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mchen01
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Posted: 16 August 2010 07:25 pm |
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Day 8
Last night my allergies really got to me, burning eyes and sneezing like crazy. I'm thinking now I may have had a cold. I took a sick day today, slept until 11am and feel a little better now. Anyway, no exercise today. That and no work means I really have to watch what I'm eating, especially the boredom eating.
Today's weight was 165.6!
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Hiker
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Posted: 16 August 2010 10:38 pm |
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| Mchen, sorry you're under the weather. Boredom eating....I hear you that is my nemisis. I try to just go do somethiing but you can't do that if you're not feeling well. Maybe some tomato soup for those veggie meals? I swear I am falling in love with tomatoes since I've been on BC. Wierd.
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mchen01
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Posted: 17 August 2010 08:03 am |
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Thanks Hiker!
I love tomatoes too, especially romas. I really try to stick to fresh veggies and fruits as the bulk of my diet.
Week's Summary (08/09/10-08/15/10):
Weight - 165.6 lbs
Avg Net - 782 cal
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mchen01
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Posted: 18 August 2010 04:36 am |
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Day 9
Still feeling sick but not as bad as yesterday. Ate a little extra yesterday, but had a hard time eating enough today. Asthma is giving me a hard time too. Stupid allergies.
Today's weight is 166.6, up 1 lb.
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mchen01
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Posted: 18 August 2010 08:14 pm |
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Day 10
Still very tired and struggling through my asthma. Feeling better today but recovering oh so slowly. Drinking lots of water and green tea. Decided to go to work but skipped today's workout. 
First ocean swim lesson is this Friday morning in a calm ocean bay. Second swim will be a rough water swim the following Saturday.
Today's weight is 166.6 - no change from yesterday.
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mommyofone
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Posted: 19 August 2010 03:43 am |
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Ocean swim lesson sounds fun! I'm jealous I lived in Hawaii for a while and I miss the ocean so much! Hopefully when we are done with grad school we will be able to move somewhere closer to the ocean than we are now. Good luck with your lesson - wish I could join you!
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mchen01
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Posted: 19 August 2010 05:12 pm |
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Day 11
Thanks mommyofone! I'm excited about the ocean lessons too, and a little scared. The waters here are cold and rough (perfect for surfers, bad for swimmers), and I've been rolled by the waves enough to know I can't just plunge into any ocean race and expect to even finish. I wish you could join me too! I get the feeling you are gung ho for all kinds of athletics. 
Yesterday my appetite was really off and I had trouble getting in at least 1200 cal. I'm pretty sure the asthma is making me nauseous, swallowing too much air. But I'm feeling much better this morning and plan to have a nice yoga session and a light elliptical and swim after work. I hope the exercise will help shed this last bit of yucky feeling.
Today's weight is 165.4, down 1.2 lb.
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mchen01
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Posted: 21 August 2010 04:31 am |
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Day 12
The swim lesson was great. I finally learned how to sight properly and should now be able to stay on course without slowing down too much. I also learned about a calming technique to get rid of some of the panic and fear of being in open water. Tomorrow will be another ocean swim in rougher waters. I will hopefully learn how to read the waves and find the best timing and route through the surf. I'm really scared but excited too. I would love to be able take off into the wide open ocean, away from a busy pool and the smell of chlorine. I just don't want to have to worry about drowning or the fear of drowning.
The coach also said that she felt I was ready to go for a full ironman race. I'm fit enough to do each event individually so she said it would be very doable to train for all three together. She is doing Ironman Arizona for 2011 and told me I could tag along. She also gave me the name of her physical therapist so I could get my foot and ankle fixed (ah, to be able to run again). So pending what the therapist says, I am going to take the plunge. 
Today was a day to indulge. I had Thai yellow curry for lunch and 3 slices of pizza for dinner. It's a bit much, but I did refrain from that 4th slice of pizza. Besides, tomorrow will be a big workout day. After the ocean swim I'll do a 2 hour bike ride.
This morning's weight was 165.0, down 0.4 lb.
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mchen01
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Posted: 22 August 2010 06:31 am |
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Day 13
Ocean was really rough today with 6 ft waves, some looking closer to 8 ft. The riptides were very strong so we were very careful to stay close to shore. 30 minutes was spent on land watching the waves and learning how to read the sets. The water was cold at about 56 degrees. It took a few minutes for the cold pain in my feet to go away and then we started diving under the waves. I'd float for a while, waiting for a wave, and then dive and watch the wave roll over. After quite a few dives my head started to hurt from the cold - it felt like a brain freeze. But, it felt good to just hang out in the water like that, getting used to being in the cold, murky and churning waters. I'm so glad we didn't go out too far. I don't think I was ready for waves that big. The only bad thing is that I'm still picking sand out of my ears.
So, with a 90 minutes swim lesson, driving 60 miles back and forth, and the usual Saturday errands, it was tough getting my workout in. My daughter is having a friend sleep over and my niece was over for most of the day too. The house has been filled with laughing kids. It's been a wonderful and hectic day. I did get in 60 minutes on the bike trainer - 24.7 mph average speed at 148 watts average power.
I ate a couple of slices of leftover pizza. It wasn't part of my plan, so I messed up on my diet today. Tomorrow will be better.
Today's weight was 166.4, up 1.4 lb.Last edited on 22 August 2010 06:34 am by mchen01
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mchen01
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Posted: 23 August 2010 04:13 am |
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Day 14
So glad the weekend is over. I had a difficult time eating this weekend with family shoving food my way before I even say I want to eat. Next time I need to beat everyone to making my own plate.
At least I got some good workouts in this weekend. Today I made my goal of swimming continuously over 4000 yd in the pool - that's 2.35 miles! I used to think that swimming 1 mile was huge. 
Today's weight was 167.8. Up another 1.4 lb. Must remember not to be a weight alarmist. It hasn't be a great week, but it hasn't been that bad either. Still, I will be back to sticking hard to the plan.
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mchen01
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Posted: 23 August 2010 04:48 am |
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Week's Summary (08/09/10-08/15/10):
Weight - 167.8 lbs
Avg Net - 1340 cal
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mchen01
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Posted: 24 August 2010 05:42 am |
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Day 15
Today my salad had extra food in it and I ate it without thinking. Tomorrow I will do better by recording the food first and then eating it. I did have a small victory with dinner. I came home late to find dinner already dished out for me. It was a lot, so I cut it in half. Too bad I still went over my planned calories for the day.
