Between the BLs (Biggest Loser) Summer Challenge 2010 Part 1

[brinalyn530]

Just a quick skim through this afternoon – sorry in advance if I missed anyone. I was late to work today because DS had his 6 month dental appointment so I have to get some stuff done quicker than usual today!

CC- Good job on keeping the emotional eating in check!

Wow Bree 6 inches....that is amazing. Keep up the good work.
We are heading to my boys last kids run tomorrow morning. I am actually sad. These sat. morning runs are one of the favorite parts of the summer for me. The kids have such a great time and we see a bunch of friends there with their kids too. The weather was so beautiful out tonight. I decided not to run and just enjoyed it with my kiddos playing in the back yard. We played football, baseball, and then they played on the swing set. I am realizing life with boys will is going to be hard on me. (anxiety wise) Instead of sliding down the sliding board they jump off from the top (its only 4 feet) and then they play a game on the see saw to see if they can shake each other off. Is this typical. I just feel like I am always holding my breath with these two. I will be highly surprised if we make it until college with no broken bones.

Thanks ! Boys are challenging that’s for sure! I wouldn’t hold out hope for no broken bones between the two of them, unfortunately! I anticipate a phone call from the school nurse or the daycare ladies every day – I figure the way my DS goes it’s a miracle he’s still intact at almost 10 ! If I could convince him to wear a helmet at all times, I would feel much better.

Saturday QOTD : What exercise excuse do you use most often?
Most definitely I’m too tired! I think I need to go back to exercising in the evenings, the running after work and in the evenings on the weekends seems to be so much easier than prying myself out of bed in the mornings to do Shred. Maybe I’ll just start doing Shred in the evenings on my no-run days and getting a few extra minutes of sleep in the morning?

Tracey – Have a great trip!

Its October 31! Anyone else near DC that would like to join me?

How hard would it be to go from a 5k on 9/11 to a 10k on 10/31? If you guys think it’s do-able, I’d be willing to give it a shot! Lindsay, can you let me know the details/website?

QOTD Sunday 8/8: Name one thing that you can do today to create some joy in yourself?
There are two things that would make me happy today, if I can get to do one of them I’ll consider it a win! The first is to play with my DS, probably a Wii game. He’s been really sucked into watching baseball on TV lately and I feel like we really haven’t done much together in the past few weeks. The second thing would be to actually talk to my friend on the phone, I can’t help but smile when I hear him laugh, cutest laugh ever!

QOTD Monday : So take a few minutes today to tell someone who has made a difference in your life how much you appreciate them and tell us who it is and why they make a difference to you.
This is definitely going to be my DS. It seems like we just get through every day, we don’t do a lot of fun stuff together anymore. He has sports and video games and the computer to keep him occupied instead of me - he’s growing up so fast. I just want to tell him how much I love him and that he’s the best thing in my life, even though he aggravates me to no end at times!

OK, now between that video and the QOTD, I need to go find some tissues!

I’ll try to check in again later as long as you guys promise not to make me cry anymore!

Bree

 

[lovedvc]

I hope to make time to sort through vacation photos



We got back from our 3 1/2 week vacation on Saturday afternoon. We had a fabulous trip, but my weight paid dearly. Cruises are not diet friendly. Of course we didn't have proper food in the house until I went shopping yesterday afternoon so my weight gain continued yesterday. Today I am 100% back on track. I had a gain of about 14 lbs. I'm really hoping that I can shed those lbs quickly. I feel huge. I did go for a walk Saturday night, but no exercise per se yesterday. The 25 hour drive was tough on us and we really need recovery time after that. Laundry is caught up, but I do have a ton of things to put away. That is the plan for today. I also need to be at work at 5 PM.

I brought 4 disposable cameras to Walgreen's yesterday. Somehow they managed to ruin 2 entire rolls of film This was the underwater pictures from snorkeling in Honduras and Paradise Beach Cozumel. I cannot begin to tell you how angry and upset we are. I need to deal with that issue today.

We were just on a cruise that also took us to Honduras and Cozumel. What cruise like did you go on? Wasn't Paradise Beach great, we had an awesome time there.

 

[my3princes]

We were just on a cruise that also took us to Honduras and Cozumel. What cruise like did you go on? Wasn't Paradise Beach great, we had an awesome time there.

We were on the Norwegian Epic. It is an amazing ship!!!

 

[my3princes]

QOTD: My 12 year old son has made a huge impact on my life. He is such a fighter. He handled the fact that he had a brain tumor way better than I would have, he is wise beyond his years, he is stong, smart and he made me see the things that are truly important in life, and makes all the other things seem miniscule.

 

[jenanderson]

Happy Monday Everyone! We are back from the cabin and it is HOT here today. The cabin was a great time and a horrible time all at the same time. It was great because the weather was nice and I got a lot of exercising done. It was horrible because I ate way too much all weekend long and came home with another gain from the cabin. I hate how I lose during the week only to gain it all back when we go up north. I know it is totally due to choices I make and I have to think about this a bit.

This morning I did get out and run 3 miles as the sun was coming up. It was already very warm and humid so I didn't even feel like running more.

