intake come from things that my body has to work at to digest: whole grains in reasonable servings, lots of veggies and fruit.  Limit the meats (I am leaning toward vegetarian but my family isn't there), monitor the amount of recovery food.....

It's hard work either way, but the weighing and measuring just makes me a bit insane so I really work on watching portion sizes with healthy foods.