Biggest Loser Princess and Tinker Bell 2011 and 2012 -- OLD please see NEW thread

[Rose&Mike]

My stress level is really through the roof--I really need a good run! I am home, changed and pretty much ready to go. Mike is taking the dogs to the boarders. It is so cold and damp here. Really looking forward to some sunshine!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

My stress level is really through the roof--I really need a good run! I am home, changed and pretty much ready to go. Mike is taking the dogs to the boarders. It is so cold and damp here. Really looking forward to some sunshine!

Rose just think in a few hours you will be in disney and that should get your stress level a bit down. Have a safe flight.

Well I did my run in 18 degree weather today and boy was it cold. I was glad it was only 30 min. It felt good to run again. I had a nice lunch with my boys and now they are playing while I am cleaning and quickly posting on here. When we got home they went up and got their suitcases and came down with smiles saying mom we are ready to go with you. They really thought they were funny but all I could do was cry. I dont think they expected that reaction. I hope my guilty concious will subside once I get on the plane. I know I deserve to do this for me and I will really enjoy it.

Well I am packed and ready so now just cleaning and wasting time until my prince aka dh comes to take me to the airport. See you tomorrow!!!!

 

[lisah0711]

Safe travels to Rose and Lindsay today and Maria and Corinna tomorrow. Jen , Jude and Kathy glad that you all arrived safely.

For the Princesses who are going to be at the Expo tomorrow for the opening we will try and find a good central spot when we get off the buses. I will be wearing my WISH shirt so look for me. I will also call or text you.

Don't forget our WISH meet on Saturday at 4 pm at the All Star Sports Food Court.

Can't wait to see you all soon!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Got home safely. It was so wonderful to meet everyone. Talk to you all soon.

 

[astroth]

Hi Ladies!! Woops - this is actually Corinna. I am using DH's computer. Who knew he had such a creepy avatar??? Anyhow...

What a wild ride this weekend. I am home safely, and I must say...I did not actually miss the cold and snow once while I was in Florida!

I have a few pictures to upload.

Hope everyone's travel went safely. It was so great to see so many of us at the half marathon. Congratulations to all who participated!!!


Corinna (Really!!!)

 

[diznmom]

I posted several weeks ago but got out of the loop as DH's father was very ill and we had cancelled our trip. To make a long story short, DH's father got well, out of the hospital, and returned home. Thanks to the Disney Magic from the DVC folks we got a room (thanks Bernie!) and we were able to rebook our flight.
My final time was 2:38:02. This was my first half after a year of learning to first walk then run and losing 50 pounds.
I was teary at the start, teary entering Magic Kingdom, teary through the castle and at the finish.
I have been an avid reader, although infrequent poster at this forum. Thank you for all the words of encouragement and advice you gave all of us who read, but don't always post.
I also saw some folks cheering along the way with WISH t-shirts. Thank you to all of you...although you didn't know me in that big crowd, I knew you and I felt you were encouraging me along the way too.
See you all in 2012!

 

[lisah0711]

Good morning Princesses!

It was so fabulous to meet all of you and experience the 2011 Princess Half Marathon with you all!

Got home safely. It was so wonderful to meet everyone. Talk to you all soon.

Glad to hear that you made it home safely. I'm sure that all your boys were happy to see you! I hope that your Mom and Aunt enjoyed their trip, too.

Hi Ladies!! Woops - this is actually Corinna. I am using DH's computer. Who knew he had such a creepy avatar??? Anyhow...

What a wild ride this weekend. I am home safely, and I must say...I did not actually miss the cold and snow once while I was in Florida!

I have a few pictures to upload.

Hope everyone's travel went safely. It was so great to see so many of us at the half marathon. Congratulations to all who participated!!!


Corinna (Really!!!)

Hi Corinna! So nice to meet you this week-end. You are just as lovely in person as you are in the cyberworld.

That is an interesting avatar your husband has there -- not as pretty as your trashcan!

ITA with the weather situation at home vs. WDW. It is cold, snowy and icy here -- I got used to walking without fear of falling so quickly!

