Never Fear....I am still training!!

As I have said multiple times...it is baseball season...hence this is only my 2nd or 3rd post for May AND it isn't even May anymore!  I just wanted to say briefly I have been training regularly and will get you up to date soon. I have some housework to do right now but just wanted to get a quick post out in case anyone was beginning to wonder!!

...........................I'm STILL here!!!!

Wow...I got some catchin' up to do!!
May 2 - lap swim, 1/2 mi.
May 3 - walk 3 mi.
May 4 - weights, full body (f/b)
May 5 - bike 12.5 mi. & walk 1 mi.
May 6 - DOR
May 7 - f/b weights
May 8 - yoga in a.m. & bike 11.4 mi. & walk 1.4 mi. in p.m.
May 9 - TriBabes swim workshop 1/2 mi. total
May10- run/walk 4.29 (ran most)
May11- f/b weights
May12- ran intervals 3 mi.
May13- yoga in a.m. & bike 8 mi. in p.m.

Whew....glad that is over!! So last Saturday I attended an open house for a local yoga studio and won a punch card in a drawing for 10 yoga classes!! I had never taken an organized yoga class and I really enjoyed it so I went back today for my second class. I think the yoga will help with my shoulder & knee flexibility. They aren't too troublesome but just slight limit of mobility.

Oh, I almost forgot...I am officially registered for my second triathlon!!  The Tri Turtle Tri here in Seabeck, Washington AND my sister and three cousins will be joining my friend Sharon & I!!! We are going to have a ball!! I can't wait!!

Well, that should do it for now. Going to a TriBabes bike workshop on Saturday and baseball OF COURSE! Had a WW weigh-in today and didn't do as good as I felt like I would...I still lost .6 but I just knew it was going to be about 2. I guess with the weight training I'm swappin' fat for muscle.  I will measure again on Monday.

..............I AM A TRIATHLETE!!

I am beginning to really feel like I am a triathlete! So Tuesday I had a Fitness Assessment at the Y and all and all it turned out pretty good.  Their body fat findings were quite a bit different than the one I get with my little hand thingy but at least mine can give me an idea of change. My cardio was good and for the most part my flexibility was good with the exception of my shoulders. Strength was pretty good too! Just need to keep whittling away at the body fat and work on my shoulders.

So, other than the assessment, I did not exercise on Tuesday. Wed. met my friend and fellow triathlete, Lesley Doyle, at the Y to swim laps, Thur. walked 3 mi. w/a friend in the a.m. and then met Sharon to walk/run 3 mi. (my were toast 1/2 way through our work-out!), Fri. DOR, and today, Sat., 9.24 mi. bike w/Sharon. Planning on swimming tomorrow (Sun.) w/ Sharon & Lesley.

All in all training is going well. I am very anxious for our first Brick & Lake Swim!!

Did not lose any this past week but plan on a nice loss this week!!

.......................................GEARIING UP!!

Okay, time to catch-up!! I will need to be quick as I have an tune-up appt. for my bike & a Fitness Assessment for myself at the Y. That should be interesting!! I'll let ya'll know how it goes!  So I left off with last Monday....
Mon. - interval track w/o
Tues. - elliptical for 30 min. burned 430 cal.
Wed. - bike w/Sharon 8 mi.
Thur. - DOR
Fri. - ran 2 mi. on indoor track @ Y
Sat. - walk 2 mi. around ball field b4 game
Sun.- bike w/Sharon 10.5 mi. burned 360 cal.
Mon. - ZUMBA @ Y
And here we are at Tuesday.  I have my assessment so will probably do something after that for my work-out for the day!
Was down another .8 lbs so down a total of 20.2 lbs.  I want to lose another 15ish but am going to work on toning soon so weight loss may slow or reverse once I start building muscle.

Got my Mothers Day gift already!!  Check it out!!  I'm wearing it in the photo!!

OUT OF FUNK & ON A ROLL!!! ;-)

I think I am officially out of my funk!  Actually I recently learned that it is good to take a "step back" from your training and periodically take 2-3 days off.  So that is my new mindset...I was just "stepping back".  I guess I kind-of stepped back a little this past week as well, so will have to kick my work-outs up a notch this week.  So here is the run down on my work-outs from the past week:

Tuesday - swim, Wed.-DOR, Thurs-DOR, Fri.-DOR, Sat.-elliptical, Sun.-Bike 9 mi., Mon. not sure yet.
So there you have it, however, with all my efforts the prior week, I ended up losing 3.5 lbs., achieved my 10% body weight loss, waist down another .75" for a total of 3.5", hips down another .5" for a total of 2.25", bust down a total of 1.75", thighs down total of .75" and arms down another .25" for a total of 1.25".  Here are a few  more new numbers for you; new BMI of 25.9 and new BF of 28.4%.

I guess that is all for now.  Like I said, I will be trying to step up my work-outs the remainder of the week to make up for my 3 days off.  Until next time....

Easing out of Funk....I hope ;-)

Well, well....it has been another week what do ya' know! My how time flies when you're having fun and it is baseball season!!