Today's workout went well. I'm trying to be aware of signs of potential injuries so I reduced some of the weights for exercises that put too much strain on my elbow. That worked well, but now I need to chill a bit on the elliptical. It seems that level 10 resistance was too hard on my ankle so I'll back it down to level 8 next time.
Today's weight was the same at 167.8.
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mchen01
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Posted: 24 August 2010 04:06 pm |
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Day 16
Today started out early with a 5:30 AM spin class. After class was a 20 mile ride with my spin instructor. He had me go all out on a couple of long flat stretches, and I averaged about 24 mph with a max speed of 29 mph - not too shabby a speed. Too bad I can't hold that speed for long.
I have yoga at lunchtime which I can't wait to do. My muscles really need some stretching. I was also supposed to swim tonight, but my back is bothering me and I'm afraid the swim will aggravate it. Maybe I'll do it tomorrow night or just skip it for this week.
Breakfast is oatmeal and coffee with cream. Lunch is the salad with too much calorie dense food in it again. I'll probably cut back on the cheese and tuna salad.
Today's weight is 167.4, down 0.4 lb. Sooooo happy to see it going down again.
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mchen01
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Posted: 25 August 2010 06:12 pm |
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Day 17
Feeling great today for no reason other than my energy is back up. In keeping with the advice that I have to reduce my training level to maintenance while I diet, I've reworked my schedule to weekly cardio of about 8 hours. I'm not counting the 3 hours of weight training and yoga. It was hard to do, but I'm hoping if I can stick to it, I can lose the weight quicker by not getting sick or injured. (My weight seems to always go up after no exercise for more than a couple days.)
I've limited my swim to 1 day a week now. The elliptical will still be 3 days a week but the time will be reduced. Most of my time will be spent on the bike. Now that I've reached my distance goal in the swim, I can work on just maintaining my swim fitness and on improving my form with the coach. I plan on concentrating on the bike and improving my power and endurance. My goal for the bike is to build my long ride to 70 miles in 3 hours by the end of the year. Of course I'll have to give up time on something else to stick within my 8 hour limit, but I should be able to at least maintain in the other areas while I build on the bike.
Last night I was pretty hungry, but was able to pig out on bok choy to fill me up. I had about 4 oz of chicken and 125 grams of white rice. I tried to drink lots of water yesterday (about 100 oz), but I'm still feeling dehydrated. I think I just sweat too much when I workout.
This morning's weight was 166.8, down 0.6 lb. 
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mchen01
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Posted: 26 August 2010 04:00 pm |
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Day 18
Today will have to be somewhat of a rest day. I'm going to yoga at lunchtime, but with meetings, a swim lesson and picking up mom and the kids at Disneyland I don't really have time for my workout. That's ok. I can bump it to tomorrow.
Yesterday's spin class turned out to be killer. I started out easy to get my warmup in and to pace myself. I was feeling great, cruising through some tough intervals and thinking this was an easy night. Then halfway through, the instructor pulls out one of the songs from #%@&!, a fast paced, neverending country piece of instrumentals. I didn't recognize it at first, but after 4 minutes, just when I thought the song was going to end, I finally realized what it was. I'm happy to say I hung on strong through the whole song. Most of the class had slowed down and one left with a side stitch.
Today's goal is to drink lots and lots of water. After spin class, I felt really dehydrated again despite drinking 32 oz throughout the day and another 33 oz during class. It took me over 3 hours for my body temperature to come back down to normal, and that was with drinking another 16 oz on the ride home and another 16 oz of ice water at home. I remember having this problem when I ran cross country in college, so I don't think it's a weight related issue. I think I just have to drink more water than the average person to make up for all the sweat loss.
Today's weight is 165.6. Still heading back down, but I'm afraid a lot of it is water.
Last edited on 26 August 2010 04:14 pm by mchen01
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mchen01
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Posted: 27 August 2010 04:47 pm |
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Day 19
Yesterday's swim lesson was a fail. My coach saved a woman from drowning in the pool. The woman had jumped in when one of her kids started screaming while in the deep end. The woman wasn't actually under water much so she was breathing fine, but she was still very traumatized. We decided to call 911 because she was so weak and unresponsive. I felt pretty bad, because we didn't know she was in distress. We thought it was her screaming kid that needed help, and when someone got her kid out of the deep end we thought all was ok. But she stayed where she was, treading water and barely keeping her head up. My coach kept watching her and after a minute asked if she was ok, to which she responded, "Help! I can't swim!"
So that episode ate an hour of time, but I'm so glad that we were there and my coach was able to help. Because no one else even noticed the poor woman it could have ended badly. My coach is awesome!
I did get in a nutrition consultation, as well as some sports advice. The biggest thing is that I misunderstood my training requirements. I thought she wanted me to not exercise over 8 hours a week. Turns out she didn't want me to count the first 8 hours of calories burned for my net calorie intake, meaning don't try to eat back the first 6-8 hours or working out. That's good news, as now I can get back to my preferred training schedule. Yay!
Yesterday I ate a McDonald's burger with fries. I don't think I've been to McDonald's since last year. It wasn't planned, but the kids and mom were tired and grumpy so I just wanted to get them fed and home as soon as possible so fast food seemed to fit the bill. So, that's my burger for the month. The good news is that even with the burger and fries, I remained under 1600 cal for the day.
Today's weight was 165.6.
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mchen01
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Posted: 28 August 2010 05:44 pm |
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Day 20
Yesterday was a very busy day. I missed my opportunity to get to the gym so I was back on my bike on the trainer. Got in a 60 minute easy ride around 9:30 PM, which is pretty late. This made it hard for me to get up for my morning workout. So, I got up too late and only had time for a quick 30 minute ride on the trainer. Oh well, at least I got my fix. I just hope it lasts for the week.
Today's weight was 165.2. That's back to where I was 2 weeks ago. I hope I can get down below 165 this week.
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mchen01
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Posted: 31 August 2010 11:00 pm |
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Day 23
It's been a little hard to stay motivated while on vacation. Yesterday and today, I broke some rules and ate too many sweets and another burger. So, time to get back on track.
I've done a little bit of hiking, but my back is really bothering me today. I did get in a great little run yesterday, a little over a mile climb along the Eagle Express ski lift on a single track path through the woods. The ankle and foot felt great during the run, so I'm pretty happy with that. I still need to take it easy though. No telling when it might flare up again so it's better to be safe than sorry.
No weight recorded because I don't have access to a scale.
