Team Skinny (June 2009) Jolly June (Page 8)

Enders talks about weight gain after every race so she has some knowledge of this for sure.

Use your Sis as your inspiration to do more.  It is always good to find someone that can inspire you to do more.

Happy Monday too you as well Jonesy.  I sure do like my sign on your avatar...Looks good.

Cead_Mille_Failte - 2009-06-16 2:02 AM Just wanted to say hallo from the Emerald Isle where I'm currently totally up the walls- on top of my usual work I presenting at a conference this Thursday (aaahhh!) and have to submit a chapter next week and write my report for the scholarship people- any ideas how to say "I'm all good here, nothing to worry about" in 1500-2000 words? Now to bad news- I can't run! Keeping my training diary and my last 7 sessions were absoultely disastrous! Like for example on Saturday I couldn't do my scheduled 30mins- all I mamanegd was 25mins and even that wasn't non-stop. I thogught it might have something to do with the hills (small for runners big for me) so went running around a football pitch last night and same thing- barely did 30mins (as opposed to 40mins). I feel as if every time I go running was the first time and as if I was still smoking and eating crap 24/7. Was nearly in tears going home. Shouldn't I be imporving? I even got to think that maybe this is not for me- I'm not a great swimmer or cyclist (although a minute improvement was noted on Sat- probably due to great weather), let alone running, so maybe this sport simply isn't for me? Maybe I should do what most girls do- go to a few aerobic classes, keep up my spinning and just stay in the gym? Meeting my trainer today, but like, there isn't much he can do in all fairness. Eehhh.....

Bad day, huh?  I think that myself sometimes so don't feel like the lone ranger.  I will tell you that if you run/walk it will be easier and you will get better.  Go crazy and run 1 min and walk 2 min....Who cares as long as you feel good about it.  If you are paying a trainer he/she can set you up to succeed and if not then they need to improve themselves.

Well done everyone.

Unfortunately I've not done well myself this week (10 days) due to injuries.

start = 286
week1 = 282.4
week2 = 283.0

I still would have thought that having an average 2000cal/day diet and walking for 2-3 hours every 2-3 days and 1x30min exercise bike session would have counted for something. So I'm quite surprised at that - especially since the calculators implied I would need >3300 cal a day to lose 2lb a week. Dont understand that.

Weigh in:  last week  132.8
                 This week  135  UGH! I expected it though    

           

Great job so far everyone (even the little gainers). 

Cead,  You are the rock...Way to go on those sprints.  You can do it and it isn't about speed, but it is ALL about doing it.

Roni,  Your HIM sounded terrible,  but wow girl..Way to go.  You are awesome.