jennifer I love the idea of a new fashion trend! Deflated is a good word for mine. From certain angles, the word "sharpei" also comes to mind.
Scale was 150.25 today. I will do the inbody 320 tomorrow early at franks. Am certain I have recomped since my last scan 3 months ago. Calipers on Friday. Excess skin and all, am really happy about how my body looks right now. Definitely a leaner 150 these days.
After the scan frank is going to cheer me on the treadmill as I attempt the following:
Quarter mile at 8.0., another at 8.1, another at 8.2, final at 8.3. Resulting mile will be 7:21, which gets me close to the 7:15 I need. The coaches at furman will time me next weekend on the track to make it official. Wish me luck!
Tom unless I get preggers at 45, ain't no chance of pumping up the deflated area (tummy).thankfully, we made some permanent decisions long ago in that regard, so I'm learning to love the skin.
Tom unless I get preggers at 45, ain't no chance of pumping up the deflated area (tummy).thankfully, we made some permanent decisions long ago in that regard, so I'm learning to love the skin.
Well, it's a good reminder of where you (and I for that matter) came from, as well as a caution not to get that way again.
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thanks ginger!! the faremon shorts arrived in size medium. they are indeed, mucho asstastic, but a little too clingy yet in the midsection. I think they will look better as marathon season commences and I drop 5 little midsection pounds!'
agreed tom, one of my running buddies recently lost 40 pounds, and we discussed our fear of regaining weight. it can happen, and I really like being this size. I am reluctant to even put on the 15 or so that I lost with JP, nevermind the 80 total!
The weight can definitely come back. However I think now with your new mindset, it will be more difficult. Not impossible, just more difficult.
1 1/2 years ago, school sorta took over and I stopped going to the gym. I still ate ok and I was ok with walking 15 mins to school. Then I graduated and had no gym at all.
After Work started I wanted to go back to the gym, but there was only one gym downtown that was pretty close to me, and I had heard it was CROWDED at lunch, so I was not overly enthused about it. I didn't go. I didn't workout.
Diet started going downhill. I did a few exercises here and there, picked up a kettle bell, I have some weights at home, but I was still having trouble keeping the motivation to workout at home.
By the end of this period I had definitely put on some weight. Maybe 10lbs over the year and a half.
Only 10lbs after a year and a half of not lifting and a year of not lifting and eating like crap.
Now not lifting and not working out is different than it was. Before it was sitting on my ass and doing nothing. Now it involved futzing with the KB, even if it was not a routine. Now it involved completing a 10km race in an hour.
With our new mindset we are more active people with a better idea of what is going in.
Sure we can regain weight, and it's important to remember that. But it's also important to remember we have put a lot of work to get here and it's not going to disapear without some hardwork to make it disapear.
Og.
__________________ 2009: No races, No times. Slow year. So, now you're 96 cals short. You're now in starvation mode. Doomed. - LostDog
Blog entry: November 1, 2009, Pancakes LiveSTRONG daily plate log
keith, I can't imagine a time when I wouldnt work out. I have consistently worked out for 10 years now, even when injured, I find something else to do. the food thing would be my biggest issue, and that appears to be getting easier and easier.
two MAJOR celebrations. well three.
my running buddies threw me a surprise birthday gathering yesterday after our 3 mile fun run. ate too much fish tacos and chrurros! had a blast!! the waiters sang to me, I danced with one of them, they even gave me a mexican hat! I will have to post the pic. earlier, I had a kiddie serving of homemade deep dark chocolate brownie ice cream with homemade brownies at my friends general store/ice cream parlor.
so as I walked into franks at 530 this am to get my inbody 320 scan, I wasn't so optimistic that the food bloat from yesterday would be a good thing, lol. and then to run a tough mile after that!!!
but the scan shows that I am down almost a whole percentage point in bodyfat--down to 25.7% in three months time. my dry lean mass is actually up, so the bloat is not artificially messing with my numbers. during these three months, I have been eating intuitively, not tracking, and not using the gowearfit consistently. unreal. it seems that my body naturally will drop a bit of fat and gain some muscle when I train hard, eat well. I have been a freak about periworkout nutrition, though. same green shake every morning prior to training. whey protein after. I actually look like I have changed even more than 1%. I have calipers done tomorrow, and I suspect they will show an even greater change, because I look so much leaner, especially in the arms and legs. clothes fit way different.