Our memorial was great...the sun was actually out in St. Andrews, we went to the family grave site and dd and her cousins had brought some sweet peas from my Uncle's garden and placed them in the shape of a heart, then we all took turns scattering some ashes. When we finished it started misting and you could hear the strains of a piper playing "Amazing Grace," which was my mom's favorite. It was extraordinary.

Jenn - The memorial sounds lovely. So glad it turned out to be extraordinary.

Hi Everyone, I have been MIA for a while....life has been a bit crazy at home and work, but I have tried to jump on here and there and at least keep up up a bit but it hasn't been happening very much.

Dahly - I think it has been crazy for many of us. I keep thinking of how easy I thought it would be to be really on top of this challenge and it seems like total craziness takes over. Hopefully we will all find calmer days soon!

I will reach 50 pounds before I go to Disney in early December! There are no excuses for not getting there as I've made it this far I can make it farther!

You can do it! You have a long time until December and you are always keeping on track and focusing...I know you will meet your goal!

I had a wonderful day. My older son made me so proud today. He finished his 1/4 mile in 1:29 his fastest time yet. He pushed himself so hard and even had to hurdle over a kid that fell in front of him.

Congrats to your son! That is so great that his run went so well!

Kittens are great now--100%, mom is healing fine.

So glad to hear that the kittens are doing great!

This challenge I've been reading the cow and thinking about it, but seldom tracking or reporting.
I like the format of a max of 4 items. I prefer the concrete items (drink water, eat veggies, etc) over the more emotional ones (write down positives, etc) but I do think the emotional ones are good, and its nice to see the mental health be included.

Shannon - I like how even though you may not do the tracking of the COW you often reply to Part 2 and that is great! At least you are reading and thinking about it and that is a 1st step. I am continuing to plan for our next challenge based on all the great suggestions people sent me to improve the COW.

Friday I had a meltdown because instead of celebrating meeting my initial goal of 150 (which I was actually under) I spent a lot of the day thinking about how much more I could go and what I needed to eat, etc. It was not pretty. I know everybody has days like this, but I think it's starting to become a problem. Anyhow after a long talk with Mike, I have a plan for running, exercising and weight loss that I am feeling good about. I am going to maintain when I hit 147 or on my birthday whichever comes first. I'm going to stick to my exercise plan and we are using a running plan to avoid overtraining. Like a lot of people, my weight is very tied to emotional stuff. I'm hoping with a more concrete plan, I get a little bit of my confidence back and feel better about things in general.

I like your plan! I think it is great that you recognize that it could become a problem and then decided how to deal with it.

Please continue the PD for ds1. His interview was pushed up to 8am tomorrow morning and he doesn't land in Newark until 11:30. He just texted me that they are on the ME to the airport. Ds texted me this morning and asked me to ask his DAD to iron his shirt Dh not only washed it but ironed it. There is so much positive about this situation that I am praying works out.

I will be thinking about your DS!

Great job with the training, jen! So what kinds of things are they suggesting you do for training? Sounds like an interesting race!

Lisa - Here are some of the "suggested" trainings: running with a weighted pack on, running in mud, running in water, running hills, running with weights on ankle, running with weights in hands, lifting weights, heavy core workouts, swimming in clothing and so many more fun ideas! This weekend I actually did run 2 miles in the lake since we were at our cabin. It is so much harder to run in the water!

II brought 4 disposable cameras to Walgreen's yesterday. Somehow they managed to ruin 2 entire rolls of film This was the underwater pictures from snorkeling in Honduras and Paradise Beach Cozumel. I cannot begin to tell you how angry and upset we are. I need to deal with that issue today.

I am so sorry to hear this! I would take everything they could give you back from the 2 rolls of film and try to bring it to a photo specialty place. This happened to my DH when he went to Australia. Although we never got good prints from the bad film, a specialty place was able to at least make some of the photos viewable.

Hey there. I've been on a couple times over the weekend, but have you ever been so tired that you're just feeling very anti-social? I mean, I enjoyed checking in, but I just didn't have it in me to post anything. I'm still kinda feeling that way, but I figured I oughta at least say hello since I've got a race to report on and a book to review for you guys.

Connie - Yep...been there with the tired and anti-social deal. I think that is a lot of my problem this summer. I am so crazy busy that when I do get a few moments...I just want peace and quiet. Hope you start feeling a bit better and rested soon!

QOTD: My 12 year old son has made a huge impact on my life. He is such a fighter. He handled the fact that he had a brain tumor way better than I would have, he is wise beyond his years, he is stong, smart and he made me see the things that are truly important in life, and makes all the other things seem miniscule.

I LOVE this! Hugs to your son. My son has huge medical problems that will impact the rest of his life and it is so amazing how kids deal with these things. They are amazing and so resilient!

 

[cclovesdis]

Hi Everyone,

Yesterday was a very busy and very OP day. I went 3 days without bingeing! Today, not so much, but it could have been much worse. I have to remember that. I am definitely getting better about not bingeing. I do think I need to drink more water throughout the day. Also, I need to leave mints in my purse so I can suck on them as soon as I leave the "no-food" zone at work. I didn't sleep well last night-multiple nightmares-and woke up quite upset. Between being upset and exhausted from waking up so many times throughout the night, I didn't feel like exercising. I had plans for after dinner so I expected today to be a no exercise day. Well, my parents decided to go swimming around 7:30 so I joined them for 30 minutes. I saw this piece of exercise equipment in fitness magazine where you lie down and exercise your arms. I did something similar using a tube, but added in my legs. It kind of looked like I was doing the breast stroke but not going underwater. It was one workout. My arms felt it and my legs I have a hunch will be feeling it tomorrow still. I definitely need to repeat this workout again soon.

