In Search of My Body - Not the One I Ate, VOL 8...It's Never Too Late To Start Again!

[DisneyGalUK]

Good Morning Everyone!

Im still here, still job hunting! The office closes on Saturday, its getting very real now!

Kelly - get this.

Little puppy Buble was on the Today show Friday morning. And he's ready to go on before commercial. And he's standing there with female fans and says - are you ready? - he says to the camera as they go to commercial - "You all look sexy! I can see you in the monitor!"

And then he sings "Georgia on my Mind" in his hometown for the Canadian Olympics. What's wrong with the Buble? Even Matt Lauer thought it was hysterical.

Hope things are getting better Kelly. Thinking about you.

Got to love The Buble


Ok, I love love love it when he sings "Georgia on my mind" but even I have to admit that he could have chosen a better song for the Canadian Olympics in his hometown

I know there is a TON I have missed, but I have been reading along and trying to keep up!

Erika - So glad the injury wasn't as bad as feared

Lisa - You should so go to Disney for the 1/2! If I wasn't 1000000000 miles away I would be there in a second

Princess 1/2'ers - I love reading about your runs, and I am so jealous of you all - but very very proud! I can't wait to read trip reports when you get back (Not you Erika, I'd like a live report from you! )

Liz - I love when Im excited to weigh in - good luck!

Ronda - Thank you for the continued updates on Sues mum

Jo - I think you are doing great, don't be disappointed with the scale just yet. Oh, and awesome on the watch

Meg, Paula, Nancy, Kat, EE, Everyone - Hi

Hope everyone has a great day

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

HAPPY MONDAY!!!
Kelly, Still keeping my fingers crossed for you to find something fast!!

I hope you all have a wonderful day

 

[HockeyKat]

Good Morning Everyone!

Im still here, still job hunting! The office closes on Saturday, its getting very real now!

I hope that you find something soon!!


So, Monday weigh-in. Weighed in at 199.2, so down 3.2, and UNDER 200!

 

[Ronda93]

Kat - AWESOME! 200 was a tough barrier for me. Congratulations!

Conga line of bananas

Ronda

 

[3DisneyKids]

OMG, so much to catch up! I'll go back and read now. Busy week-end with family, and today will be more of the same. But tomorrow life will return to at least somewhat normal.

I'll go back and read and then report on how my running and injury is going.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Great job, everyone, on the milestones! Awesomeness all the way around!

Kat--way to go on breaking through that barrier!

Nancy--.5 is great! You and I know that only too well!

Jo--great job sticking with it. Liz is right--you are doing really well!

Meg--awesome job on the hockey and mental hug! It's a great feeling when you can finally SEE the changes.

Paula--smashing time on the 10-miler! OMG, no worries about you at all!

Ronda--thanks for the update on Sue and mom and all of the issues. Here's to continued good reports.

Kelly--keep us posted on the job hunt! I am sure that this week will be tough for you and everyone in the office. Hang in there and by all means, don't feel bad about coming here and dumping it all out. We can take it. And you absolutely should not keep it in.

Lisa--STILL haven't watched an ounce of Olympics here. It's driving me crazy! But tonight, ah tonight! They will all go to bed and I will stay up and get caught up with work and watch, watch, watch!

Next post will be about my recent running adventures! (ok, so that is totally overselling it! Really not that exciting.)

 

[3DisneyKids]

Ok, so my first day back to running was Saturday. I was nervous as my pain was pretty much the same. Not terrible mind you, but definitely there.

So I walked for the first 1.3 miles. ONLY walked. Not even a one minute running interval. I wanted to make sure that muscle was totally warm before running. And my walking pace was slow. May 16:00 mpm. I was nervous and didn't want to take any chances.

So, after the 1.3 I figured it was now or never. So I set off and it felt ok. Not great, but no significant pain either. I ran for .5 mile and then walked again. Definitely felt things seize up as I transitioned from run to walk and then back to run again. I then ran another stretch for .75 miles and it felt good. I really could have continued on and wanted to, but I didn't let myself. I ended at about 3.3 miles. Stretched and massaged with the foam roller.

