Clyde/Athena Tri-N-4- Weight Loss Mentor Group -OPEN AGAIN!! (Page 22)

Originally posted by flip18436572

Woke up in the middle of the night with a migraine and got a mile done on the dreadmill when I finally gave up on trying to sleep.  Work is going to be very long with this pounding/throbbing/light sensitive head.  At least the vomiting is gone (for now).

 

 

Originally posted by luvschips I hope by the time you are reading this you are feeling better - I get migraines too and they are so debilitating Can you call in sick to work? Donna

Originally posted by WebFootFreak

I'm feeling STOKED right now. 2 weeks ago I ran 2K as part of my C25K, and since I'm coming off a couple of injuries I mentioned that I was taking it easy and my times were 8:56 & 9:25. And that's in kilometers *cough cough*, lol! Tonight, the goal was 10% off my time from 2 weeks ago. So, 18:21 X 90% comes to about 16:30. I decided to push it a bit tonight and put down a 7:40 Kilometer followed by a 7:16 for a total time of 14:56. I think I made my goal, lol! Also, I set my 2nd best mile, according to Strava, at 12:13. Since I avg'd 12:23/mi at the 4k I ran in December, well... I'm seriously stoked! I am quite aware that I can not yet keep that pace for a full 5K, much less a 5K after a swim and bike, but I'm making progress.

And the best part? I am still pain-free!

Originally posted by chirunner134

Either I got more sleep last night or drinking coffee this morning was a must. yesterday I was so exhausted on the trendmill I only walked 2 miles.

Rant on. Work we have 3 treadmills. all 3 ended up being used for 20 min after I got there. One person walked in as I was changing. all 3 were going 20 min/miles. 1 was holding herself up with the sides. Other was wildly swing her arms side to side. (I guess its suppose to be some upper body work out while she wakes). Other walking normally with her sweater on.

So when I finally got on after 20 minutes. I normally run .25 miles and walk .25 miles. Today warmed up .25 miles I ran 1 miles. Then I walk .25 miles ran .25 miles and so forth. So instead of running 1.5 miles and walking 1.5 miles like I normally do I ran 1.5 miles and walked 1 mile and I did get some weight lifting in. I figure I will lift weights if I have to end up waiting. Maybe it was good to have 1 run where I push my hr higher than I normally would. All I know is my goal to run 4 miles at 12 min/mile pace is not going to happen by April. Maybe I can get to 2 miles though.

Originally posted by Sulcus

I’ve been lurking and trying to catch up on all the messages but at the rate I’m going, it will be July before I do so I am just going to apply now and catch up when I can. Please forgive my run-ons and other grammar issues. It has been a long day but I don’t want to put this off any longer.

Name: Shawn/Sulcus

Story: (The short version) I was a baseball player in college and tore the rotator cuff and labrum in my shoulder (along with countless other lingering ailments from a rough and tumble childhood). I finally had it fixed seven years later and then reinjured it playing tennis, thus ending any inclination I had to play ball based sports again. After a couple of years, I had gained a ton of weight and knew that I had to do something so I started swimming to help stabilize the shoulder so it wouldn’t bother me in everyday life. It was at that point that I said, “well, I enjoy biking as well, so why don’t I try a triathlon?” (like it is that easy, right?) At 6’1” and 270, running was my nemesis but I lost 30 lbs, run/walked the last leg of my races and generally enjoyed them.

I enjoyed finishing several sprint triathlons during 2009 and 2010 but then life distracted me – or should I say that I let it. I injured my knee and Achilles trying to do speed work in a triathlon class that I was taking. I then started a new job with a 90 minute commute each way, my wife became pregnant, my grandmother-in-law became terminally ill, we had our son, my grandmother-in-law passed, and we had to spend months cleaning out almost 60 years of history from her house before we could sell it.

