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 2004-09-02 2:00 PM |
Veteran 293   The Emerald City |  Subject: New and NervousHello! First off, this is such a great site. I am a total tri beginner and need all the help I can get. I am not sure whom to thank, but THANK YOU for such a wonderful resource and tool. I am a 47-year-old female who was active (swim team) during her youth. Long story short….. I blossomed to be 100 lbs overweight and recently diagnosed with diabetes. I have been able to avoid medication by controlling my diet and exercising. I started 8 months ago walking 3 miles 3x per week. I got back into the pool 6 weeks ago and have been able to work my way up to swimming a total of 1500 yards using a mix of breast stroke, crawl and some kick boarding. I swim about 3 or 4 times a week. I have not taken the bike plunge yet, but do 30 minutes of stationary bike 2x a week. My goal is to participate in a sprint triathlon on 08/15/05 here in Seattle, Wa. I have a lot of pounds to lose, but have already started to shed some off with the exercise. My major concern is not my weight, ( I know it will come off with training) but with another illness that I have which causes extreme fatigue. Chronic Hepatitis C. It’s a struggle, but I am keeping my hopes up that I will be able to reach my goal of participating in the triathlon next year. So far so good. I do not notice any extra tiredness from the extra excercise efforts. In fact, I probably feel better than before. I look forward to reading some of the other successful tri stories for inspiration. |
| 2004-09-02 2:59 PM in reply to: #57011 |
Elite 4344 | Subject: RE: New and Nervous Great start with the swimming and walking. I don't know anything about hepatitis and exercise. But I cheer for anybody that will take her health seriously and do something positive. Yay, Kepola. TW |
| 2004-09-02 3:37 PM in reply to: #57011 |
Extreme Veteran 441 windsor, ontario | Subject: RE: New and Nervous |
| 2004-09-02 4:40 PM in reply to: #57011 |
Champion 13323   Gold member | Subject: RE: New and Nervous wow...your doing great...your good for that sprint next year...if u can wait that long...keep us posted! |
| 2004-09-02 6:34 PM in reply to: #57011 |
| Central Louisiana | Subject: RE: New and Nervous Welcome to the the T-Spot! |
| 2004-09-04 11:30 AM in reply to: #57011 |
Pro 4228 Broomfield, Colorado | Subject: RE: New and Nervous Welcome! Well, we'll be here to support you when you are fatigued or if motivation lacks - good luck and good for you for starting! |
| 2004-09-07 1:31 PM in reply to: #57011 |
| Veteran 293 The Emerald City | Subject: RE: New and Nervous Thanks for all the positive feedback. I am nervous about the running. Is it common for tri participants to walk/run the last leg of the event? |
| 2004-09-10 12:18 PM in reply to: #57011 |
| Veteran 293 The Emerald City | Subject: RE: New and Nervous Wow, joined a Masters swim group. After my first practice session, I feel much more slippery in the water. My swim workouts should now be a lot more robust thus aiding my weight loss quest. Can't wait to start running, but need to shed a few more pounds first. I will let you guys know when I take those first non-walking steps. |
| 2004-09-10 1:06 PM in reply to: #57011 |
Extreme Veteran 326 Paso Robles, California | Subject: RE: New and Nervous What does it cost to get into a master's class? If you don't have a member to a specifi pool where they are being taught do you normally get deals? Anything else anyone can tell me, because I feel like I am at a plateua with my swim. Jason Simi Valley, CA |
| 2004-09-11 4:40 PM in reply to: #57011 |
Master 2381 Frisco, Texas | Subject: RE: New and Nervous Kepola, I appluade your determination. You have a goal and you have a plan. I think you will do fine. TJ |
| 2004-09-11 5:51 PM in reply to: #57011 |
Expert 1065 Montreal | Subject: RE: New and Nervous Welcome to BT - Sounds like you are alreayd moving in the right direction. Congrats on staying off of the diabetes drugs - they are annonying, I can't imagine what the double whammy of diabetic fatigue and hepatitis fatigue must have done to you. I am surprised you could the energy together to get motivated. Keep up the effort, and keep dropping by here there are a ton of supportive and informative people here. |
| 2004-09-11 9:18 PM in reply to: #57011 |
Extreme Veteran 444 Thunder Bay, Ontario | Subject: RE: New and Nervous welcome & good luck... there are a lot of success stories (mine included) I also am 100 lbs overweight, had a stroke 2 yrs ago (at age 48) and did my first tri 3 wks ago. There certainly is a lot of support here. These wonderful people kept me going. It is not impossible. Determination !! sounds like you have it You go girl !  |
