Team 'Ohana--No One Left Behind: The Continuing Adventures

[tiberius]

Thanks, Corinna and Rose! I only placed it in my signature about 2 or 3 days ago after getting under 184 lbs and thought I could sneak it in quietly...obviously not. Losing 80 lbs from 263 lbs means I sent just over 30% of my weight packing. As happy as that makes me feel, it is also sad to admit that I once carried that extra weight around...it is easier to bear knowing that I am on the right side of the equation.

 

[corinnak]

Thanks, Corinna and Rose! I only placed it in my signature about 2 or 3 days ago after getting under 184 lbs and thought I could sneak it in quietly...obviously not.

Ah, Richard. As I always say to my kids "You can't fool me." ;-) Nice try, though. I could tell from the photos of your recent tri that you'd lost some more since we'd last seen you at WDW, I just couldn't tell quite how much. Are you at your goal now?

30% of your weight has GOT to make a huge difference in your daily life. It sounds like it's all positive, but I know what you mean about mixed emotions. I never really discussed or discuss my weight loss with most of the people I know because in a way I would rather just try to forget that I ever was that size!

Congratulations again! Seem like what you've been doing in terms of training and fueling has really been agreeing with you!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Losing 80 lbs from 263 lbs means I sent just over 30% of my weight packing. As happy as that makes me feel, it is also sad to admit that I once carried that extra weight around...it is easier to bear knowing that I am on the right side of the equation.

I totally get this. I feel the same way sometimes. I have lost 52 and I can't even wrap my head around carrying that much weight again. It makes me sad for that Rose, but I'm so proud of who I am now, and you should be, too. My chiro didn't know I had lost a bunch of weight and he looked at me in shock when it came up, and it made me feel sad, and happy that he nows sees me as a fit, healthy person. I hope you can celebrate your great accomplishment.

 

[tiberius]

Ah, Richard. As I always say to my kids "You can't fool me." ;-) Nice try, though. I could tell from the photos of your recent tri that you'd lost some more since we'd last seen you at WDW, I just couldn't tell quite how much. Are you at your goal now?

30% of your weight has GOT to make a huge difference in your daily life. It sounds like it's all positive, but I know what you mean about mixed emotions. I never really discussed or discuss my weight loss with most of the people I know because in a way I would rather just try to forget that I ever was that size!

Congratulations again! Seem like what you've been doing in terms of training and fueling has really been agreeing with you!

I thought twice (actually several) times before posting this publicly, but we are all family here after all....Corinna, you nailed things so closely it would be scary, but I strongly suspect you have lost a similar, and likely greater body weight percentage (i.e. I takes one to know one) so you likely understand where I am mentally like few others can. It is an emotional issue, probably compounded that 10-ish years back I went from 266 lbs to 199 lbs before a death in the family led to a series of events that pulled me away from all semblance of exercise. My goal that I set some 4 Decembers back was to get under 200 lbs and then reassess. I finally got under 200lbs back in January but lack a specific goal, and felt I did not need one with Ironman training under way. I am back in weight territory where I have not been since my Marine days (specifically since 1991) so setting a new goal seems a bit tougher. I still want to lose a bit more weight, say 10 lbs or so, without seeming greedy, but also think a goal without a number may be better off for me...maybe something fluffy and vague, like finding my full potential.

There are a few more things I could add, but I have already said more than intended and the rest still feels a bit too personal for an open posting.

As to the weight lost since you have last seen me...25 lbs, give or take a few. Ironman training has been the big kickstart that got me off a long-term plateau, but I don't recommend it as a weight loss program in itself. There are too many drawbacks in the items you give up, like family time, which creates extra stress; which is tolerable only in that it is temporary. I don't see how Darcy would have put up with this if the girls were younger!!

Thank you, cousins, for the bit of Sunday therapy, these are among a few of the weight loss ghosts I have been trying to exorcise of late.

 

[chimera]

Congrats to all of you on your amazing weight loss! I'm still fighting my weight demons...maybe someday it will stick.

Maria...thanks for the headsup on the BBC version of Being Human. Much better than the US!

Richard...that sounds like a pretty hardcore workout next weekend. You definitely deserve Easter off.

Question about Orson Scott Card...I'm currently reading Seventh Son...which of his books should I look for next?

Anyone heard from Kathy (momoftwogirls)? I'm not sure where they are in VA, but I think those crazy storms went through part of the state.

I'm still training for the tri next month, but am not where I want to be with the swim. I can do the quarter mile, but only if I rest every 50 yards. I'm not sure that will be adequate for the race so I may switch to the duathlon and try for the tri later in the season or next year.

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Quick post -- I am now the wife of a Boston Marathon finisher! Dennis smashed his WDW time in January by 6 minutes. I could not be more proud!

