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 2009-09-03 5:54 AM in reply to: #2315925 |
Extreme Veteran  608   Iceland |  Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM?Hi you all, I was wondering if I may join your little weightloss challenge.... my last TRI of the season in on Saturday in Germany (we are flying there tonight) and after that starts off-season and I am scared to death of gaining weight again. It will also be an eating less and running more thing for me, although I have to get my back (pirformis/sciatic nerve problems) in order first.
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| 2009-09-03 7:53 AM in reply to: #2386439 |
Master 1690  Metro NY Area | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? Which Tri Suit did you get? I recently found an all black zoot trisuit that I will wear in my next tri. ~ AZ Sunshine ~ - 2009-09-03 12:46 AM One more thing . . . Did I tell you guys I bought a tri suit? It is not pretty. I feel like a big old sausage. I'm getting kind of anxious about wearing it in public. UGH! |
| 2009-09-04 12:34 AM in reply to: #2315925 |
Expert 843 Gilbert | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? Joblin - Welcome!! I'd love to have you. You are great fit b/c you already have our montra down "EAT LESS RUN MORE"! Give me your starting weight weight here or mesage me with it. Feel free to give us tips a long the way since you are an experienced HIM'er now. Losta - My suit is a tyr. It is black and white with pink and blue piping. It is ok but I really could have used an XXL. Hopefully this weight loss challenge will help me with the fit. I haven't worked out yet. I need to get a peach. I'll report back soon. |
| 2009-09-04 1:40 AM in reply to: #2315925 |
Expert 843 Gilbert | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? I just did a strength and core work out. Hopefully that helps a little. Tomorrow I will work on swimming. Have a great Friday ladies!! |
| 2009-09-04 9:12 PM in reply to: #2315925 |
Expert 843 Gilbert | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? Happy Friday Ladies! I worked on swimming today. I probably swam about 800 meters. I did drills and timed 100s. My 100s are around 2:20. I would love to have them around 2:00. I'll have to keep practicing ! Tomorrow I have a long ride set up. I think it is going to me and 4 guys doing 40 miles. I always look forward to these rides. Hopefully I can keep up. |
| 2009-09-05 1:15 AM in reply to: #2315925 |
Expert 1773 San Gabriel Valley, California | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? I am alive. I am now in Northern California (away from the fires) to celebrate my grandson's fifth birthday. I am now caught up on logging my peaches, although the peaches for the last two days have only been walking. I left too early this morning to go to Crossfit and have been on the go all day. Thank goodness for the hotel gym and thirty minutes of treadmill tonight. I didn't exactly eat less on the drive up here, but it was all "Paleo," meaning lean meat (pork) and lots of fruit and veggies. Supposedly if you eat Paleo, you don't have to count calories or log your food. We will see how that work out for me. Of course, you are supposed to pay attention to calories enough to make sure that 55% of your calories come from lean meat/protein and 45% from fruits and veggies. I probably was a little light on the protein. More running tomorrow. I should be able to eat reasonably well and hopefully Paleo. It can be hard when you are out of town. |
| 2009-09-05 1:18 AM in reply to: #2386405 |
Expert 1773 San Gabriel Valley, California | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? ~ AZ Sunshine ~ - 2009-09-02 9:01 PM
Check in with you all tomorrow!
Uhm. No. I am definitely now on the small side of medium, but I am still at 33% body fat so there is still a ways to go. I would have thought that I would have reduced that more, but I have come to realize you can't do it on Crossfit alone. More running to burn fat. There really isn't any way around that. |
| 2009-09-05 3:15 PM in reply to: #2315925 |
Expert 843 Gilbert | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? Welcome Back Leah! Glad you got your peaches. I was worried! BTW - I can think of you like a tiny little strong gal if I want too! Who knows?! By the time I finally see you at the HIM in California you might look just like I think you do! I looked up the Paleo diet. Very interesting concept but I Can't do it. I'd have to give up wine. I think I need to stick to a weightwatchers/lower processed foods/food logging type of diet. I can have my wine as long as I log it! I had a great ride today. I went with 3 guys and one of my girlfriends. We had scheduled a 40 mile ride but it was my friends first ride and first time on a road bike. Instead of doing the extra 10 miles of hill work out, I took a flat route with her. She did great. I'm hoping she will want to get a bike and ride with me. I need more girlfriends out on these rides with me. I ended up logging 27 miles. I'm happy with that. I felt very strong. I hope you all have a great long weekend. I am going to finish this week with a long run tomorrow morning. |
| 2009-09-06 6:29 AM in reply to: #2315925 |
Master 1690 Metro NY Area | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? Hey guys! I am on a trip to Ohio this weekend and I brought my bike. I have been getting in plenty of cycling here as it is Bike Week in town and there are many events and good biking paths. My running and swimming have not been getting much attention but I always think cycling is the best because I can do it the longest. I even introduced an old friend to triathlons. I hope everyone is having a nice labor day weekend! |