Overall, today could have been much worse. I am hoping for a better day tomorrow. I'd love to start it off with a good 200+ calorie-burning workout on the Wii. If it is warm enough, I'll go swimming tomorrow night as well. Hoping eating will be better and no binges.

QOTD: In addition to all of you, I have a doctor that is absolutely wonderful. I can call her and/or e-mail her at any time. She has an awesome secretary as well. I sent her an e-mail about my night last night and thanked her for her never-ending support.

Thanks for all the support and congrats! You are so great to me and I know I wouldn't be doing as well as I am without your support!

Have a great day tomorrow everyone!

 

[tigger813]

Hi all,

Just checking in from our room at the Dana Place Inn in Jackson, NH. We had a great day at Storyland and the rain held off until the end! Perfect timing! We ended our day on a ride like Kali River Rapids and then had a deep fried Oreo! YUMMY!!!!! We then went to a nice restaurant called the Red Fox Bar and Grille! Really excellent food and service! DH and I are enjoying nice martinis while the girls watch Phineas and Ferb before heading to sleep!

Yesterday we stopped at the North Conway Outlets and I bought some more school clothes for the girls and DH and I each got some socks! Lucky us! We then checked in our hotel and decided to drive up the Auto Road up to the top of Mt. Washington! Very stressful drive for DH. It was 52 degrees at the top with 35-45 mile an hour gusts! But, man it was beautiful! Great experience for us and the girls! Then we decided to go to KFC! Worst KFC I've ever been to! Poor service and no ketchup and I had to ask for napkins! We came back and took the girls swimming and spend some time in the jacuzzi! We went swimming again tonight and had the pool to ourselves!

Tomorrow we're going to take a walk and/or bike ride on the path outside our back patio after our free breakfast. This morning we had french toast and pancakes! Everything was delicious! Then we're going to head to the Winnipasaukee area and Laconia before heading home.

Haven't really been watching my eating though today we had a free box lunch from the b&b which was just enough!

Time to go for now! Want to get some more reading in tonight and finish my drink! Hoping to sleep better than last night. Girls were talking and yelling in their sleeps. DH and I both are planning on taking some Tylenol PM tonight! Person staying upstairs from us was walking around at odd hours during the night!

Thanks for all the good wishes and I 'll tell you more about it on Wednesday. I have 2 clients scheduled so far and then get my house ready for my party!

QOTD: My appreciation goes out to Redwalker! I'll explain more next time about how fabulous she is!!!!

 

[mikamah]

I'll be back later, but this was in my inbox. I immediately thought of my BL friends. Please take time to watch - YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE!

http://www.acknowledgmentmovie.com/

Taryn

That was beautiful, Taryn. Thanks for sharing with us. I totally agree, you all here have made such a big difference in my life.

So take a few minutes today to tell someone who has made a difference in your life how much you appreciate them and tell us who it is and why they make a difference to you.

My son, Michael is such a positive and upbeat kid, and as he's getting older, he's been so encouraging to me with my running, and last year when I lost my mom, he was always there for me, trying to make me laugh. I honestly don't know what I'd do without him. Sure, we have our moments, but on the whole, I am so wonderfully blessed.

Gonna go snuggle with him for a bit. Thanks for the great question, Lisa.

I'm in with the tired crowd tonight. Hung with my sisters yest and had a few margaritas, and still recuperating a bit. Have a great evening all.

 

[Rose&Mike]

My race was... okay. I woke up at 4:30am, got myself dressed and fed and woke up DD at 4:55. I got her dressed and gave her breakfast in the car as we left at 5:00. We picked up my mom, sister and 2 nieces and we were leaving town by 5:10. Arrived at the race site at 6:00 and picked up our stuff. (Mom and I were the only ones registered, but we all participated.) After standing around for an hour, the race began at 7:00. I finished with 30:56.40. I ran the full distance and this was my slowest time this year, so I was a little disappointed. I think I'm gonna start racing with walk breaks. Although Jeff Galloway has been telling everyone for years that walk breaks can improve overall finish time, it's just so hard to try it because it seems so counter-intuitive. But, my best 5K time this year was my first race in 8 years and it was the race where I took the most walk breaks. I think I'm just gonna have to get serious about this method.

I've gotta get back to work, but I did finish reading my new fitness book and I'll be back later to give y'all a synopsis.

We're looking at the Galloway plans as well. We're going to try it for a couple of short runs. I am really worried that it's going to be horribly hot for W&D and we're going to need to do something different. We've noticed that when we take walk breaks during the really hot days, we do better if we do it sooner rather than later. It does seem counter-intuitive. Mike said he'd like to keep taking long runs without walking because we go in the morning when it's cooler and then maybe race with the walk breaks and do short runs to get used to it. I'd love to hear how it goes for you.

