In Search of My Body vol. 10 - taking it one paper towel at at time

[poppinspal]

Meg - Tough Mudder I'm proud & jealous of you Right now I'm not up to that challenge.

I'm struggling honestly. My life is just chaos. Nothing bad going on - just too MUCH going on. I need to take the time to figure out how to balance it all. I think I need a Liz-SpreadSheet! Really.

Well I'm about 9 months from the race but I'm registered and figured its going to take that long to get my entire body ready for this. Its just so much more then just a race. I wish I could tell you the type of upper body work I need to get ready for this.

I understand that feeling. I'm not a spreadsheet person by any means but I love a list. It sounds crazy but when things are getting a bit chaotic having a list of what needs to get done can help me feel settled a little. Hopefully things get a little calmer soon.


Yes, Brian's first trip! We are staying at All Star Movies. I had wanted Port Orleans Riverside because its where some of my best memories at WDW are but honestly Brian liked the idea of the Movies being Disney themed and saving some money to take me to see Wizarding World of Harry Potter while we're done there. I am trying to fit in so many Disney experiences without doing Disney overload. I'm hoping to find a way to fit in Jelly Rolls and some time to go over to Poly just to stroll along because he'd love it. I have to see if I can fit them in on HIS spreadsheet. He made a spreadsheet just so I can keep track of all the places he wants to eat!!!!

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Well. I got as far as tracking my breakfast today......

 

[HockeyKat]

I could use JellyRolls right now

Sadly, I was already in bed when you posted this!!

Got in 3 miles or so this morning - it's finally a little cooler here. 64 but still 84% humidity. The tailwind on my run was great, but the headwind coming back... at least the breeze felt good!

Lisa, btw, I have found myself using that extra sleeveless 2010 goddess shirt on most of my outside runs (wearing it now, in fact). I have a sleeved one I don't use much but I don't think you want either now - both are *well* used!! I do have something else to send you though, so PM or email me your physical address when you get a chance.

First day at the new job went pretty well. Here's to hoping day 2 is as good! My fav part about it is the building is fairly new, and they use an uplighting system so the harsh office lights don't shine down directly on your head (and causes headaches, for me).

Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[AKASnowWhite]

So glad to hear that the first day on the new job was a good one Kat. I don't know how you run in that heat and humidity. Ack. I'd die.

We have another batch of showers headed our way - I'm crossing my fingers that I get back from my bike ride before the skies open up again

And I'm setting a goal for today: track.drink.(water that is ) and smile. I've been so stressed and crabby that I just need to find a way to let it all go. So "smile" is on my "to-do" list. Oh, that and get a pedicure

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Meg, you make me want to go to disney now too!!!

Kat, glad you like the job so far

Eating is not as good this week as last but I got more runs in
3 on Monday with an extra 1 mile walk at work
4 today. So I am happy with that.

Nancy, how did you day end up?

Karen where are you?

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

I'm here Jo, just bummed out. I have had to stop running completely b/c of these warts. I'm thinking that I'll have to go to a Dr. and shell out some cash to get them taken care of, I can't go without running for much longer, it's driving me nuts!

 

[HockeyKat]

Thanks! It continues to go well so far.

I did 3 on Tues and am planning 2-3 tomorrow. 68-70 and 90% humidity when at 6:45, from what weather.com says. I would prefer to go earlier but D gets unhappy if the alarm goes off too early!

Karen, hope that the warts get taken care of soon.

 

[Ronda93]

Kat - glad to hear the new gig is good. Tell us about the dogs at work! DGF thinks Stretch would be a good office dog. No trouble at all!

Nancy - hang in there. I hope getting back on school schedules will give you some anchors.

I am volunteering at a golf tournament tomorrow and Friday "quiet please". It's a Nationwide event. The golfers are good, but no names I recognize. Thursday and Friday will be very thinly attended. My main role will be to spot errant shots. I'll have a fistful of those tiny flags they use to mark utility lines.

I'm still tracking everything I can think of to stop the headaches that come after running. Right now I think it's too much water and not enough salt. Seriously.

Ronda

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Rhonda, I bet that's it! My son is having a similar issue, he's lightheaded when he goes from sitting to standing and it's worse after working out. I told him I think it's Low BP, which means he's probably drinking a ton of water, but not enough salt.

 

[HockeyKat]

Ronda, that is very, very possible. Have you tried salt tablets? Endurolyte makes them, and a company called Succeed. I take them on long runs - so hot that you have to replace the salt. Sport drinks just aren't enough down here.

