Mad Manatee Mentors, Part 2! CLOSED (Page 69)

Well, it would be nice if we were having halfway normal temperatures.  I know that would improve my mood!

Hang in there!

FREAK OUT in progress!! 

Last week, I started training for Big Sur 9 mile.  I hired a personal trainer to help with the strength stuff and weight loss efforts.  I gave up sweetners/sugar on Ash Wednesday (so almost 2 weeks) and have been eating fairly healthy (wine on the weekends, but that was really it for slips).  By Friday, I felt like crap.  Totally fatigued, sick, sore, etc...  I talked to cutie patootie trainer guy and he suggested that I drop to the beginner running program for a couple of weeks until my body adjusts to moving regularly.  I did that and it does seem more doable.  Now for the freak out, my weight has SKYROCKETED!!!   I am up 5lbs since Friday, when the fatigue started.  I am scary close to a decade I have NEVER seen, even 9 months pregnant. 

Already have the sweetners gone, so today, I go full on primal.   Is there anything else I can do?   Where is this gain coming from?   It can't be muscle, its only been a week. 

I was able to find a dress for my step-daughter's wedding that has a long black skirt to cover all the dimples and dents.   I couldn't believe that in 1 month since I have shopped, my size has gone up again.   This is unreal.   I am the incredible, enlarging woman.  Must stop this.  Suggestions?

Thank you. 

OK, recent job discussions in here have me wondering about everyone's jobs. We may have covered this in the beginning, but I'm lost at this point. What does everyone do for a living?

I'll start this out. I am the DBA/Sr. System Analyst/Data Processing Manager at a small multi bank holding company. This entails overseeing the team that is processing all of the checks and electronic payments for the banks, maintaining integrity of all databases (SQL) and keeping 3 or 4 primary Info Systems running properly.  I have a background in management, IT, and, oddly enough, cooking (we owned a small diner for 10 years).

OK, what about the rest of you????

Honestly, my best guess for what's going on is PMS. Not sure if that's a possibility or not. I know I get really tired and my weight shoots up in the same way. 

My best advice would be to drink lots of water, eat tons of veggies, and make sure you aren't eating more calories than you think.  Logging strictly always helps me.

Awwww big  hugs!!! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95P1P6t9dAw

I'm sorry, I hope that song doesn't make it worse 

Thought this may interest Salty, being about Mo Farrah. Makes you proud to be American LMAO:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/video/2013/feb/26/mo-farah-us-tv-video

Oh.....and my birthday is 16th July, 2 days after I attempt my 1st marathon

I'm a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at a Medical Center attached to a University here in Richmond.  Basically, I finished my PhD 1.5 years ago and am working on transitioning from student to independent investigator. If I wanted to stay in academia the next step would be junior professor.  I don't think I do and I'll probably switch to industry when i find a job.

Anyway, I work in the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Department.  I do research on gene expression in the right ventricle that leads to heart failure in pulmonary hypertension. Basically, trying to find what genes turn on or off when patients switch from being ok with the disease to having heart failure.  We identified some (that was my PhD work) and now I am looking at how those genes change with different drug treatments.  It's really interesting work!

If you really want, you can check out my publications here

First of all, I could NOT do my job without people like Ann-Marie and you computer types!

I am a criminal investigator (aka Special Agent) for the U.S. Treasury. My birthday is May 4 and I like long walks on the beach

Love this story... 

That is fascinating.

HAHA!! She also has a hyper-developed ankle, for SOME reason.

Your coaching is one of the reasons I decided to HTFU and do it, sans swimsuit

It is pretty cool!  I am an expert in a teeny tiny sliver of the scientific world, which I think is awesome.  This graph illustrates it pretty well.

It is pretty cool!  I am an expert in a teeny tiny sliver of the scientific world, which I think is awesome.  This graph illustrates it pretty well.

Oh yeah I read this and forgot to comment. I just love this. What I think I love most is the internal dialogue. hahah

I didn't mention it but you, specifically, were part of the internal dialouge. "If Salty can run in business socks and/or without a bra, I can swim in running shorts and a sports bra!"

OK, recent job discussions in here have me wondering about everyone's jobs. We may have covered this in the beginning, but I'm lost at this point. What does everyone do for a living?

I'll start this out. I am the DBA/Sr. System Analyst/Data Processing Manager at a small multi bank holding company. This entails overseeing the team that is processing all of the checks and electronic payments for the banks, maintaining integrity of all databases (SQL) and keeping 3 or 4 primary Info Systems running properly.  I have a background in management, IT, and, oddly enough, cooking (we owned a small diner for 10 years).

OK, what about the rest of you????

HAHA!! She also has a hyper-developed ankle, for SOME reason.