Taryn and Lisa and Jen--thanks. It's been more stressful than I'd thought it would be. I thought being close to maintenance would be easy, but it's dredging up all kinds of things.

Mommyof2pirates--as for the boys--you learn to just look the other way. My DS is 19 and he skateboards all over his very hilly college campus, and you can't make them wear a helmet at this age. When he was 11 or so he came in with his finger tip hanging because he got it run over playing rollerblade basketball. Yes, basketball on rollerblades. From the moment he could walk he was climbing and jumping. While it was stressful, I wouldn't change a thing. Hang in there.

Have a nice evening!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

How hard would it be to go from a 5k on 9/11 to a 10k on 10/31? If you guys think it’s do-able, I’d be willing to give it a shot! Lindsay, can you let me know the details/website?

Bree the time between the races are plenty. I am doing a 5 mile race 2 weeks prior to the 10K. Will you be able to work your way running to 6 miles prior to 10-31 if the answer is yes than I would say go for it. Either way you can walk once you have had enough running. The time limit is 2hr and 10 minutes. The results from last year had lots of people finishing in the 2 hour range. (Im not sure how fast you are but if you are worried about not being able to do the length the moral is you have plenty of time if you have to walk some). The website is marinemarathon.com and then under weekend events click MCM10K. Im not sure where we are staying yet. Alot of the hotels near the finish are booked up already. Im not completely familar with the area either. I see your from MD so if you have any suggestions I could use any advice. It would be great to try to meet up with you there so let me know what you think.



I have not gotten on here too much in the past 2 days. Quick check in: Saturday night the kids slept at my parents, sunday morning I slept in until 9am (havent done this in ages) and then since the kids werent home I had this great idea to get a long run in. 6.2 miles was the goal. I didnt look at the weather channel before leaving. I mapped out a run to go 3.1 miles out and back. The first 3.1 went well even with a huge hill right at the end of mile 3. Then heading back it was getting so hot and humid I felt like I was going to boil. I had taken a small water bottle with me but already drank all the water. I got a short burst of energy when I ran past a festival going on and this good looking police officer held up traffic for me while I ran across the street (nobody tell my husband) Ive always had the hots for a man in uniform anyway shortly after that into mile 4 I contemplated finding a shady spot and sitting there until someone came looking for me. It was so hot and humid I couldnt even stand it. Plus I didnt eat anything before I ran either. (stupid I know). So I kept going mostly walking with a little spurt of running here and there. I did this through mile 5. Then I started to feel shaky. I decided to just walk the rest of the way. I got 2 blocks from my house and my wonderful knight and shining armour (not in uniform) pulled up next to me....it was dh on his way home from philadelphia eagles camp. I think he could tell I was dragging. I hopped in and rode the rest of the way home. I did make it the 6 miles! I honestly felt like I was walking in the sahara desert with no water in site. Wow not a great experience. The rest of the day I was wiped out. I over ate slightly at dinner. All healthy stuff...chicken breast, tomatoes, cucumbers, ok and a big portion of macaroni salad. Today I get on the scale and I was up 2lbs from friday. Not sure whats going on with me.

Tonight we took the kids to the Iron pigs game (phillies AAA team) it was a blast. I am now off to bed.

Sorry for the book, I just thought you would like to hear about my near death experience. I guess I am really being dramatic....sorry

 

[LuvBaloo]

Life is busy, I'm behind on reading the thread, but did get all the PM's opened.
Hope everybody is doing great!


Here's the last chance reminder to report in for Aug 6th. If you're name is on this list I haven't got your Aug 6th weight.

A.Mickey
buzz5985
DaniB
donac
jbm02
jenanderson
Leleluvsdis
LittlePrincess2010
maiziezoe
mommyof2Pirates
N&B'smom
Nicole786
njcarita
nunzia
OctoberBride03
pjlla
princessbride6205
redwalker
tea pot
tigger813
Tricia1972

 

[flipflopmom]

I Hope everyone has a great day. I'm gettting ready to go for a run but it's sooooo humid already!

Hope your run went okay. Humidity and heat when running ALMOST make it easier for me to go back to work. AT least it makes me ready for cooler weather! Be careful!

I'm not really sure how the 2 thread thing will work. IThe mega-threads overwhelm a lot of people, especially when we have a lot of participants, so we were thinking two threads merging might be the best of both worlds. Taryn, I hope that you can get some rest today.

That is for the spring challenge, right? Not fall? I'll worry about that later! I just had a momentary bout of panic at being separated from my sources of inspiration. Talk about dramatic.

So take a few minutes today to tell someone who has made a difference in your life how much you appreciate them and tell us who it is and why they make a difference to you.

I kinda did this when I shared. But other than you all it would be my Mom. She is so willing to do whatever it takes to help me, despite her fibromyalgia that really bothers her. But like a lot of you, it made me want to grab Anna Kat and just tell her how special she is. I expect a lot of her, and I know she feels bad sometimes. Her ADHD can be hard to deal with at times, and I don't feel like I spend enough time telling her how much she really means to me. I'm thinking about writing her a letter to read in the morning before her first day of school, to tell her just how much she means to me. It might be the start of a new tradition! I get so caught up in expecting her to watch Sophie and keep her occupied while I work on school stuff, I couldn't do it without her.