I believe that the dogs have to go through a certification class first, but people definitely bring them. You put a dog-gate around your cube area and the dog stays there with you, not counting for walk breaks. A woman down the hall from me has a gorgeous husky.

It's SO different from the last (at least so far) - lots of friendly people and a very collaborative environment. I think I was talked to more my first day there than my first *month* at the one before!

Up again at 6:30 today and knocked out a few more miles.

Scale was happy today - down a total of 24.6 lbs since June 13th. Almost at my pre-WDW-trip (15 days away!) goal... I know that I will gain 10 lbs while there so basically planning for it in my long-term goal.

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Very interesting on the salt/water ratio! I hope that's your key Ronda!

4H Fair weekend is here! We've been busier than usual this week with all the preparations, etc - today is the day we bring the goats & Beccas cow over. Becca also did a cake again this year - Bride Barbie. It's technically speaking a much simpler cake than she has done in past years, but elegant.

I'm being cautious with my food - reminding myself frequently that chips and brownies will NOT give me my desired results. Just keep swimming.....

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

Kat way to go on the weight, so very jealous. I am not even going to recognize you at the princess

Just did a 20 zumba class on the wii. Boy that is harder than it looks

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Seriously people? No one has been here since last week? I was away. Fair week. I have an excused absence!

Thankfully Fair is over - it's always an insane weekend. Fun, but just crazy chaos. I ate a tons of crap that I don't normally eat. My weigh is up (duh. did I expect anything different?) and am feeling especially disgusting. I have a Dr. appt 2 weeks from tomorrow and I'm not at all happy at the thought of my current weight going on my "permanent record"!!!

Fair Recap:

Becca did extremely well. Her cake this year was a Barbie wedding dress cake. Much more simple than previous cakes, but very well done. Grand Champion in her division. (after I find my camera in all the plunder yet to be unpacked I'll get the pictures). She only brought 2 goats with her - both won Grand Champion in their breed divisions, then she won Best Goat In Show as well. Saturday was Goat showmanship - she won her class and went on to win Grand Champion Showman! She really wanted to win this year so she put a lot of effort into it. I was so, so happy for her that she won!

Her beef cow, Ella, well....that was a little different! The cows get washed and dried with these big blower things that look like 1950's style vacuum cleaners. It's quite hilarious to see the line up of hair products that they use to primp these cows with. Crazy. The beef show started at 8:30 Saturday morning. So at some ridiculous hour, the kids are out there washing the animals, blowing them dry, adding all the styling products, blowing more, combing....just nutty. Ella's hair is beautiful and thick. And it was a nasty humid morning. So naturally, her hair was not drying well. Becca simply ran out of time and had to stop before she was quite done. She came in 4th in her novice showmanship class because her cow was still damp when she took it into the ring. The judge told her she could have won the class otherwise (after showing goats for 10 years the girl *does* have skills. lol) It mattered not, because Becca was only showing beef for fun, not because she wanted to be uber-competitive and win. Ella did better in her breed class - placing 2nd. Our friend who owns Ella (she's not ours, just lives here to graze our pastures...) came to watch the show and he was SO happy with Ella. Yay!

Sunday brought 2 noteworthy events - the Premier Showmanship Contest and the much more fun Costume Class. Premier Showmanship Contest is where all the Grand Champion Showman for dairy cows, beef, goats, donkey/mules, sheep, swine, rabbits & poultry compete against each other for the Best of the Best Showman award. They rotate thru the different stations showing each animal and getting scored by a judge at each stop. The person with the highest combined score wins. She did not win, but she had a ton of fun learning about how to show the different species. The costume class - all for fun. She and one of the boys from our goat group dressed themselves and their goats up as the Incredibles. Hilarious.

I'm glad to have that done and behind us - now it's time to focus on getting Nate ready to leave for school next week. We haven't purchased a single thing yet for his dorm. NOTHING. NADA. Not sheet nor towel nor lamp nor.....nothing. oy.

 

[Ronda93]

Oh Nancy, the cow styling brings back memories. The hairspray, the puffy tails. That was big time. 30 years ago, at our county fair we were content with clean ; )

Congratuations to Becca. It sounds like the work paid off.

I watched golf very intently Thursday and Friday. Very intently. The object is don't let a golfer lose a ball. Binoculars trained, I watched EVERY tee shot. These guys are good. I only wandered into the weeds a few times each day.

We had pretty relaxed weekend. Dinner with friends Saturday night. Indulgent. This weekend should be fun in the sun at my parent's lake house. Stretch's life jacket makes him look like a lunchbox. I'll put up some FB pics. He has a handle on top and everything.

