Good afternoon
TEAM MICKEY!
Is anyone else doing the Princess besides
Worfiedoodles? And
Rose&Mike?
Congrats on your workout! That is great! Keep it up!
Hi
Melinda! 
Always enjoy your positive posts!
i had a nice woosh on the scale this week after a crummy week or so of weighing in. we are going to WDW on 5/19 and i would really like to be 145 when we get there. 145 puts me back in the "normal" area of bmi. i have 7-8 lbs to lose to get there. i started the challenge at 162.5 so i'm happily plugging along.
a question for my fellow runners - melindaruns, myweegirls (right?), lisah, maria - at what point do you guys start taking in food and water on your runs? do you drink/eat after a certain amount of time run or after you hit a certain mile? i ran 5 miles today and after 3 miles i really felt thirsty. of course i didn't have water with me. as my long runs get longer i need to make sure i have water with me!
Woo hoo for the whoosh!
I have no doubt that you will be at your goal before your WDW trip.
One of the things I learned at running school last summer from Jeff Galloway is that you are always going to get a little dehydrated when you are doing long runs so you want to minimize those effects. He recommends paying attention to hydration the days before and after long runs as much as you do on your run. He really advocates sports drinks but I have a hard time with those. Here is a link to a little article in one of his newsletters about it.
http://www.jeffgalloway.com/resources/news_archives/july05.html
I personally have a hard time balancing hydration, hunger and the dreaded runners tummy. Of the three I can manage thirst and hunger much easier than runners tummy. I will usually start drinking at mile 3 and every two miles after that -- it's easy on the indoor track. Just a bit. I will alternate with Clif Bloks, sometimes just half of one as well. I have a little 6 oz bottle that I can add to my iFitness belt that fits perfectly in the pocket of my WISH sparkleskirt. You might look at something like that. What worked for you for the Princess may not for the marathon. It's a process to figure out what works for sure.
Can I answer this even though I am thread crashing?
I carry water if the temps are over 65 (no matter the distance) or if the distance is over 4 miles no matter the temps.
I carry energy (clif bloks, etc) for distances over 6 miles.
A good practice is to weigh yourself before and after to see how much fluid you are losing.
Here is an article on hydration:
http://www.hartfordmarathon.com/Assets/Training+Program/ProperHydrationForDistanceRunning.pdf
I also take endurolytes for distances over 6 miles or if the temps are above 80. I have found this is the best way to keep my electrolyes in balance--and thus avoid nausea at the end of runs. I am all about avoiding nausea!
Hope this helps!
This is great information and a great article,
Rose! Come crash our thread anytime!
I, too, am a fan of Endurolytes.
Hi! I don't have any advice about the water intake, I wanted to say good job on your weight loss! We started out about the same and i would like to be 142 by the time of my trip which is 5/12. That's 14 more pounds for me which is a little over a pound a week. PS: reading your post inspired me to go get on the treadmill, so that's what I'm going to go do. I was going to try and take a nap since DD is napping, but I'd probably lay there and not be able to fall asleep!
I have no doubt that you will get to your goal -- 1 pound a week is totally doable!
I'm just so glad I still managed a .5 loss this week! I was so totally not OP with V-Day and stress eating. But yesterday was better and today I'm OP so far...so good.
Woo hoo for a fresh start!
Hello all! I've been a little MIA lately. I have sent in my weigh-ins...not that anything has happened there. A steady 0 pound loss two weeks in a row. Oh well, at least it wasn't a gain.
Congrats to your gymnasts!
And a maintain is a win in my book every time!
Awesome on the weight loss! I agree with what Rose&Mike said. I take water no matter what if its hot out. If I'm going for more than 5 miles I will take GU's or Clif Shots and a bottle of water. I used to take water all the time if I was going like 3 miles or more, but it became tedious. I love races so much because they have all the aid stations and you don't need to take anything but GU's or Clif Shots. My rule of thumb for those is one about 15 minutes before I start and one for every 40-45 minutes I'm running. I'm not sure if its a placebo-effect or not, but I think they really help me. And I try to get some protein within 20 minutes of ending a run or intense workout.
Hope this helps. RunnersWorld.com is a great place to check out. They have lots of how-to's and FAQ's. I love to go on there and check it out!
I love their info and active.com has some great info too.
DH made a graph of my weight loss last year! I think I will get that Baby out and hang it on the Fridge!! It is really motivating!
Wowza!
I cannot imagine sharing my weight in such detail with my DH.
I'm not one yet, but I'm going to try and become one this spring! So I'm paying close attention....
Congratulations on your goal to become a runner!
I never ever thought I would be a runner but I am one and didn't start until I was 49. Here is a link to Jeff Galloway's conditioning program that you might want to check out.
http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/condition.html You really learn a lot about yourself through the process and will discover that you are capable of so much more than you ever gave yourself credit for!
I'm up this week. My eating derailed so completely it wsan't funny. I'm back on tomorrow though!
Way to get back on track!
omg i think may life may be almost resembly some sort of normal...i have just had a very time-consuming houseguest for the past two weeks and i took her to the airport today....looking forward to rejoining here!!
Nice to see you, too,
Molli!
Another week of maintaining... even with me getting back into a running schedule.
It usually takes a few days for the scale to get with the program after running. You can do it!
Tried the skateboard today and I'm starting to remember how. Just messed around in my deceased neighbor's driveway. It's harder than I remember! And good exercise. I can't believe I would fly around like I used to--no fear...
It was fun though-- I'll practice just a little at a time.
Be careful!
Falling is no fun at all.
CC, sorry for all the stress lately.
fitgirl36, way to come on here to avoid the snack attack!
I was a maintain last week, too, but I'm happy to report that I have been cleared by my PT for a bit of activity so I hope that the scale will start cooperating again soon.
Have a great day all! (Pretend there is a happy face smilie here -- alas I have reached my smilie limit).
on finding the pictures!!
What made it more annoying is that the problem with being GF and going to a restaurant isn't that there aren't any options. The problem (for me at least) is that it's not worth the cost. You pay for the sauce whether you can eat it or not. One restaurant we considered had a good number of GF options, but they are things that my parents and/or I can make. We prefer to go out to dinner for something different. The other problem is that there are very few restaurants near where we live. Any good options were about 30 minutes away and we couldn't justify the drive. In the end, we had chicken stir fry and rice. My did overdid the garlic, but otherwise it was fine and much healthier than going out for dinner would have likely been.