We got back from our 3 1/2 week vacation on Saturday afternoon. We had a fabulous trip, but my weight paid dearly. I had a gain of about 14 lbs. I'm really hoping that I can shed those lbs quickly. I feel huge. I did go for a walk Saturday night, but no exercise per se yesterday. The 25 hour drive was tough on us and we really need recovery time after that.

Glad you had such an amazing time! You'll get it off. I've found being in the car makes me hold water weight, so a bit will come of really, really quickly! It takes a while to recover - a vacation from your vacation?

Hey there. I've been on a couple times over the weekend, but have you ever been so tired that you're just feeling very anti-social? My race was... okay. I woke up at 4:30am, got myself dressed and fed and woke up DD at 4:55. I got her dressed and gave her breakfast in the car as we left at 5:00. We picked up my mom, sister and 2 nieces and we were leaving town by 5:10. Arrived at the race site at 6:00 and picked up our stuff. 30:56.40. I ran the full distance and this was my slowest time this year, so I was a little disappointed. I think I'm gonna start racing with walk breaks.

That's still a good time. I avg. 33-34 minutes when I run the 5K distance during the week. I agree with the counterintuitive part of it. I also worry that if I walk, it will be harder to start running? Kind of a momemtum thing? I have been too tired to post at night many days this week. I know what you mean. Thanks for the update, your whole family ran? That's really cool. Even DD?

The second thing would be to actually talk to my friend on the phone, I can’t help but smile when I hear him laugh, cutest laugh ever! I’ll try to check in again later as long as you guys promise not to make me cry anymore!

Sorry I made you cry.

QOTD: My 12 year old son has made a huge impact on my life. He is such a fighter. He handled the fact that he had a brain tumor way better than I would have, he is wise beyond his years, he is stong, smart and he made me see the things that are truly important in life, and makes all the other things seem miniscule.

for you and your DS. I am so sorry you have to go through this, but your DS sounds like a truly magnificent young man!

I hate how I lose during the week only to gain it all back when we go up north. Lisa - Here are some of the "suggested" trainings: running with a weighted pack on, running in mud, running in water, running hills, running with weights on ankle, running with weights in hands, lifting weights, heavy core workouts, swimming in clothing and so many more fun ideas! This weekend I actually did run 2 miles in the lake since we were at our cabin. It is so much harder to run in the water! My son has huge medical problems that will impact the rest of his life and it is so amazing how kids deal with these things. They are amazing and so resilient!

But think about how a less healthy Jen would not have done all that exercise at the lake. You have come a long way baby! You'll have it off quickly, you always do! That mud run training sounds fabulous! A friend of mine from H.S. just posted on FB about doing one. He said it was a lot of fun, once it was over. That's kinda how I feel about all my runs! He said everyone should do it once. I have no idea how one would actually run in a lake. to you and your DS, too.

I went 3 days without bingeing! I definitely need to repeat this workout again soon.

YAY for the bingeing control and that workout sounds killer!!! Glad you are feeling in control again!

DH and I each got some socks! Thanks for all the good wishes and I 'll tell you more about it on Wednesday. I have 2 clients scheduled so far and then get my house ready for my party!
QOTD: My appreciation goes out to Redwalker! I'll explain more next time about how fabulous she is!!

about the socks. Sounds like you are really having a great time!!!!

Gonna go snuggle with him for a bit. Thanks for the great question, Lisa.

It did kinda make you want to snuggle, didn't it. We are blessed!

We've noticed that when we take walk breaks during the really hot days, we do better if we do it sooner rather than later. It does seem counter-intuitive. Mike said he'd like to keep taking long runs without walking because we go in the morning when it's cooler and then maybe race with the walk breaks and do short runs to get used to it. Taryn and Lisa and Jen--thanks. It's been more stressful than I'd thought it would be. I thought being close to maintenance would be easy, but it's dredging up all kinds of things.

Just a for you, too. It's weird, b/c reaching a goal should make us happy. I wonder if when we set it, we have these expectations of how we will "look" at that weight, and then when we see it, we wonder if that's really how we want to be? I think a lot of it is also accepting a better, fitter body with the issues of how we think we look, too. I've gotten into a bad habit of looking very critically at my reflection every time I see it.

when I ran past a festival going on and this good looking police officer held up traffic for me while I ran across the street (nobody tell my husband) Ive always had the hots for a man in uniform anyway shortly after that into mile 4 I contemplated finding a shady spot and sitting there until someone came looking for me. It was so hot and humid I couldnt even stand it. Today I get on the scale and I was up 2lbs from friday. Not sure whats going on with me. I just thought you would like to hear about my near death experience. I guess I am really being dramatic....sorry

at the near death experience part! That sounds miserable! If you get really dehydrated on that run, your body could be holding water thinking you'll do that to it again and will be out in the Sahara for a while. Try drinking tons of water, and see if that doesn't help! I love that you stopped traffic!

Life is busy, I'm behind on reading the thread,

Shannon, when I saw your post, I was thinking about how in the world you are even getting to this with your big move. THANK YOU!!!!!