I did get to the pool early last Monday a.m....did not have the most productive swim as I forgot to grab that banana on the way out the door so didn't have a whole lot of energy but was in the water before 7am which is a 1st for me!!  An accomplishment all the same!

Tuesday I did the elliptical for 30 minutes on one of the programs and burned another 440 calories!!
Wednesday did a bike ride with Sharon...8 miles then we walked for a little bit just to keep movin'
Thursday - DOR
Friday - another not real productive swim...I'm not sure what is up with my swims lately.  I had a couple VERY good swims and now I'm backtracking.  My only thought is that I haven't been doing interval track work-outs lately and those were really helping with my breathing in the swim.  I am going to start them up again and see what happens.
Saturday - MS 5K Walk
Sunday - 12.5 mile bike ride (it was a BEAUTIFUL day & I was able to wear bike shorts & a T ;-)
Monday - Zumba class @ YMCA...OMGosh...let me just say I am hurtin' today!!  Obviously used different muscles for zumba than all the other above stuff!!  I haven't been sore for over a month now and it actually feels good!!  It is a good reminder that I am working toward something!!
So here we are at today, Tuesday....I am off to take kids to school & then to Y to swim.

Regarding weight loss...on Thursdays WI I lost the .2 lbs that I'd gained the previous week so I am still 1.4 lbs. away from my 10% body weight loss.  I have been staying more on track with both WW & BFC plans.  Still need to track better & record what I eat.

Well, I must run along now.  Going to start adding abdominal exercises in daily & some Yoga!!

Officially in a FUNK...I think??

This is going to be short & sweet as I haven't posted for WAAAAY too long and I figured I should but I am really tired.  So, as my title says, I think I am in a Funk.  Not being as good about getting at least 5 work-outs in a week and weight was up for the first time in 12 weeks at WI on Thursday...SNAP!! BUT (there is always a big one of those around and it belongs to me most of the time!!) it was only .2.  I can rationalize it all day & night  in my head that it is muscle weight increasing which weighs more than fat BUT I still feel in a funk.  I ate stuff on Thursday after WI that I hadn't eaten for weeks...I pretty much blew WW and the BFC (Belly-Fat Cure) AND a little not so belly-good stuff on Friday and more today, Easter Sunday! I did however get on the elliptical this evening and burned 440 of those belly-bad calories!!  And am planning on hitting the pool early tomorrow morning before kids get up as they are on spring break this week.

A quick back track on my training...nothing Sat., nothing Friday, elliptical Thursday, Biked on Wed., can't even remember Tues. and Swam on Monday.  That is as good as it gets when I don't post for so long.  Sorry!

Hey, is there any of you that I send a copy of these posts to that could actually get on my blog and become a Follower??  I would love it...mom, I know we tried and couldn't figure it out so you are off the hook.  Thanks for trying...

Pain Free & New Numbers!!!

Wow...it has been almost a week!  My how time flies when your having fun!!  So one of the best and most important things I have to report is that I have been fairly pain free for a couple weeks now.  I still have to watch it when I do my track work-out and not go too fast on my interval training or my quad tightens up and hurts.  But I've found if I ease up a little it is manageable!  Yeah!


So my last post left off last Tuesday when I had a great swim in the a.m. and met my friend Sharon for a dreaded track work-out in the p.m.  Then on Wednesday I tried a Yoga DVD.  It is a Bob Greene Weight Loss Yoga!!  It was actually really good and got my HR up there!  I am going to incorporate more Yoga into my work-outs.  I ended up taking Thur. & Fri. as DOR's and going on a 12 mile bike ride on Sat. then took Sun. as a DOR as well!!  Too many DOR I think.  That is something I need to work on.  It seems it is harder for me to get a work-out in on days when the kids are at home.  I need to get this figured out before summer or I'm going to be in BIG trouble!!  Today, I swam and progressed more on my endurance!  Where I was once only able to swim 1 lap w/o stopping I can now swim FIVE!!  I am VERY thrilled with this progress!  I know to some swimmers out there it may not seem like much but I am pleased!  I had hoped to get on the elliptical this evening but was too tired. Tomorrow is another day!!


Now for the new #'s!  Weight down another 2.6 lbs. for a total of 15.8 since 1/12; hips down .5", legs down .5" and bust down .5".  I am pleased with this progress as well.  I have lost every week since 1/12.   Some weeks smaller than others but ALWAYS in the right direction!!


Not sure what I am going to do tomorrow.  We have typical spring weather here in the Great Northwest (aka RAIN!) so there will be no bike riding or track work (I might melt!) so it looks like elliptical &/or Yoga!!

New Numbers.....

Time for some new numbers.  So this week I'm down another lb., waist down another 1.5", body fat FINALLY under 30 (29.5!!!) and new BMI of 26.5!!


Ended up taking a DOR yesterday.  Will probably do that elliptical work-out today that I was planning on doing yesterday.


