Dexter and Marmadaddy's Group: CLOSED (Page 3)

My weight is up 7lbs in 2 days.  When is that weigh in date?  I am so ready to get started.  I will probably start a few days early.  I am not so worried about losing the money as I am about losing this weight.  I am officially at a scary weight for me and I am panicking.  I am so glad to be part of this group.  You guys can pull me off the ceiling when I freak out about the scale.  I am only 1 lb away from my heaviest weight ever, when I was 9 months pregnant. 

Ok, freak out over.  Thanks for listening.

Yeah!  I'm there too with the oly first timers. 

 I wanted to do an oly last year (only because I was competing mentally with someone who was faster and felt I needed to prove to myself that I could out-endurance her)  but was sidelined by life and an injury that might not have been as bad as the sports med doctor wanted me to think (long story but confirms why I don't trust doctors, **I am an RN so I do have some background and understanding of the language).  Anyway, condensed version, I did nothing but a sprint, and my friend did a short swim oly and is now training for an ironman.  This year I am training smart and consistent and doing the distance for my own goals. 

One of my major accomplishments this year was realizing that my self-worth is not defined by the races I do or the AG's I don't win.  That was huge for me and better than accomplishing any event.  Sometimes its hard for me on BT because there are a lot of people who put others down if don't jump right into doing the longer distances.  I was thrilled when I read Dexter's original post about taking training slowly. 

You will find that I am pretty long-winded with the writing on BT logs and forum but this is my creative outlet. I may not be very athletic but I have had a multitude of life-lessons and tri-lessons that I can offer this group.  I am so looking forward to celebrating all of our successes this year and from the sounds of it, we will have many, weight loss, 5k's, 1st tri's, oly tri's, just getting ourselves off the couch, etc...

just getting ourselves off the couch, etc...
Ahmen, anything but the couch. 


THE Challenge
The first weight in is Jan. 3 2010.
that's Sunday.  Give us time to debloat for NY EVE.
We'll start out with percentage of body weight loss
I am the keeper of the info.  I'll set up a Challenge page in
the BT thingie. 
You will need to enter your weight. 
Sunday evening I'll give the top three for the week.
I'm thinking of running it for 2 months with some mile stones being
recognized on the way.  Mike andi ahve  alot fo Hammer Gel about to expire. 
3 pounds a week is sensible.
More later they expect me to work here.

I am on the fence about doing a New Year's Eve 4 mile run today.  My hamstrings are still so sore after my trainer on Monday.  The trainer just laughed last night and said everyone walks like that the first time they stength train hammies.  I'm so glad that he found amusement in my pain.  It is better today, but I am going to see how they are after a couple hours.  Its not until 3:30pm so I have some time.  I'm thinking I'll probably wait till next year though.  Why risk injury?

HNewman - 2009-12-31 10:06 AM I've done that run, and it's very friendly to folks who want to take it slow - and with all this snow, the scenery will be gorgeous. You might go just for the fun training run along the frozen Detroit River. It's also very, VERY flat, which is good for hamstring coddling.

I just posted in the Michigan forum that I am out.  My left hammie is so painful and I am not willing to risk injury for a cool tech shirt and some free beer.  I have big plans starting tomorrow so I am going to rest it for another day.   Maybe next year I'll get you there to do it with me and TrishM. 

Do you have kids, is that why you have to share training times with your hubby or are you royalty and can never be in the same place at the same time?   I was hoping to meet you this weekend.  Trainerfest should be a lot of fun.  Kimm always is the hostest with the mostest.