| 2009-09-07 11:29 PM in reply to: #2315925 |
Expert 1773 San Gabriel Valley, California | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? I am back in town after celebrating my grandson's fifth birthday. Jeez louise, but I sure do love spending time with my grandkids. Went for a two-mile walk with my SO in order to get my peach. Tomorrow is swimming and back on the serious training wagon. Have a good - and thankfully short - week everyone. |
| 2009-09-08 12:22 AM in reply to: #2315925 |
Expert 843 Gilbert | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? Welcome back! I had a rest day sunday and a five mile run today. I'm hoping to swim tomorrow. I've been logging my food and so far so good. I had snacks on Sunday but I tried to stick with veggies over chips. I'm pretty proud of my food choices. I'm hoping for a good weigh in on Wednesday. Have a good training day tomorrow ladies! |
| 2009-09-08 8:44 PM in reply to: #2315925 |
Master 1322 Chicago | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? Sorry I was away for so long girls... My mother was here until this past weekend and to be honest it was a bit exhausting mentally. I'm not used to so much constant social demands... I'm the quiet shy type and can only take so much time before I need some quiet/alone time from company 24/7. Anyway I finally did the race report which is here: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp... All in all although I gained 10 mins on last year despite that I'm quite happy considering I weighed more, It was windier, and I was only in serious training mode for 12 weeks after too much time off. I even got slightly quicker on the swim... and despite walk/running where as last year I mostly ran I only lost 3 mins doing that. Not bad! (Time was 3:41) I had fun. The weather was beautiful and cool. It was like October! I was bad though and I've had 2 weeks off from weighing in / recording food and wearing my body bugg so starting tomorrow I'm back to serious training mode. I figure I'm closer to 210 now. Blah. I need to weed through the last page or two and see what you gals have been up to... Edited by IdealMuse 2009-09-08 8:47 PM |
| 2009-09-09 2:14 AM in reply to: #2315925 |
Expert 843 Gilbert | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? Hooray! IdealMuse is back with us!! I loved your race report. I'm so proud of you. Are you back now? Did you decide to do the Half Ironman with us? What did you decide on the IMWisc? Fill us in on all the details. Tonight I worked on speed training. I ran some sprints and tried to get my heartrate up. Can't believe how much I could feel that work out!! Tomorrow is weigh in day! Don't forget. |
| 2009-09-09 10:01 AM in reply to: #2396020 |
Master 1322 Chicago | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? AZ - Well, I will definately be doing at least a half if not IM. I'm not sure about the CA one and the ocean swim though. As far as IMOO... I think it's going to end up being decided mostly by If and how long registration opens up online. I've been thinking about it for months now and I know it's far from the ideal situation but doing Ironman is a very personal thing for me and I have different motivation/reasons then other people. So what's right for me doesn't mean it would be right for them. I went to a local Tri-Club meeting who's topic was "Am I ready to do an Ironman" I was expecting to be scared silly by the time I left, but I left thinking anything was possible. I know some people look down upon those who know they are risking the cut off times, but if I never took risks I'd still be 300 lbs and miserable. Losing all that weight took dedication I never knew I had. I know I'm capable of the training demands it's more a question of it's a smart move for my body. However I've been working out over two and a half years now and by the time IMOO would roll around it would be 3.5. It certainly won't be easy... but I think I can try. It does mean I have to work damn hard. Harder then most because I need to lose the rest of this weight before the heavier training starts, but I'm up for it. Will the body be able to adapt? I guess that's the big question. I've tried to talk myself out of it but my heart for some reason won't listen. Edited by IdealMuse 2009-09-09 10:04 AM |
| 2009-09-09 3:38 PM in reply to: #2315925 |
Expert 1773 San Gabriel Valley, California | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? Well, I hear you, IdealMuse, about doing an IM if it is right for you. My fella is adamant that an IM would be too hard for me and he is probably right. That doesn't mean that I don't want to do it or that I am not going to try. It does mean that I am not going to sign up and pay the big bucks until I am a little bit more confident of my ability to do it. I thought I would try the 20 week marathon training program here on BT, which would get me to the end of January. There is a half marathon I always do on Super Bowl Sunday and so I would do that and clearly be ready for that. There is a marathon the end of February and I would be ready for that. From there it would just be a matter of maintaining that running level until the end of June. Swimming would just be a question of upping my mileage/endurance and trying to build speed, which might be a lost cause. Even at my slow level of swimming, I should be able to make the cutoff time. And that leaves biking. If I commit to at least training for the IM, I think I will ask my bike guy to coach me on the bike. I want someone who will ride with me occasionally and watch what I do and teach me how to do things better, not someone who just emails me a workout. But the bottom line on biking is that I simply have to do lots and lots more biking. I feel like this is doable. I'm not getting any younger and every year that I don't do it makes me a year older to be thinking about it. |
