The not too serious get fit thread

[Popeye the Sailor]

Perhaps on some particular day, we should all have to check in (of course, optional) and post progress to hold ourselves accountable.

Yes.

[DesmoDiva]

I fell of the wagon....with the foot problems.

My clothes are starting to feel less roomy. I'm noticeably more irritable and less energetic.  

I did run 3x last week, but not all after Wednesday.

I can run 2 miles, but my HRM tells me my fitness level is NO where near it was 8 wks ago.

I've pretty much given up on being able to participate in the 1/2 Marathon at the end of may.  

Completing a 5K seems like a more obtainable goal at this point.

The # on the scale means nothing to me, I just want my clothes to fit and my HR to improve.

[Monster Dave]

It's funny how quickly you can loose what you've built up. After my accident in EL Tour de Tucson last year I was off my bike for 3 weeks and though I had been training for months, when I went back to riding, my HR was much higher on average and I could certainly feel it!

When I'm training (cycling) regularly and pushing at my max performance/endurance level, my HR usually sticks pretty steady around 165-172 and recovers quickly with an active recovery. But after the crash when I started back, it was all over the place - like a bouncy ball going all over without any regularity!

Keep on it - you'll get it back! The 1/2 marathon may be a high goal for the end of May, but if you want to do it, do it! You'll get it back fast if you train consistantly! Besides, the sheer motivation from this thread should help get you back in stride!!  

[akmnstr]

It is too bad that fitness training is not like a saving account.  All the hard work you do quickly goes away if you don't keep at it.  When I was young and training for kayak and canoe racing I was doing 3 workouts a day.  I think that now that I am 59 I should get some credit for all of that hard work.  Yeah, I should be able to live off the interest while I eat ice-cream every day.  DesmoDiva, you should be able to take a little time off and still have your cloths feel like you want them.  And if you put in the time last year, you should be able to do that 1/2 marathon.  Who can we speak to about this??

I hear no answer so it looks like I'll be lifting weights tonight, running tomorrow, and eating the veggies my wife makes instead of that ice-cream.  It really isn't bad.  I do love it.  It's only while I'm doing it that I wish I could stop. 

[DesmoLu]

It's funny how quickly you can loose what you've built up.

Trying being a woman. estrogen will do your muscle in, real fast. and it makes you cry. its a pregnant dog.

[bulldogs2k]

LOL I hate the fact that when I stop lifting, I start to look like an off-season bodybuilder.   

I love Judo though, I was gassed when they had us take turns throwing each other and popping up as fast as we could.  The drill would last for 3 mins and was intense!  You would fight for position but once that was achieved, you would give the attacker the throw to keep a fast pace.  I'm down 12 lbs in the last 3 weeks so I must have a LOT to loose!   

[somegirl]

Trying being a woman. estrogen will do your muscle in, real fast. and it makes you cry. its a pregnant dog.

It's got nothing on pregnancy hormones though.

[DesmoLu]

It's got nothing on pregnancy hormones though.

oh god how that thought scares me.

[akmnstr]

It's got nothing on pregnancy hormones though.

Are you expecting?

[somegirl]

Yup, due July 29. There's a thread on it somewhere.

[Monster Dave]

Yup, due July 29.

So, are you ready to be done being pregnant yet?!

[junior varsity]

congratulations! I hope its a human!

[Popeye the Sailor]

So, are you ready to be done being pregnant yet?!

Trust me when I say this. Do not taunt the pregnant woman. 

[Monster Dave]

Trust me when I say this. Do not taunt the pregnant woman. 

Noted!

[bulldogs2k]

+1 Good to know!!!!