Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2022 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN (Page 29)

Originally posted by nicole14e

Gretchen, I can't wait to hear about your Oly! So glad it went well!

I did not make it to practice Saturday. Planning on going tomorrow evening instead. I was feeling sore and decided to take a rest day. Ran 6.5 miles this afternoon. My longest run in a very long time, and it felt great. It was raining a little in the beginning...spitting really, so not horrible, and by the end it had stopped.

Originally posted by jmhpsu93

I went to Masters this morning and there was no one there (?) so I went to plan B and hit the Y with a good swim and then rode with my daughter for a while then hammered about 15 miles at Oly pace.  Really solid day.  I'm sure Nicole will tell me why no one was there LOL.  

Originally posted by bulfrog

Life somewhat got in the way over the weekend. A long day watching race cars on Saturday, so no evening ride then. Followed by a 60 minute run, rather than 90 so I could be done about 6:45am, in time to feed the midgets and give Mrs Bullfrog a bit of a sleep in.

Ended up with a slight cutback week.
3 Bikes, 2 hours
4 runs, 2 hours

Originally posted by nicole14e They were outside! They're outside Saturdays as long as the outdoor pool is open (7:30-9:30), so this or next week I think are the last week they are out there, then they're back inside from 7-9am.

Originally posted by jmhpsu93

Ahhh...7:30.  That explains it.  I was there at 7 as per the schedule. And as usual the Merritt people (front desk and lifeguard) knew NOTHING.  Oh well I needed to roll around 8:30 anyway so probably better I got my own swim in.

Originally posted by nicole14e

Non-SBR victory...I was SO productive yesterday. I meal planned, cleaned my house (it looks so amazing...just got a Roomba and I'm definitely obsessed), did laundry, made a new running playlist. I needed a day to just get sh*t done. Oh and the Ravens won (sorry not sorry, Gretchen, you're gonna have to tolerate us!).

Originally posted by Rollergirl

No Training for me this weekend as I am taking 2 weeks off before I start again.

Did go for a swim yesterday mind you but no training, no watch, just enjoying having the lake/beach to myself. Not cold yet, about 16C. Very comfortable with a wetsuit on.

Then I played a round of golf with my son who only just started playing and the little ****** beat me by one stroke. Not that I care too much, I know I suck at golf. It was great doing something with him.

Have a great week!

Originally posted by bulfrog



Enjoy the fortnight off

That's cool that you're able to play with your son, that's something I'm definitely looking forwards too. Actually one of the reasons I chose the race I did for next summer, is they have brought back the "Iron Kids" fun run, I'm looking forwards to going on some training runs with the little bugger over summer. At least I don't have to worry about him beating me yet

Originally posted by jmhpsu93

Water temps are still around 80 here so I need them to drop some in the next 12 days so my swim is wetsuit legal.  IM Maryland is this weekend and it's looking iffy for wetsuits there so that would be a mess for people expecting them.  I'll be fine without one, just slower. 

Originally posted by jmhpsu93

@Gretchen:  way to rock the Oly!!  We're still waiting on a race report...

Originally posted by bulfrog



Enjoy the fortnight off

That's cool that you're able to play with your son, that's something I'm definitely looking forwards too. Actually one of the reasons I chose the race I did for next summer, is they have brought back the "Iron Kids" fun run, I'm looking forwards to going on some training runs with the little bugger over summer. At least I don't have to worry about him beating me yet

Originally posted by nicole14e

Non-SBR victory...I was SO productive yesterday. I meal planned, cleaned my house (it looks so amazing...just got a Roomba and I'm definitely obsessed), did laundry, made a new running playlist. I needed a day to just get sh*t done. Oh and the Ravens won (sorry not sorry, Gretchen, you're gonna have to tolerate us!).

Originally posted by nicole14e

If he could beat you already, you may have a future Olympian on your hands...so there are worse things

Originally posted by drfoodlove



If you like the Roomba, you should check out the Narwhal--like a roomba, but it mops too! We got one over the summer and it is a game changer in terms of keeping the dog hair and tracked dirt under control!

Originally posted by drfoodlove



Oh...I know! This little thing called my job got in the way yesterday.