I posted several weeks ago but got out of the loop as DH's father was very ill and we had cancelled our trip. To make a long story short, DH's father got well, out of the hospital, and returned home. Thanks to the Disney Magic from the DVC folks we got a room (thanks Bernie!) and we were able to rebook our flight.
My final time was 2:38:02. This was my first half after a year of learning to first walk then run and losing 50 pounds.
I was teary at the start, teary entering Magic Kingdom, teary through the castle and at the finish.
I have been an avid reader, although infrequent poster at this forum. Thank you for all the words of encouragement and advice you gave all of us who read, but don't always post.
I also saw some folks cheering along the way with WISH t-shirts. Thank you to all of you...although you didn't know me in that big crowd, I knew you and I felt you were encouraging me along the way too.
See you all in 2012!

Glad that everything worked out for you and that you had a great race, diznmom!

I saw a couple of scream teamers just before mile 8 in a funky lime green wig.

I came home yesterday with bug that I was calling the Princess bug but apparently is an Idaho bug as everyone here has it, too.

I'm trying not to post a lot about my race yet because you all did so well and I think its better to have all the good stuff out there first. I don't want anyone to feel weird or anything because I didn't make it this time.

I'm so proud of all of our Princesses! I know that I would have never made it as far as I have without each and every one of you!

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

I posted several weeks ago but got out of the loop as DH's father was very ill and we had cancelled our trip. To make a long story short, DH's father got well, out of the hospital, and returned home. Thanks to the Disney Magic from the DVC folks we got a room (thanks Bernie!) and we were able to rebook our flight.
My final time was 2:38:02. This was my first half after a year of learning to first walk then run and losing 50 pounds.

I am so glad things worked out for you. What an awesome time you had too. It was a great experience. Congrats on your accomplishments!

I'm trying not to post a lot about my race yet because you all did so well and I think its better to have all the good stuff out there first. I don't want anyone to feel weird or anything because I didn't make it this time.

I'm so proud of all of our Princesses! I know that I would have never made it as far as I have without each and every one of you!

Hi Lisa. It was so wonderful to meet you. You are such a sweet and caring person. I am so proud of you. I didnt get to say this after the race...I think my brain was lacking oxygen at that moment but I think you were so courageous for getting out there and running. You should be 100% proud of yourself. You are making the effort to get healthy and I think you are doing a great job. Even if you didnt make it this year you are still a winner in my book. There is always next year. Be proud of yourself!!!!!!!!!!


Well it is back to reality for me today. Nick came in at 630am taping me on the back to wake me up. The boys fought about what shows they were going to watch while eating breakfast. Neither of them wanted to get dressed. We were running late and had to run to get ryan to his classroom on time. My house is a bit of a mess!!!!! and I have to return to work tomorrow. Oh how I wish I was back at the carribean beach resort with my legs dipped in the hot tub reading a good book.

I had such a great time and yes Lisa my mom and aunt enjoyed there time too. My mom.....the one who wasnt excited because she was leaving my dad behind.....didnt want to leave yesterday because she was having too much fun.

I am trying to figure out how we can budget another trip for one of the races next year. My dh would love to do the 5k and the boys would love the kids race. Im working on it.

oh Corinna- welcome back. It was great to meet you too even though we didnt get to talk much. You look amazing by the way and you are such an inspiration!!!!!!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

hi everyone! i'm not part of the biggest loser challenges (though i'd like to be - what do i need to do?) but since i met so many of you at the meet i'd thought i'd stop by and say hi. so,

i'm STILL sore from sunday! that's ok, it reminds me of what i did! i'm still on after this weekend and trying not to think about how cold it is at home and how our next scheduled trip to WDW isn't until january (that's right, i already booked my DVC for marathon weekend!).

what's everyone planning on doing next? and how are you continuing to train? i can't think about running right now but i want to stick with it. what do you do to maintain your base.

xoxo,
nancy

 

[jbm02]

Hi everyone! We drove home yesterday - straight through from FL and my brain is still a little too fuzzy to create a coherent post! Sean wasn't feeling well so I did most of the 20 hours driving time and while I was doing better earlier, it suddenly caught up with me! I plan to write tomorrow... I just didn't want you to think I'm ignoring all of you who have been such inspirations to me as I struggled through this!!!

