T-Cake's 2006 Log

[T-Cake]

Hello hello!

Today was another decent day for the most part. Managed my cardio again and ate well, so it looks like I'm on a roll of some sort.

I just finished watching the 2nd to last episode of Biggest Loser before the Finale. Man alive, I cannot WAIT for next week! I love that show -- though I have a hard time watching parts of it because it hits so close to home having once been an obese person myself.

And on the flip side to that -- watching these people lose weight, I often forget that I don't HAVE to sit here anymore and think "I should do that". I HAVE been doing it... it's just so programmed in to me now that I don't realize just how unusually fit I am. Funny how we still find ways to nitpick ourselves when we ARE the elite.

Sassy and Gymgurl -- I'm AFRAID to try anything even REMOTELY bouncy right now! I used the stairmill this morning again though I was tempted to use the elliptical (the one where I can just hold on though -- not the one where I move my arms with it)... but I didn't want to hurt myself. SO running is still way off for me... but I"m going to be super strappy when I start back on that! RIght now, one sports bra is enough to hold me in place -- I'm not really in the bouncy stage... but I know it'd feel strange if I tried too early. I think I jumped up and down yesterday jokingly about something at home... and then went "Ooooh... that doesn't feel fun!" Whoops

That's all I got for now. Go me for posting more lately.

 

[Sassy69]

Just lettin' ya know - even tho it feels good now, don't get ahead of yourself w/ "let's see what I can do" any time before you really need to. There's plenty of time to let the pups settle in Frankly I'm coming up on our 7th yr anniversary and I still sleep in a sports bra and I still strap 'em in good for any sort of mid - hi level impact aerobics.

 

[Roonytunes]

That's all I got for now. Go me for posting more lately.

Go YOU, indeed!!! Doing fantabulously I see, and just reading about your stairmill cardio makes me huff and puff Nice job, girl!

 

[jenscats5]

Hiiiiiiiiiii Tcake!!

I feel ya on the Biggest Loser show!! LOVE that show but the High School stuff made me sad.....Glad to see how well you're doing!

 

[Jamie Lynn]

Hi T-Cake!!!! have a good day!!!

 

[T-Cake]

Hiiiiiiiiiii Tcake!!

I feel ya on the Biggest Loser show!! LOVE that show but the High School stuff made me sad.....Glad to see how well you're doing!

I'm with you on that! The HS stuff made me sad to watch too mostly because it hits so close to home. I'm still scarred to this day when people look at me too much all at once... case in point:

Last night we're (Ulter and I) at Macaroni Grill for dinner and someone knocked over a pepper mill that was right above my head on this corner ledge... it came down HARD and hit me in the head. EVERYONE in the bar area and all the tables were turning around, looking at me, fussing over me, staring... the pain shocked me, but I wasn't bleeding... but what freaked me ou the most was that everyone was staring at me.

It just sent me into tears and I rushed to the bathroom, completely mortified. I still have that fear in me that people are making fun of me constantly, so it was extremely uncomfortable. Of course, when I came out of the restroom I was okay, but man I still had stares and 45 minutes later, as a couple left the place, the man said to his wife as they walked by the pepper mill "Watch out, don't hit anyone." It was just so embarassing -- *I* didn't even do anything wrong! But I can't believe how much it affected me.

Anyhow, I have 5 days left of school until Winter Break so HOORAY! Can't wait for that.

The workouts are still good. Today is day 7 in a row of my stairmill, 1-hour total (or close to it) or a.m. cardio.

I hear ya', Sassy, on wanting to push myself more to see what else I can do! I am so darn tempted to hop on an elliptical or try to at least jog... but I'm being patient with it.

This is actually a good time for me to make sure I'm STRETCHING pre- and post-workout more thoroughly than I have before. Bad habit that needs to be broken on my part.

Food was good this week too -- stayed around 1500 to 1600 all week, my ratios were 40 to 50% protein at end of day... and I of course had my cheat meal last night at dinner (post-pepper mill incident... but it was FREE!!!! They comped our meal!)

Thanks to Jen and Jaime for the well-wishes too. You ladies rock.

 

[Roonytunes]

Yikes, that is scary about the pepper mill falling on your head. So glad you didn't get hurt seriously and I'm sorry to hear it triggered off so much emotion in you. But I can bet my last dollar that those people were ONLY staring at you with concern and not one soul was thinking anything negative about you as a person. Heck, most were probably even thinking how cute you were I hope you at least enjoyed your freebie cheat meal to the max. I always get the Skinny Chicken when I go to Macaroni Grill - I really like the chain because they publish all their nutritional info so I can eat within plan for the day.

