June 2012
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5-31 SOS
SOS
Start: 249.0
Yesterday: 249.0
Today 248.0
I continue to eat dinner too late this week, and I haven’t started running yet. I’m a procrastinator, and somehow knowing that I had a couple of extra weeks in the middle of training allowed me to put it off this week. I think I may have to suck it up next week and hit the gym, and start C25K on the treadmill. I might hate it, but it...
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May 2012
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SOS - WIW 5-30
SOS start: 249
5/24: 247.5
5/25:—
5/26:—
5/27:—
5/28:—
5/29: 248.5
5/30: 249.0
I didn’t have scale access over the weekend. I’m not too terribly disappointed in the difference from Thursday to Tuesday, though. I made (mostly) smart food choices over the weekend and rode my bike twice. I never drink enough water when I’m at my parent’s house, and we...
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Trying to decide if what I just did indicates “playing it safe” or “epic fail”. I’m leaning towards the former.
Went for a bike ride this morning. I carried water, but clearly not enough. I also rode 3 miles out on the trail not considering I’d then have to ride back. I’m about 1.25 miles from my car right now. But I’m feeling clammy and shaky, and...
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Earn Your Carbs →
I have PCOS, and one of the symptoms I exhibit, among other things, is a higher than normal testosterone level. (I’ll be honest, I didn’t even really realize that women had testosterone before I was diagnosed with PCOS.)
So basically, this is exactly how I need to be training for optimal results, since I’m trying to lower my testosterone and insulin levels. My doctors keep...
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This morning’s weigh in:
5/21: 249.0 5/22: 250.0 5/23: 248.5 5/24: 247.5 (-1.5 total…8.5 till goal)
Moving in the right direction! Tomorrow morning through Sunday I’ll be in a land without scales, so I won’t have a daily weigh-in. Unless I take my scales with me… now there’s a thought!
Either way, I’m going to do my best to stay on track this weekend and...
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Threat Level : Kosher Dog
This weekend will be full-on Danger Dog for me, as I’m making an unplanned (yet necessary) trip to my parent’s house. They don’t cook. AT ALL. We will eat every single meal out. Well, they will. I’m planning to go prepared with things I can eat for breakfast and lunch on Friday/Saturday that won’t derail my short-lived progress. As of right now I’m planning to...
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DreamDash 5k →
Attention any tumblrs in the Atlanta area: This race is coming up on Father’s day weekend. It is a fundraiser for the Teen Center that is one of my projects at work. I spend A LOT of time there and working with the kids and volunteers. If you’re around and are looking for a 5k that weekend, I’d certainly appreciate you considering this one. The course is great - very fast and...
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Today’s weigh in: Start 249 Goal 239
5/21: 249.0
5/22: 250.0
5/23: 248.5
-.5 overall. Looks like all the water (and not eating more chicken and waffles/other junk) yesterday helped! I’m already 24 oz of water into today’s goal of at least 80. Slowly getting back on track!
blushing-smile asked: Hi there, I am fairly new to tumblr and I know how to like a message as a heart but I don't know how to make a comment. I just wanted to let you know that I appreciated your blog of TMI. Parts of it were very relatable to me as I am sure it was with others.
TMI Tuesday rambling
Don’t say I didn’t warn you…
I’ve been pretty introspective over the last few weeks. This is the result. I always feel like birthdays are a good time to look at your life and “reset” if necessary. Here’s to a much needed reset and attitude adjustment.
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As much as I have wanted not to be, I have been in a major funk for months now. I’ve had...
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5-22 SOS
5/21: 249.0 5/22: 250.0
+1, but that was expected after last night’s Chicken and Waffles. And I apparently did not hydrate well AT ALL yesterday, because when I woke up this morning I was so dried out I think my tongue was stuck to the roof of my mouth (TMI?). I tried to hydrate much more today. I think I’ve had 3 Nalgenes today so far, and I’m drinking another big...
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SOS 4n4
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Weigh-in #1 this morning. NOT HAPPY WITH IT. 249 lbs. 4n4: -9.96 (so 10) lbs in 4 weeks. Very doable.
I’m not surprised, really… I’ve been on a very self destructive 4-6 week binge whereby I ate all the things and did next to no exercise. I ran/walked a couple of times, and I rode my bike a couple of times. And by a “couple of times” I literally mean two....
Short Mom: SOS and 4n4 Challenge : Round 2 →
I am in… one of the n00bs, since I wasn’t around tumblr last summer! I need something to help me get my @ss in gear because I’ll be starting half training again pretty soon.
Looking forward to the accountability, support, cheering others on, and success!!
shortmom:
I’m bringing back the Summer of Scales and 4n4 Challenge.
Summer of Scales = Daily weigh-ins.
4n4 Challenge =...
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I realized last night at dinner that I have a friend who teaches swim lessons in the summer for several of our friend’s kids. All of a sudden I just turned to her and said “I totally forgot you could teach me how to swim!” She seemed a little startled to learn that I don’t know how. But maybe… we’ll see how her schedule shapes up this summer. Maybe I’ll...
Full Knee Support →
So, how much stretch should I be using on the ends when I tape my knee for tomorrow’s race?? :)
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11 Questions
I liked Shortmom’s questions, so per her instructions, I’m answering them. Like her, I’m not tagging anyone else to follow me. I also going to be lazy and not think up questions of my own, because I feel like going rogue that way.
11 Questions for 11 People:
1. What is the weirdest or grossest thing you’ve ever eaten? Probably chitterlings. I was a kid and didn’t exactly...
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All day I planned to ride my bike again. When I finished work, it was pouring rain. I may be crazy enough to run in the rain, but no way am I riding in the rain. I can just picture the horrible crash I’d get into when my wet brakes failed and the bike threw me off onto the hot, wet pavement. Of course my phone would break and I’d be left alone on the back side of the trail to be eaten...
"no"
I’m sitting here doing some pretty mindless work (data entry… I’ve let it go too long and I need to catch up) and so I’m listening to an OA podcast that I recently discovered. This is the first one I’ve ever listened to. How ironic, then, that as I’m listening to this woman’s story about over eating and being addicted to sugar, our secretary comes to my...
Journal
I have a journal that I bought in college, because I felt like I should be recording my life. I wrote in it pretty regularly, and now it’s great to go back and read parts of it. But over the years, I noticed that not only did I write in it less and less but I started to censor what I wrote. I only wrote about good or happy things that happened. Whenever I would start a new weight loss...
First bike ride
Well, that was fun! Honestly - it really was! I rode maybe 2.5 miles? I forgot that I could use my runkeeper app for cycling until I was a good way down the trail, so I don’t know my total mileage. But I did two loops around a newly installed trail near my house. I parked my car in an office park near the start of the trail. I’ll be honest - I was a little self-conscious getting my...
In the middle of my first outdoor bike ride. Holy cow quads are burning! Feels good though!