A little over a year ago I switched jobs to one with a much better working atmosphere and commute. I thought that would make everything easier because I would have more time but juggling everything has proven more difficult that I thought. I did get on a decent roll with diet and exercise at the end of last summer but it was derailed by an extensive varicose vein surgery in October.

2014 has brought new management at work and my wife has decided to go back to school but I’ve decided that I can’t make any more excuses. As my father liked to tell me as a kid, “It is always something with you, isn’t it?” Yeah, pretty much dad…

As I said, I am sick of the excuses and ready to do triathlons again because I want to be better for myself and my wife, and to set a better example for my son. My father was overweight and couldn’t do things with me when I was a kid. He tried and tried and I loved him dearly for all of his efforts but it scares me that I might be following him down the same path, particularly since he was 7 years younger that I am when he had me. I want my son to see me as a positive role model, not an example of what not to do…or to possible even be embarrassed because his father is a heavy couch potato.

Family Status: Married with a 2 year old son.

Current training: Starting T25 to build a base while also following a customized plan from BT with 3 workouts of each discipline a week.

2013 (and 2012 and 2011) races: None

2014 races: New York City Triathlon (3 deferrals so it has to be this year) and others, if I can prove how serious I am to my wife. Ideally, I’m aiming for sprint in June so I can complete a race before my next birthday and gauge where I am at while still having time to make corrections before I race in NYC.

Weight loss: I trained, I lost 30 lbs, I stopped, I ate, I gained 40 lbs again. I lost a little then my wife got pregnant and I had severe bacon cravings (she, on the other hand, had no cravings). Since then, it’s been pretty much bouncing between 270 and 280. For me, the most important thing is to be cognizant of what I am putting in my mouth each day and then to be active. While being active helps me not want to waste the calories I burn training, I have an incredible sweet tooth and a mind that likes to forget what I ate so tracking is a must for me.

To that end, I joined Weight Watchers online with my wife so can talk the same language. I was doing MyFitnessPal while she was doing WeightWatchers and it felt like we were speaking Italian and French come calorie counting time. It kind of translated but we both were frustrated with each other doing their own thing.

I thought this group looked great because I need to get back to two things, training consistently and losing weight. It appears as though there are several people facing similar challenges in this group, which is great. Plus, it has Robin (Ceilidh), who is one of my most dear BT friends (though I’ll never tell her that! Since she’s out of town right now, so she’ll never know. ).


There, now you know more about me than I am sure you ever cared to. I look forward to joining all of you for a summer of a racing successes and weight loss!

Originally posted by Fechter99 Welcome to the group Shawn! Glad to have you with us and no longer as a lurker. No worries about trying to get caught up, its a good thing we have so many posts, better to be out there training than reading all of them! I am sure you will fit right in with the group as your story sounds very familiar to most, if not all or ours. It is great that you have your wife with you on the weight watchers. Mike and I were in the same boat "talking different weight loss language" as you say. We are not both using myfitnesspal and it definitely makes it easier to be on the same "plan".

Originally posted by diablo243 Today's inspiration: Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. –Les Brown

Originally posted by WebFootFreak

I'm feeling STOKED right now. 2 weeks ago I ran 2K as part of my C25K, and since I'm coming off a couple of injuries I mentioned that I was taking it easy and my times were 8:56 & 9:25. And that's in kilometers *cough cough*, lol! Tonight, the goal was 10% off my time from 2 weeks ago. So, 18:21 X 90% comes to about 16:30. I decided to push it a bit tonight and put down a 7:40 Kilometer followed by a 7:16 for a total time of 14:56. I think I made my goal, lol! Also, I set my 2nd best mile, according to Strava, at 12:13. Since I avg'd 12:23/mi at the 4k I ran in December, well... I'm seriously stoked! I am quite aware that I can not yet keep that pace for a full 5K, much less a 5K after a swim and bike, but I'm making progress.

And the best part? I am still pain-free!

Originally posted by diablo243 Sorry have a stupid cold and have been out of it! Here you go: Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. –Henry David Thoreau