..'night all -(yes, it is only 6:24PM....)

Jude

 

[lisah0711]

Well it is back to reality for me today. Nick came in at 630am taping me on the back to wake me up. The boys fought about what shows they were going to watch while eating breakfast. Neither of them wanted to get dressed. We were running late and had to run to get ryan to his classroom on time. My house is a bit of a mess!!!!! and I have to return to work tomorrow. Oh how I wish I was back at the carribean beach resort with my legs dipped in the hot tub reading a good book.

Funny how those guys let us know that they missed us!

And, thanks, Lindsay!

hi everyone! i'm not part of the biggest loser challenges (though i'd like to be - what do i need to do?) but since i met so many of you at the meet i'd thought i'd stop by and say hi. so,

Hi Nancy! It was wonderful meeting you this week-end and so nice to see you on this thread!

All you need to do is post on this thread to join the BL challenge. http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=39242686&postcount=1 The first post tells you how the challenge works. Rose will assign you to a team when she returns.

I'm doing another half on Memorial Day week-end here in Coeur d'Alene. Have to start figuring out my training schedule.

Hi everyone! We drove home yesterday - straight through from FL and my brain is still a little too fuzzy to create a coherent post! Sean wasn't feeling well so I did most of the 20 hours driving time and while I was doing better earlier, it suddenly caught up with me! I plan to write tomorrow... I just didn't want you to think I'm ignoring all of you who have been such inspirations to me as I struggled through this!!!

..'night all -(yes, it is only 6:24PM....)

Jude

Jude, glad that you are home safe and sound. It was nice meeting you and Jen on Friday even if was just for a few minutes. You both looked great!

Safe travels to all of our travelling Princesses!

 

[mikamah]

Hello fellow princesses!!

It was so nice to meet everyone this weekend, and to put actual faces and voices with the names here. It's funny how we talk here and I think you all have the same boston accent as I do.

Lisa- I am so proud of you, and think you are an amazing woman, and so positive and upbeat, and I am sad that you weren't able to finish the race this time, but I know that you are going to continue on this healthy path, and you are going to be amazing at the C'oeur d'Alene half in may. It was so nice to meet you in person and spend some time with you. I hope you're feeling better, and you had smooth travels home.

I am beat tonight, but had to start the laundry so michael can wear his race shirt to school tomorrow. I feel like I gained 10 pounds, but am not going to weigh in til friday, and am going to get back on track in the am, and hope to minimize the gain.

Hope everyone else has safe travels and had wonderful trips.

Sad I didn't get to meet Jen and Jude, and see you ladies in your awesome outfits for the race.

My laptop won't let me online, but luckily my desktop did, so I hope to get some pics up sometime tomorrow.

Have a great night princesses.

 

[Rose&Mike]

diznmom--I'm sorry we didn't get to meet you. I'm so glad you were able to come! Congratulations!

Nancy--So glad you have joined us!

Lindsay--I'm glad your Mom and Aunt had fun. Mike and I think we are doing W&D--just throwing it out there......I wish we lived closer, because I think we would have fun hanging out.

Lisa-- I can't wait to hear about the race in May!

Hi Corinna! I will be sending you a friend request.

Maria--hope you made it home safe!

Hi Kathy!

And hi to Jen and Jude. I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to meet you this time.

We got back around midnight. It was a lonnnnnng day at work today. Someone broke one of the overhead bins on our flight from MCO to Atlanta. For a minute there, I thought we were going to be stuck, cause it was one of the last flights of the day. What is it with us and flying drama???? Anywho, they taped it shut and we were on our way! We actually got home early.

My foot and calf were pretty unhappy with me yesterday. I wore inserts all day yesterday and did nothing today and it's feeling much, much better today. If I am pain free, I am going to try a couple of easy miles on Sunday.

I am thrilled to pieces with my time for this race! I thought that I would hit between 2:10 and 2:15, but the doubting voices in my head, kept me from being too optimistic. I think we will probably run this one again next year, if for no other reason than it was so nice to get out of here for a few days. There were tornadoes on Monday--then this morning the temps were in the 20s! Crazy weather!

