twowheelhooligan

10/28 - BIKE 20 10/29 - BIKE 10 Yeah, the running has gotten a back seat since I got the new roadbike. Have to enjoy it while the weather allows. Still an awesome challenge tho!!! :)

The divorce! not kidding!

For agency in my area: 1.5 mi - 14:30 or less push-ups - minimum 15 or bench 1/2 body weight 15 times in 1 minute sit-ups - minimum 25 in a minute, more is better. sit-n-reach - there is a flexibility number that I don't recall. If one can get within 3-4 inches of touching toes, they're good. Trigger squeeze - On a…

^^ has saved me on many occasions when someone wants to take me out for a meal, but I don't have the calories to ingest at a meal. I've had my phone out a number of times as I'm choosing menu items. A place like Olive Garden will likely have an area of "low cal" meals. Prissymissliss hit it on the head too if you can look…

Finally over cold. New additions to put in. Yeah! :) 10/22 - BIKE 20mi 10/24 - BIKE 20mi 10/24 - SWIM 1mi 10/26 - SWIM .3 mi

I was going through a 750ml bottle of vodka every 3-4 days easily. I could feel my BP go down after pouring my first drink after getting home and especially after my first sip. I knew, in my head this was bad, but I kept doing it. Slowly but surely, the scale doesn't lie. I got to my heaviest EVER and said, ENOUGH! I…

Consider taking adult lessons so that any swimming you do, is with good repetitions. That way you don't have to UNLEARN bad habits developed. But, until that happens, try to maybe isolate halves of your body. Get a drag buoy(pinch between your thighs) and use just your arms. Likewise, get a kick board to workout just your…

10/15 - BIKE 20mi

10/10 - SWIM 1 mi 10/11 - RUN 2.2mi(treadmill) 10/12 - SWIM 1 mi Jackson. . thanks for the link!! Truly awesome work on your part for your spreadsheet AND your workout performance! Nice work on everyone else's part for gettin' out there and doin' it. I see I need to kick my runnin' into high gear! :) Good fun motivation!!!…

Tahany, THANK YOU for asking this question!! I too am curious and stupidly never thought to ask it! :) Thanks! 2-wheel

In mid august I was 240. I kicked it in higher gear(for working out) late August, and now am 222. I feel WORLDS better, I don't have that bloated gut feeling and people at work have actually noticed. I have NEVER believed in pills and "diets." I know that if fuel goes in the engine, it must be burned. SO, I choose to put…

I actually get sick if I have much food in me before working out. HOWEVER, depends on what I do! If I'm swimming 2000yds, then I'll most certainly require fuel about an hour before. That give me enough time to settle, usually something relatively bland like almonds and a PBJ. Biking - I need to eat maybe 2hours before.…

* Digital picture frame with funny and good family photos * A night at a comedy club with you and fam, get him out of house. * airplane ride * out to eat at a fun restaurant like hibachi grill, something interactive * paintball with a group of friends/family. * a puppy. :)

10/10 - swim 1mi

If you eat, then don't work out or exercise, all the good work you've done the rest of the day is for zip. Keep to your plan, keep to your goals, keep to your log. Think of how disappointed you'll be if you pig -out on junk? your body will be upset with you soon. You'll be upset with yourself the next day. Be strong, keep…

10/5 - swim 1.1mi 10/7 - bike 15mi 10/8 - bike 10 10/9 - bike 14

MY motivation is food. That's why I love my swim days so much. 1) I get better at a skill that needs work. 2) it's a good workout that burns cals 3) I can eat more. IN the end, option #3 is what motivates me to workout is so I can eat more tasty food, albeit trying very hard to stay in my calorie count. Truth be told, it…

I conquered a swimming demon today. 1.25miles at masters class! Woohoo! Tomorrow biking.

What is your goal?(don't need to share, just re-ask yourself.) Have that goal be your target and don't let anything get in the way. I soooo didn't want to swim lastnight, but I knew once i got in the water, it'd be better. then WOW, I went 200yds farther than I did last session, so it turned out to be a good night!! Do you…

Around here we have had a bunch of skinny zucchinis. They are about 1 - 1.25 inches in diameter, maybe 6-10 inches long. Take a peeler, skin one strip, skip a strip, etc the length of the vegetable. Then grill or broil them. We'll add "SPIKE" seasoning. Cook to your liking of tenderness. Go on the shorter side if you don't…

NIce write up!! For the most part I agree with what you wrote. The points I don't agree with are just because it's not what works for me, and I'm certainly not going to bring them out here as it is not my intention. Your letter/e-mail was written from the heart and that was felt by me as I read it. :smile: You had…

Change the snacks for the kids? I know all children are different, but my two boys love carrots, fresh peppers, celery, apples and they actually like grapefruit!? Weird I know. Maybe have healthy snacks for earlier parts of the day, and then in the evening, one can have a few crackers/cookies as a treat, shortly before…

Your title sounds accurate, but now YOU need to take control of YOUR life. Certainly anyone can "trip" and stumble. Instead of thinking of your life as a downward spiral, think of it as a turbulant transition. A play on words to be sure, but you have to mentally get into the game, and defeat the change. Plot out your week.…