Beer Drinker Appreciation Society 2 - Closed (Page 58)

Originally posted by kevinbe

Speaking of goals: I have said on this board many o times that I was going to get my a_ _ in gear and get my weight down. After much discussion with my wife, who knows infinitely more than I do about most things, we've come up with a few ways to make some life altering changes for me. the rest of this is going to read like a fat guy in recovery.

I am a 5'6" individual who is 30+ lbs. overweight. I'm this way do to eating and DRINKING choices after 6pm. each evening. I probably on average have 3-4 beverages an evening, and at least 1000-1500 calories after 6.

life changes we discussed:
1. 6pk/wk.- I usually have around a case total in a weeks time +or- a few.
2. I'm getting on WW points system next week to take data and record changes.
3. About what I said earlier and goals, I've been going round with this for the last several years, and my heart is into it this time. I want to change, and the older I get, the harder it gets.
I start Monday.

Originally posted by Moonrocket

Hey everyone- glad to hear everyone is doing well. I've had an interesting week to say the least. I'm feeling very thankful to have a dry house. We got evacuation orders twice for flooding and the water got a few blocks from our house.

So, I have not been working out. On top of that, apparently I bake when I'm freaked out. And eat. I made two dozen cheesy biscuits that disappeared come the next sun up. There were some chocolate chip cookies too- but at least half of them are still in existence.

All of my old running biking paths are destroyed and a ton of roads are still closed. It's so weird I feel like I've been in a different universe for the past 5 days.

I still have a tri this weekend- but I am really questioning doing it if it goes ahead (already postponed a week) b/c so many water treatment plants are out I just can't image the flood water is not nasty. Hopefully they will postpone it a little longer.

Just wanted to check in and say hi!

Originally posted by Moonrocket

Hey everyone- glad to hear everyone is doing well. I've had an interesting week to say the least. I'm feeling very thankful to have a dry house. We got evacuation orders twice for flooding and the water got a few blocks from our house.

So, I have not been working out. On top of that, apparently I bake when I'm freaked out. And eat. I made two dozen cheesy biscuits that disappeared come the next sun up. There were some chocolate chip cookies too- but at least half of them are still in existence.

All of my old running biking paths are destroyed and a ton of roads are still closed. It's so weird I feel like I've been in a different universe for the past 5 days.

I still have a tri this weekend- but I am really questioning doing it if it goes ahead (already postponed a week) b/c so many water treatment plants are out I just can't image the flood water is not nasty. Hopefully they will postpone it a little longer.

Just wanted to check in and say hi!

Originally posted by mirthfuldragon



I know the feeling. After my housewarming party in August, I decided to quit drinking until after my marathon on 10/13. I've since determined that "pleasantly-buzzed-Charles-who-has-given-his-keys-to-his-wife" is much more fun to be around than "sober-Charles-who-f*ck-you-I-ran-20-miles-this-morning-and-am-sore".

Also, those jerks at Red Lobster are having shrimp-fest again, with all-you-can-eat-shrimp. Shrimp are so delicious - to quote Denis Leary - meat is murder and murder tastes good, and shrimp are multiple murders in every delicious bite.

The worst thing is that, despite giving up drinking and avoiding the shrimpocalypse, I still have managed to eat poorly.

My consolation is that my 20-miler went well, and thanks to my new Hoka Tarmacs, I'm probably close to 100% today, and I ran mile #19 at my 10k pace, and mile #20 at 8:34; which is approaching my 5k pace. I feel good about the marathon, provided I can stay injury-free.

Originally posted by BigDH

well after spending the last 8 months in self imposed BT Forum Solitude I believe I may be ready to return. It took a bit (like to mother loving years), but I finally got my 100 mile gorilla off my back. I have spent the last 8 days in guilt free non workout nirvana, but I woke up Saturday feeling the itch and caved today with biking to work.

So I am currently without a goal race. Maybe pick something up in February, but I got a couple months to think about that. In the meantime I am up 20 lbs from where I was on December 31, 2012. The big 200lbs, on the nail. Yikes. I tell you, ultra running is not necessarily for the slight of stature. I got 30 some days until this wedding and I don't want to feel like busted can of biscuits in my favorite GQ suit.

So diet wise, well, for the last 2 months I have been having 2, count them 2, foot long ham subways a day. The beer consumption you ask, well lets just say I have a sneaky suspicion I would put Kevin's imbibing to shame, expensive beer, cheap beer, fruit beer....... Clearly, don't matter how much you bike and run when you are wolfing down the subs and sucking back the tall boys.

So breakfast sub is out. Gonna stick with the lunch sub on days I run. Beer, yes beer is out, I figure that is good for a minimum of 5,000 calories a week. No more cream and sugar in the coffee. Just no more.

So the plan is run easy 4 days a week. Run the stairs once a week. Maybe a long run on the weekend, but maybe not.
Bike to work 3 times a week while weather allows.
Foam rolling 5 nights a week.
Push up challenge 3 days a week.
10 minute abs 3 days a week.

Anyways, work is much busier than it was before, but I hope to be around and am counting on you guys to keep me accountable to the diet.

Originally posted by SportzVision


ABSOLUTELY ADORE your relationship with your wife! I have that too and it just makes my heart soar when I see others work together in their struggles.

