Posts by cynthb

That's a great shot, Terry.  You really can see your success in your face; your cheekbones are much more visible than in your earlier shots.

Still off work this week, but I've been catching up on work-related reading.  I missed my workout yesterday, but we've been frantically cleaning the apartment for house guests this weekend; hopefully that counts for something.  I was very good at lunch today.  We went for burgers, and I only ate half of my serving (which is hard for me to do with a burger!) and will have the rest for supper tonight.

Simone - back to 77kg or 169.75lbs up 1kg or 2.20lbs

Terry - 185 (same old, same old)

Cynthia - 177.4 (down 2.2)

It's Friday again; hope everyone had a great week!

Last weekend was our Thanksgiving north of the border, and I think I did pretty well in terms of limiting myself.  I also was down over 4 the week before, so I'm not surprised to see a bit of a rebound, so you're not the only one doing a bit of a roller coaster Kathryn.  It's been a good week for me.  I'm working on the elliptical now, and I'm pretty sure it'll be spring before I'll run outside again.  I've started doing some interval work instead of just doing steady state, and it kicks up my pulse more than the steady state work.

Terry – 186 – No change

Kathryn ~ 197.5 - Down .5

Cynthia - 180.0 - up 1.6

It has been quiet recently.  I also hope everyone's OK.  I didn't exercise this week because of a cold; I also missed a day and a half of work.  I'm pretty much over it at this point though.  It's the long weekend this weekend :)  We're going to a friend's cottage for a weekend of board games and card games (no tv there), and I can't wait.  The only thing is it's hunting season up there, which can be a bit scary with the occasional gun going off in the distance.

Sandy I hope your lungs get better.  The fall often has a lot of mold with the rain and dead leaves, which can trigger some people.  Sounds like you'll have fun with the grandkids though!  Terry I hope your MRI went well and they can do something for your wrist.

Terry - 186

Sandy - 152

Cynthia - 178.4 (down 4.2! must be the cold)

Congrats to both of you!  Terry, wearing a 32 pant is fantastic.  Hopefully that will improve your mood; I know how frustrating it is being stuck working inside when you'd rather be outside.

And Kathryn, congrats on getting below 200! I know I felt really good when I hit that milestone.

I was giving myself 90 minutes, and I finished in around 83, so I'm happy.  I did have to walk for a bit, but I knew that would happen, so I planned for a bit of a walk every 10min or so.  Considering I'd only been training at around 40-45 minute runs and this was double that, I'm pleased.  I was one of the slower runners of the initial crowd, but there were a bunch of walkers and walk-runners behind me.

The Terry Fox run is non-competitive, so there's no official time to go by, and people start it at various times.  I'm just going by my husband's cell phone time for the finish (he didn't check at the start but the kick-off was at 9AM).

There were a couple of guys up ahead that finished ahead of some of the cyclists - one guy in particular was just zooming along.  Ah well, someday.

I know more or less what I need to do to increase my speed (intervals some days, steady runs other days), I just need to do it :)

I'm glad to hear that your accident wasn't serious Terry.  Have you checked over the helmet that you were wearing to make sure it wasn't damaged?  Alicia I'm interested as well to see how your husband is doing.  Even small improvements can really help him.

Sandy, hope your granddaughter gets better soon.  It's hard when you can't explain anything to her.

And it's Friday, hooray!

Sandy - 152  same

Cynthia - 183.0 (down 1.0)

This was a really good week for me - nice and sunny but still cool enough to exercise.  My husband made a really good spaghetti sauce last night (he's the cook) which we'll take to a get-together tonight.

My charity run is two weeks from Sunday; I really hope the weather is good and that I'm able to do it without problems.

Hope everyone had a great week!

Cynthia - 185.4 (down 1.2)

Back from vacation!  I had a wonderful, relaxing break.  I didn't run, but I did go for a decent walk almost every day.  I'm glad that I stayed about the same, maybe even down a little, weight-wise.  My mother, who we stayed with, is a big health food nut, so eating well was not difficult.

Terry I agree that you may be undereating.  It may be worth seeing if your GP can recommend a professional nutritionist to see what you should be eating, and bringing the nutritionist a printout of a week or so worth of food and exercise records.  I don't know what the certification requirements for nutritionists are in the U.S. (maybe it differs by state?) but you should be able to find someone reputable.

Hugs to Alicia, I hope your husband recovers quickly.

I had a good week overall.  I finished my 8 week training program for 5k runs last night, and I'm very pleased that I stuck to it.  Now comes the hard part, for me at least - maintaining that level of commitment.

Next week we head down to the East coast to visit my mother for a week and a half, so I won't be able to check in for the next two Fridays.  I'll bring my running shoes and try to keep up with the runs, though.

Terry - 190 - no change.

Cynthia - 186.0 - down 0.2

I understand completely about the motivation.  I've been hovering around the same five pounds for months.  What keeps me going is the 5k race in the spring, and the Terry Fox cancer run in the fall (coming up in September).  I know I have to be in shape for them, or I'll disappoint not only myself but the people who pledged their support.

Is there a charity fund raiser or race that you could compete in to see how you do?  I find it very satisfying to compare my times from one year to the next and see how far I've come.

Another suggestion might be to try triathlons.  They have some really short ones for beginners, depending on where you are.  I'm a terrible swimmer so I haven't done that yet, but it's something I've considered.

I'll start off today.  I had a pretty good week, except that I missed my run on Tuesday because it was pouring rain outside and I was feeling headachey anyways.  I'm down half of what I gained over the cottage weekend, so you guys are probably right and it's just fluid retention or whatever.

Alicia I was thinking last night about your husband.  I really hope they're able to treat his head injury and he doesn't have loss of function in his elbow.

Cynthia - 189.2 - down 3.2

I know what you guys mean about body image.  I see myself as much heavier than I am; I get "fat days" fairly often.

Well, I went away for the weekend and *bam* 9 lbs at the start of the week.  I've since dropped 3 of that, but 6 pounds up from last week is still very discouraging, especially since there's no way I ate 3500 extra calories x 6 in four days (Friday through Monday).

It's been cool with showers here, so I've been getting in my runs at least, in between the showers.  If nothing else I'm getting in better shape, but I really would like to see downward movement on the scale without the sudden jumps upwards :(

Alicia~ 243

Cynthia - 192.4 (up 6.0)

That's great Terry, congrats!  It really does add up :)

It was a good week for me as well.  Yesterday it was raining so I didn't run, but today looks better so I'll go out after work.  I'm back down what I gained last week, which is good.

Hope everyone had a good week too!

Terry - 193 - Down one.

Cynthia - 187.4 - down 0.8