Actually, it was my job, plus life, plus my Covid booster. Yesterday, which I think was Monday, was a long day. I had a planned rest day after the Oly on Sunday. I had a super busy day at work, then came home and mowed the jungle that grew up in the place of my lawn over the weekend...how does that happen so quickly?!?!?! Anyway, in between, I got my fourth Covid shot, in advance of my trip to Egypt next month (eep!!--if all goes to schedule, I should leave one month from today!). Ummm...that was awful! First, the nurse was intent on administering the dose into my bone, or at least that is what it felt like with the depth of that needle. My arm was sore almost immediately. It kept getting worse throughout the evening and by this morning, it is so sore I couldn't even lift it when I got out of bed. I had planned to go to masters this morning for a swim, but not with that arm. I also woke up about 3am with what might be the worst headache I've ever had, and remember I had a (benign) tumor in 2019, so I've had some headaches! It feels like someone has inserted ice picks into my head and is shoving them out my eyes all while shining the brightest light known to man (which they borrowed from my neighbor's patio) into my eyes from 3" away. At 3am I had my eyes closed and was telling my wife to turn off the light because it was bothering me. She was super confused. It was pitch black in our bedroom. This new vaccine booster is no joke--I do not recommend getting it if you have anything to do the next day.

Originally posted by Qua17

Hello BDASers! My name is David Qua and for those of you who don’t know me I joined the BDAS back in 2012 when it was Big DH’s Accountability Society. It took nearly the whole year, but by October or November of that year we would become the beer drinkers accountability society – the group you have now and I hope for everyone’s sake that it’s going well because I really need its help and in a big way.

Folks, here’s my problem: I feel like absolute crap. Every day it feels like I have a case of the flu due to the severity of my sleep apnea and on most days my nausea from being so tired gets so bad I end up in bed and smoking cannabis to help keep everything down. The sleep apnea is so bad because there is not a minute that goes by during the night when my breathing doesn’t stop at least once every 90 seconds by my tongue being in the wrong place at the wrong time. So needless to say, I am not getting very good sleep at all and as a result I am waking up completely exhausted and I’m so tired that it’s causing me to feel so bad that exercise is often out of the question no matter how much I feel the need or desire to go. The sleep apnea has a profound effect on my performance at work and at home where I make simple mistakes and have to fight my ADHD like Sean Connery in The Untouchables (they pull a knife, you use your gun. They shoot one of your guys, you send one of theirs to the morgue - it’s close but you get the point) because my impulse control is so bad that is due to the lack of good quality sleep.

So, here’s what I’ve been battling. For the last several months I have been trying without any luck to get going on the bike (my only viable option because of availability and my excessive weight (can’t even walk naturally due to plantar fasciitis, but the most I can really count on getting out each week is just one day where I feel good enough to get off the couch and get out the door. I’m gonna try swimming this week or next but it’s probably going to be the same thing. I just don’t feel good enough to get out there and build an exercise regimen and sustain it. And so I have to resort to diet if I’m going to get down to my magic number.

The magic number for me is 247 pounds because that is the number I have to reach in order to qualify and be in the proper weight range to get the Aspire breathing device installed in my neck which sends electrical shock waves to my tongue to keep it out of the way when I’m asleep. My doctors tell me I should get a 25 to 55% improvement in my symptoms with this. So other than losing weight over time, that is literally the only thing I’ve got on the table – with the exception of a night mouth guard that’s coming in a few weeks which might help a little. So I must get down to 247 pounds.

So I’m coming back to the BDAS for the accountability. Right now I need help with my diet and eating the right things not only during the day but at night as well. I don’t know how it’s gonna work but I think I need to make agreements with you guys individually on the page maybe because if I make up my promise to you then maybe I can stop myself from eating at night because my word and my integrity is important to me and maybe that will help. I’m not sure. We can talk about it. But what I am doing now isn’t working because in the first three weeks after they told me what I needed to do to get the electrode, which was to lose 15 pounds, I went out and lost 12 in three weeks. But then life returned to normal, or the summer ended, and the eating commenced and I’m now back nine pounds heavier And I’m stepping on the scale at 2:59 when the magic number is 247. So I have 12 pounds to lose in order finally feel better. And that is why I am back. Please help me.

And here One more good reason to lose weight Dash if I lose 2 1/2 pounds a week between now and my wedding date on April 28 of next year I should be around my optimal weight of 170, which will not only make me look good for the wedding, but establish a president that I want to be more active into my 90’s.

i’ll try to spend a little bit of time working on my bio a little later during my shift and when I get home, but I look forward to seeing how you guys are doing. Thanks for letting me back in and I wish everybody a good day.