and then, the mile. frank decided instead of doing what I wanted to do above, that we should do 4 x quarter miles at 8.3 mph. I was shitting myself. really scared. the first quarter, I was tensing my muscles, and he talked me through some stride and posture changes. I relaxed into it, and on the first one, my ending heart rate was 158!!! aerobic!!!! I walked a quarter, did another quarter at 8.3 mph, ending heart rate 162. walked a quarter. nother quarter at 8.3 mph ending heart rate 164. then he got smart and realized my recovery fitness was really good, and had me run the quarter at a slow pace prior to my final quarter at 8.3 mph, ending heart rate 172!!!!!!!!!!!! this pace ( 7:12 min mile pace) did NOT feel anywhere near my puke pace. it was not a maximal effort. now granted, this is treadmill, this is controlled conditions, this is not track miles, and it wasn't a straight mile. but next week, the running coaches at furman are going to time me on a track mile. I have this 7:15 in me, I know I do. the galloway program director totally doesn't think I should be in this group and has been obvious about her opinion. unfortunately, she will be this pace group leader, along with my friend richard who DOES, fortunately, believe in my abilities. the program director feels that I should spend a whole nuther season in the slower pace group and move up next season. she ran with me for 8 miles on saturday, where I had no problem keeping her pace. WTF?? I am going to keep myself strong, fit, rested, and healthy this week, and arrive at running camp next wednesday ready to kick some major ass. today, I am celebrating my trainer, frank, for believing in me and helping me believe in myself.
getting ready for swim--missed it last friday because of graduation. I don't like swimming just once a week, but what can I tell you? too many sports, not enough time.
You are going to kick ass in that mile! The heart rates were great. Congrats on the new BF% low!
Sometimes I feel like its harder for me to control my heart rate on the treadmill vs. outdoors. I can definitely run faster and at a more controlled pace out on the trail vs. the treadmill, which is odd to me since most people report the treadmill being easier.
stupid stretch marks. I have them, too. AND pockets/areas of fat that give the "loose skin" effect. Sucks, but it is sloooooowly getting better. I've mostly come to terms with it.
Thanks bree! Am hoping for an early am mile. Should be cooler in south Carolina compared to Florida. Will try a continuous treadmill mile on Monday at 8.3 mph. That will give me more confidence going into camp.
Roland, maybe we should start a skin donation club? Oh am having mole spatzle today out of the freezer!yum.
Calipers 25.25!!! Down half a percentage point in 3 months of intuitive eating, am very pleased with this. Love that I am maintaining scale weight and gradually recomping. The big test will be in a few weeks when long run mileage starts cranking past 10 miles. Next week at running camp, will be doing my first underwater body comp, will be interested to compare.
Since June of 08, almost a year, am down 14 pounds of scale weight, added 1.4 of lean and dropped 15.4 pounds of fat. My percent body fat has gone down by 7.3 percent. Am thrilled that I lost that much fat while gaining overall muscle weight. May the trend continue!
__________________ 2009: No races, No times. Slow year. So, now you're 96 cals short. You're now in starvation mode. Doomed. - LostDog
Blog entry: November 1, 2009, Pancakes LiveSTRONG daily plate log
thanks greg. yep, gastric bypass gets rid of diabetes. I think it is the right decision for some people, and I am a strong supporter of this procedure when people also work on their emotional issues, diet and exercise.
ran 8.5 miles at 10:22 average pace. feeling great! found out that 7:15 is the SLOWEST mile that I can run and be in this pace group. wow. what I tough standard, but I am going to give it everything I have.
I think gp is right for some if the person addresses weight and emotional issues and understands that there can be complications with this surgery that affect their day to day life.
If someone can address their weight problems in the manner you have, they are way better off because they take so much knowledge about themself and what they can do from the journey. I think you are able to accomplish so much more in other areas of your life because of what you have accomplished. You are probably a much better friend, lover and spouse to your husband because of it.
