KathyG's 2012 Awesome Mentor Group-Full up (Page 7)

I got the name confused...your bike is sexy and awesome...love the photo you put in your blog after you got it.

Kathy-thank you for accepting me into this great, great group!  I think I am the lowly worm on the experience meter.  Yesterday I spun 15 miles and today I swam for an hour and ran over lunch.  The weather has been unseasonably warm in MN.  I actually ran in a tank top in January!  Tonight I will go to the Y and do an hour of yoga.  Can't wait!

The swim workout today was one of those workouts that was fantastic and left me with a buzz of delight all day.  We did a lot of timed races and I not only caught a more experienced swimmer but he remarked that I am really getting fast.  So cool.

I wonder what I should be doing at this point in the year?  I figure marathon training for Grandma's starts in early Feb.  But I know I must supplement heavily with spinning and swimming.  Really, it's the bike part that has me  most concerned.

I will make an effort to get caught up on everyone's entries and write a more formal introduction of my background.

Susan

Second day of routine. Busy around the house on my 1 day off. Got in a swim while Ava was at swimming lessons. Not much as far as time or distance but felt it was a quality workout with the effort during the intervals. Legs feeling a bit sore today after yesterday's efforts.

Have a great evening/morning one and all!

By the way, talked to my brother tonight who talked me out of the mary in may. Instead I am going to sign up for the Fox Valley event in late September. Makes sense seeing as the day before the Cellcom I am riding 100k in the Tour de Cure! So, more time to train. I believe I will go for the full.

Late.

For those of you wanting to lose weight how would you like our mentor group to support you and help you make progress toward your goal?

I'd like for those you who would like some support, help, what method would you suggest would be best for you?

Let's discuss ideas and put some thought into helping each other. I'll share my ideas later.

Although, I'm not trying to lose weight, what about sharing healthy recipes?  I'm always looking for good ones to get out of the chicken doldrums.

Shoot!!!  You're not a slacker!  Awesome!!!!  Our weather has been crazy nice here, too.  I'm wondering when the rain is going to start dumping and not stop.

For me logging all my food is a "must do" to be able to loose weight. I guestimated my calories for years and boy was I off!

I also use a Bodybugg to determine my calories burned every day and blog my food on the Apex site. The program shows how many calories deficit I need every day to reach my goal.

I also tried different weight-loss strategies for years and the low calorie approach I am doing right now is the first thing that really works probably due to the fact that my metabolism is really screwed up....

I also went to a homeopath last year and took a food intolerance test and when I started the low calorie approach I said Good-Bye to the two major items on the intolerance list which were milk products and yeast (I don't eat bread at all) and maybe that makes a huge difference too.

Steffi....a friend of mine uses the Bodybugg, too.  She has had great success with it.

I'm intolerant to milk, as well.  Cheese and yogurt is ok but straight milk or ice cream makes me double over in pain.

x2 on logging your food. I use dailyplate.com just because I have been using it (off and on) for years. I have found that the pounds creep on when I stop logging and stabilize when I resume. It also has a view into the types of foods you are eating (percentage of carbs vs protien vs fat, grams of carbs, grams of fiber, etc) that is helpful to identify where the bulk of your calories are coming from.

I just recently started following the Paleo for Athletes plan and have dropped almost all dairy (except for my precious mocha as a recovery drink) and almost all grains. I like the control it gives me over what I'm eating (if I don't have a plan, I can justify anything), but I am struggling with being properly fueled for my workouts. Since it's only 10 days in, I'm not going to panic yet!

I would love support for dieting...recipes are always helpful, favorite snacks, recovery drinks, etc also. Something that has been challenging for me is feeding my family (two active girls 9 and 11 years old and a husband) while following this. They aren't at a point in their life where they would follow the Paleo for Athletes plan - so it's two dinners, one for me and one for the rest of them. I'm going to make KathyG's carnitas recipe tomorrow for supper with the thought that I can eat everything but the corn tortillas. Any other suggestions for making my life simpler? (wow - is that a loaded question!)

Hope all are doing well on their training. I swam last night and actually enjoyed it. It was a cold day here - so talking myself into getting into the water took a lot of motivation, but I made it. Woo hoo!

Got my swim done.  I sure didn't want to do it.  Being in a mentor group pushed me to do it.  Thanks team!

Bike ride (on trainer or Spinning bike) this evening before teaching Spinning class if possible.

Personally I am not a big fan of diets that cut things out wholesale. These may good for the short term but if not maintained will cause problems. Especially if you are accustomed to certain food items as part of your everyday diet. I did a quick read on the plan you mentioned. I am a bit skeptical primarily because the physical make up of folks way back when was far different than we are today. Also, we have developed a physical dependency on some of the items that are cut out, namely grains and dairy. I completely agree with the whole food approach as well as cutting out the processed foods. As an athlete, I would think whole grains such as oats, flax, wheat, etc would be a staple. For me, it is more about the balance of carbs/protein/fat.

As far as fuel for your workouts, the body requires time to adjust to change. You are using a different mix of nutrients to provide sustenance. The thought is that your body will adjust to the change and convert what you are putting in to the energy you require.

Good job on the training! Hard work pays diviends.

Tracy, glad you got the swim in, I find it hard mentally sometimes getting to the workouts but I'm always glad when I'm there.  

Dairy is one thing I just couldn't give up - love my milky tea!  Grains as well, life would be hard without oats especially.  Might be a Scottish thing.  I'm just back from an early run so 'good morning' from the bottom of the world.  It only 7.15am and already 77F so I'm sitting here with the sweat dripping.  The sun had some real bite to it this morning so I was hugging the shade wherever I could.  Need coffee and porridge.  

Good Morning Gang.  I am trying to get back in the swing of things this week.  It started off well, but with my wife away for 3 days, it's been hard to get to the gym.  That should change today.  It's great to see this group so active.  When it comes to these things, the more you put in, the greater you get out of it.  Have a good training day.

At the gym this morning -- lifting, short run (its cold and pouring rain outside) and a 2400 yard swim. 

I'm trying to figure out my work schedule for the next few weeks.  I had several cases get busy all at once and it looks like I might have to travel.  Not good for consistency.