Yesterday. Again, I was worried about running 2 days in a row. But I was up north at my in-laws and I just *had* to get out of the house. It is a depressing place these days (another story). So, going for a run was as good an excuse as I was going to get. Same as the day before, I walked the entire first mile. Plus, that whole first mile is UP a very long, steep hill. So I would have walked half of it anyway. I have never made it all the way up that hill running even when I was in my best shape ever. After the one-mile hill warm-up, I knew the muscle was warmed up enough to run. Same as the day before...I was VERY aware of how it seized up with every transition. But again, like the day before, I could have gone longer and felt good once I was in the groove. I did another short run, totaling about 3.2 miles.

So, if things at least stay the same and don't get any worse, I am pretty confident. And of course, I am hoping things will get better.

Today, I woke up with the least amount of pain I have had in over a week, so that is GREAT. And it is a cross-train day for me. So I will head to the gym and bike it and then do hamstring work and call it a day. Nice and easy. Tomorrow will be a light run--I am going to try for 4-5 miles. And then Thursday, if all is going well, will be 11.5 - 12 miles. That's going to be a stretch since the kids are home from school and I'll have to ask my mom to watch them for 2.5 hours.

On that note...my dad is in surgery right this minute. His foot again, same thing as before. He was in good spirits this morning and I will go pick him up at noon.

Ok, that should bring me up to date. Happy Monday!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Oh, almost forgot. Someone asked about Valentine's Day. Ours was nice but low key. We really don't do a lot for it. Saturday night we went to a wine tasting and out to dinner, but really, we would have done that anyway, so it wasn't really "for" Valentine's Day.

And yesterday all day was spent with my in-laws. Not quite the romantic day, kwim?

But last night was nice. We have a tradition where Jeff sings me something new every year (he's a musician for those who don't know--as a hobby that is, not as a profession, though he used to be professional and is that talented and can play at that level). Se he got out the acoustic guitar last night and played "Your Smiling Face" for me, by James Taylor. And I always love it when he sings a JT song because he sounds just. like. him. Exactly. So that's all we do for each other for V day. That and exchange cards. I do a little gift bag for each of the kids, but really, it isn't a major event around here.

 

[HockeyKat]

E, so glad that the injury is feeling better!!

Thinking good thoughts for your dad.

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

I hope that you find something soon!!


So, Monday weigh-in. Weighed in at 199.2, so down 3.2, and UNDER 200!

CONGRATS!! Kat! Thats Great Down 3.2 in a week
:

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

E. How nice for DH to sing you a song

for you dady to recover quickly!

Glad your leg is not as bad as it was last week.

 

[poppinspal]

Hey ladies. Lots to catch up on here.

Kat- I love when I have a full day of hockey but it does tire me out pretty quickly. Wow it'd be awesome to come down and play, especially to play together!! I was at 158 when I started my journey. I set a goal of 130 for myself but with the idea that depending on how that feels I might try to get back down to 125. So for now my goal is 28 pounds. And congrats to you for the loss! That's awesome!

Ronda- I'm sending hugs your way. I know from dealing with my grandfather's health problems that this is not easy for anyone but there will be good days too.

Lisa- The first time I showered in a public locker room it took effort. Even now I try to be naked for minimal amounts of time, I'm not one of those people who can flaunt their body!! Congrats on Canada getting their first gold. I'm really enjoying these Olympics, I think there's been a lot of exciting things to watch. I was glad the Chinese women's hockey team got at least one goal, it must be hard for them to even be playing in this.

Jo- You've been doing great so I'm sure this 3 pounds will be off before you know it. Let us know how you like the watch.

Kelly- Hope you land a job soon, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

E- Glad the pain is getting better. Sounds good for your continuing recovery. Your Valentines Day sounds low key and nice.

 

[poppinspal]

Ok as for me... I ran three miles last night in about 30 minutes. I felt ok but not as comfortable as I have on some of my runs. But it was done and I'm hoping to get faster and more comfortable now.

