kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2013 (Year 3!) - CLOSED (Page 75)

And I'm still pretty much eating Whole30 and feel really good.  I've obviously had some things not Whole30 (cheesecake, cheese, greek yogurt, a few other things) but for the most part I'm eating what I did for those 30 days.  I've had beer 3 times, and didn't feel great the next couple of days - puffy, retaining water.  So I'll keep that to a minimum.  Shocking!!!!

Not sure what we'll eat in Hawaii - spam?  We are going to a luau one night.  Probably a lot of fruit and cocktail drinks.

I can see why Whole30 wouldn't work for a lot of folks.  My husband tried to eat with me, but he can only eat so much meat so he said no way.  I tried Paleo a few times and always failed.  I'm not sure why this time I was able to go the 30 days, but I'm glad I did.

My sweet tooth is totally gone, I do not crave sweet things anymore.  That's huge for me.  Not to say I didn't enjoy the cheesecake, because I certainly did, but I won't go back to having ice cream or candy pretty much every night.  It will just be the occasional splurge which is ok.

The first part of the trip is with my husbands work (he made president's club), but they really only have 3 dinners planned.  The rest of the time is whatever we want to do (and pay for).  We added a few days to the trip and will move to another part of the island (we are going to Maui).  So far we have only planned to drive to the top of that volcano and watch the sun rise, snorkeling, drive to Hana with several stops along the way to hike, see water falls, various beaches, and check things out.  We may do an island hopper one day to Oahu (go to Pearl Harbor), but we have not booked that yet.

It'll be fun, my husband has never been to Hawaii.  I've been a few times so we are doing all the things he wants to do.  I'm not a beach person at all, I prefer mountains, hiking, and being active.  I'd say we'll try paddle boarding or surfing but I am so not coordinated that's not going to happen.  I'm hoping for a lot of exploring and not just hanging out on the beach.  Regardless, it'll be a nice break from things.

If there is any way for your to do take your stress out on the bike, ESPECIALLY a low cadence workout, that would be best. 

Yep, did that last night ... unfortunately ran out of fuel since I did hot yoga first.

And just found out I have to do part of a presentation to my bosses, bosses, bosses boss ... 4 levels up, in a couple weeks.  Talk about uppping the stress level ... CRAP

Karen, have a great trip! I love me some luau food The pulled pork is amazing!

Finished 1:05 on the bike with the last 15 up in the top of Z2 low Z3. Felt Good!

Jen I am with you on recovery, with the caveat of getting enough sleep of course

First thing should be to focus on building up endurance to comfortabley cover the swim distance (about 1900 yards for an Olympic) once you are there the focus can be on building speed. 

OK, that's what I did last year when preparing for my first Sprint - just doing the distance.  Since I am doubling that distance, I'll start there.  Have 2 1/2 months to get there.

It's way too slow in here!!!!

3000 yards done in the pool this morning.  I did some speed sets, and I really started to get fatigued toward the end.  The swim pushed me so that's good.  Low cadence intervals to do later today.  I'm exhausted and starving.  I can't eat enough after a swim!  

What's the best way to estimate calories burned for a swim?  I know it's an estimate and not an exact science.  For instance, today's swim was 3000 yards and some of it was very hard.  Garmin said I burned 489 calories.  Sound right?  Too high? I think it's too high.  I always underestimate calories burned on the swim and bike for counting/weight loss purposes.  

Jen that's sounds about right for a tough workout.  I'd peel off 100 cals or so for an easier swim. 

1:20 run with tempo intervals this morning.  Temp was right at/just below freezing when I started and I forgot gloves.  Dumb.  Really feel like my aerobic durability is starting to come together.  I felt better as I progressed through the run.

Okay, I've noticed over the past 2 or 3 years that 1) I'm getting old and my mind is failing faster than I ever imagined, or 2) intense training for months on end does have an effect on my brain's ability to multi-task, and/or remember things.  The latest example is my bone-headed move last night: I left my Garmin 910 on the shelf in the locker at the Y - of course it's gone and I'm out one expensive watch.  It sucks because of I have become very reliant on the Garmin for so many things.

Anyway, I also notice that while swimming laps in the pool, if I'm doing 100 sprints or any kind or all-out for that matter, it's nearly impossible for me to do simple math, breaking down the sets, laps, lengths, etc.  Sure, it's only multiples of 25, but so hard to process when the brain is lacking the O2.

Aside from forgetting articles of clothing at home, 10 miles the wrong direction to work, having to make the loop-de-loop to get your work-boots, or dress shirt in the 7:00am traffic is such a joyful way to start the day, there's the times that I'm standing in the port-o-jon at the project site and realized my boxers are on backwards - freaking GREAT!!!

Are there any other colorful Training moments illustrating the fun of O2 depravation, or just plain getting old?  Please tell me I'm not the only one...

Todd - Sorry to hear you left your 910 at the gym.  I'd be so mad.  

I'm not forgetful under fatigue, but ask me to put together a string of coherent sentences when I'm sleep deprived and ya got me.  Sometime I read what I've written on here, and I'm confused.  LOL  I'm a total slop tart, too.  My car should be condemned.  Kids are in my room/bed all night long, and my sleep is always broken.  When in the world will they sleep/stay in their own beds?  I get tired of being tired.        

Why can't people be honest?  I would never ever want someone else's things.  If I cannot afford to purchase it, I sure as heck wouldn't steal someone elses!!!  That's what makes me mad.  Sorry someone wasn't honest enough to turn it in so you could get it back. 

Don't know how old you are, but maybe some sort of brain enhancing supplement like the B vitamins would help.

This is interesting.  People generally burn more calories swimming because not only are they doing the activity of siwmming but because the water is cooler than our bodies the body also expends energy so we can keep warm.  That extra expenditure of energy causes people to get really hungry after swimming. 

Maybe stability when you get really tired.

I always though a cool event would be a half & half where instead of an IM you do back to back HIMs. You could even get Hood or another dairy company to sponsor it. All the extra transitions, pacing the first bike and run correctly, having to swim on very tired legs....Obviously the downside is the logistics of keeping all three courses open for that extended period, the volunteers staying at one station a lot longer especially in the kayaks.....

I've always thought it was in decreasing order of potential injury/danger.  The swim is the most dangerous, then the bike and then the run.  While you can walk a run course zoned out/exhausted, its tough to swim or bike under the same circumstances.

Any chance its covered by your home owners policy?

How much swim background do you have?