Black Team- A Team of Champions!

Lori- Congrats on the 140s...that's wonderful!

Marla- Have a great day at the pool!

Richie- So glad to hear that your biopsy came back OK...enjoy your time with the grandkids!!

So, I've survived my second major race of the year...and it was freaking awesome! All week, I had been trying to wrap my head around not having a time goal - just finishing, knowing that it was going to be HOT. I really tried, but the bigger part of me just wanted to break that 2 hour mark. Still waiting for official time, but not sure I made it. Was definitely close. It was a hilly course, and miles 8-9.5 were pretty rough, but I did it. Ran every step, except for through the water stops...stayed hydrated, and just felt amazing.

Parts of this course will also be on the marathon course in October, and this race gave me just the confidence boost I needed to know that I really can do it. Bring on 26.2!

Planning to lay low the rest of the day, then we're doing the Father's Day thing with DF's (?) parents tomorrow. Looking forward to relaxing. Have a great weekend, everyone!

ETA: Official time 2:01:27...87 seconds over goal. Dammit. At least I finished and felt strong doing it.

Thanks Donna I will be working so my mind will be else where..Gonna get up at 415 am and run 5.73 miles before work in the morning...We are celebrating fathers day with hubby today since I burned almost 1700 calories today...I am super proud of myself..

Lori swim suit pictures inspired me, so I went and bought me one, one that I think maybe I could wear without a shirt..I was able to buy an size 8/10 and its cute..real cute..I dont know how to get pictures up on here but wednesday I plan of taking the kiddos swimming and will take a picture of me and try to get it on here..

AN 8/10 medium bathing suit???? Me tamara...who woulda thought??/ Sorry just replaying it in my mind..

11.5 mile run this morning and 11.22 miles done in spin class..yeah me!!

Well gonna go lay down with my princess..she has been AMAZING again today...Wow 2 days this week she has been fantastic..Maybe she is growing out of the litle girl stage and growing up to be my big girl...!!! I sure hope so!! I dont do whinning very well!!

Well honey and son are home after a long hot work day!!

Ladies, I'm sorry you lost your dads and that this year will be so hard. As for me, this is the first year in nearly 10, I think, where I will be sending my father a card. He may never be the father I "want" or "need" or the grandpa that my kids deserve, but he's the only dad I got. And I'm glad I have him back. So happy that God decided in His perfect time that it was time for the standoff to end the day my dad unexpectedly answered my mother's cell phone-- hearing his voice, and blurting out "I miss you" to him-- well, t'was nothing this stubborn woman planned. God's timing, my friends, is perfect.

I had a simply lovely day with my old friend. She is THERE in nearly every warm and happy, funny childhood memory I have. Her three kids are positively adorable, and they meshed perfectly with mine. You couldn't have drawn a better day. Truly wonderful.

As for me and my suit, Donna-- sadly, NO, did NOT look good in mine today. Belly floof was at its worst. Holding major water again. TOM is here, so I guess that's the most of it. 175 on the scale this morning, which is 8 pounds up from where I'd been holding steady all through last year-- 1200 calories all this week, to boot-- rather aggravating, to put it mildly.

This evening, I did indulge in dessert, and had some Chex mix at the pool that my friend's daughter had made-- nibbles here and there, but nothing major. I drank water and had an apple, and finished Caleb's-- so, the eating (barring tonight) has been spot on. I don't know what else to do or try, so I'll just keep pressing on.

arthritis in my left foot is awful today-- maybe I need to watch for a connection for when the pain really hits, and the water weight-- need to pay more attention to all of this, I think-- hmmmmmm.

Much more to yap about, but way too tired-- still have some typing to do-- may *kitten* out and do it tomorrow, though-- zzzzzz.

Later, my friends--

Shuntae-- I'm so proud. I got the urge to do my 1/2 because of you, so I'm your biggest fan. Lots of love, my friend, and many congrats.

Everyone else-- you raise me up-- all of you-- it's all I can do NOT to yap about all of you incessantly to my family and "friends." you're all such a part of me.

Nite-nite!

Morning all

Happy Fathers Day to everones hubby, dad, tridad, and my biggest hugs to Tamara and Donna - this will be the first fathers day for me as well without my dad :frown:

Had an absolutely great day yesterday with hubby. We went to a wedding of one of his work collegues and I fit comfortable into a sirt and top that were tight on me last year. It was really interesting to look at how other people were dressed, and helped me feel so much better about myself :happy: .

Glad that you all had a great saturday, will check back later need to go and sort out the washing and bits that didn't get done yesterday :huh:

Good Morning and Happy Father's day to all our daddies!

Wanted to let you all know that on Wednesday I had what may have been a TIA, or mini-stroke. WAIT...no worries I have no side effects and my brain is as good as before!


I was an hour from home and GOD brought me to the best hospital around for this issue. AMAZING.....I could have been anywhere, chose to drive home.........ended up in any hospital,.

During all the tests they found a hole in my heart called a PFO (mine was an ASD/PFO)

When we are in utero we have this and it closes up when we are born. In some ppl it never closes completely and I was one of those ppl.

I had a procedure like when they do angioplasty........but they use a patch to close the hole. When they got in it was much bigger than they thought. Good thing I was directed here, they found the issue, and fixed it.

I have always had this irrational fear of having a stroke......guess not so irrational, huh? :laugh:

I cannot workout for a while, but think I lost some weight on my diet of IV drip

Good news is I may have a more effective use of oxygen and can work out better when I am allowed! WoOT!

Jeannie- No worries?! Woman, I'll worry if I want to! OMG seriously don't scare me like that. You have become a very important person around here and My heart fell into my feet when DW told me. You just follow docs orders and come back even stronger. Love you to bits woman. you hang in there.