If anyone out there is struggling with weight loss you should check out the blog I follow called "FAT CHANCE".  The author is Melissa, she has made an AMAZING transformation.  She began her blog on 7/30/09 at 261 lbs. and today, at week 31, she is a slender 170 lbs.  She is inspiring!!


Sharon and I are planning on going for a bike ride tomorrow, so...until then!!

Progressing Nicely...

Boy, I need to get caught up!! Yesterday, Wednesday, I did end up swimming in the a.m. and biking in the afternoon.  Although my swim didn't seem too productive, I have to give myself points for even going as it was my first time back in over a week since I got this head cold (which is trying really hard to go away but lingering nonetheless).

 I did go on the bike ride with my friend Sharon, fellow TriBabe/Tri Turtle Tri competitor.  We had a most awesome ride.  Went a little further than usual, about 8.6 miles and averaged a little faster speed and didn't need to stop really any all other than to take a drink of water.  The ride felt good although afterwards my left knee started bothering me again.  As soon as it did, I took some ibuprophen and that seemed to help quite a bit.  It only lasted that evening and I was able to do an interval track work-out with Sharon this evening. We did a 1/2 mi. warm-up, stretched and then I did 2 repeat 200's and 2 repeat 100's and some more stretching...can I just say interval work is not my favorite!!  My quad felt tight as soon as I started the 100's but was fine doing the 200's. It seems as soon as I try to pick up the pace it clamps down.  Will just have to ease into my running work.

I think I will get back on the elliptical and burn more record # calories tomorrow!!  WI was today and I was down another 1 lb. for a grand total of 13.2. I felt as if I'd lost more but only the scale can tell!!  I will take measurements tomorrow a.m.  Things are going to be crazy the next few days with kids & their activities but will do my darndest to get my work-outs in regardless!!

A New Twist....

Good Day All, I am putting a new twist on my weight loss program.  My sister has been telling me about the Jorge Cruise Belly Cure program so I decided to pick-up the book at Costco and take a look at it.  Bottom line is cut out sugar and keep carbs to a limit (6 servings/day). I figure seeings how I carry most of my weight in my belly this would be a good addition to my current weight loss program.  I took hip & waist measurements today so will let you how things look next Monday.  Although I do have WW weigh-in on Thursday & new measurements then too.  Maybe I'll see results by then???  We can only hope!!

I'll keep you "posted", literally!! ;-)

Tight Quadriceps Femoris Muscles

So, the quadricep femoris muscle is the area that bothered me Wednesday when I attempted to do my first track work-out since the workshop last Saturday. However, this time, with help of "takin' it down a notch", I was able to complete the portion of this work-out that I was intending on doing!!  Yah!!!  It did feel a bit tight, as well as the inner thigh on the other leg, but I just didn't push it too hard and was successful!!  All and all I did 2 mi. (I know it is much, but I haven't run much in quite a number of years and I know it is WAY harder to GET in shape than it is to get OUT of shape.)  I have invited myself over to my friend Lisa's house who has a nice warm bubbly hot tub.  Just what I think my aching muscles are calling for!! Oh, and of course a nice glass of red wine, almost as good for the heart as all this exercise!

I am hoping to get back to the pool this week although my head cold is still hangin' in there, but all this exercise helps get it out (lotsa snot rockets!!! ;-) I just can't imagine trying to swim and exhale through my nose with all this gunk in there ;-(

The weather was pretty nice today, didn't rain a whole lot and sun actually made an appearance.  Although it was bit windy & nippy.  The best part about the day was I had NOTHING on the agenda, no ball practice or no functions!!  That was the best part!!

I think I forgot to mention in yesterday or today's earlier post that I take my measurements each Friday and all are the same except my waist was down 1.5"!!  Woo hoo!!  BMI down slightly and body fat too!

I'm thinking tomorrow would be a good day for a bike ride, provided Mother Nature cooperates!

Iliofemoral Ligament???

So not to confuse anyone for too long, for now, I have decided to make my blog title for my daily posts my most sore or troublesome area as I am finding that I am constantly sore and most times in a different place each day.  I had to look today's area up on a skeletal map and the lliofemoral ligament is what I came up with.  Just woke up yesterday a.m. and it was sore.  I think it is just saying, "hey, what are you doing to me!  You've never used me too much before, what gives??"  So, I took my DOR (day of rest) yesterday.  It is still a little sore this a.m. but I think I just need to get it movin' again.  I had planned to go on a bike ride this a.m. with my friend Liz but I think it is going to be too rainy.  Not comfortable riding in the wet stuff yet, it's a control thing.  I may just do the elliptical here at home and try to get some house cleaning done, balance...is key.

One little tidbit of exciting news, weigh-in was yesterday and I lost another 1.8 lbs.!!!  For a TWL (total weight loss) of 12.2 lbs.  I am VERY excited!!  Now to take my measurements today (complete with body fat & a new bmi measurement with my new weight!!).  That was my second largest weekly weight loss since I began January 12th.  My first largest was week #1 in which I lost 5.4 lbs.  Talk about motivation!!  I SOOO believe in this weight loss program I am doing.  If you want to hear more about it, feel free to comment back!

Until tomorrow....