And that stairmill routine is super impressive! I need to get back on that gauntlet soon again myself.

Enjoy your Sunday, girl!

 

[T-Cake]

Yikes, that is scary about the pepper mill falling on your head. So glad you didn't get hurt seriously and I'm sorry to hear it triggered off so much emotion in you. But I can bet my last dollar that those people were ONLY staring at you with concern and not one soul was thinking anything negative about you as a person. Heck, most were probably even thinking how cute you were I hope you at least enjoyed your freebie cheat meal to the max. I always get the Skinny Chicken when I go to Macaroni Grill - I really like the chain because they publish all their nutritional info so I can eat within plan for the day.

And that stairmill routine is super impressive! I need to get back on that gauntlet soon again myself.

Enjoy your Sunday, girl!

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Thanks, Roons. You always know what to say.

Yes, we ordered dessert and everything there; we probably would have ordered it anyway, seeing that it was my cheat day dinner, but nonetheless, Ulter kept saying, "Way to go -- took one for the team!" I got a giggle out of that.

We eat there quite a bit too and yes, I love that Macaroni has their nutritional info for most things. I like to order the shrimp diavlo if I need the carbs... and I'll add extra chicken to it. If I need fat and protein, I go for the simple salmon... if I am just low on calories I'll order the halibut (it comes with this great risotto) and have some extra bread and oil -- that fish is GREAT, so is the salmon dish!

And today we ate at Panera -- go figure. It's all good.

Got my workout in today again on that darn stairmill. I was telling Ulter at lunch that I'm so damn competitive at the gym with whoever ends up next to me on the other treadmill or stairmill or lat pull or whatever. I refuse to let anyone beat me, go faster than me, go longer than me. It's a sickness -- but I always win. Gratification!

Cals for today was somewhere around 1450, 43%p, 40%c, 17%f. Not too shabby -- lately I've come closer to 40/40/10f for ratios on the weekend and then closer to 45%p or 50%p weekdays, so still having no problems there.

That's all I got for now; one week until my 1-month doctor's appointment check-up on that breast aug I had. Cannot WAIT for it because I'm hoping he'll let me run... or maybe lift... or SOMETHING. A little freaked out that I'm doing that 1/2 marathon January 6th -- can we say SHIN SPLINTS?! I really need to be in running mode by then so i can at least interval the whole thing.

 

[Gymgurl]

T what were your base miles on your long runs before surgury?

 

[T-Cake]

T what were your base miles on your long runs before surgury?

Hey sister.

Before my surgery, I was doing 3 to 4.5 miles a day, every morning. Doing just this, I made it to my 10K day (6.2 miles) and did the whole thing without blinking, amazingly enough. I just went easy and was so motivated by my surroundings... so my training method worked for me.

Because I workout so early during the week, I've been doing more treadmill running than outdoor just because it's safer to be inside at 5:30, 6am when it's dark out. On the weekend though, I am more likely to take it outside for a change-up.

BIG NEWS FOR T-CAKE!​

Alright ladies -- I went to my surgeon today for my 1-month post-breast aug appointment AND... *drumroll*...

I HAVE FULL CLEARANCE!​

For real, this is a BIG DEAL!

1st two weeks... I couldn't workout at ALL -- no cardio, no lifting, and I had to wear the SAME two bras 24/7 and rotate them (talk about a laundry bitch!)

By week 2's appointment... he said I could exercise but nothing jumpy/bouncy. So I've been doing 45 to 50 minutes daily on the stairmill (intensity 8 through 11 intervals). But I was getting BORED with it...

By the 4-week appointment TODAY... I can RUN! I can LIFT! I can do whatever exercise I want! I can wear a REAL BRA! Just no underwires and be careful with lifting over my head (which I dont' want to do quite yet... I just want to get my bis and tris and back and core and legs goin' again... pecs can still wait awhile.)


TODAY at the gym I tested this all out. I hopped on the treadmill and ran for 30 minutes then did 15 min. on the stairmill (Ulter says that stairmill is targeting my butt and shaping it better than anything else I've done, which is great because it doesn't have a shape, PERIOD), so I thought I'd just get a great workout.

I'm just so so so so happy about all this!

I think I would have gone crazy in Jan with all the cardio bunnies at the gym fighting me for ONLY the stairmill. Can you imagine feeling so limited and fighting people who dont' know what the hell they're doing at ALL?! Talk about "competitive" -- man alive, I'd be out of my darn mind!

Just thought I'd share my happy news with y'all. Time to go finish my Christmas shopping!