Well, yesterday was pretty wild. I made it okay until about 11am, then I started sinking. Did some work on the computer and left for lunch a little after noon. I had told my principal about my night, and that I was going home to nap. She said "Take a few hours if you need them, I need you perky for back to school night." Barely made it the 2 blocks home. Got on the couch, set the timer for an hour, and crashed. Got back to school around 1:30, and was met by the asst. principal "We just met without you." Totally forgot I had a kindergarten meeting at 1. Told her what the principal said and apologized, but felt SOOO bad about it. Then my friend colleague met me at my door pointing to her watch. She was mad. Oh well. I can't be all to all.

Back to school night went well. Lots to tell them. Got home around 8:45 after getting the girls, and we were in the bed by 9:30!

I am trying to gear up for a run in a minute. I've got to go NOW. Never went yesterday. I can't tomorrow, gotta be there early for the first day. Dont' want to count on an evening run. BUT it's still dark out. I hate running in the dark!

Gotta get going! I can't believe the kids come back tomorrow!!!!

Have a great day!
Taryn

 

[cclovesdis]

I just have a moment before I have to leave for work, but I just had to post my exciting news.

I did a 62 minute workout this morning using the Wii Fit+!!!!!!!!!!

Lindsay-That run yesterday, goodness. It sounded brutal, but yah for 6 miles!

Taryn-Sounds like you really needed some sleep! Glad last night went well. Have a great day today and good luck tomorrow! I love the idea of writing AK a letter!

I will get caught up more later.

CC

 

[Rose&Mike]

mommyof2pirates--that must have been scary. Do you have some gatorade at home. We keep it just for after runs in this heat. I've been reading up on hyponatremia. We freeze gator ade and water for our runs in the heat. They melt really fast. Be really careful.

Jen--goodness, that training for the mud run sounds like it would kick my bootie!

We've been busy here. Sunday night there were kids here for cards until late. Yesterday I had work and then went to the Y after work. I pretty much stuck with my plan, so that was good. Last night DS had a friend visiting who's on her way back to school in SC. We went to cheesecake factory. I had a small beet salad and small fried zuchini. It was yummy and I left some zuchini on the plate. Skipped the cheesecake cause we were all full. We were awake until late and up again at 6. Mike and I are supposed to run after work, but it's supposed to be 98. Might skip it or run on the treadmill at the Y. I am really tired. We only have three more nights with DS at home, so I'm wanting to spend as much time with him as possible. We'll see him this fall, but he won't be back here until Thanksgiving.

Hope everyone has a great day. I am really going to be missing caffeine today. I am already tired and the day is just starting!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning all!

I always look forward to starting my day with you guys!

We got back from our 3 1/2 week vacation on Saturday afternoon. We had a fabulous trip, but my weight paid dearly. Cruises are not diet friendly. Of course we didn't have proper food in the house until I went shopping yesterday afternoon so my weight gain continued yesterday. Today I am 100% back on track. I had a gain of about 14 lbs. I'm really hoping that I can shed those lbs quickly. I feel huge. I did go for a walk Saturday night, but no exercise per se yesterday. The 25 hour drive was tough on us and we really need recovery time after that. Laundry is caught up, but I do have a ton of things to put away. That is the plan for today. I also need to be at work at 5 PM.

I brought 4 disposable cameras to Walgreen's yesterday. Somehow they managed to ruin 2 entire rolls of film This was the underwater pictures from snorkeling in Honduras and Paradise Beach Cozumel. I cannot begin to tell you how angry and upset we are. I need to deal with that issue today.

Nice to see you back from vacation. about the picture debacle. I agree with jenanderson, take them to an expert and hope for the best.

Hey there. I've been on a couple times over the weekend, but have you ever been so tired that you're just feeling very anti-social? I mean, I enjoyed checking in, but I just didn't have it in me to post anything. I'm still kinda feeling that way, but I figured I oughta at least say hello since I've got a race to report on and a book to review for you guys.

My race was... okay. I woke up at 4:30am, got myself dressed and fed and woke up DD at 4:55. I got her dressed and gave her breakfast in the car as we left at 5:00. We picked up my mom, sister and 2 nieces and we were leaving town by 5:10. Arrived at the race site at 6:00 and picked up our stuff. (Mom and I were the only ones registered, but we all participated.) After standing around for an hour, the race began at 7:00. I finished with 30:56.40. I ran the full distance and this was my slowest time this year, so I was a little disappointed. I think I'm gonna start racing with walk breaks. Although Jeff Galloway has been telling everyone for years that walk breaks can improve overall finish time, it's just so hard to try it because it seems so counter-intuitive. But, my best 5K time this year was my first race in 8 years and it was the race where I took the most walk breaks. I think I'm just gonna have to get serious about this method.

I've gotta get back to work, but I did finish reading my new fitness book and I'll be back later to give y'all a synopsis.

Sounds like it was a good race. I think an okay race beats a stinker every time! I can't run any other way than the Galloway way -- if I had to run and run I would just collapse at some point. I really admire you for getting out there and running in the Texas heat and humidity, Connie.

Thanks ! Boys are challenging that’s for sure! I wouldn’t hold out hope for no broken bones between the two of them, unfortunately! I anticipate a phone call from the school nurse or the daycare ladies every day – I figure the way my DS goes it’s a miracle he’s still intact at almost 10 ! If I could convince him to wear a helmet at all times, I would feel much better. This is definitely going to be my DS. It seems like we just get through every day, we don’t do a lot of fun stuff together anymore. He has sports and video games and the computer to keep him occupied instead of me - he’s growing up so fast. I just want to tell him how much I love him and that he’s the best thing in my life, even though he aggravates me to no end at times!