I disagree, I have gastric bypass patients who have worked just as hard as I have worked. I was fortunate that I started tackling this issue early, young, and before I had severe medical problems that make weight loss even more challenging. it took me 10 years to do this, and frankly, many of my patients are just too medically sick to wait 10 years while their diabetes, hypertension, etc damages their organs. I totally do not believe that the way I did things is somehow superior. bypass surgery is a necessary tool for some people with severe disease. the chances of losing weight and keeping it off for life when you were as heavy as I was are LESS THAN 5% without surgery. which is why I believe I can put up that mile time next week. I love flipping the bird at statistics.
__________________ 2009: No races, No times. Slow year. So, now you're 96 cals short. You're now in starvation mode. Doomed. - LostDog
Blog entry: November 1, 2009, Pancakes LiveSTRONG daily plate log
so I am getting ready to go on a 2.5 mile run in my vibrams! getting ready to work up to 3 miles by next week. on may 24th, kristia and I are going to do the same sprint triathlon that we did last year when she was pregnant! her daughter will be with us on the run. to commemorate her first triathlon as a non-fetus, I purchased the cutest triathlon swimsuit from skirtsports.com in lime green tattoo print and a matching skirt that goes on for the run. it will complement the lime green in my vibrams nicely! and for the bike, I have my gray keen sandals that have spd clips! will be riding my awesome gary fisher hybrid, haven't rode since last years triathlon, so this should be interesting!
mothers day is at my niece and nephew's! yay! we will be swimming and eating. they live on a lake, so boating and fishing will also likely be on the menu. donovan only swims in the lake when I am there, because he feels that the gators will go after me before him, because of size. but with my weight loss, and his 13 year old football playing self growing spurt, that won't be true for long.
2.5 miles easy in my vibrams, longest and fastest near barefoot run ever
total 2.5 miles with avg heart rate 150 and average pace 9:34
did the first 1.25 avg pace 9:54 hr 141
second 1.25 avg pace 9:14 hr 159
was never even breathing hard, and my muscles felt great! love that 9 min pace is becoming so easy for me. a sign of improved fitness for sure.
i'm thinking this beta alanine could be helping. I use a brand called peak beta, 5 grams a day. supposed to improve your anaerobic capacity, and I think it does for me.
LOL. Yeah, being told you can't do something can be perversely good motivation. I made it through one of the worst periods of my life on pure fuck-you-ness after being told I couldn't make it through.
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am going to try some fuck-u-ness shortly. will do a treadmill mile at 8.3 mph . my program director really doesn't think I belong in this group. I know I do
8.3mph. Wow. Kick ass. I manage around 6.5 and 7 for short distances! I got a long way to go!
Good luck with the mile! My calves are still killing me after I run in the Vibram, they recover quickly, but even the 3km I did yesterday was killing me. I read a bit on a barefoot forum that suggests I might be flexing my calfs to get onto the balls of my feet. It sounds like I will have to concentrate on bending the knees.
You don't seem to have the same calf issues, I am jealous.
Og.
__________________ 2009: No races, No times. Slow year. So, now you're 96 cals short. You're now in starvation mode. Doomed. - LostDog
Blog entry: November 1, 2009, Pancakes LiveSTRONG daily plate log
am going to try some fuck-u-ness shortly. will do a treadmill mile at 8.3 mph . my program director really doesn't think I belong in this group. I know I do
Hmmm... so do I tell you I believe in you, or do I tell you I don't to give you better motivation?
Tough choice. I guess I better tell the truth.
I think you can rock it.
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"Time and patience are the 2 elements that most people don't include in their plans."
-Alan Aragon
"The scale simply tells you how much the earth loves you on a particular day."
-Ogedei (Keith)
((((jennifer))))) I listened to my trainer. He thought my next step should be 2x half miles and save the continuous mile fir the weekend. He was working out another client, so he wasn't there to talk me through it and manage the controls. But all by myself I did two back to back half miles at 8.3 mph with only 20-30 sec between the halves! I won't run again til Thursday at camp when they do my vo2 max test. Am going to see what the coaches think I am capable of for a continuous track mile, then I will ask one of the faster campers who can easily do that pace to be my pacer on the track. Preferably a cute guy with a nice ass to chase.
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