I am a 5'10" gal carrying around 30lbs too much, (my tallness hides it well, most days)! Ugh...and I don't drink that much but I do love food!

Thanks for being my male counter part in this, I swear we are on parallel paths regarding getting our tush in gear and losing weight.

Originally posted by Qua17

I was determined to get in that 4 mile run today. Unfortunately, my ITB won. It continued to be sore this morning. Before heading out, I tried warming up and stretching to see if that would help. It didn't seem to but I went out anyway. I stopped after a 1/4 mile and really tried to stretch both my ITB and my hamstring right below the glut. I ran for another 1/4 mile and I was still in pain. about a 5 or 6 on a scale of 1-10. I thought about running the distance anyway but I know my real goal is to finish IMMT so I stopped and walked home. I'm icing it now - both the outside of my left knee where the scar tissue rubs against the ITB as well as my hip. Once I'm done with that - I will ice my hamstrings.

I am determined to get over this hump. It will happen. As Alex says - its time to suck it up Nancy. I'll just go even slower next time.

Prost!

Originally posted by Qua17

It and hammy are still sore but on the mend. I went to the new AT here at school and he said what everyone else has - my god are you tight. In exchange for beer he is going to stretch me out a couple of times a week.

I went out for a 20 minute recovery ride today. I'm not a believe in them, but I'm willing to try anything What do you all think?

My plan is to try to go to the gym tomorrow and do some aqua jogging. I hope you all have a nice weekend.

Originally posted by Qua17 It and hammy are still sore but on the mend. I went to the new AT here at school and he said what everyone else has - my god are you tight. In exchange for beer he is going to stretch me out a couple of times a week. I went out for a 20 minute recovery ride today. I'm not a believe in them, but I'm willing to try anything What do you all think? My plan is to try to go to the gym tomorrow and do some aqua jogging. I hope you all have a nice weekend.

Originally posted by mirthfuldragon

My second 20-miler is now officially in the books. There's a group that does them near the marathons in an organized fashion, so I ran with them. About 800 people showed up, and it was a great time.

I finished last week's 20 pretty strong, but with an 11:15 avg pace, so I jumped in with the 10:30 pace group; I figured it if was too much, it'd be easy enough to fall back.

End result: 20.23 miles @ 3:28:09, for an average pace of 10:21, with the last four miles around 9:40 pace; so I shaved about 15 minutes off my time. The last few miles from both are actually pretty interesting - today, an 8:30 finish was not in the cards.

I'm going to mull over it some more, but I'm thinking a 10:30 target pace for the marathon is a noble goal - so perhaps a 4:30 finish. The taper should help a bit too, especially given that I've ran 92 miles in the last two weeks. I'm still shocked by that figure - I still remember the look my gym teacher in high school, as he scowled at me for walking the mile run in our fitness tests.

Originally posted by mirthfuldragon

My second 20-miler is now officially in the books. There's a group that does them near the marathons in an organized fashion, so I ran with them. About 800 people showed up, and it was a great time.

I finished last week's 20 pretty strong, but with an 11:15 avg pace, so I jumped in with the 10:30 pace group; I figured it if was too much, it'd be easy enough to fall back.

End result: 20.23 miles @ 3:28:09, for an average pace of 10:21, with the last four miles around 9:40 pace; so I shaved about 15 minutes off my time. The last few miles from both are actually pretty interesting - today, an 8:30 finish for the last mile was simply not in the cards - so the pacing felt pretty good.

I'm going to mull over it some more, but I'm thinking a 10:30 target pace for the marathon is a noble goal - so perhaps a 4:30 finish. The taper should help a bit too, especially given that I've ran 92 miles in the last two weeks. I'm still shocked by that figure - I still remember the look my gym teacher in high school, as he scowled at me for walking the mile run in our fitness tests.

Originally posted by kevinbe

Absolutely great to see you back DH. That must be a "strange" feeling completing such a goal and working so hard then moving on without the goal in front of you to push you on.

2 footlongs in one day? That's outstanding!

Originally posted by Qua17

It and hammy are still sore but on the mend. I went to the new AT here at school and he said what everyone else has - my god are you tight. In exchange for beer he is going to stretch me out a couple of times a week.

I went out for a 20 minute recovery ride today. I'm not a believe in them, but I'm willing to try anything What do you all think?

My plan is to try to go to the gym tomorrow and do some aqua jogging. I hope you all have a nice weekend.

Originally posted by ockeme3

I just completed my first Tri, 1:24:54 good enough for 5th place finish in the Clydesdale division. I was not expecting that being that I still can't swim 400 yds without stoping, I love my wetsuit, it allowed me to complete the entire swim without stopping and in decent time. I just want to thank you all for your support and the warm coors light penalty I kept in mind the entire race. Time to celebrate and enjoy some tasty brews at the Depeche Mode concert, race report coming soon! Cheers!

Originally posted by ockeme3

I just completed my first Tri, 1:24:54 good enough for 5th place finish in the Clydesdale division. I was not expecting that being that I still can't swim 400 yds without stoping, I love my wetsuit, it allowed me to complete the entire swim without stopping and in decent time. I just want to thank you all for your support and the warm coors light penalty I kept in mind the entire race. Time to celebrate and enjoy some tasty brews at the Depeche Mode concert, race report coming soon! Cheers!