I will post more on my food journal, but the eating was hard. The counter service restaurants were very hit or miss as to whether the staff was trained in what to do for food allergies. Which is ok, but I had one too many cast members role their eyes at me when I asked a question and I lost in on Tuesday morning and just started crying at epcot. And I couldn't stop for a while. Oh well. The good news is that we had some fabulous service at the sit down restaurants we went to. So that's good.

Ok, guess that's it for now. Hope all you pretty princesses are doing well.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

Lindsay--I'm glad your Mom and Aunt had fun. Mike and I think we are doing W&D--just throwing it out there......I wish we lived closer, because I think we would have fun hanging out.

ITA Rose. I think my mike and your mike would get along well too.
I dont know if I could swing a trip for this years W&D but I would definitely love to do the princess again next year and bring the whole crew this time. I will let you know.....things could change. I am feeling pretty addicted

hi everyone! i'm not part of the biggest loser challenges (though i'd like to be - what do i need to do?) but since i met so many of you at the meet i'd thought i'd stop by and say hi. so,

i'm STILL sore from sunday! that's ok, it reminds me of what i did! i'm still on after this weekend and trying not to think about how cold it is at home and how our next scheduled trip to WDW isn't until january (that's right, i already booked my DVC for marathon weekend!).

what's everyone planning on doing next? and how are you continuing to train? i can't think about running right now but i want to stick with it. what do you do to maintain your base.

xoxo,
nancy

Hi Nancy, I have to ask.....where you the nice lady who is was in our picture in the morning at the T-Z tent? I realized after I got home that I either didnt meet you or the person that was in the picture. My pic is really blurry too so that doesnt help. Either way glad you are joining us. Great job on the princess.

I am running another half on may 1 so I am taking the next 3 weeks slow and doing 3-4 mile runs only and then I will start back in with the longer weekend runs. I am no pro and this was my first half so we will see how it goes.

Hi everyone! We drove home yesterday - straight through from FL and my brain is still a little too fuzzy to create a coherent post! Sean wasn't feeling well so I did most of the 20 hours driving time and while I was doing better earlier, it suddenly caught up with me! I plan to write tomorrow... I just didn't want you to think I'm ignoring all of you who have been such inspirations to me as I struggled through this!!!

..'night all -(yes, it is only 6:24PM....)

Jude

Glad you got home safe. I hope sean is feeling better. That stinks that you had to drive most of it. Gosh I would be exhausted too. Great Job with the princess!!!! Sorry I didnt get to meet you.

Hello fellow princesses!!

It was so nice to meet everyone this weekend, and to put actual faces and voices with the names here. It's funny how we talk here and I think you all have the same boston accent as I do.

your funny Kathy. It is cool to hear voices now as I read your posts.

I am still tired and trying to catch up on my rest. Work today was so unproductive for me. I was day dreaming way to much. I was feeling really bloated today I am drinking tons of water so hopefully that feeling passes soon. Is anyone else other than rose thinking of doing the princess again next year. I really would love to take my whole family this time and have my boys do the kids race and my dh do the 5K. It just was so amazing.

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Hi Nancy, I have to ask.....where you the nice lady who is was in our picture in the morning at the T-Z tent? I realized after I got home that I either didnt meet you or the person that was in the picture. My pic is really blurry too so that doesnt help. Either way glad you are joining us. Great job on the princess.

hi! yes, i was in the picture. i sort of just inserted myself into your group i'm on the end with the pink shirt and white hat. we'll just have to meet in person at the next race!

 

[corinnak]

Hi Princess Racers!

Nancy - Welcome to the thread! I am glad you inserted yourself - sometimes people just fit right in like they've always been a part of the crew, and I definitely had that feeling with you.