, Bree. Sorry I didn't mean to make you cry. Your DS sounds like a great guy!

QOTD: My 12 year old son has made a huge impact on my life. He is such a fighter. He handled the fact that he had a brain tumor way better than I would have, he is wise beyond his years, he is stong, smart and he made me see the things that are truly important in life, and makes all the other things seem miniscule.

, Deb. It was a tough way to learn the lesson about what is important in this life. I'm so glad he is doing well.

Lisa - Here are some of the "suggested" trainings: running with a weighted pack on, running in mud, running in water, running hills, running with weights on ankle, running with weights in hands, lifting weights, heavy core workouts, swimming in clothing and so many more fun ideas! This weekend I actually did run 2 miles in the lake since we were at our cabin. It is so much harder to run in the water!

Sounds horrible! I do know that running in the lake is good for you and it is supposed to be good cross training. It will be interesting to hear how the race goes for you!

Glad that you had a good day, CC!

Thanks for all the good wishes and I 'll tell you more about it on Wednesday. I have 2 clients scheduled so far and then get my house ready for my party!

QOTD: My appreciation goes out to Redwalker! I'll explain more next time about how fabulous she is!!!!

Glad that you are having a good time, Tracey. Tell Redwalker that her WISH friends miss her!

That was beautiful, Taryn. Thanks for sharing with us. I totally agree, you all here have made such a big difference in my life.

My son, Michael is such a positive and upbeat kid, and as he's getting older, he's been so encouraging to me with my running, and last year when I lost my mom, he was always there for me, trying to make me laugh. I honestly don't know what I'd do without him. Sure, we have our moments, but on the whole, I am so wonderfully blessed.

Gonna go snuggle with him for a bit. Thanks for the great question, Lisa.

I'm in with the tired crowd tonight. Hung with my sisters yest and had a few margaritas, and still recuperating a bit. Have a great evening all.

That Micheal is a great guy and he is going to be so happy when he finds out that he is going on a surprise trip to WDW!

Taryn and Lisa and Jen--thanks. It's been more stressful than I'd thought it would be. I thought being close to maintenance would be easy, but it's dredging up all kinds of things.

, Rose. Just remember you've come so far, all those things that you worry could happen won't happen because you are a different person now and you have to trust yourself that you are firmly planted on the road to good health.

Bree the time between the races are plenty. I am doing a 5 mile race 2 weeks prior to the 10K. Will you be able to work your way running to 6 miles prior to 10-31 if the answer is yes than I would say go for it. Either way you can walk once you have had enough running. The time limit is 2hr and 10 minutes. The results from last year had lots of people finishing in the 2 hour range. (Im not sure how fast you are but if you are worried about not being able to do the length the moral is you have plenty of time if you have to walk some). The website is marinemarathon.com and then under weekend events click MCM10K. Im not sure where we are staying yet. Alot of the hotels near the finish are booked up already. Im not completely familar with the area either. I see your from MD so if you have any suggestions I could use any advice. It would be great to try to meet up with you there so let me know what you think.

Lindsay, glad you're okay after your run. It's no fun to be too hot and dehydrated.

I think a 5K in September and a 10K in October is doable. I'm thinking about doing a 10K in Spokane on 10/10/10. It would be a good confidence booster as I work my way up mileage wise for the Princess.

Thank you, Shannon, for all your hard work as weightkeeper!

That is for the spring challenge, right? Not fall? I'll worry about that later! I just had a momentary bout of panic at being separated from my sources of inspiration. Talk about dramatic.

Yep, single thread for the fall challenge so you don't have to worry.

about the meeting issues yesterday. It's not like you won't be having any more meetings this year, right?

BRB with the QOTD.

 

[lisah0711]

Back again with the question of the day. I'm switching gears today and asking a Disney question because I think we all need to spend a few minutes today thinking about the happiest place on earth!

If you were at WDW or Disneyland right now what would you be doing?

If I was a WDW right now, I would be at Epcot riding Spaceship Earth, because I never get tired of that ride, and getting ready for my ADR at Via Napoli for lunch.

If I was at DL right now, I would be grabbing a quick breakfast in my villa before heading off to DL. Today I would start with Tomorrowland side with a little Space Mountain and then Buzz.

Have a great day all!

 

[Connie96]

That's still a good time. I avg. 33-34 minutes when I run the 5K distance during the week. I agree with the counterintuitive part of it. I also worry that if I walk, it will be harder to start running? Kind of a momemtum thing? I have been too tired to post at night many days this week. I know what you mean. Thanks for the update, your whole family ran? That's really cool. Even DD?

My 5K time is probably about the same as yours during the week, but something about race day speeds me up a little. When I run during the week, I always do run/walk intervals with my Garmin to time them (run 4 mins/walk 1 min). So, I know that I don't have any trouble starting and stopping, but I just keep thinking that if I walk during a race, my overall time will suck. I'm just gonna have to do it during a race and prove it to myself one way or the other. I think if you just wanted to take walk breaks during a run without an interval timer, just pick a mailbox or a power pole or something down the block and when you get there - start running again.

