Fitness 2013

[Eddie Teach]

Suburbs don't count as small towns.

[Ideologue]

I found quitting smoking easier than controlling my weight.

Quitting is just a decision - a hard one true, but once its done its done. Weight control is a constant struggle.   

What we have here is a division of labor problem.  Let's trade bodies, I'll get your weight down, and you can get me to quit smoking.  I promise not to steal your life, and not a fatal amount of your money.

[fhdz]

Sound good, where do you go ? 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauvie_Island

[mongers]

Sound good, where do you go ? 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauvie_Island

Looks lovely and ideal recreational cycling territory. 

[Malthus]

I found quitting smoking easier than controlling my weight.

Quitting is just a decision - a hard one true, but once its done its done. Weight control is a constant struggle.   

What we have here is a division of labor problem.  Let's trade bodies, I'll get your weight down, and you can get me to quit smoking.  I promise not to steal your life, and not a fatal amount of your money.

Tell ya what, we will trade ages into the bargain and its a deal. 

[crazy canuck]

I found quitting smoking easier than controlling my weight.

Quitting is just a decision - a hard one true, but once its done its done. Weight control is a constant struggle.   

What we have here is a division of labor problem.  Let's trade bodies, I'll get your weight down, and you can get me to quit smoking.  I promise not to steal your life, and not a fatal amount of your money.

Tell ya what, we will trade ages into the bargain and its a deal. 

[Ed Anger]

I have cut my diet soda intake in half. Replaced it with those flavored waters and stealing juice boxes from the kids.

My pee has lightened up.

[Ideologue]

I have cut my diet soda intake in half. Replaced it with those flavored waters and stealing juice boxes from the kids.

My pee has lightened up.

My urine is like the ice beneath the Antarctic surface, so clear and voluminous you can detect the neutrino strikes within the stream.

[mongers]

Again had to rescue this thread from the 3rd page. 

Not doing a great deal myself either, did pop out late to do 14 miles up the valley in the balmy 37f weather.   

[Maladict]

Temperature: -1
Feels like: -14

[mongers]

Damn, this weather makes a difference, during last March, warmest for a century, I did nearly 600 miles on the bike (4 miles short); this March barely 250 miles and it's only another 4-5 days left before a new month.   

[Malthus]

My diet is going strong - I'm down 28 pounds.  Only 12 more to go to hit my maintenance target.

[mongers]

My diet is going strong - I'm down 28 pounds.  Only 12 more to go to hit my maintenance target.

Just noticed I've managed to put on 4-5 lbs, so only around 8lbs to go before I'm back to a good fighting weight, but damn I need those missing lbs recently. :shivers:

[merithyn]

I ran 1.5 miles today at 4.6mph. 

I probably could have gone further, but I'd set a goal of 20 minutes running and decided to stick to it even though I was feeling pretty good. Tomorrow, I shoot for 25 minutes. I'm hoping that by the end of next week, I'll be running 30-35 minutes non-stop. I have a 10K coming up at the end of April, and I'd like to be able to run a good chunk of it.

Amazingly, I'm actually doing pretty well on the running thing. I set the treadmill on random hills, walk five minutes at 3mph, then run for however long I've determined to do so that day at 4.6mph, walk at 3.5 for two minutes, then run another five minutes at 4.6mph. Finally, I walk another five minutes at 3.2 to cool down.

Once it warms up outside (and the snow melts again), I'll move out there to see how I do. I suspect that it will be harder than the treadmill. 

[PDH]

Did my first real ride of the year today - 20 mile round trip north of town.  Not too cold, a bit windy, but man I was not ready for that.  By the end (the last 4 miles) I was bonking and feeling a bit drunk.  Some carbs when I got back helped, and a nap helped more.

Not using those muscles in that way for 5 months made them rebellious.