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I haven't tried this yet, but I have heard that baked kale is good and crunchy.  Drizzle a little olive oil and sea salt and cook in oven til crisp.

not sure about cold green beans out of a can or raw.

Hi all,

Sorry, I have been absent from the group for a while.  I was out of town on vacation during the middle of January then returned and had an inguinal hernia surgically repaired this past Monday.  All is going well, except "OUCH!" is I word I find myself using frequently. I am off work for another week.  I am allowed to slowly ease back into my training.  I can walk this week, tentatively swim a smidge next week, maybe gently cycle the following week, and possibly gently run the week after that.  Doc advised me I cannot train hard until Marh 1 and the my strength training is severely restricted on weight for a while longer.  Doing nothing other than some walks, and these are Tim Conway type walks, is driving me crazy!

I see folks are posting January training #s and February goals.

My February goals are to follow the doctor's orders, follow the mild, easy, downright wimpy easing back into training direction provided by my doc (he is a runner and cyclist), and not let my weight get above 235.

January's totals:
Bike: 11h 08m 05s  - 158.99 Mi
Run: 2h 00m 34s  - 7.16 Mi
Swim: 3h 17m 30s  - 6500 Yd
Strength: 5h 50m
Hiking: 2h 00m - 4 mi

It is great to be caught up on this thread and seeing the motivation and information being exchanged here! You are all doing incredible in your training!

Sorry I have missed so much. This last week was so busy. I kept seeing the notifications of postings in the thread but couldn't get to them. With a supervisor out on maturnity leave my work load (which is already to high) has become bigger and it is all about survival at the moment

I hurt my back on Friday while shoveling my neighbors driveway so it has been a frustrating weekend. I was able to do a two hour trainer ride yesterday since being bent over isn't a problem

Still haven't come up with a formal training plan but hope to figure something out this month.

My January stats are:

Put me in jail...

I committed COMPLETE Gluttony today. NEVER gonna let that happen again this year....

Strangely, after I had my second cup (I had about 10 oz total, so that's not TOO bad) of soda, I started to feel sick...I normally do NOT get sick after drinking soda.  I guess not drinking soda in a long time makes a big difference. Ate way too much cheese and cookies today though.

On a good note, I did a smokin' fast (for me...I think the last time I hit 16 mph avg was in June or July) 28 miler ride today...thanks to the old geezers, er old farts, er  people older than me (I was the only girl, and the only one younger than 45), that went pretty fast. I will be hanging out with them for frequent bike rides because they really helped me a lot with trying to catch them/speedwork.  If only they would not do snot rockets, squeeze out all the sweat from their Halo sweatband (o.m.g. that's so gross).    While I do many training rides alone, I find I do a lot better with long rides or speed rides group of people...that's how I get better.

Hope everyone had a good Superbowl event!  I'm sure my Jersey peeps are happy...*fyi..NY Giants are BASED in Rutherford, NJ* 

The club named me "Most Inspirational Triathlete for 2011" at the banquet Saturday.  The irony is that people in that room took me from a 4000 pound fat man to a lean, mean (well, not so mean really) Ironman.   

So I was at the gym yesterday and this guy next to me is wheezing so bad just getting dressed.  He notices my IM dot tats. Asks.  I tell him and introduce myself as the guy who writes for the newspaper. He knows me. Says a co-worker uses me as encouragement.  His goal is to do IM Wis. in 2014.   He's lost 65 pounds.  I tell him he can do it.  I tell him to hook up with me on FB. I leave smiling...

Triathletes are in the inspiration business.  And we do it for free and for fun. 

Put me in jail...

I committed COMPLETE Gluttony today. NEVER gonna let that happen again this year....

Strangely, after I had my second cup (I had about 10 oz total, so that's not TOO bad) of soda, I started to feel sick...I normally do NOT get sick after drinking soda.  I guess not drinking soda in a long time makes a big difference. Ate way too much cheese and cookies today though.

On a good note, I did a smokin' fast (for me...I think the last time I hit 16 mph avg was in June or July) 28 miler ride today...thanks to the old geezers, er old farts, er  people older than me (I was the only girl, and the only one younger than 45), that went pretty fast. I will be hanging out with them for frequent bike rides because they really helped me a lot with trying to catch them/speedwork.  If only they would not do snot rockets, squeeze out all the sweat from their Halo sweatband (o.m.g. that's so gross).    While I do many training rides alone, I find I do a lot better with long rides or speed rides group of people...that's how I get better.

Hope everyone had a good Superbowl event!  I'm sure my Jersey peeps are happy...*fyi..NY Giants are BASED in Rutherford, NJ* 

The club named me "Most Inspirational Triathlete for 2011" at the banquet Saturday.  The irony is that people in that room took me from a 4000 pound fat man to a lean, mean (well, not so mean really) Ironman.   

So I was at the gym yesterday and this guy next to me is wheezing so bad just getting dressed.  He notices my IM dot tats. Asks.  I tell him and introduce myself as the guy who writes for the newspaper. He knows me. Says a co-worker uses me as encouragement.  His goal is to do IM Wis. in 2014.   He's lost 65 pounds.  I tell him he can do it.  I tell him to hook up with me on FB. I leave smiling...

Triathletes are in the inspiration business.  And we do it for free and for fun. 

The club named me "Most Inspirational Triathlete for 2011" at the banquet Saturday.  The irony is that people in that room took me from a 4000 pound fat man to a lean, mean (well, not so mean really) Ironman.   

So I was at the gym yesterday and this guy next to me is wheezing so bad just getting dressed.  He notices my IM dot tats. Asks.  I tell him and introduce myself as the guy who writes for the newspaper. He knows me. Says a co-worker uses me as encouragement.  His goal is to do IM Wis. in 2014.   He's lost 65 pounds.  I tell him he can do it.  I tell him to hook up with me on FB. I leave smiling...

Triathletes are in the inspiration business.  And we do it for free and for fun. 

You are doing great Carla.  Feel free to get in touch any time via FB or email or phone.  Anyone here can.  [email protected].  Scott Richardson from Normal Il. on FB and 309-275-7120.

BTW, I didn't weigh 4000...just 400...

Hi all,

Sorry, I have been absent from the group for a while.  I was out of town on vacation during the middle of January then returned and had an inguinal hernia surgically repaired this past Monday.  All is going well, except "OUCH!" is I word I find myself using frequently. I am off work for another week.  I am allowed to slowly ease back into my training.  I can walk this week, tentatively swim a smidge next week, maybe gently cycle the following week, and possibly gently run the week after that.  Doc advised me I cannot train hard until Marh 1 and the my strength training is severely restricted on weight for a while longer.  Doing nothing other than some walks, and these are Tim Conway type walks, is driving me crazy!