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mchen01
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Posted: 7 September 2010 04:35 am |
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Day 29
No summary for the week. Being on vacation and going out to restaurants made it very difficult to record my diet. I tried to be good and prepared by renting a condo with a nice kitchen. Having a kitchen helped a lot, and breakfast was always healthy with Fiber One cereal, lowfat milk and fruit. When I could pack a lunch I did, but a lot of times it was just not what the family wanted. Basically, when we had to hit a restaurant the choices weren't always healthy and I often gave into temptation. I have no idea how many calories those restaurant meals were.
The hiking was wonderful but not as long as I would like. We limited the difficulty and length of the hikes so as not to wear out my mom.
This past Sunday was my 5th Disneyland Half Marathon. I got a special legacy medal and surprised myself by being able to run most of the way despite not being able to run much for the past 3 months. I only stopped at some of the water stops and a couple extra times at the end when my foot started to hurt. I'm starting to think that I really don't need to run that much to train since the biking seems to keep my strength up pretty well. But I miss running, something I especially realized during the race. There were times when I was having so much fun that I would speed up without realizing it. My hubby said he was having a hard time keeping up sometimes (hehehe). I'm going to pay for my lack of control though. My foot is still painful and swollen. My race time was 2:19:47 for an average pace of 10:40 / mile.
Despite my indulgences today's weight was 165.6 lb.
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mchen01
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Posted: 7 September 2010 08:28 pm |
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Day 30
Back at work and glad to be back to my regular routine. That means no more food temptations. I haven't been counting calories for a week now so I'm glad that I can start that up again too. All that eating out has put me off my weight loss schedule and I'm behind about a pound. Hopefully, I can make it up over the next couple weeks.
For lunch I was able to make it to my yoga class and am now eating my tuna salad on romaine with avocado, cheese and sweet yellow pepper. I've been eating salad for lunch for about 2 years now. I can almost say I look forward to it now. I prefer to eat my salads without dressing and can now order salad at a restaurant without feeling totally deprived.
It's only the first week of September and I've already used up my burger and pizza chits for the month. It's going to be a tough month, but I'm determined to beat the food. I will get down to 160 lb before the month is over!!
Today's weight was 167.6 lb. TTOM.
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mchen01
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Posted: 8 September 2010 06:10 pm |
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Day 31
Last night was great on the diet but bad on exercise. Last minute pestering by a co-worker meant that I had to stay late (8 pm) and didn't make it to the pool. Grrrr. I hate when someone who works noon-9 tries to interfere with my 8-5 schedule.
Last night's dinner was a huge mound of bok choy (stir fried), a medium ear of corn and 4 oz of lean pork loin. I loved the bok choy, crunchy with just a little bit of salt. The corn is ok, tasty but the stuff stuck between my teeth drives me crazy. As for the pork loin... I dislike pork loin. I dislike lean meet of all kinds. They have little taste, are tough to chew and reminds me of cardboard. I like the taste of fat in my meat. I love country pork ribs, marbled steaks and beef burgers. I'm a thigh and drumstick girl as well. Switching to lean meats is going to be hard to stick to, but I'm hoping I'll get used to it over time.
If it doesn't rain too hard, I'm going to head out for a bike ride at lunch. Then I have spin class after work, and if I'm not too tuckered I'll head to the pool for a makeup swim.
Tomorrow I'm going to try and make the early morning spin class and then I have my annual wellness checkup at 8am. My blood sugar was in the low normal range last year without fasting. This time I'm going to fast and workout to see how low it gets. It will be helpful to get an idea of how I feel when my blood sugar gets low.
Today's weight was 166.0.
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mchen01
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Posted: 9 September 2010 09:03 pm |
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Day 32
Great exercise day, bad diet day - the exact opposite of yesterday. The rain stayed away and I got in a nice ride at lunch, then went to spin class after work. I skipped the swim when I realized that the kids had their first day of school and I wanted to hear about their day. By the time I got home, I was starving. Dinner was delicious spaghetti with meatballs. I had an appropriate portion, but an hour later I was still starving. 2 cups of grapes and another 30 minutes and the hunger would not go away. I finally gave in to a bowl of soup with a couple slices of bread. I ended up eating close to 2100 calories, 1200 of that at dinner.
I'm still fighting some hunger issues today, but I'm trying to keep things toned down after yesterday. I had a granola bar and water for breakfast and am now eating my salad with egg, avocado, sweet red pepper, tuna and cheddar cheese (no dressing). I did get up early enough to spend 30 minutes on the elliptical and went to yoga at lunch. Tonight I have a swim lesson, so today ends up being a light workout day.
My wellness checkup went ok. My bad cholesterol (LDL) couldn't be measured because my triglycerides were so low. I believe this is the equation used to estimate the LDL: LDL = Total cholesterol - HDL - (Triglycerides/5). If I assume that my triglycerides was 45 then my LDL would be: 152 - 53 - 45/5 = 90. However, this equation fails tremendously at such low levels of triglycerides so the the 90 would be a large overestimate. Still, even at 90 that's a good level to be at. Otherwise, nothing else has changed since last year and as that pertains to my weight, that's bad news.
2010 Wellness Test Results:- Total Cholesterol - 152
- HDL - 53
- Triglycerides - <45
- LDL - N/A
- Glucose (fasting) - 85
- Blood Pressure - 141/88
- BMI - 27
- Weight - 167
2009 Wellness Test Results:- Total Cholesterol - 142
- HDL - 60
- Triglycerides - 58
- LDL - 71
- Glucose (non-fasting) - 92
- Blood Pressure - 154/89
- BMI - 26.2
- Body Fat% - 32.9
- Weight - 167.5
2008 Wellness Test Results:- Total Cholesterol - 128
- HDL - 48
- Triglycerides - 67
- LDL - 66
- Glucose (non-fasting) - 78
- Blood Pressure - 139/80
- BMI - 27.4
- Body Fat% - 32.5
- Weight - 175
Today's weight was 167.2.
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mchen01
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Posted: 10 September 2010 05:09 pm |
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Day 33
Yesterday's swim lesson was awesome. The few corrections to my form had me slicing through water like a kayak. The only bad thing is I need to relearn my breathing stroke again, either that or work on some neck flexibility issues.
Dinner went well with salmon fried in olive oil, baked sweet potato and asparagus. Tonight is going to be tough as I'm meeting a visiting friend for dinner and a drink. The plan is to go for a salad and soda water.
No workout today. I've got too much to do and I need to rest the legs anyway. At lunch I've got an appointment with a physical therapist/sports kinesiologist. I've got a lot of aches and pains that need to be fixed. If things go well and I make good progress by November, I plan to sign up for the 2011 Arizona Ironman.
Today's weight was 165.6. I'm hoping the sub-165 will happen this weekend.