Marla-Glad you reconnected with your dad. I know what you mean, My father has been far from perfect. But he kept me alive to adulthood and I know that he loves me. Also-So glad to hear about Sarah, You guys have invested so much time and money into her golfing future. It's nice to see someone else take some of the load. Good stuff.

Richie- Negative Biopsies RULE!. Good new! excellent.

Lori-That boot camp sounds FUN. I want to go to so I can be one of the younger guys whining while you run circles around me. 149 eh. That's awesome. Your a friggin super hero I swear

Shuntae- Great job on the race. Definately dont get caught up in the 87 seconds. If I didnt live in Maine I probably wouldnt run. Can't stand the heat. I look up to you for it. Keep on inspiring us.

Enjoying fathers day with the Kiddos. Taking my boys to see toy story 3. I feel lucky to have such great kids. Healthy happy boys. And when I look at them I can almost see the third one with them. I am truley blessed to have such great kids and such an amazing woman to share them with. Fathers day truley is a day for me to celebrate. I hope you all have a great fathers day.

Jeannie - Take care friend! It's not the same when you're not checking in.

My. Body. Hurts. Sent the kids down to our basement Friday as a storm was on it's way. They came running back up to say we had water in the basement. I'm not talking a little bit of water. I'm talking water all the way up to our first stair step. Had to call DH to tell him we had a big problem. What a freaking nightmare! Hauled a pick up bed's worth of ruing stuff out of the basement. Bought a new wet/dry vac yesterday. Came home and sucked carpets out as best as we could. Cut the carpet into pieces so we can haul them up to get rid of them. Again, I say, my body hurts.....

that means, uh, you got a good workout, then, uh, right? (trying to accentuate the positive-- )

Blech-- sorry for the basement. Always something-- :grumble: :noway:

so, my friend Hilary told my kids a story yesterday-- seems she and I went into a photo both one day in our teens. After the photo, she commented, "You look great, but I look like a guy."

She says I answered her, "Well, but you're a good looking guy."

Did I always have a mouth????

Sheesh-- seems so.

Whaddyagonnado?

My. Body. Hurts. Sent the kids down to our basement Friday as a storm was on it's way. They came running back up to say we had water in the basement. I'm not talking a little bit of water. I'm talking water all the way up to our first stair step. Had to call DH to tell him we had a big problem. What a freaking nightmare! Hauled a pick up bed's worth of ruing stuff out of the basement. Bought a new wet/dry vac yesterday. Came home and sucked carpets out as best as we could. Cut the carpet into pieces so we can haul them up to get rid of them. Again, I say, my body hurts.....

yuck! sorry to hear of your troubles Katie....lots of damage I imagine

My dear sweet friends........love ya to bits as Marla says!

I am home and FINE.....seriously this is the type of thing they found by accident and likely saved my life.

Here is the bad news...............FIVE DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH NO FOOD AND I DID NOT LOSE A POUND:mad: :explode: :grumble:


:laugh: :happy: I could care less..........but it IS too funny. Wed morning I was 136.5. I thought "Well I ate nothing for 48 hours, ate a cardio (blech) diet for 2 days, and only half of that.............I HAD to have dropped 2 pounds, huh??

Nope....

LOL..............

Love you all

Jeannie

Seriously, I have to jump in-- Jeannie, my dear friend, you were the first person on here to teach me to open up and let my heart show-- to embrace and love, and be embraced and loved-- (actually Fitness Chick, rest her soul, taught me to be myself and let the chips fall where they may after I got totally slammed for my snap out of it-ness very early on-- )

I still remember your sweet picture, with you looking over the backseat of your car--

This sounds like a eulogy-- ha-- but, you're so important to us all here with your wit, humor, kindness, passion, compassion, friendliness and love-- don't go scaring us again, woman.

Seriously, I have to jump in-- Jeannie, my dear friend, you were the first person on here to teach me to open up and let my heart show-- to embrace and love, and be embraced and loved-- (actually Fitness Chick, rest her soul, taught me to be myself and let the chips fall where they may after I got totally slammed for my snap out of it-ness very early on-- )

I still remember your sweet picture, with you looking over the backseat of your car--

This sounds like a eulogy-- ha-- but, you're so important to us all here with your wit, humor, kindness, passion, compassion, friendliness and love-- don't go scaring us again, woman.

Changed av for you! :flowerforyou:

Bon soir, mon equipe de noir! Comment allez vous? Je suis tres fatigue!!!!!!

yes, I am all THAT-- I can greet you in French, even! Go freakin' figure!

Had a hard 5 mile run. Really wanted 6 tonight, but getting over a cold, haven't run since Tuesday, and Faith needed a ride home from a party, AND last but not least, my feet hurt and my legs were T-I-R-E-D so I bagged it after 5.

I do believe I need to keep working on a different 6 mile route. The end of 5 miles is right around the corner from my house, so it's too tempting to stop. Mental note.

Had a lovely little "beep beep" from somebody while I was running. Always a shot in the arm to a sweaty old lady. I must admit-- I do look awfully hard core out there. My water bottle, tank top, Asics shoes-- hoo-- I'd beep at me too. Ha.

At first I thought it was my son-- I thought at first it was his car. But, that was silly of me-- he'd sooner run me over for his inheritance money (or what he thinks he'd get) than give his mother a beep of support. Punk.

Spent a couple hours at the pool with the kids tonight. Very discouraged about the tummy tum-tum. How far a stomach has fallen since last year. Really at a loss what to try next. It is really gross in the ol' bathing suit.

Oh well-- need to type-- hope all had a lovely weekend.