| 2009-09-09 5:09 PM in reply to: #2315925 |
Expert 684 Portland, Oregon | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? Hey gals, I'm back from the desert. Rode 60 odd miles while out there, and worked my butt off - lost 3-5 pounds...yay. Will get back into the swing of training things, and caught up on all your posts over the past two weeks within the next couple days. Takes a few days to return to the real world. I'm pretty drained and exhausted, but the creative juices are flowing and I feel rejuvenated in a strange way - there was a lot of chaotic static in my life before the trip which has now been calmed. And, \it was also good to have two weeks of eating all the things I've been denying myself (like pringles) - and still lose weight!  Hope all are well, and that training and racing has been fun and productive. More when I catch up... kiri |
| 2009-09-10 9:23 AM in reply to: #2315925 |
Expert 1773 San Gabriel Valley, California | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? This is great. I think we are all back in our respective hometowns. Although I do go up to Northern California approximately once a month to see my grandchildren. Anyway, I signed up for the 20 week marathon plan. Instead of thinking about it, I just did it. It has a lot of strength training days and I am planning to just switch that to Crossfit, as soon as I figure out how. My 20-week plan starts on Monday. I figure that will help with the twin goals of dropping a few pounds (by upping my running) and training for the full IM. Also, because the plan mixes up the running with things like repeats, I have this fantasy that it will help me get a little faster. Today is a swimming day. Usually I swim at 5:30am, but because I have to get a filling replaced at 9am, I thought I would be lazy this morning and swim after. And tomorrow I plan to bike to work. What does everyone else have on tap for today? |
| 2009-09-10 11:22 AM in reply to: #2398550 |
Master 1322 Chicago | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? Today is most likely swimming for me too. I'm going over to sign up for my yearly membership. Nothing like shelling out 300 bucks to motivate me to visit the pool all winter. Leah - Tell us more about crossfit. I've heard just a tiny bit about it. I'm going to add in strength training too but just using DVDs at home. Probably the Chalean Extreme series. Kir - Tell us more about your trip. I've always wanted to go to BM. AZ - How did the Weds Weigh in go? Job - How did your Tri go? Are you till joining us? The off season is hard to stay motivated you saw what happened to me last year. This is why I'm making sure to sign up for races and doing the 15k in Nov. Lost - You back yet? |
| 2009-09-10 4:25 PM in reply to: #2315925 |
Extreme Veteran 608 Iceland | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? Hi all, I am also back home after an awesome weekend!! We had so much fun and I had one of my best races this year. Here is my Race Report with some pictures: Click Here This was my last TRI of the season now and actually I am feeling good about it. This week I am giving my back some rest and hopefully it will get a little better. I also have a doctors appointment next Tuesday and we will see what he says then. I have some run races on my schedule for the rest of the year including a Half-Marathon on Oct 24th. I hope this will keep me from gaining weight in the off-season especially as we are going on a 3.5 weeks vacation in the end of October and I need to loose some more weight before then. I would love to be in the weight-loss challenge. My starting weight last week was 187lbs. I am a very slow looser.... I thought I would be able to enjoy a nice weekend at home but plans changed already again and I need to fly back to Germany tomorrow night to do a flight from Malta to Dublin and then to Germany on Sunday. It should be fun though and this time I have at least 24 hours in Malta (last time I only saw the airport) and I will spend most of it by the pool!!!! Have a great day everyone
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| 2009-09-10 5:37 PM in reply to: #2315925 |
Expert 1773 San Gabriel Valley, California | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? I am not sure that there is a formal weight loss challenge, but more of a "let's encourage each other in our weight-loss journey" kind of deal. I think we are reporting our ups and downs on Wednesdays. I go to Weight Watchers on Wednesdays and this week I was up 0.4 pounds, which did not thrill me. But I am taking to heart the "run more - eat less" plan and signed up for the 20 week marathon training program, which should take care of the "run more" part of the plan. As for Crossfit, it is a functional exercise kind of program. The workouts are constantly varied. You never do the same workout twice anywhere close to each other. You also never do an exercise that works a single muscle group. For instance, they would never have you do biceps curls because all that does it work the biceps and that isn't anything you ever do in real life, work a single muscle. They might have you do wall balls, which incorporates throwing a weighted ball up against a wall, catching it and dropping to a squat on the way down and hurling