Ronda

 

[HockeyKat]

Nancy, you are definitely our ringleader over here.

Scale was extremely happy this morning. I made my under-200-by-WDW goal, for a total loss of 26.4 lbs.

Weather looks promising for this weekend, so I will almost definitely be doing the local half.

 

[Ronda93]

Kat -- wonderful on the goal!

Ronda

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Stretch's life jacket makes him look like a lunchbox. I'll put up some FB pics. He has a handle on top and everything.

A lunchbox? The poor pup!

Nancy, you are definitely our ringleader over here.

Scale was extremely happy this morning. I made my under-200-by-WDW goal, for a total loss of 26.4 lbs.

Weather looks promising for this weekend, so I will almost definitely be doing the local half.

Awesome on the loss Kat! And a "oh by the way" half? Do you remember back to when you never ever EVER ran? EVER? Look at you go. Amazing. And inspiring. So proud of you Kat!

I have to finish my tracking for the day. My goal is to track Mon-Fri this week, with a re-evaluation of daily goals at the end of the week. Feel free to call me out if I don't appear to be following thru

 

[poppinspal]

Morning ladies. I told you I'd be around.

Nancy- We're going to a huge fair in Vermont on Labor day weekend. I'm going to have a better appreciate for how much work these people put into their animals that I just think are adorable. Glad to hear things went well for Becca.

Kat- Way to go on the loss!


Boot camp continues to push me as much physically as it does mentally. And I absolutely love it. Last night we had 7 exercises that we ended up doing 55 reps of each in 30 minutes. What did we do for the other 30 minutes of boot camp? We had to run a lot. What am I now going to do with my lunch break today? Register for some half marathons. Brian is on board, he's going to do them with me. I figure if I'm getting in the best shape I've ever been in I might as well run some half marathons before the Tough Mudder in May.

Off to work. Have a great day everyone.

 

[HockeyKat]

Thanks guys!! It stuck again this morning at under 200 so I am happy.

I got up to run at 6:40 and couldn't find my car keys (shoes were in the car) so that was a fail. It was actually rather cool out too, only about 65. Oh well, I will either go at lunch, after work, or try again tomorrow AM.

A lunchbox? The poor pup!

Awesome on the loss Kat! And a "oh by the way" half? Do you remember back to when you never ever EVER ran? EVER? Look at you go. Amazing. And inspiring. So proud of you Kat!

I have to finish my tracking for the day. My goal is to track Mon-Fri this week, with a re-evaluation of daily goals at the end of the week. Feel free to call me out if I don't appear to be following thru

I am laughing at the lunchbox picture too!

Thanks! It's all E's fault, you know, for suggesting the Princess in the first place! It's so funny, I was actually thinking about this on Sunday. 11 miles on Saturday and I felt literally *fine* on Sunday, no pain and very little soreness. I guess your body can get used to anything!

I think I would be lost without the Galloway method though (also E's suggestion). I know I am not considered a "real" runner by some since I do the short intervals, but oh well. It works for me and I love my group.


Okay, accountability coming up! I can only help out this week though, since starting next Thursday it is off-the-tracking-plan for 2 days, then off to WDW!!

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Boot camp continues to push me as much physically as it does mentally. And I absolutely love it. Last night we had 7 exercises that we ended up doing 55 reps of each in 30 minutes. What did we do for the other 30 minutes of boot camp? We had to run a lot.

oy.

What am I now going to do with my lunch break today? Register for some half marathons. Brian is on board, he's going to do them with me. I figure if I'm getting in the best shape I've ever been in I might as well run some half marathons before the Tough Mudder in May.

umm, yeah. "might as well"

I really do agree though. You're getting into kick a$$ shape - so why not make the most of it!

Thanks guys!! It stuck again this morning at under 200 so I am happy.



I got up to run at 6:40 and couldn't find my car keys (shoes were in the car) so that was a fail. It was actually rather cool out too, only about 65. Oh well, I will either go at lunch, after work, or try again tomorrow AM.

Cool here too! I have a sweatshirt on right now! I'm going to go bike - first workout since last THURSDAY! I did get my tracking completed last night and I was right on target.

I'm currently having a complete freakout over the fact that Nate leaves next Thursday. THURSDAY! And we are so unprepared. I just now ordered his sheets. XL twin, naturally. We've bought nothing. I have a VERY loose plan in place, but it's not enough to make me feel confident. I need to bang a few things off the list and start feeling more in control here!