Manatee Mentors 2014--CLOSED (begging & bribes MAY work) (Page 30)

Originally posted by Lanne Hi yante, I have found another group which I think is a bit my of my beginner level if you'd like to open the door again Thanks Lana

Lana, many folks are actually in multiple mentor groups. Your new one is run by some really good folks. I hope you get a lot from them

Friday words of wisdom, courtesy of the Dalai Lama, "You can't help someone just by making a wish to do so, you have to take action." I would add in that this is true of our own selves a well. So my hope for everyone is to take action this weekend!

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Originally posted by ernestov Does anybody have a good weight loss method that INCLUDES carbs? I've done the South Beach and lost 32 pounds in four weeks back in 2008 but I started it again and I feel incredibly flat and tired. Maybe one that has moderate level of whole grains or starches, IDK... I really need to drop back down to 158/160lbs, now at 191

Sure. I'm a vegetarian edging toward vegan.  It's a lifestyle more than a diet.

But a note on carbs, carbohydrates aren't bad.  Stay away from the simple sugars.  That makes sense, right?  Less candy and sweets.  Eat complex carbohydrates found in whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and gain all the disease fighting benefits they bring.

I am more flexitarian leaning towards vegetarian.....I would love the vegetarian/ vegan folks to share some recipes cause I am running into a rut with them.

I was thinking of sharing this on with Ann-Marie the other week. I didn't because it makes 8 servings.  I freeze half.

Cincinnati Chili Sauce Warning, it does include processed meat substitute.  Note:  The chili is served alone, 1 way; ways, over spaghetti; 3 ways, with added beans; 4 ways, with chopped onions; 5 ways with shredded cheese!  And yes, we have used vegan cheese substitute when we had a vegan house guest.

 

Judi, if you like Indian food, I recently bought the book healthy Indian vegetarian cooking:easy recipes. I've only made two of the recipes so far, but liked them both.

Racing Manatees!

January 18-19
Monica - XC ski race on Saturday

Disabled list:
Melanie - strained hamstring (improving!)
TJ - Under the weather
Jonathan - Subtalar joint / ankle issues
Yanti - Under the weather

Jantastic Information
Remember to log those runs!
Go to http://www.jantastic.me/ and use the Log Runs button after logging into the site.  
All runs for the previous week must be logged by 08:00 (GMT) on Tuesday of the following week.  That's 3:00am New York time on Tuesday (2am Chicago time, 1am Denver time, midnight Seatle time, 4pm Perth time, etc.).  Most folks should plan to log their Jantastic runs on Monday.  (Note, do not log the following Week 3 runs until Week 2 closes.)
May all of you be feeling strong and focused!

JoGo Challenge
30 days of 30 minutes of activity per day.
Check in weekly
January 15-February 13

(don't worry, I won't post this again but we did have some additions to the Pod in the past week)

INFO FOR NEW MANATEES

If you haven't figured it out, we talk a lot. :-)  Fasten your seatbelts!  Also, we tend to be an inspiring bunch (as in, we use the "inspire" feature of the site a lot).  If you are not familiar with inspires, note that you can reply to them by clicking Reply.  This pops out a new window for you to type your response so that the original poster can see it.  

Finally, please use training log on the site (Yanti said that it's required: "Keeping up your training log here on BT and opening it to other group members is mandatory.").  This makes it a lot easier for us to help each other when training questions come up.   Here's a few shorts article on training logs:  http://running.competitor.com/2013/12/training/why-you-should-keep-... http://www.active.com/triathlon/articles/10-reasons-to-keep-a-train...  

For those who have a running watch or bike computer (think Garmin) and you want to upload that data to BT, see http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/article-detail.asp?articleid=... />
If you list your upcoming races on your training log  -- by adding to My Races or listing them in Dashboard, we'll celebrate with you!

We have a Google+ community that we use on an irregular basis.  Send your info to a returning Manatee (Janyne, Chris, Monica or Darren) and you will be added.

We have a Bike Gallery as well.  Post a picture of your racing steed and draw Chris' attention to it.  He'll get you added.

In the past, someone in the Pod (Yanti, Chris, Janyne) has created a table listing all of the pod members with links to their logs.  Once this handy dandy table has been created, feel free to copy/paste it to your own dashboard.

