Slornow and Wannabefaster's Winter Group version 3-CLOSED (Page 34)

Randee-here's the deal. We will market the "colonoscopy cleanse" under a more healthy and catchy name as a quick weight loss "diet." Make billions and then be able to train, race and be slackers 24/7. Maybe even make enough money to get someone else to do swim training for us . I can already see the ad....That big HS reunion is coming up and you want to look good but you have no self control....there's still hope. Try Weight-B-Gone the quick 12 hour solution to all of your worries. Guaranteed to rid you of those last few unwanted pounds so you can fit into that sexy dress or nice suit you want to wear. Impress your friends and family with that new slimmer you! $49.95+shipping and handling.......fine print.....legal disclaimer.

For those of you that have not experience the joy of colonoscopy prep.....trust me its a treat. Actually its not terrible but just unpleasant and a great way to ruin an afternoon/evening  

I think the near day long fasting is far worse than the cleanse or the procedure.  It's nothing.  Way more hyped that it should be!

My name is Erika and I am a fat chick....

OK, I've been lurking...afraid to jump in on the "let's post our weight" for accountability thing...

Yep, that should have been a clue...if I couldn't go "all in" immediately, then certainly, this was what I absolutely needed to do! 

So, I've managed somehow (I'm sure it was trolls or evil gnomes in the night) to balloon up to 164...40 of my 50 lbs are back.  Dang it!!!  How can it be that they came on so fast?  A year ago, I was at a lovely 130 lbs and now, I am a tubber...again. 

Well, I'm now working with a trainer that Dr. Bastard recommended...he has me on a really heinous nutrition plan...best I can figure it on day two of the plan, I need to eat sardines...YUCK!  (I'm sure there is a better way, but I've got to figure it out.) Anyway, I'm following his recs, but blending them with Paleo theories...we'll see what happens.  He also has me seriously weight training again...I've sort of let that slide b/c I couldn't fit it in with all the s/b/r workouts.  That should be good.

Anyway, there it is...164.  I'm 5'2" and 50 years old...that is way too much weight.  All of a sudden, I'm an "Athena."  How come, when I could run, I was too light for this group; and now that I can't, I'm like the Queen of the Athenas?  Clearly, I was not destined for the podium.

OK, I've licked my wounds for a week or so after the "no more running" speech.  I'm going to do my sprints and olympics and aquabike races and just keep going.  If I can get down to 135, (and super secretly to 128) I'll be very happy.  It is definitely harder now than it used to be; but, the alternative is not an option. I am re-tooling my thoughts about racing...I'll be the girl bringing up the rear...I plan to toss jolly ranchers to the crowd as I waddle by!  At the end of the race, I get the same shiny medal and tshirt as everyone else will, so it is all good!

So, thank you all for making me do this...here's to getting fit, again.

Erika!  Thanks for sharing the struggle, but dump the fat chic lingo, ok?  Our bodies do amazing things, quite often not at our ideal weight.  Eat better, eat less and continue to be dedicated to SBR or whatever and you'll be exactly where you want to be.  I have beaten myself silly over weight for a long time (us little folks can gain it quickly!), but now I just try to follow the above advice.  And when I don't for whatever reason, I eventually go back to it.  For what it's worth, there are no forbidden foods in my diet, only ones I usually avoid because they're not good for me (e.g. fried foods).  And I don't eat foods if I can't stand how they taste.  Life's just too short.  My two cents!

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Erika!  Thanks for sharing the struggle, but dump the fat chic lingo, ok?  Our bodies do amazing things, quite often not at our ideal weight.  Eat better, eat less and continue to be dedicated to SBR or whatever and you'll be exactly where you want to be.  I have beaten myself silly over weight for a long time (us little folks can gain it quickly!), but now I just try to follow the above advice.  And when I don't for whatever reason, I eventually go back to it.  For what it's worth, there are no forbidden foods in my diet, only ones I usually avoid because they're not good for me (e.g. fried foods).  And I don't eat foods if I can't stand how they taste.  Life's just too short.  My two cents!

Recovery week for me, so it's been pretty light so far:

Monday - recovery Bikram Yoga (as opposed to the normal session, where I am borderline passing out and feel like I've been hit by a truck afterwards)
Tuesday - was supposed to be spin class, but class was full - rode on one of those Expresso bike for about 45 min, about 15 min hard, followed that up with lower body strength and core work
Wednesday - about 3 miles on the TM, one mile at T pace (threshold/tempo)

I have a 5K race this weekend, weather permitting.  I'm planning around 23-flat and see where I am when I hit the pain cave at mile 2.5.  The recovery week should help my legs wake up, but I'm not sure I'm ready for the hell necessary to go after my 22:39 PR this early in the season.

Ha!  You guys (and gals) are awesome.  Thanks for the thoughts.  You're right, of course..."stop with the negative self-talk."  I'm canning the sardines too (pun intended.)  It helps to read about all of your quests and battles too.  There is much to be said for (1) bad knees = depression = weight gain;  (2) if you cut out foods, you will ultimately end up binging on them; and (3) eat in a sustainable way. 

The best of all was "quit looking backward...look forward!"  I'm all in there.  I've got to re-tool my race plan for the season b/c of the knee thing.  Once I get some race registrations in, I'll feel more motivation and will be able to better focus on training my body and not on loathing it.  That will be good. 

In the interim, I had a sardine free day today and am looking forward to a 1.5 mile swim tonight!  Yay!

Bryan, good luck w/the internship interview.  For the record, I hate headwinds too...but, I try to think of them now as training buddies.  "Hello wind, come and ride with me.  With you, I'll be stronger...blah, blah, blah."  It has worked well for me, except when one exists in a race.  Then, I'm thinking "why am I going so dang slow????"  You just hope to get them on the way out and then you can tell yourself that on the way back, you will be flying and that wind will be your best friend!" 

Erika

FTP test on TrainerRoad...ugh:

http://www.trainerroad.com/cycling/rides/717705-20-Minute-Test

This drops my FTP by about 20 watts; I expected a drop due to where I am in my training plan (and my lack of cycling in the Fall), but not this much.  I held my own on the 5 minute part but it was a real struggle on the 20 min.  I have a feeling it was just a really bad test effort, so I'm going to leave my training FTP where it is as I start to ramp up intensity.

For the record...that test SUCKS!

OMG...my teeth fell out thinking about that!

Truly a LOL moment. X2.........as I look back, vaguely remembering my college days, this doesn't seem so bad. However, if there was alcohol around it was usually consumed until it was gone. I can't say anything. My high school girlfriend, the drinking age was 18 back then, liked a  beverage called "Malt Duck". Any of you ever heard of it? I don't think they make it any more but it was kind of a grape flavored malt liquor. Yes, truly as bad as it sounds. She liked it and being the gentleman that I was I tried to keep her happy. If we were really lucky we might score a bottle of Boones Farm wine.......a high quality product coming in well under $2.00/bottle back in the day.  

Busy day for me. At the gym at 5am for strength and short treadmill run. Out of town all day in crappy cold weather. Easy hour on the bike.