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mchen01
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Posted: 10 September 2010 07:00 pm |
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2010 Disneyland Half Marthon Race Report
Just a quick comment on this picture. There were quite a few other photos but this was the least offensive. I hold a significant portion of my body fat in my torso so I look pregnant, especially during a run where I start to bloat from GI issues. I like race photos, but I hate these particular photos. Still, I need to look at them as reminders of why I need to lose weight.
This is the first time I've ever been close to missing a race. Somehow hubby hit the snooze button and didn't remember. We didn't get up until an hour before race time and it took us 45 minutes just to get there and find parking. We had a mile and a half run to get to the info station where hubby had to pick up his legacy band (for some reason he didn't get his legacy bib). We found the info desk pretty quickly and got the band then jogged the half mile to the start only to find they had closed off the corrals and weren't letting anyone in. Grrrr!!! We stood behind the gate with a bunch of other angry runners who had gone to the porta potties right before they closed everything off. If there is any major complaint I have with this race, it's the nazi organization to the start. Last year they closed off individual corrals which made no sense because the open corrals just merged with the closed corrals later. It's a confusing mess when people are trying to find friends and family they came to run with. So despite getting to the start on time, we didn't actually get to start until 35 minutes past the gun.
First 5k (32:30 || 10:27/mile):
They finally let us start with the last corral. That means we were stuck with all the walkers - yuck. So in the mad rush to get out of the house, I forgot to grab my garmin or even a watch. No mile splits for this race. Luckily Disney provides splits for every 5k. We spent the first 5k dodging and weaving around huge walls of walkers. It was one of the most frustrating starts I've ever been in. Just as a gap opened up it would close just as quickly, total sandwich time. A lot of walkers were potentially dangerous with their wildly swinging arms. I got a couple slaps on the legs and one of them took out my headphones as I passed by. Come on! Try bending your elbows and we won't have this karate chop action taking out fellow racers. 
Second 5k (32:27 || 10:26/mile):
Wow, pretty consistent pace for the first 10k. I thought I was going pretty fast for the first 5k, which hubby confirmed by called out some sub-9 paces to try and slow me down. I guess all the weaving and stopping in the first 5k took some major toll on my pace. I stopped at all the water stops here. It was still overcast and cool, but it was humid and I was sweating up a storm. We still had a lot of weaving to do at this point. After all, there were about 4 corrals of walkers/slow joggers with a 15-20 minute head start ahead of us which I guess to be about 8,000 people. If we had gotten there on time we would have been in the second corral. There were seven corrals total.
Third 5k (32:25 || 10:26/mile):
Ok, I'm usually not this consistent on my pace so this is weird for me. I'm pretty surprised at how good I still felt at this point. I didn't train at all for this race and wasn't even able to run for 2 months prior. I thought about doing the run/walk thing, but with such a huge crush and being stuck in the back of the pack, I was afraid it would be too hard to find hubby at the end of the race. So, I just kept running, taking an easy pace. I skipped the gel since I didn't feel I needed it and they didn't have the flavors I liked. I think the PowerAde was enough nutrition for this distance. Angel stadium was great as usual. This time I got to hear my name on the stadium loudspeaker being called out as a legacy runner, 5 years this year.
Last 3.8 miles (42:25 || 11:09/mile):
My calves started to cramp a little, but I was able to run through that. What killed me was when my foot finally gave out again. The pain had me walking through parts of mile 10 and 11. At mile 12 I resolved to just finish without stopping and skipped the last water stop. I had some kick left in me at the end and was able to pass everyone I had targeted to beat in the last quarter mile.
So, I got my medal with the legacy ribbon. I also got an ice pack for the muscle cramps in my calf in the hopes that it would also relieve some of the pain in the foot by loosening the tendon as well. We started walking to the car but my hubby suggested I go barefoot to relieve some of the pressure on my foot. As soon as I took off my shoe my foot curled up painfully, kind of like the squashed witch in Wizard of Oz. It was funny to see my husband's expression as he watched this happen and just said "ewww". This may be a good thing or a bad thing, but I'm really used to these cramps now. It happens so often that the pain doesn't bother me so much anymore. I'm able to force myself to relax and let the cramp ease up on its own. Walking barefoot helped and I was able to stick my shoes back on after a mile.
Overall, it's a fun, fast race (because it's flat and not crowded if you start in front) with great support. Despite the cost, I think I will always be a Disney fan.
     
Distance
HALF MAR
Clock Time
2:56:35
Chip Time
2:19:47
Overall Place
4255 / 12358
Gender Place
1944 / 7854
Division Place
267 / 979
Age Grade
50.4%
5K
32:30
10K
1:04:57
15K
1:37:22
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mchen01
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Posted: 11 September 2010 05:32 pm |
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Day 34
I did great at dinner last night. My friend and I split a sushi appetizer and a cobb salad. I ate my salad without dressing, and I stuck to soda water with lime. I even refrained from getting a coffee or juice drink while waiting to meet my friend. I'm proud of my self-control.
My consult with the physical therapist went great. He found all these problem spots that I didn't know I had. Not only did he see the plantar fasciitis and achilles tendonitis, but he said I have ITBS in my right knee as well. Turns out he thinks everything, from foot to shoulder, stems from my back problem. He thinks I just need about 8 PT sessions and a new strength routine from one of his trainers. No more nautilus circuit for me. I'm excited that he thinks I can be fixed and running again and the ironman is a definite probability!!
This morning's weight was 163.8. Finally below 165! Yahoo!!
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mchen01
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Posted: 12 September 2010 07:48 pm |
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Day 35
Not a bad diet day. I stayed away from my urge to get donuts or some kind of pastries, but I did eat a few too many potstickers for dinner.
Yesterday I got on my bike trainer and suffered a total fail. For the first 20 minutes I could not get over 11 mph. It got a little better, but after 45 minutes I was pretty much done and my avg speed was a weak 16 mph. Usually I average about 21-23 mph for an hour ride. I blame it on the diet. I felt fine yesterday but my legs had no energy in them.
Today the plan is to try and get to the gym for some elliptical and a swim, but today I am feeling tired and sleepy. We'll see. Maybe I need the rest.
Today's weight was still 163.8.
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mchen01
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Posted: 13 September 2010 03:13 pm |
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Day 36
Went out to dinner last night and might as well have ordered a burger when I found out that the roast turkey sandwich I ate was exactly the same amount of calories. Forgot about asking for it without mayonnaise and besides, I didn't think it would cost me that much. Boy was I wrong. It was probably an extra 200 calories. I usually don't eat mayonnaise although I like the taste of it. But, now that I know how bad it is, no more indulging.