Lisa - If you want to talk about your race experience, we want to hear about it. I think it is probably more upsetting to you than to us, so if you're not ready, that is OK. I think I speak for the group when I say that I am very impressed by what you accomplished and am inspired by your courage and heart, getting out there. You worked as hard as anyone on Sunday (Harder than some of us, truthfully) and I hope you will feel comfortable to share your experience. I also think that the race you have picked out next sounds like a great plan. It seemed like you have the endurance to finish the distance, but that the time allowance was just not quite enough, so if I am looking at the right race, having it be an out-and-back on the same day as a full marathon, you will have plenty of time! Hopefully it won't be such a warm, sticky day, too. That helped NOBODY on Sunday!

Lindsay - another half on May 1??? That is coming right up! I think your plan sounds solid, and reminds me that we never really talked about recovering from a race - something that most training plans don't include, but about which I've learned some things "the hard way."




Recovering from a Race

Here is a rule of thumb that my running friend/mentor always tells me:

Recover 1 day for every mile that you raced.

Which is not to say lie on the couch and eat Ben & Jerry's out of the carton

BUT

Racing tears your body down in ways that training does not, so the next week or two, the focus should be on recovery rather than improvement. It's OK to run if you feel up to it, but keep the runs shorter - 2-4 miles at an easy "theraputic" pace. No intervals, no hill training, no pushing it to get it over with faster.

If you do XT, it's the same thing - active recovery, maintaining a level of fitness. Maybe even insert a couple of extra pure rest days.

This is a good time to double check our nutrition as well, to make sure it is solid and we have the things we need to rebuild and recover.

I have on at least one occasion ended up overtrained after continuing to work out too hard right after a race. Some symptoms of overtraining: Fatigue, crabbiness, injuries, getting slower instead of faster, heart rate that gets too high too easily.

OK, PSA over!!! I hope everyone has a great night and I am so excited to hear about upcoming race plans!

 

[dumbo_buddy]

Recover 1 day for every mile that you raced.

Which is not to say lie on the couch and eat Ben & Jerry's out of the carton

wait, how did you know? can you SEE me through the computer???

i haven't run at all since the race. i was going to today but baked banana bread instead.

i have a sitter coming friday so i can get out for a little jog. i want to keep up a base. i'd like to run the bronx half in august and the wdw full in january (eek). need to get back on the horse when it comes to exercise and eating well!

 

[corinnak]

wait, how did you know? can you SEE me through the computer???

i haven't run at all since the race. i was going to today but baked banana bread instead.

i have a sitter coming friday so i can get out for a little jog. i want to keep up a base. i'd like to run the bronx half in august and the wdw full in january (eek). need to get back on the horse when it comes to exercise and eating well!

I know because that is a common post-race urge of mine!!

My point is that it is OK to bake banana bread instead of running right now. It's hard because most of us have had to fight so hard to get into a fitness routine and it's hard to let it slide a bit, but it really is OK to ease up this week, especially.

You won't lose much if any conditioning in one week, even if you do nothing more strenuous than shopping at the grocery store.

Those are some awesome sounding future race plans!

 

[roseharris]

Interesting Gossip! I like it.

 

[mommyof2Pirates]

hi! yes, i was in the picture. i sort of just inserted myself into your group i'm on the end with the pink shirt and white hat. we'll just have to meet in person at the next race!

Im glad you inserted yourself too. We definitely will have to try to meet in person next time. I do remember seeing your welcoming smile and cheerfulness. I am planning on doing the tunnel to towers 5K again this year I dont think that is too far from you. Its an awesome race experience if your interested.

Lisa - If you want to talk about your race experience, we want to hear about it. I think it is probably more upsetting to you than to us, so if you're not ready, that is OK. I think I speak for the group when I say that I am very impressed by what you accomplished and am inspired by your courage and heart, getting out there. You worked as hard as anyone on Sunday (Harder than some of us, truthfully) and I hope you will feel comfortable to share your experience. I also think that the race you have picked out next sounds like a great plan. It seemed like you have the endurance to finish the distance, but that the time allowance was just not quite enough, so if I am looking at the right race, having it be an out-and-back on the same day as a full marathon, you will have plenty of time! Hopefully it won't be such a warm, sticky day, too. That helped NOBODY on Sunday!

I ditto this!!!!!!!

Corinna thanks for the post race recovery tips