So I weighed in today and I'm down another 2.5 pounds. That puts me at a 9.5 loss so far! Yesterday was also a big day because I went to some outlets and decided to pick up a new pair of jeans and I'm now down from a size 10 to a size 8! It's been a big weekend for me.

I didn't do anything extremely exciting for Valentines Day. I went to a male friends house and didn't really enjoy myself but oh well. Today I'm going to see Percy Jackson with my father, I've been waiting for this movie for months. I can't wait!!!

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Thanks for the good thoughts everyone, and Erika you are so right - I should keep posting here!

So, Monday weigh-in. Weighed in at 199.2, so down 3.2, and UNDER 200!

Awesome Kat! And yes, that DOES deserve a banana

I'll be back later!

 

[AKASnowWhite]

WOW am I far behind!

11.5 miles done this morning. Did I mention that we are going to ROCK this race?

Off to catch up

 

[adsrtw]

I hope we rock this race Nancy. My 10 is Tuesday if I can get enough TM time.

E- very romantic

Congrats losers! Ok somebody is stalking me at work. Gotta go.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Way to go, Nancy! Do you begin to taper now, or do you have one more long run?

Looks like I'll move my next 11.5 miler to Thursday so that I have a bit more recovery time and because of the snow we are expecting Tuesday and Weds. Then, I will be in full out taper mode. Not as much taper time as I would like, but not much I can do about that now.

Back from the gym. 45 minutes on the elliptical plus a short hamstring workout. The elliptical was a breeze but I stopped anyway, just to be safe. And HOMG I guess I really haven't been touching these hamstrings because even the easiest workout was a lot and I really felt it. Good wake-up call. But the best news...zero pain. Absolutely zero. Feel totally normal. Yes! Tomorrow is supposed to be a run, but we are going to have major snow, so we'll see. I am not risking running on a TM now. I'll either suck it up and run in the blizzard or cross train an extra day. The last thing I need to do is screw something else up because I altered my gait on the TM.

Awesome job on the loss, Meg! We must be right around the same size. I am out of 8s and into 6s--but barely.

My goal is to be a fit 4. I know that sounds super small to some of you, but really, it is normal for me. Not super thin, rail thin, model thin--just healthy and good looking thin. When I am bigger than a 4, I have big ol' roll. So unattractive! And it looks like the current fat roll will me coming with me to the Half as I don't see it all going away in just 2.5 weeks!

 

[HockeyKat]

Meg, congrats on the loss!!

My goal is a size 10, maybe a size 8 at the very smallest. I am not a small girl though... 5'8" with XL hands and feet. I would like to weigh 150, so I have about 50 lbs to go. Right now I am a size 14/16.

Nancy, congrats on the 11.5!

E, SO glad that you have no pain!!


Treadmill, beaten. 3 miles in 37:02. Considering I started with about a 45 min time on Jan 10th (and hadn't run since, oh, April '09 and that wasn't really running), I am really excited. I did 1/1 intervals, walking at 4.2-4.4, running at 5.0-5.5.

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Yes Nancy, you laides WILL ROCK THIS RACE!
Way to go on the 11.5

Meg, Congrats on the loss.

E, Glad you felt good after the work out, only 2.5 weeks, Wow thats coming up quick. I can't wait for reports.

EE, good luck with your run tomorrow!

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Meg, congrats on the loss!!

My goal is a size 10, maybe a size 8 at the very smallest. I am not a small girl though... 5'8" with XL hands and feet. I would like to weigh 150, so I have about 50 lbs to go. Right now I am a size 14/16.

Nancy, congrats on the 11.5!

E, SO glad that you have no pain!!


Treadmill, beaten. 3 miles in 37:02. Considering I started with about a 45 min time on Jan 10th (and hadn't run since, oh, April '09 and that wasn't really running), I am really excited. I did 1/1 intervals, walking at 4.2-4.4, running at 5.0-5.5.

kat great time on the TM. I did 3 in 41, I want to be faster, what are 1/1 intervals?? my walk pace is 3.8-4.0 and my ru is 4.8-5.0 (more 4.8)