I slogged through my workouts yesterday. I'm still feeling sore and low on energy. The swim was especially awful. My shoulder was really bothering me and after 30 minutes I never quite loosened up. I hope I feel better tonight.
Today's weight was 164. Up 0.2 lb.
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mchen01
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Posted: 14 September 2010 04:52 pm |
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Day 37
Dinner out with the girls tonight. More temptation, but I will be good.
Yesterday was a fail on the workout. Had to take the dog to the vet in the morning and work late to make up for lost time. By the time I got home I was starving so I ate a late dinner and called it a night. I have got to switch to morning workouts or life is just going to keep getting in the way.
At least I got in a ride this morning. Too bad I got a flat on the best part of the ride, the long stretch with no lights. Tried out my new CO2 cartridge pump for the first time so that took a few minutes to figure out. Got a pretty bad gash in the tire from broken glass - grrrrr. I don't understand the jerks who have to throw their bottles out onto the streets. Looks like I'm going to have to get a new tire. Might as well replace both to have a matching set and keep the old one as a spare. Anyway, I was a little late to work again this morning because of the flat and will have to make it up tomorrow.
Last night's dinner was pasta with mushrooms. I had a raging sweet tooth that wouldn't go away. Luckily, I've been keeping a stash of Ghiradelli cocoa chips for baking. They're only 80 calories for 16 chips. I relished each chip and felt better, and I stayed within my calorie goal.
This morning's weight was 163.4.
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Posted: 15 September 2010 04:19 pm |
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Day 38
Dinner was at Cheesecake Factory (CF), the restaurant with the menu as big as a novel. This time I thought I would be smart and try to look up the calories of some of the menu items before I went. I'm a bit sick of salad, fish and sandwiches so I thought I could find something more warm and appetizing but still with a reasonable amount of calories. I did a little research on the Daily Plate and couldn't find much CF nutrition listings but thought some equivalent listings would work. So, I find orange chicken from Applebee's with a calorie count of 544. I'm thinking perfect for me, so that's what I order at Cheesecake Factory. I happily eat most of it without any worries. Then the talk turns to dessert and I start saying how huge the calories are in one slice (over 1000 cal) because as I was doing my research I did find some cheesecake listings for CF. So, one of my girlfriends asks the waitress to bring us the nutrition list! Huh?!? I didn't know they had that. When the list comes I quickly look up my dinner... 1800 calories!!!!! Augh!! Poop! I really screwed up this time. I mean, I thought I was being diligent and healthy by getting something with lean meat and brown rice and steamed veggies. Sure the meat was battered and fried and the sauce was thick and sweet, but I didn't think it would make that big of an increase in calories. Well, that's another live and learn for me. The next time I go to a big restaurant chain I will be sure to ask for a nutrition guide. If there is no nutrition guide then I need to just stick to the salad or fish options.
I finished yesterday's workouts with yoga at lunch and the 15 minute Ab-Ripper before bed. I found the full Ab-Ripper video posted on the internet, and after seeing the physical therapist, I'm determined to get rid of all my pains by building my core strength. I think the 15 minute workout is a perfect start and I plan to do it 3 times a week. Another pleasant side effect of doing this right before bed is that it warms up and stretches my muscles, relieves the aches and makes me tired so it's easier for me to fall asleep. The bad thing is I get a little sweaty and have to rinse off before I can get into bed. It's a tough workout and my abs are sore, but the 15 minutes went by quickly.
The new tires are on order and I should have them in a few days. I'm so glad I have another bike so I don't have to bother waiting for one to be repaired. I was supposed to go riding this afternoon for lunch, but it's been a busy week and I need to catch up on work. I have a spin class tonight and then I'm off to the pool. If there is time and energy left over I will hop on my trainer at home and do another 30-45 minute quick ride.
Today's weight is 163.2. Down another 0.2 lb, hoping for a sub-163 by the end of this week.
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Posted: 16 September 2010 06:00 pm |
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Day 39
Doing pretty well and feeling good. Listening to some great music while I work and thinking great thoughts about healing my injuries and continuing to lose weight and get strong.
Went to doctor this morning to get my shoulder checked out and got the diagnosis of bicipital tendonitis which is tendonitis in the shoulder where the bicep attaches. I'm not surprised as all my problems are turning out to be some kind of tendonitis. I keep forgetting I'm not young and have been overweight and out of shape for a long time, so expecting to be able to push myself so hard is delusional. Doc wants me to take motrin twice a day for a month and if it's not better to come in and get the cortisone shot. In the meantime I got my referral for physical therapy and plan on getting the shoulder worked on at the same time as the foot and achilles and IT band.
Yesterday's workouts went well. Spinning was quad burning as usual and the swim is showing improvement. I have another swim lesson tonight and am eager to see if I've been able to improve or correct my breathing stroke since last week.
Yesterday's lunch was the usual salad but with some cheese thrown in. I ended up leaving half the cheese even though it was yummy. Dinner was a big mound of stir fried cabbage, one of my favorites, about a cup of corn and 4 oz of lean bbq pork loin.
This morning's weight was 162.6. Yippee!!
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Posted: 17 September 2010 04:37 pm |
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Day 40
Listening to REM's "I am Superman" - yeah! Gonna be Superman at the department picnic today. Just a bit of BBQ and mostly fruit and salad, no chips, no dessert and only water to drink.
Today is my rest day, but a friend asked me to ride with him today and since I hardly ever get to ride with him I said yes. He's the one who got me back on the bike and built my 2 current bikes. He used to be really strong and fast but then went through heart surgery last year and this year had his shoulder operated on. He's been riding as much as he can, starting with just going around the block after the heart surgery to riding with just one arm after the shoulder. I'm impressed with his love of cycling and his drive to recover. Since our route goes by the picnic area I went ahead and got a few people to join us and ride to the picnic as well.
Yesterday's yoga class was all about ab strength and shoulder stretching. My abs were so sore I decided to skip my 15 minute ab-ripper workout. The swim lesson was awesome. I had a nice light bulb moment when coach explained about leading with my forearm - it should help prevent my over rotation. The new form is still a bit awkward and I have to think a lot through all the movements, but I'll get it soon.
I had turkey sloppy joes (10 oz) on Orowheat sandwich thins and homemade vegetable soup for dinner last night. I was a little afraid of eating 10 oz of meat but my body was really craving the meat. Since it was lean turkey, at 160 calories for 4 oz, I figured I could indulge. Gotta keep feeding the muscle after all. Net calories for yesterday ending being only about 1100 cal so I was good.