The whole family mostly walked. I split from them at the starting line, so I could run. I think they mostly stayed together. My sister and nieces have just started doing training runs in the past couple weeks so the girls jogged ahead and walked when they needed a break. They said DD was running right along with them as much as she could, but wanted to ride on my sis's back during walk breaks. And she totally got away with it too. (SUCKER!!!) Sis and DD didn't do the final lap around the park before the finish line (the last half mile), but mom and sis's girls finished. This is the first 5K that sis and her girls have done with me. Mom has done 4 5Ks this year (one of those was when I did a 10K at the same event) and DD has done 3 of the same 5Ks. Yes, she's only 3. But, she loves it. Just a couple weeks ago she told me "Momma, you go run. I wanna walk with Maw." You got it kiddo!

Sounds like it was a good race. I think an okay race beats a stinker every time! I can't run any other way than the Galloway way -- if I had to run and run I would just collapse at some point. I really admire you for getting out there and running in the Texas heat and humidity, Connie.

Even with the heat, I had a really great run Sunday morning. I did the 5K race on Saturday, but I still wanted to get a long run in. Still recuperating from getting up so stinking early on Sat, I stayed in bed until about 7:15 (not enough, but...) and hit the road at 8:00. I should start before sun-up to beat the heat, but I just couldn't that day. I did 4/1 intervals 14 times to cover 6.1 miles (plus about a mile's worth of warm-up and cool-down walking). It was really hot, but I guess the humidity wasn't too terrible because I did survive it. I tried to pay close attention to my form this time and I think it made a really big difference. Every time I noticed myself kinda plodding along, I'd pull up my sagging shoulders, relax my neck and hold my head up - and every time, I could feel my pace quicken just a tad and even in the heat, I felt great when I was done. I hope to have as good an experience when I do my first ever 7-mile run next weekend - starting at 6:30 instead of 8:00, I hope!

If you were at WDW or Disneyland right now what would you be doing?

Okay, maybe the heat did do me in. All I can think of right now is going from one air-conditioned show to the next. Let's say... OH! OH! Carousel of Progress!! Yep. That's my pick.

 

[my3princes]

If we were at WDW right now we would by on one of the Mountains. We love roller coasters

 

[brinalyn530]

Quick check in, busy today!

Bree the time between the races are plenty. I am doing a 5 mile race 2 weeks prior to the 10K. Will you be able to work your way running to 6 miles prior to 10-31 if the answer is yes than I would say go for it. Either way you can walk once you have had enough running. The time limit is 2hr and 10 minutes. The results from last year had lots of people finishing in the 2 hour range. (Im not sure how fast you are but if you are worried about not being able to do the length the moral is you have plenty of time if you have to walk some). The website is marinemarathon.com and then under weekend events click MCM10K. Im not sure where we are staying yet. Alot of the hotels near the finish are booked up already. Im not completely familar with the area either. I see your from MD so if you have any suggestions I could use any advice. It would be great to try to meet up with you there so let me know what you think.

I am on the website now. I’m thinking about it. Honestly I looked at the route map and my stomach felt a little funny – it looks so long ! But part of me is like, just go for it – what’s the worst that could happen? Anyways, give me a few days to think about it, I will definitely let you know what I decide. I think it would be awesome to try to meet up if I do decide to try it ! Honestly, I wouldn’t stay in DC, unless you want the experience of it – it’s expensive and hard to park, drive around, etc. I would stay outside the city and Metro in on race morning – the start is near the Smithsonian station and the end is near another station, so that would work well. That’s definitely what I will do if I decide to go for it. Our Metro is super easy and pretty inexpensive. If you want, I can try to look up some nicer places near Metro stops for you – but I haven’t ever actually stayed in a hotel in the area for obvious reasons, so I would only be able to give you an opinion of the area, not the hotel. Let me know.

Tuesday QOTD : If you were at WDW or Disneyland right now what would you be doing?
I would love to be eating lunch in the new restaurant in Italy! Or doing anything in Epcot really!

I’m a little nervous about my run this evening – it’s super hot outside, like 100 degrees! But the humidity feels better right now than it did this morning, so I’m hoping that part continues through my run. I’ll have lots of water with me and my banana at the ready for afterwards! Wish me luck!

Talk to you guys later,

Bree

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Hi everyone-

I am just having one of those days....eating is good but lets just say otherwise I feel like this and mostly just want to do this My weight is coming back down quickly and I think whoever said that my body might be holding onto the water is right. I feel very bloated. I am finally recovered from my run. I have a meeting tonight and my dh has a meeting tomorrow. I have a shot clinic at work thursday night so it looks like my next run will be friday or saturday.

Bree- We are looking at staying at Embassy suites at chevy chase. Its right on top of the friendship heights red train metro station. Is it easy enough to switch trains because the smithsonian is a blue/orange. I have no idea how the metro works. We still did not finalize the plans and I need to register before it sells out. Im not sure how close it is to capacity. Just out of curiosity how fast of a runner are you. Just wondering if we are around the same pace to run together? I am currenly around 11:30-12:00 per mile on a cooler day. I am hoping to get closer to 11 by race day.