Team Skinny 03/2009 March Madness (Page 16)

Hadn't thought about it that way, makes a good bit of sense !

"Commitment to the body machine. It was as critical as the commitment to the goal itself."

I was at 147.2 yesterday - which is up 1.2 for me and almost back to the 147.8 that I started with. Family is in town, workouts are not what they are used to, eating is not the best. Hoping it was just the big late night dinner on Tuesday night but we will see next wed.

Doubtful I will make the 144 goal this month. Blah.

Stacie

Saling is right.  I started out triathlons on a hybrid and then after a couple years got a road bike, but not a tri bike.  I have a life to live that actually does go beyond triathlons.  It doesn't matter which bike I use, I get passed by really heavy people riding mountain bikes up hill.  (I quit being judgmental about what people look like a long time ago.)  Just get out there and ride the bike you have. 

Running?  Well, I started out running with a thirty second run and two minute walk and yes, I called that running.  I am now at three minute run with a one minute walk and expect to end the year at maybe a five or six minute run and a one minute walk.  The younger and more fit you are, the faster you will "graduate" from each level.  But if you don't start doing something, you won't be able to do anything. 

Swimming.  Yes, freestyle is more efficient and all of that.  When or if I get fatigued, I have been known to do the sidestroke for a minute or two - anything to keep going while "resting."  You can also do a bit of backstroke, but you can't do too much backstroke as it isn't as fast and it is tough to do sighting on your back.  I have added distance to many a swim portion by going astray.  Unless you are one heck of a breaststroker, I can't imagine that stroke would be helpful during the swim. 

I find doing triathlons to be a blast and have a tremendous sense of accomplishment when I am done and I am very much BOP.  Just go out there and have fun. 

I would like to join. Can I do it now or do I have to wait until April 1? I was 135.2 as of yesterday. Would like to lose 6 pounds by May 1.

Welcome to Team Skinny Mammatri's.  Newbies are always welcomed.

"Years ago, women sat in kitchens drinking coffee and discussing life. Today, they cover the same topics while they run."

Cead_Mille_Failte - 2009-03-27 12:48 PM

daisymouse - 2009-03-27 10:56 AM it never rains but it pours, you have had such an awful time of it lately but only a few days to go.  you just seem to be a magnet for all the narky health professionals out there and I'm really impressed you made it home before bursting in to tears :-)  I can identify with how you're feeling having had one injury after another but it DOES END.  I think it being the end of a long cold winter makes it worse, everyone suffering a bit of SAD, put on a bit of winter weight and reserves both physiologically and psychologically are depleted.  Take a deep breath, THIS WILL PASS AND YOU WILL GET BETTER.  Spring has sprung and the warmer weather should see you healed, fitter and raring to go.  The beauty of triathlon is that every injury can be seen as an opportunity to improve in one of the other disciplines which you haven't worked at before because you haven't had time.  Sending you huge cyber hugs.  The Munchkin has just asked me what I'm doing and he's sending you hugs too.

I think the only reason why I didn't start crying on my way how was because I was in the state of a complete shock. Thank you for the cyber hugs - really need them now - send them right back at you and Munchkin

I can see his point, but it wasn't a particularly tactful way of making it. 

Have some big man cyber hugs!

Think i'm managed to hurt a muscle in my arm yesterday :9 dead sore today

looks like today will be a bike ride

Weigh in for the week was 170.5, still battling back from vacation earlier in the month.

Or half of one. Seriously, i'm in cambridge, a city of bicycles and people seem to want to just reverse out of their driveways (idiots for going in fowards in the first place) and whack my back wheel -_- f00king idi0ts and then they have hte nerve to shout out of their window at me and drive off

seriously annoyed -_-

it gets worse for me now. i've just got back to my uni home, and they have completely turned off the heating and the hot water. thus i can't have a shower, my room is only 10.5 degrees and the clothes i left on the radiator before i went ot parents house are still wet after 4 days -_-

The reason? Apparently our gas bill came to 200 quid (300-350 dollar/euro) over the 3 months of winter. . . (50 quid each ... ) 

Missed wednesday check in.

123lb  loss 0lb gain 0lb.