This morning's weight was 164.0.
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Posted: 19 September 2010 03:52 am |
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Day 41
Not a superman after all. Had a big cookie for dessert and ate 1 dorito and 1 bbq chip and some tortilla chips with salsa. I also ate too much bbq chicken. To make it all worse, my hubby wanted to go out for sushi buffet. Well, it is allowed on my plan, but I've been losing so well I didn't want to spoil it. At least I stuck to mostly sushi and just a little bit of rice. I did have a sampling of dessert but didn't eat it all, just enough to get a taste here and there.
Yesterday's bike ride was very pleasant, but I skipped today's ride. I was pretty tired this morning and had a hard time getting going. By the time I get home it was too late to do anything. Somehow I've got to get my head wrapped around earlier mornings, might be harder than the diet.
This morning's weight was 163.2.
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Posted: 19 September 2010 06:56 pm |
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Day 42
Got my ride in on the trainer - yay! Got up around 8am, which is not nearly early enough, but luckily had no obligations or chores to interfere with "me" time. I was supposed to do an easy ride yesterday and intervals for today so I decided to combine the two into one. I did an easy one hour at an average pace of about 17 mph (90 watts) and then did 4x4 min intervals at 33-34 mph (195-200 watts). The last interval was a lung burner!
I had fairly bland oatmeal for breakfast (yuck) with fresh squeezed juice. I'm a bit hungry after the ride so I'm going to go fill up on a banana and an apple, maybe throw in some grapes too.
The plan for today is to catch up on work. I've got a lot to prep before my requirements are handed to me and then it's going to be an intense 3 weeks.
Today's weight is 162.2. Yes! Down 0.4 lb from my lowest this week.
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Posted: 20 September 2010 04:42 pm |
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Day 43
Ate a lot yesterday! While my net calories stayed within goal, I was disappointed that I didn't exercise more control over the food. My ride burned over 1200 cal so I had the potential to make a lot of progress, but I ate everything back. I consider yesterday's diet a total fail! I've got to stop letting go of my control every time I have a good week. Losing weight does not give me the excuse to celebrate with food!
Woke up late again today so my elliptical workout will have to be moved to lunchtime. Then I'm going to the pool after work to do some more TI drills. Before bed I'll sneak in the 15 minute ab workout.
Update: Turns out my shoes are not in the car. Gonna have a talk with the hubby about removing my stuff from the car and not putting it back. No elliptical today. I'll have to make it up with a short ride this evening on the trainer.
Today's weight was 164.6. (Reminder - don't be a weight alarmist!)
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Posted: 21 September 2010 02:34 pm |
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Day 44
Feeling a little stressed from work. Hope I make some progress today so I can get rid of some of this anxiety.
Yesterday's swim went well. I'm starting to feel better about the new stroke, but I can tell it's going to take some time before I feel effortless with it. No bike ride or ab workout because I decided it was a bad idea to ride that late and get up really early the next day. Besides I was tired. Maybe I can fit in the elliptical today after work. At least I got to spin class this morning even if it was 15 minutes late - still working on my "getting going in the early morning" skills.
Last night I ate too much again because my plate was already prepared and waiting for me. It was pasta with spinach alfredo, and it had too much pasta and way too much sauce. Next time I'm going to have to weigh and re-plate the food and not worry about throwing away the extra food or washing some extra dishes. At least I didn't scoop out some ice cream even though I was really craving it.
This morning's weight was 164.0.
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Posted: 22 September 2010 04:59 pm |
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Day 45
Yesterday was awesome. I made some progress at work and got a week extension on my due date - yay!! I also got in 3 workouts and stuck to my diet despite a fierce desire for ice cream and chocolate.
I've discovered that my witching hour is right after dinner. My taste buds have been ignited by good food and my stomach is really happy to have food in it. They both tell my brain to keep eating and it's all I can do to fight the hungry monster inside me. If I can stick it out for the next hour then the hunger subsides. I admit I don't always win the battle but I'm doing better. I will beat the food!!
Today I only have time for a lunchtime bike ride. I have to skip spin class so I can get to my daughter's open house at school.
Today's weight is 164.0.
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Posted: 23 September 2010 04:58 am |
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The diet tonight is really hard to stick to. I had one of my favorite dinners tonight, spaghetti and meatballs. I stuck to 6 oz of cooked pasta and a little over 4 oz of meatball. It wasn't nearly filling enough but it put me at my calorie limit for the day. It's now an hour later and I just want to go get the leftovers out of the fridge and pig out. In fact, I've opened and shut the refrigerator and pantry about 10 times now looking... for what I don't know.
Stupid food!! Why do you have to taste so good? I hate you!! Argh!! I will beat you tonight! I'm going to bed now. Please please please get out of my head.
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Posted: 23 September 2010 04:12 pm |
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Day 46
Last night was pretty yucky. I didn't fall asleep until midnight - the food cravings wouldn't leave me alone. But, I prevailed and got through the night. I can't believe how hard this is. Why is food such an addiction? It's just food!
Yesterday's ride was solo as none of my buddies could make it. It was windy and I hit a lot of red lights, but there's a nice 3 mile stretch that's flat, straight and has no red lights. It was a joy to ride fast and hard along the beach with the wetlands on one side and the ocean on the other - beautiful!
Today I have my first physical therapy appointment and then a swim lesson. In the meantime, I've been massaging my foot with a tennis ball like the PT recommended. It didn't seem to be doing much so I decided there wasn't enough pressure. So, I stood up and really bore down with my foot on the ball. I could feel a lot of crunching going on in my arch. Later that night I noticed my foot was not sore like it usually is, and there is less crunchiness. Yay, progress! This morning the pain was back but maybe not as bad or more like a different pain. Maybe it's just wishful thinking...
Update: I'm still craving spaghetti and meatballs. Luckily I have cans of soup in my desk and one of them is tomato soup with pasta. It's 260 cal so I hope the substitution works and gets rid of this craving.
This morning's weight was 162.4. Hoping to get below 161 this week.
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Posted: 24 September 2010 04:45 pm |
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Day 47
Last night was another night of cravings, not as bad as the night before but still annoying. There are cookies in the house which made it a little extra difficult, but my cravings are still for spaghetti and meatballs. The soup worked well yesterday so I'm having it again for breakfast. The substitution method with a low calorie option is working well. I'll have to come up with some emergency substitutions for meals I can't have, like pizza and ice cream.
