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Back from the winter wonderland and back to work this morning ( as you can see I'm working hard).  Big sigh...

It looks like the group has been doing awesome with the workouts.  I must confess I didn't get that run in while I was away.  I plan to do that tonite after work...Tomorrow will be bike ride on trainer and short weight workout...Sunday will be day 3 of the C25K...The pools get back to normal schedule next week so will have to force myself to go a few times starting next week...

Sadly it wasn't holidays, just regular days off... I work a 4 on, 4 off schedule... The holidays come in Feb and then I'm going somewhere warm like a normal person

Lol, I love it !!! Don't forget about the post "race" massage

Wow, just looking at your log and you've been doing awesome.  That is a huge sucess !!!

Great job Dara.  I can't wait to see how you progress too

I hope your son's doing ok.  You need to add the fact that you stayed away from both the couch and the chocolate to your list of successes.  That is a huge one especially if you're an emotional eater like I am.

I don't have real weekends per say.  I work a four on (2 days, 2 nites), four off schedule. My four off and my swing shift are usually when I get my workouts in.  I am usually exhausted after working days and have to force myself to get a workout in.  In terms of my eating, I have been doing fairly well since Oct.  I havent had any alcohol and the only junk food I have allowed myself has been a few shortbread cookies.  So I will continue to follow this until at least my holidays in Feb.

Like Dee, my work schedule is all over the place so I never have regular weekends. I can actually say I have been a naughty girl the last little bit. I generally eat fairly healthy but my issues are portion control and binge eating. I won't touch junk food for the entire week and then one day have a whole box of chocolates in one sitting. Terrible!

Now that I am getting in the groove of the work outs, I am going to start being more diligent with my nutrition. I am trying to have a high protein diet that excludes most wheat products and refined carbs.

-Sara

PS: The manager screwed up my schedule so I actually don't have to work till the 9th. Going to see if I can fit into a bathing suit so I can get going on the swimming (my fav work out!).  

I would rather be more disciplined about working out like you are !!!

Did you find yourself a bathing suit?  I have to do that too but have been putting it off.  I hate shopping for them, it's depressing.

Happy Saturday morning to the Krew.  Hope everyone is having a great start to the weekend. I had a little victory last nite.  By the time I got home from work and got chores done I really didn't want to work out.  Got myself out of the lazy boy and forced myself onto treadmill at 830 tho and got it done !!! Felt great afterwards and slept surprisingly well too.  I'm stuck at work until 430 today and then will head home and ride bike and do some weights. 

Have a great day everyone !! Looking forward to reading about your workouts.

That is a victory!!!  Good job!

Good morning all!  Yesterday afternoon I starting feeling the ominous itch in the back of my throat and this morning woke up feeling pretty cruddy.  Uuuuuuuugh!  I was hoping to make it through winter without getting sick!  Now that I'm up and medicated I feel OK so I'm going ahead with my scheduled 4 mile run, though it'll be on the treadmill since it's blowing like crazy out there.  I have a 14 mile run tomorrow so the rest of the day I promised myself to take it easy and get to bed early tonight to get plenty of rest.

Swimsuit shopping definitely isn't an exercise in building self esteem, that's for sure.  But, keep in mind what that body of yours can do.  Our bodies are strong, and getting stronger, and it's a beautiful thing!

Yes, I finally found a bathing suit! It was def painful tho :S. This is the heaviest ive ever been so it really sucked. I actually ended up buying a cool one that looks like a sleeveless, short wetsuit. Zips up at the front. They have them at swimco. I figure whatever I can get to make me comfortable so I can get out there and get in better shape!

Happy to hear about your success last night! I know how hard it is to get home from work and try to get to the gym. GOOD JOB!

Ugh!! Ditto that!!!

Right then. Not a marvelous weekend.

I got home from work friday night and I knew my partner had finished before me and I was kind of hoping he might make tea for us for when I got in. However, this did not occur. He was lying on sofa saying he had a migraine (I haven't heard him complain of that before) and so had been unable to do anything since he had got home from work. So, he went off to bed and I went into very messy kitchen to find something to eat. And then i sat infront of tv till half past midnight eating pretty much everything and sinking about half a bottle of wine.  Consequently - i really did not want to get up for running on sat morning - and neither did he! So I missed my run.  I have done my share of blaming him for everything but I think i do sabotage myself frequently.  This is a recurring pattern of mine. Hopefully by writing it down and sharing I can improve my reactions next time round.

On the plus side.  By sat afternoon we were all sorted and happy again. On sunday (today) i was due to go out on my bike for 80 mins. I couldn't do it this morning as I had my son and we do our weekly cleaning on sunday mornings. So, in the afternoon I really should have got my butt out there. But its been very dull (although not particularly cold or raining or windy) and 80 mins is a long time and like some of our members here who don't like swimming because they are a little larger than they'd like to be, i hate looking fat and useless on the bike. And there are cars and junctions and everything. So, I  went to my partner (who has been very busy today sorting out the garage) and asked for help, (something i don't think i seriously do very often) . I might have whinged a bit too. So, he suggested the turbo trainer (which I bought not two months ago for such an eventuality), that he would move to the living room for me (as its usually in the garage) and I could pedal and watch tv. What a good idea. But...honestly, 80 mins on a turbo trainer!!. I think the lesson I have learned (apart from not being afraid to ask for help), is to actually get out on the bike when I can. The trainer is all the work and none of the fun. But I did it, and I have my partner to thank for that.

And I'm off to the pool tonight for swimming with my tri club and some strength stuff afterwards.  So really an instructive weekend. And I hope I properly learn my lessons.

Thanks for letting me ramble on. Its helped me sort things in my head a little bit - writing it all down.

Jennifer

Hi all,

Started spin classes last week.  Brutal but loved it.

Swimming starts tomorrow.  Terrified.  I can't yet swim one lap.  I'm not going to let it get the best of me, that's for sure!!  

Wish me luck, God knows I'm gonna need it!!  

Hey Kim, sorry to hear you are out for the count. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

Stoked about my workout today. Did my longest ride EVER - 75min. Woohoo! Week 1 - DONE!

Working on my next weeks schedule

Sorry you had such a crappy Friday nite .  You handled it way better than I would have as I would have downed the whole bottle of wine . 

We're in the same boat (no pun intended) when it comes to swimming.  Good luck today though I'm sure you'll do great.

Your hubby is a smart man.  Get your rest and take care of yourself so you're better real soon.