Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? (Page 58)

kirih - 2010-02-23 3:05 PM The only news I have is this morning I finally hit 214! Which is -55, which is OVERWEIGHT!
I've never been so excited to be merely overweight! Hurray!

Bridge going well so far. I think i've finally tweaked the plan to my liking - had to shuffle yesterdays 45 min ride to today so I could recover a bit from the weekend - I was pooped yesterday. I also switched the runs to miles instead of minutes because I really need to focus on getting quality long runs up to just under half marathon distance (~11m), I'm still not quite there yet. I'll cover the other 2-3 miles in the 20 week HIM program.  This 12 week will hopefully get me to comfortably do Oly distance runs on a regular basis, and help build up to planned century ride (non-race) in May. I'm also focusing on swim more because my season opener 2000m OWS is also in May and I want to utterly destroy my time from last year's dismal race in which I had major wardrobe failure. Read about it here for the deets.

Do whatever fits best into your training.  THese milestone b-days need recognition and what better way?

Congrats on moving into the "overweight" category.  I remember moving from obese to overweight several years ago, now I maintain normal with high hopes of shredding body fat like Abbie but so far no luck.

I'll join in on the virtual 50 miler and if it's a nice day hopefully have some gorgeous photos for you. Also, I might have to think up a virtual 40 challenge as my 40th is on March 13th! Maybe a swim - I'll suggest a nice 40s style swim for anyone who wants to join in...

losta - 2010-02-23 11:33 AM Oh, I get it now, a virtual 50 miler on March 14th. I will be back from my trip, if the weather is decent I might be into doing it, I can't see doing a 50 miler on the trainer especially after being in AZ and riding the roads for a week. Maybe we can think of indoor alternatives or metric 50's depending on weather conditions.

KiwiJDRPH - 2010-02-24 1:05 PM Went to the chiropractor today for the first time. Interesting information and my lower back feels so much better! My neck is still a little stiff. I think it's from my workout Monday and not using some muscles in a VERY long time so I may have tensed too much. He helped my neck a little but I'm waiting til the weekend to get back in the pool because I don't want to rotate funny and strain it further. My left leg is 25mm shorter than my right leg! The doctor asked me if my clothes never fit right..."Well, yeah, but I just assumed that's because I was overweight and has a fat arse..." Huh..who would've thought! So I'll look into inserts for my sneakers and maybe some orthotics. If I can find a decent insert for running that might help some of the hip & lower back pain I get from a long run. I know it's natural to have some difference but the size of 2 decks of cards I think is a bit much. Maybe when I shattered my ankle and had surgery they couldn't fit Humpty Dumpty's pieces completely back together again? He also pointed out that since I had gall bladder surgery I may have a problem absorbing fat soluble vitamins...A, D, E & K...wow, apparently my pharmacist skills are getting dusty. I should have known that but it never dawned on me! Another snowstorm coming through my area tonight...I'm down to less than a foot in my yard I thought for sure there would be grass patches by this weekend!!! RATS! How is everyone's hump day going?

IdealMuse - 2010-02-24 2:30 PM Wow 25mm seems like a big difference. I bet inserts will help quite a bit. I'm having a hard time getting back on food-track with running around packing and running to the store for stuff we need for the trip. Bleh. I get thrown off track so easily. I think these last 30lbs are going to be a struggle to get/keep off. Run test went well last night. I got my run HR zones now and I'm sorta happy that it looks like I can still RUN while at the top of zone1/low2... before I'd have to walk to hit those zones. SLOW run... but run none the less. For my lactate Threshold test I was able to hold 5.5mph. Interesting thing that most peoples Bike HRzones are about 10bpm lower then run. My bike and run were about the same. I'm not sure what that indicates really, but may explain why I'm better on the bike when compared to my other fitness levels.

LeahDD - 2010-02-25 1:14 PM

Oh yeah.  I got an iPhone Tuesday night.  I don't have it completely configured as I have two months left to go on my T-Mobile contract on my rapidly deteriorating Blackberry.  My work doesn't yet support the iPhone so I can't get my work email on it yet, but that is expected to happen within the next month.  I am out of the office a lot and need to stay connected by email (I'm the chief of my division).   So for right now I have two phones, but will scale back to one by the end of March. 

One of the first things I am going to do is get a Withings scale, just like Lisa. 

losta - 2010-02-25 5:30 PM Cool! There are dozens of good fitness apps! Some are better then others but here are some of mine: iMap my run or imap my ride Livestrong food tracker Daily Burn Go swim swim planner Lose It! Run Keeper Pro Runners World Nutrition Menu Sporty Pal Tri Checklist Tri Results On Tri Women's Heath Workouts Athlete's Calculator One Hundred pushups Let me know if you have any questions.

IdealMuse - 2010-02-26 1:14 AM Lisa and Kate have fun hanging out! Maybe you'll get to ride a bit together? Leah - My husband used LoseIt! on his Itouch last fall and it worked really well for him at the time. Kiw - Enjoy the run hope it works out for you. Kir - Thanks for the York tip. We're going to check it out on Sunday. Scott - Wake up! Queen - enjoying the last days of the 40's? As for photos and such... I'll try and send a few. I'm bringing the laptop. Leaving tomorrow afternoon (Saturday) and we'll be there Sunday morning. No clue what I'm doing there but I guess exploring is half the fun.

IdealMuse - you. Kir - Thanks for the York tip. We're going to check it out on Sunday.

LeahDD - 2010-02-25 10:14 AM Oh yeah.  I got an iPhone Tuesday night.  I don't have it completely configured as I have two months left to go on my T-Mobile contract on my rapidly deteriorating Blackberry.  My work doesn't yet support the iPhone so I can't get my work email on it yet, but that is expected to happen within the next month.  I am out of the office a lot and need to stay connected by email (I'm the chief of my division).   So for right now I have two phones, but will scale back to one by the end of March. 

One of the first things I am going to do is get a Withings scale, just like Lisa. 

losta - 2010-02-26 8:20 PM Leah-There is even an app called crossfit daily. Debb-You can get Roast Beef and Yorkshire pudding at a Pub on Sunday Afternoon-Evening, not certain about other times. Sunday is best for a pub meal!