The physical therapy was painful but uplifting. I have hopes to be on the mend permanently. There is still some worry with the foot as it's been bad for a long time and the PT said there is a possibility I might need surgery to repair it. If he's unable to make progress with it then he's going to refer me to a podiatrist. In the meantime, I have a lot of exercises to do, and I bought a foam roller to massage the damaged muscle (e.g. both calves, both quads, right glute, right hamstring). This part is extremely painful, but I like that I can gauge progress with it. When I can roll a part of my body without pain then I'm completely healed.
Swim lesson was awesome. I worked on correcting little things until the coach was finally happy with my stroke. Then I did a timed 100 yd at moderate intensity. My time was 1:32! The best I've ever had was 1:47 so I'm very pleased with the improvement.
Today is a rest day, so no exercise other than what the PT has prescribed.
Update: Just got an email that my son's chess tournaments have been moved and the location is close to the pool. I may go swimming tonight just so I can try and solidify what I learned yesterday.
Weight was 163.6. Boo!
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Posted: 25 September 2010 06:35 pm |
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Day 48
Plans were changed last minute last night. When I got home from work and the orthodontist I found that the hubby had called and cancelled dinner at home. Instead we were going out. Well, he didn't meet up with us until close to 7pm and then there was a 30 minute wait at the restaurant. By the time we got to order it was almost 8pm and I was really hungry. Plans of getting a salad changed to wanting something more substantial and filling... so I ordered a burger, which I told myself to only eat half. Another half hour wait and we finally got our food. By then I was ready to eat a horse much less a burger. Sigh... about 2200 cal for dinner.
At least I got on the bike today for 70 minutes (1300 cal). The physical therapist has told me I can workout but to not do anything above a recovery level, so the ride was a steady effort with no intervals.
Today's weight was 162.0. Down another 0.2 and my first drop for the week.Last edited on 25 September 2010 06:52 pm by mchen01
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Posted: 27 September 2010 04:31 am |
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Day 49
Wow, today was a hot one. We finally got a summer day now that summer is over. This morning I had another ocean swim lesson. We spent 15 minutes diving under the surf and some of the waves were big enough to get my anxiety up. It's not that they were that scary, but I'm just overly scared of them. By the time we got out to swim, my heart has galloping and I had trouble breathing. The adrenaline made me swim a bit wild, and I forgot to use my slower, relaxed stroke. I was so nervous I thought I was going to throw up. My coach took me through some calming breaths and tried talking me into calming down. It helped but the nausea didn't go away until we finished swimming and I was back to where I could stand again. Despite the anxiety, I did get in about a mile swim and got to see fishes and kelp.
I also got in a 30 minute swim in the pool yesterday. The stroke is coming along, slowly. I think it's time to start building my mileage back along with the drills.
Today was a very bad day on the diet. I was tired of the constant fight and just plain hungry. We had pizza for dinner.
This morning's weight was 162.0.
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Posted: 27 September 2010 07:08 pm |
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Day 50
This weekend has been a very bad one for the diet. Besides the burger on Friday, I had pizza on Sunday. While I'm pretty disappointed with myself I also feel I need to try and understand where the uncontrollable cravings come from and how to avoid them. Right now I'm thinking that I can't handle just one burger and one pizza a month. I think I'll switch my plan to having my favorite foods once every two weeks. If I don't lose weight on this plan then I'll go back to the once a month.
Of course if I'm going to allow more high calorie food into my diet then I'm going to have to make it up with more workouts. I guess it's going to be longer hours on the bike.
Today's lunchtime bike ride was hot, hot, hot - 103 degrees inland and 96 degrees by the beach. Whew!!
Today's weight was 166.0. Ouch!
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Posted: 27 September 2010 07:54 pm |
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Week's Summary (09/20/10-09/26/10): ExerciseTuesday
spin - 387 cal
yoga - 282 cal
elliptical - 350 cal
bike - 1364 cal
swim - 258 cal
Weight - 162.0 lbs
Total Net - 14958 - 4562 = 10396
Avg Net - 1485 calLast edited on 28 September 2010 04:30 pm by mchen01
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Posted: 28 September 2010 03:38 pm |
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Day 51
Yesterday was much better on the diet. I skipped breakfast and went low on the calories to make up for the weekend. Luckily I was too busy to feel hungry, but at bedtime it hit me kind of hard. I found some packaged dried plums that I got from a race expo. I'm not sure how old they were, maybe over a year, but they seemed ok. You know you're hungry when you eat something that you would normally consider yucky. That's how I feel about prunes - blegh! I guess that's why they'd been sitting around so long. But, last night they tasted pretty good, filled me up, and they were only 80 calories.
Today is yoga at lunch. I also have physical therapy after work. The exercises at night and the foam roller have been very painful. Massaging the IT band brings me close to tears. If the therapy session doesn't take too long I'm going to try and hit the pool for a quick 30 minutes of drills. If I don't have time then I'll have to try and get on the trainer before bed. At least today will be cooler and I won't have to dread working out in that oppressive heat.
Today's weight was 164.0.
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Posted: 29 September 2010 04:10 pm |
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Day 52
Diet was ok yesterday. I stayed within my calorie range but it was towards the upper end. Last night was one of my favorite dinners, meatloaf. Yummm, I love my mom's meatloaf.
Physical therapy was a total butt buster, literally. My glutes are so sore, as are my abs and shoulders. The PT has me doing balance exercises, TRX work, and these incredibly hard exercises on the ball. Not only did I have to do the usual pushups and planks on the ball, but I had to do the plank on one foot while rolling the ball back and forth with my forearms! Holy moly!! I was dripping sweat with the first one, but I got through it, 15 on both feet and then 15 on each foot for a total of 45. My shoulder was a problem on the pushups so the PT concentrated on massaging and working with the shoulder.
Today is going to be a little difficult. I'm going to a retirement lunch where there is lots of good food. I'm not going to limit myself to eating something unappetizing but I'm going to eat half of whatever I order. Hopefully I can make it up with a workout tonight. I have a swim lesson but maybe I'll have time for more later.
Today's weight was 162.4. Glad the 4 lb water weight gain is nearly gone.
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Posted: 30 September 2010 08:20 pm |
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Day 53
Yesterday was the worst diet day since I started counting again. I estimate that it was over 3000 cal. I was doing pretty well at the retirement lunch until they brought out the cake. OMG, it was sooooo good!! I had one slice, but then they brought the leftover back to work... and I had another slice.
So, now I'm in damage control mode, but it won't be through the diet because I won't be able to make up the extra 1600 cal in food deficit alone. I'm going to work in a second long bike ride this weekend.