I have one sore fella to take care of right now.

Maria

 

[laughinplace199]

Quick post -- I am now the wife of a Boston Marathon finisher! Dennis smashed his WDW time in January by 6 minutes. I could not be more proud!

I have one sore fella to take care of right now.

Maria

Congrats to Dennis! That is awesome!

 

[FFigawi]

Quick post -- I am now the wife of a Boston Marathon finisher! Dennis smashed his WDW time in January by 6 minutes. I could not be more proud!

Great job Dennis!

 

[Rose&Mike]

Quick post -- I am now the wife of a Boston Marathon finisher! Dennis smashed his WDW time in January by 6 minutes. I could not be more proud!

I have one sore fella to take care of right now.

Maria

Fabulous! Congratulations!

 

[corinnak]

Time for a virtual Ohana Party in Dennis' honor:

Congratulations!!!​

 

[chimera]

congratulations Dennis!!!!!

 

[deekaypee]

Congratulations, Dennis!!!

 

[MouseDogMom]

Congratulations Dennis!

 

[tiberius]

Good going, Dennis!!

My oldest DD keeps asking when I will do Boston and take her along.....I keep laughing when I think about what it would take for me to qualify!

 

[FFigawi]

My oldest DD keeps asking when I will do Boston and take her along.....I keep laughing when I think about what it would take for me to qualify!

You and me both. I need to get a lot older without getting any slower since I don't think I can get 35 minutes faster in the next three years.

 

[princessbride6205]

Quick post -- I am now the wife of a Boston Marathon finisher! Dennis smashed his WDW time in January by 6 minutes. I could not be more proud!

I have one sore fella to take care of right now.

Maria

That's amazing! Congrats to Dennis!

 

[jeanneg]

Hello cousins.......so much great news!

Congratulations to Dennis!!!!! Please post photos, Maria! (We also had another WISHer run Boston yesterday......Cindy from the Mean Leaner thread.)

Congrats to Richard, Corinna and Rose on the fabulous weight loss. I am still struggling with my weight demons, but you guys are all such inspiration to me.

Welcome to Whitney! So happy to have you as one of the cousins.

Richard, I can't believe how quickly your Ironman is approaching. Is there a link you will be able to provide us with so that we may see you cross the finish line? I remember when thundermatt first became an Ironman in Wisconsin, my husband and I stayed up until nearly 1am to watch him come in. It was absolutely thrilling.

That's it for now......

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Sorry I'm not doing a good job of posting today -- dang pesky work!

Thank you so much for all the well-wishes for Dennis! And trust me, all of the items we bought him were for non-qualifiers -- Dennis just lucked out by knowing the right person to get a spot this year. He finished in 4:35, which we both know is not exactly a qualifying pace unless you are over 80...

He feels really good today, a testament to the power of cross-training and being prepared. It was an incredible experience, and he is humbled to have been able to have it!

Any thoughts on the new Disney race? I'm not sure how I could fit TinkerBelle in, even if I had unlimited finances. I thought doing the WDW Half and Princess 6 weeks apart were tough, I can't imagine throwing another half in the mix!

Maria

 

[tiberius]

Any thoughts on the new Disney race?
Maria

Two thoughts: It was over-hyped and I am under-interested. I am left with the same impression I have when I see a contractor who wants to be praised after he did a shoddy job, but maybe I am just being a bit too critical.

Jeanne - Yes, my IM is coming up fast, and I am excited as it nears! DD Amanda asked me last night if I would be ready and I told her that I would be. I feel ready now, so the rest of my training is (hopefully) going to make me better. Most stateside IM races do have some sort of web broadcast and, if I find out about it, I will happily post the details for you--and I will try hard to not keep you up waiting too late.

 

[FFigawi]

Any thoughts on the new Disney race? I'm not sure how I could fit TinkerBelle in, even if I had unlimited finances. I thought doing the WDW Half and Princess 6 weeks apart were tough, I can't imagine throwing another half in the mix!

I'm not impressed. I don't think Disney really needs another race in that time frame unless they're trying to take some load off the WDW races or the Princess. I can see some people running all three to get their Coast to Coast medal out of the way and qualify for the Half Fanatics, but other than that, I don't see it being a huge draw for people not living on the West Coast. Unlike a lot of other people, I'm not bothered by it being another race geared towards women. Disney doesn't do anything without knowing and catering to their core customers, and for a lot of things Disney, that means women. Get the women interested, and they'll bring their families, and that means more people involved and more cash being spent. The theme doesn't matter to me as much as the timing. If they held it in the spring, I might be more interested in going, but not so soon after spending all the money to run Goofy. Or is that Gallowalk Goofy?