Please be active!  Inactive Manatees make us sad!

Well, Nice is juuuuust outside that circle, but I SUPPOSE I could handle Marseilles…  

Chris, FL is great for a good chunk of the year (and I've spent a good amount of time right close to you - still have some snowbird family members that fetched up around Ft. Meyers - the water is too nice there not to spend some time).  Having been there in years past to pick up boats to sail north in July, though, opened my eyes to what real heat and humidity are!  

It is fun to think about this.  I love New England, and always will, but winter sucks here, too!  Especially January-March.  Tough to ride.  Some days even tough to run with the snow and ice.  No fishing (salt, at least) until mid-April when the Stripers come back, etc…  But, for 9 months of the year it's terrific here!

It's funny how once my sporting endeavors switched from alpine skiing to tri, predominantly, the snow is a bit less magical and exciting (although we just took the whole family nordic skiing and, thank goodness, the kids actually loved it - so there's hope!).

Just got to make peace with the basement now and again - if even an uneasy one - and get somewhere warm to fish every so often.

Happy Friday all!

Matt

GO TANGERINES!!!

And to the sickies ... do whatcha gotta do to get your shyte together! (in my case, literally ... LOL ... ow, that hurt).

To the Jogo'ers ... streak!

Totally random post (in keeping with Manateehood) but also very relevant to OWS (in keeping with actual manatees) ...

I kind of pooh-poohed the open-water coach & official course I'm doing because it's online ... that was before I realized how comprehensive it is. There's actually a staggering amount of information presented in the modules (online presentations), links (articles and videos), and the textbook (which I owned and have read, but still). I was wondering why Shelley Taylor-Smith (probably the greatest OWSer of all time, tied with Lynne Cox maybe) gave it such a rousing endorsement and now I know why.

ANYHOW, because I'm finding myself laid up, I have "time" to do a lot of back-burner stuff (so why am I TEN race reports behind?!) ... and frankly, the virtual narrator for the online course is still one of the creepiest things I've ever seen. Gives me the heebie-jeebies each time. I turn the sound off, but her awful face is still there.

http://coaches.openwaterswimming.com/main-menu/

In your current condition, I suppose streak could have an alternate (and not so pleasant) meaning.    Truly hope you (and all the sickies on the DL) get well soon.

For the record, I am a big fan of streaking (the good kind(s), that is).

Matt

I've been busy with the first week of a new semester and nursing a sore knee so I haven't trained in the the past 10 days.  I started back training this morning with 30 minutes on the trainer followed by 15 minutes on the tread mill.  The knee feels good.      I need to concentrate on biking and running for the next three months or so.   I planned to do at least thirty minutes every day on the bike and run two miles on the tread mill.  I still have a strong base from the training I did over the late fall.  When my schedule and the weather will  corporate I will get outside and train.   

It doesn't sound like much but I'm going to be mindful of my knee.     I'm not going to worry about swimming at all.  I will  keep the upper body in shape with a pair  of 15lb dumbbells.  It is amazing what 10 minutes a day with these small weights and just doing one set each of five different exercises sculpts the arms, shoulders, lats, pecs and upper abdomen muscles.    Lower abdomen muscles are taken care of by using a wheel and axle.   

Right now that gives me the most bang for the bucks, as they say.        It's good to be versed in optimization theory.    

GO MONICA!!!!!! Can't wait to hear how your 1st xcountry race and second time xcountry skiing went

Get better all you hurt and sick people.

I like 5, 13, 28, 34 and 36

Go Monica!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2, 31, 34, 36

I know running routes in towns I've been to once. I spent less then 24 hours in Greenville SC, but I have a route mapped out that is awesome.

To mirror Kirsten's comment:

Masters/Melanie: 1

Enablers: 0

GOOOOOO MONICA!!!!!

Big healing hugs for Yanti, TJ and Jonathan.

#29 was glaringly, glowingly, ever so brightly written for me.

I thought of you when I read that one.

I hope you are lying down and taking it easy.

no doubt!

Yup, she's creepy.

Gooooooooooooooooooooooo Monica!

Heaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal DL'ers!