Beer Drinker Appreciation Society - Open For Business (Page 43)

Originally posted by Craftyviking

I am on there as well. Craftyviking.

Speaking of apps. I am currently using Runkeeper for logging but I am not sure if I want to continue with it, I am feeling kinda meh about it and would like to hear if there is something else that would work better. I know Strava and Endomondo (spelling?) are common ones, I have tested them out but not in a while. What do people use and what do you enjoy?

I am also on Fitocracy... not that I use it much though... I should be better about actually getting some strength and core work out in...

Originally posted by Qua17

Hi Everyone!

Today was a lot of fun. I finally pulled the trigger and bought a brand new car - I was hoping to get a used car but there weren't a lot of models to choose from that had all the features I was looking forward. Hating the car I had been driving since 2008, my wife and I decided to spend an extra grand and buy a smaller brand new car that had all the features we wanted. So we got a Honda Fit - and I LOVE IT!!! It took 6 hours of haggling but we got the dealership to give us a good deal.

And thanks to the kick in the butt from a bunch of BDASers - I made it to the gym tonight and am hoping to make it back tomorrow for a swim and a little aqua jogging.

Did you all see the SNL special? Hysterical!

Originally posted by Craftyviking

Just wanted to share this: today I did a personal best in terms of distance swimming. 1000meters. Nice round number that. Next milestone to work up to is 1500m

Originally posted by Craftyviking

Just wanted to share this: today I did a personal best in terms of distance swimming. 1000meters. Nice round number that. Next milestone to work up to is 1500m

Originally posted by fifthcircle

Jersey Vote: 5 & 6 (I like both equally)

I would like to suggest an adjustment to said design though.
Move the "Powered by Hops" and the hops images to the pockets. Then make the caricature larger or more centered.




Nicole,
Nice work on that superset! I really need to get back into doing that sorta stuff. Maybe I'll give yours a shot later today. Now...where did I put that bucket for when I puke... LOL!!!



Veggies!!!
Wife wanted subway last night. So we shared a 12" Veggie Delight. That's 9 veggies in one sandwich! Plus the avacado for breakfast and banana as a snack. 11/15!!
I'll rock a smoothie at some point to finish that off.

Does anyone "juice"? I have a juicer, and used to make juice several times a week. I think I'll try and get back into that as well.
Here was my standard juice recipe:
2 large carrots
1/2 beet
1 hand full spinach
2 celery stalks (optional, as they are sometime a pain to clean out of the juicer. Stringy.)
1 Apple
1 Orange
1 Lemon

Warning:
You will poop bright red after having beets. Don't panic. :D

Originally posted by Craftyviking

Just wanted to share this: today I did a personal best in terms of distance swimming. 1000meters. Nice round number that. Next milestone to work up to is 1500m

Originally posted by jhaines

No training today. Ice storm knocked down power all over town. Now we're at the hospital because my oldest has had a stomach virus for 48 hours and is dehydrated enough to need iv fluids. So it's not looking like a workout will happen tomorrow. But at least the hospital has electricity. Our house still doesn't. Training vicariously through all of you guys!!

Originally posted by Juancho

Last week started my 16-week training plan for HIM: first week 0 training! Thanks this one I am doing better, 45min run yesterday, today 45 min spinning class with 20min run right after.
Veg/fruit so far lettuce, apple, avocado, corn, soja sprouts, celery....7/15
Tomorrow long distance traveling again, hope to get some runs in the week! Gretchen, how do you manage when you travel?

Dave, congrats on your new car, enjoy it!

Originally posted by cwpeters

Good evening everyone, and Happy Presidents' Day!

Shirt vote #5 then #4.

Last week ended on a sour note. I don't know how it happened, but I managed to get sick over the internet. After reading about all of you guys getting sick, I came down with a nasty upper respiratory/chest cold, so thanks guys. Ended up skipping my long run because of the cough. Then Sunday was consumed finishing an assignment for my grad class, so I bailed on my long ride. Total CLP on that one.

However, today started a new week and I took advantage of the day off and the nice weather and headed north to St. Petersburg to explore the Pinellas Trail, a rails to trails project. After a little confusion at the start, I managed to get 41 miles in with only about 4 of those on the roads. I may have found my new favorite route.

DQ - Thanks for keeping things rolling. Weekly challenges, monthly challenge, shirt design, Spotify playlist, MyFitnessPal group... thanks again!

Moonrocket - A vegetable challenge, really? Are you my wife?

Kevin - Congrats on getting your foot in the door.

Since Jimmy Buffett didn't make the playlist, I thought I'd leave you with a little tidbit from the master of Margaritaville, along with some pics from today's ride.

The weather is here I wish you were beautiful
The skies are too clear life's so easy today
The beer is too cold, the daiquiri's too fruitiful
No place like home when you're this far away

Chris

Originally posted by Qua17

Just checking in...

After dropping my wife and daughter off at school - I hit the gym for 600 yards of swimming and aquajogging. I've been swimming for 6 years now - but my new program calls for using a buoy... so awkward. How the hell do you keep the thing between your legs? (I've been ask the same question ) Seriously - I know nothing about swimming. The guy in the lane next to me had a book - swim exercises for triathletes - and I love the fact that it's waterproof. If I wanted to ask for a great book that will help my swimming - which one do you think I should put on my list?

When I got home, I spent almost 2 hours getting snow and ice off my porch. Snow was piled high - over the railings - and maintenance was worried that it might collapse. So it took almost 45 minutes to get most of the snow off - but that was only the beginning. After I shoveled off the snow - I was left with more than a foot of ice. I chipped away at it for more than an hour with an ax until one of the guys came down with the a power chisel. It was awesome. With that tool - we were done in 10 minutes. Thank god - I I would still be working on it!

Originally posted by aviatrix802



Haha! Welcome to my world, Dave! I have been doing all of my swim workouts with a leg buoy until my knee is right! Yup - 2000 yards with it. They do tend to slip out and I yank it back when I'm in a flip turn - makes the turn a bit slow but it's very doable. One of the gyms I go to has a couple different kinds - one side is much thicker than the other side. I put that side toward my front so it's under me while swimming. It wants to float but because the bigger side is under me it's much easier to hold. The regular ones I'm fixing every hundred yards or so as it slips. LOL A pain but my stroke is much more balanced now that's for sure and it's much easier to work on bilateral breathing too.

Originally posted by Qua17



Juan - Next time you head out of business, try this: buy a nice bottle of red wine and give it to the person at the desk and tell them to only give it to you if you come back sweaty from a run. That'll get you going. Travel safe!

Originally posted by aviatrix802
Haha! Welcome to my world, Dave! I have been doing all of my swim workouts with a leg buoy until my knee is right! Yup - 2000 yards with it. They do tend to slip out and I yank it back when I'm in a flip turn - makes the turn a bit slow but it's very doable. One of the gyms I go to has a couple different kinds - one side is much thicker than the other side. I put that side toward my front so it's under me while swimming. It wants to float but because the bigger side is under me it's much easier to hold. The regular ones I'm fixing every hundred yards or so as it slips. LOL A pain but my stroke is much more balanced now that's for sure and it's much easier to work on bilateral breathing too.

Originally posted by Snewo



Huh....how about that. I have been using that style of buoy wrong. I'll try it your way next time. I've been swimming with the big end on top.

Snow today cancelled my daughter's gymnastics. That threw off my habit of exercising for an hour while I wait for her. On the plus side, I got a hair cut so I should now me more streamlined when swimming. ;-)

I'm at 4/15 for vegetables as I added some baked cauliflower today.