it up again on the way up. Brutal, by the way. But you can see how many different muscles and movements are all involved. I have become a big believer. I have visible muscles that I never had before. I am a post-menopausal woman and I worry about osteoporosis and so I started it for strength training so that I would keep my bones. If you want to amuse yourself by looking at young men and women do some amazing thing, go to YouTube and watch the Crossfit videos. Believe me, for "real people," they scale everything to a level you can do. For instance, the women's standard for wall balls is a certain height using 14# balls. I use a 6# ball. I have tried 10#, but that is still too heavy. I am almost to the point of being able to do a "real" pushup. I can do girlie pushups pretty easily now and I couldn't do a single one when I started. Crossfit gyms tend to be expensive. I got really lucky as I joined mine in its first month of operation. The fees have practically doubled since I joined, but they guaranteed the rates for a year and also guaranteed that they wouldn't go up by more than $5, so my membership is really affordable. |
| 2009-09-10 6:16 PM in reply to: #2315925 |
Master 1322 Chicago | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? L - I'll have to check out the crossfit clips. I'm not sure if they have it here... Chicago being so large I'm sure they do but gyms aren't in the budget right now with all the other Tri expenses... but it's nice to do research about what's out there just in case. Job - I'm thrilled your race went so well. I didn't get to read the report yet and I have to run off an make dinner but I'll check it out tonight. Sounds like you have some races to keep you busy in the fall. Awesome. what are your plans for maintaining bike/swim? Weigh in weight for Wednesday I Think was about 207 maybe for me. Not too bad considering I took a breather from logging food and behaving, but as of yesterday I'm back to being a bodybugg slave. |
| 2009-09-11 9:59 AM in reply to: #2315925 |
Expert 1773 San Gabriel Valley, California | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? Today's Crossfit workout consisted of 5 rounds of the following: 200 meter run 10 overhead squats using a 17# bar 10 wall balls using a 6# ball 10 burpees 10 box jumps (I am up to jumping 12" - a true box jump is 20") This workout nearly killed me. I was going to ride my bke to work today and I think I won't. I think I will just count on a nice long bike ride by the ocean tomorrow. I do hope to get in either a walk or run tonight. What does everyone else have planned for today? |
| 2009-09-12 7:03 PM in reply to: #2315925 |
Expert 1773 San Gabriel Valley, California | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? Well, I didn't get in my bike ride by the ocean because I thought that the Malibu Tri was tomorrow, but it was today. I got caught up in that traffic, which annoyed me with my own stupidity. I ended up at Castaic where it is really clear that I am not going to be able to do that HIM on October 10. OK. I have come to terms with that and am focusing on the California 70.3 in March. I even have my hotel room already. I ended up with 12.42 miles, not quite the 30 I had planned to do. Tomorrow I am planning to ride my bike to the pool and get both a swim and a ride. How is everyone's weekend going. |
| 2009-09-12 9:17 PM in reply to: #2402597 |
Master 1322 Chicago | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? Leah - I think it's good that you're waiting. I know you had your heart set at being at the first year of that other one, but better off passing then having a bad taste in your mouth about the whole thing. It got too late in the day to bike today for me... I'm probably going to walk/run some on the treadmill fairly easy and try and get out on the bike tomorrow. I was looking at the New Orleans half website again today and realized it's 8 hours with no specific "time" cut offs for each leg of the race so it's looking like a good promising training race in the Spring. |
| 2009-09-13 4:04 PM in reply to: #2402735 |
Expert 1773 San Gabriel Valley, California | Subject: RE: Have I lost my mind to consider a HIM? IdealMuse - 2009-09-12 7:17 PM Leah - I think it's good that you're waiting. I know you had your heart set at being at the first year of that other one, but better off passing then having a bad taste in your mouth about the whole thing. It got too late in the day to bike today for me... I'm probably going to walk/run some on the treadmill fairly easy and try and get out on the bike tomorrow. I was looking at the New Orleans half website again today and realized it's 8 hours with no specific "time" cut offs for each leg of the race so it's looking like a good promising training race in the Spring. Thanks for the encouragement. It has been kind of relief once I actually said that I couldn't do it. Last I heard there were only 122 participants (out of 1200 allowed) signed up for the HIM (and then they pulled that data from the website) and I kept hoping that they would cancel the race because of low sign-ups. That way I would get my money back and not have the humiliation of signing up and then not doing it. Well, they haven't canceled it yet, but I am still hoping. I have no idea how many people they now have signed up. Before they pulled the info, I was only one of three women in my age group so was stoked about a "podium finish" - ha ha ha. I did bike to the pool (about 16 miles roundtrip) and got in 1600 meters, so all in all, a good morning. Have a good day everyone! |
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