This morning I made myself get up at 4AM (only 5 hours of sleep) and get to spin class, and then I did another hour ride on my road bike with my spin instructor, John. John did a 200 mile ride this past weekend (all in one day) and seemed to be pretty beat up still. If I had done a 200 mile ride I don't think I'd be able to get on a bike again for at least a week. I like riding with John because he's not offended when I take off to do a quick interval. We usually catch up together at a light and then hang out for a few miles and talk. I really enjoy riding with someone, as much as I enjoy riding alone. I'm thankful that I'm able to do both.
I have yoga for lunch and then physical therapy after work. I'm still sore from the last workout at PT and am not looking forward to today. I don't think I'll be able to do as many sets as I did last time.
Yesterday's swim lesson was fantabulous! The coach declared that my stroke was pretty near perfect, so the new goal was to lower my stroke count and see how fast I could go. My lowest stroke count is about 16 for a 25 yd distance. Last night I got down to 13 strokes. My timed 100 yd at this approximate stroke count was 1:37, only 4-5 seconds slower than that last timed 100 yd. I'm really happy with the increase in efficiency in my swim as it will put less strain on my bad shoulder and save my strength for the bike and swim in the triathlon.
Today's weight was 164.2. Was hoping for a drop. Rats!
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Posted: 1 October 2010 04:48 pm |
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Day 54
After PT I'm more sore than yesterday. Haha - I thought I was pretty fit but now I feel like a wimp! I learned a new warmup routine which had me dripping with sweat and already sore. That was just the warmup!! The shoulder was not ready to take much work so I did some alternate exercises. However, the alternate exercise just revealed more issues with the shoulder. The PT now wants me to go ahead with the cortisone shot just so I can get a full range of motion with my arm. Ewww! The good news is that I can start running again. Yay! So I'm going to do a short run today at lunchtime. Can't wait!!
I didn't eat much, mostly because I just wasn't that hungry. Good! With all the exercise I ended up with an over 500 cal deficit for the day.
I seem to be on a weight gain track this week, although I'm not quite sure about that. I have some biological issues going on that may be affecting my weight by a pound of two.
Today's weight was 162.6. So far I'm o.6 lb up for the week.
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Posted: 2 October 2010 06:26 pm |
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Day 55
The run yesterday felt so good. I went really slow and just savored the moment. It was a hot a sweaty day but when the breezes came they felt extra cool. I iced my foot afterwards and then some massage with the tennis ball a couple hours later. My foot was sore when I went to bed but not too troubling. I was hoping for zero pain but that's a little ambitious this soon into therapy.
I had a nice dinner, roasted bbq chicken breast, white rice and stir fried cabbage and cauliflower. I went easy on the rice and piled on the vegetables. I forced myself to eat the chicken. Even though it had bbq sauce on it, it didn't quite make the white meat taste less like cardboard. Unfortunately, the kids bought a birthday cake for me, so I had a slice last night. It was a chocolate Coldstone ice cream cake and absolutely delicious. The cake put me over my goal by about 450 cal, but I'm still in the losing range of calories for the day.
This morning I had a nice brick workout, 80 minutes on the tri bike on the trainer and a 20 minute jog with boy through the neighborhood. My hamstrings and quads are screaming soreness today, the kind of soreness that makes the chair seem eons away when lowering oneself to sit. I'm gonna pop a few advil and get going though. I've got lots to do today.
This morning's weight was 160.4. Woohoo! 1.6 lb drop! (My biological issue resolved itself this morning.)
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Posted: 4 October 2010 01:22 pm |
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Day 57
Feeling a little queasy this morning. It's been a busy weekend. The girl is sick, the dryer broke (again), I did some work on my sister-in-law's computer, and I'm sore from my swim lesson. I didn't get much work done and am at the office to start my day super early.
My open water lesson was at my home beach. This beach is especially tough for me. The shore drops suddenly which makes the waves rise high very quickly and crash hard on the shallow beach. The beach is very rocky and I was too slow getting out between sets. A big wave came and I balked while my coach tried to pull me in for a dive. She got crushed by the wave and I got kicked hard in the thigh. :-( I learned my lesson though. When she says go fast, it means move it or lose it. In the meantime, I'm going to have a pretty big bruise on my leg. We stayed close to shore but it was scary. The surge would lift us about 5-6 ft high and I could see the slope of water moving down towards the ground. It felt like standing on an unsteady wall. I would get the sensation that the wave would carry us in and drop us hard to the rocks below. But all we did was drop straight up and down, kind of like an open elevator. The nausea came and I kept shaking despite a mild water temperature of about 64 degrees. We went in and out a few times for practice and my coach took mercy on me when she saw how hard I was breathing, partly from swimming fast to get in and out between sets and partly from fear. It was a good lesson, but I need a break from this beach, someplace that doesn't hurt so much when I make a mistake.
I had another burger this weekend, plus about 8 ounces of wine and some wafer cookies and chocolate. I'm over my allowed allotment of sweets, but good on the burger and wine. So, no burger or alcohol for the next 2 weeks and no more sweets for the rest of this week.
Yesterday we bought some quinoa as a rice substitute and it was delicious. The grain-like seeds are very high in protein and lysine. It's better than rice in that it promotes muscle growth with its higher levels of magnesium, potassium and folate. I've had quinoa before as a pre-packaged vinagrette salad, but this is the first time we've tried cooking it ourselves. Looks like we'll be eating this often. Here's a comparison I found online.
NUTRIENT QUINOA BROWN RICE
Calories 222 218
Protein 8 g 5 g
Carbs 39 g 46 g
Total fat 4 g 2 g
Fiber 5 g 4 g
Calcium 31 mg 20 mg
Iron 3 mg 1 mg
Magnesium 118 mg 86 mg
Potassium 318 mg 154 mg
Selenium 5 mcg 19 mcg
Folate 78 mcg 8 mcg
Histidine 135 mg 115 mg
Isoleucine 320 mg 191 mg
Leucine 355 mg 372 mg
Lysine 330 mg 172 mg
Methionine 120 mg 101 mg
Phenylalanine 175 mg 232 mg
Threonine 240 mg 166 mg
Tryptophan 55 mg 58 mg
Valine 200 mg 265 mg |
This morning's weight was 164.4 lb.
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Posted: 4 October 2010 04:48 pm |
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These swim lessons sound quite stressful for you, but if you get thru the fear I'm sure you will come to enjoy it. How far out do the Great White's live? Or is that where the fear is coming from. Because from thousands of miles away I can't help but think about it.
Did you have a plain roll of firm foam or anything more fancy? I have looked it into it and I will get one. I think I have a tight IT Band on the left thight as well.
John
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