| 2004-09-12 9:18 AM in reply to: #57011 |
| Regular 309 north end of vancouver island, BC, Canada | Subject: RE: New and Nervous Welcome to the site. You are right, the weight will come off with training. I have now lost 60 pounds with another 20 or so to go....I've done 2 sprints this year (with one more to go) plus some 5 and 10K's. My best advise is to train smart, which means watch your nutrition closely, listen to your body and stay injury free. It is easy to over-do-it early on just because of the way you feel about training and getting ready to race. BTW, you will probably want to find an ealier race, I did, once I got the "race" fever this spring. Maybe check out a 5K race that is close by for you. Good luck with your training and weight loss. |
| 2004-09-12 2:49 PM in reply to: #57011 |
| Veteran 175 Albury, Oz | Subject: RE: New and Nervous Welcome! Your diabetes will continue to improve as you lose weight and become fitter. You have taken the right step in recognising that you have some control of the progression of this disease and I commend you for it. Re the HepC you can use coarse measures such as your level of fatigue to monitor your progress but you would probably be better served by regular blood tests - you would be having regular glucose testing anyway so liver function tests (LFTs) will give you a quantitative measure of how stressed your liver is. Have you had a cholesterol check too? How is your blood pressure? You probably should get good baselines now on your general state of health and have them all repeated in about 3 months time. Re starting to run can I recommend that when you feel ready to progess from walking to running that you do the walk-run thing and if you start to get some impact effects (sore shins or knees) try deep water running and pool walking to condition yourself. You could do that anyway instead of land based. It will take time for it all to come together and don't expect to keep improving in a linear fashion - you will have ups and downs - just keep focussed on the bigger picture Dx |
| 2004-09-13 10:37 AM in reply to: #57011 |
| Veteran 293 The Emerald City | Subject: RE: New and Nervous Thanks for all the replies and encouragement. Dx-yes, I have regular blood tests for both diabetes and hep C. I also get liver biopsy every couple of years to monitor the damage to my liver. My doctors are amazed at my ideal cholesteral and blood pressure results. We monitor regularly, but thank you for the reminders to check. Yep, I do the running in the pool thing. And I will also do the walk/run routine as you suggested. FatMan-To combat the fatigue and disease I eat as healthy as possible (oraganic, so my liver doesn't have to work hard to filter out toxins and chemicals) and take as many naps as I can fit in to my daily schedule. I go to bed early, even on weekends. |
| 2004-09-13 11:40 AM in reply to: #57011 |
Regular 62 Marble Falls, TX | Subject: RE: New and Nervous Great start Kepola, I would talk to a doctor they might help in the realm of the hepetitis and tri training, there might be some things to help you supplements etc... Nice positive attitude.... Scottus |
| 2004-09-13 5:15 PM in reply to: #57011 |
| New user 16 Atlanta, GA | Subject: RE: New and Nervous Welcome Kepola. I am a newbie too. I just started training about a month ago. It's amazing how quickly you will build your endurance. Keep it up and stay healthy. That is the most important part! I've used the treadmill once or twice a week to try and improve my times. Plus, it can be a little easier on the knees sometimes than concrete! Nice going on the swimming! Good luck. MM |
| 2004-09-21 2:13 PM in reply to: #57011 |
| New user 4 So Ut | Subject: RE: New and Nervous Congratulations ! Hope I can find the strength and motivation. Good Luck sounds like your almost there . |
| 2004-09-24 8:29 PM in reply to: #57011 |
Extreme Veteran 591 Miami, FL | Subject: RE: New and Nervous Hi Kepola - welcome, and congrats on the training, and excellent attitude. We have a few things in common... I just joined BT.com this week, and am very excited about using this wonderful resource. What a fabulous site!!! I am also a diabetic. Was diagnosed a little over 2 years ago, and until now have been on medication. I am looking forward to weening myself off by way of healthy diet and exercise. Knowing someone else has done it gives me hope! I've given myself until 2006 go do a tri - who knows if I will be patient enough to wait until then. Anyway... keep up the good work! |
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