I'm melting, i'm melting, oh what a world! what a worrrrllllld!
Dorothy, you killed the wicked witch! ! !
Oh my! I didn't mean to?!?!? ....she was? ....then? ...and? ...Oh my!?!......
It's ok, we are free now! Here's her broom, it's yours now.
Oh boy! now I can go and see the wizard with the wicked witches broom to prove I killed her so I can go home.
All I want is to go home!...there's no place like home!...there's no place like home! there's no place like home....OK i know I said that three times.
...And so Dorothy clicked her heels and woke up in black in white in her bed on her farm, only to realize she was dreaming.
How Apropos, I woke up this morning only to find out I haven't lost any weight yet!
I swear I was melting!! and all my cloths were falling off of me as I was sweeping the floor?!?!?
- Tim from AZ if you are reading this, Happy Birthday Buddy !! Have a few grappa shots on me. Cheers!
Friday, March 28, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Less is More???
Waffle, waffle, waffle, Mmmm I'm hungry.
Before going in the pool yesterday, I did some weights and running in the fitness room. Then I did a few lengths of the pool before hitting the diving board.
I had a great time diving yesterday. Everyone was glad to see me back on the board at the rec centre after my 2 month hiatus from my calf injury. It's good to know your are missed. :-)
I've decided to ditch a normal training ramp up to Disney, because I just don't have enough time to follow a normal program with getting my weight down and fitness up, along with working a 8 hour shift with a 2 1/2 hour commute. So I'm going to go back to something I learned a long time ago *( ancient Chinese secret to lose weight and get fit fast) with a less is more training program.
First of all I need to get my weight down so I can train, and the only way I can do it fast enough is to cut my calories right down, that is where the less is more training comes in over the next few weeks.
I will be doing short intense training sessions all anaerobic daily over the next few weeks to boost my metabolism into high gear, in turn I will drop allot of weight fast.
My swims will be cut down to a max of 1500m per session, my bike will be no more then 1/2 hr and my runs will be short and fast, some if not all workouts will be done daily. Hopefully by the end of April I will be slim enough to carry my fat ass on longer workouts over the next few weeks before race day.
I won't be a stealth or a totally fit guy come Disney. I'll still be over weight and good looking!! ; - )......but I will be able to finish! and at this point in time, this is all I'm looking to do. That and take my girls to Disney World, as well as see my tri friends at Disney.
Currently I'm still weighing 240lbs, so we shall see what happens.
Disclaimer....Not recomended for the weak at heart. Results may very depending on mentality and ability to focus!! Do not try this at home! this type of training came be dangerous to your health.
Have a great day! : - )
Before going in the pool yesterday, I did some weights and running in the fitness room. Then I did a few lengths of the pool before hitting the diving board.
I had a great time diving yesterday. Everyone was glad to see me back on the board at the rec centre after my 2 month hiatus from my calf injury. It's good to know your are missed. :-)
I've decided to ditch a normal training ramp up to Disney, because I just don't have enough time to follow a normal program with getting my weight down and fitness up, along with working a 8 hour shift with a 2 1/2 hour commute. So I'm going to go back to something I learned a long time ago *( ancient Chinese secret to lose weight and get fit fast) with a less is more training program.
First of all I need to get my weight down so I can train, and the only way I can do it fast enough is to cut my calories right down, that is where the less is more training comes in over the next few weeks.
I will be doing short intense training sessions all anaerobic daily over the next few weeks to boost my metabolism into high gear, in turn I will drop allot of weight fast.
My swims will be cut down to a max of 1500m per session, my bike will be no more then 1/2 hr and my runs will be short and fast, some if not all workouts will be done daily. Hopefully by the end of April I will be slim enough to carry my fat ass on longer workouts over the next few weeks before race day.
I won't be a stealth or a totally fit guy come Disney. I'll still be over weight and good looking!! ; - )......but I will be able to finish! and at this point in time, this is all I'm looking to do. That and take my girls to Disney World, as well as see my tri friends at Disney.
Currently I'm still weighing 240lbs, so we shall see what happens.
Disclaimer....Not recomended for the weak at heart. Results may very depending on mentality and ability to focus!! Do not try this at home! this type of training came be dangerous to your health.
Have a great day! : - )
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
I Need A Jump Start
Well it's seven weeks out until Disney 70.3.
I'm out of shape, unmotivated, I'm back to work, and my foot still hurts.
Time to Man up! or HTFU ! and do some training.
To change things up I'm going to go to the holly center and do some diving before going to work. This will be the first time since I injured my calf last Jan that I will try some diving. I think my calf is strong enough now and I'll go easy to start, I can't risk re-injuring it.
Diving always cheers me up, I feel so alive when I dive. There is nothing like flipping and twisting through the air after bouncing off the board and ripping through the water on entry. Even being fat and out of shape I'm still pretty graceful in the air, well enough to at least to get some Oohs and Awe's from the lifeguards and people swimming at the pool who don't know the difference between a good or great dive.
Maybe it will give me the motivation to start training for my races, at least it will get me some anaerobic training, pumping up my heart to the max and get some blood moving through my veins. I need a jump start!! and maybe this will be it to get me training.!!
I'm out of shape, unmotivated, I'm back to work, and my foot still hurts.
Time to Man up! or HTFU ! and do some training.
To change things up I'm going to go to the holly center and do some diving before going to work. This will be the first time since I injured my calf last Jan that I will try some diving. I think my calf is strong enough now and I'll go easy to start, I can't risk re-injuring it.
Diving always cheers me up, I feel so alive when I dive. There is nothing like flipping and twisting through the air after bouncing off the board and ripping through the water on entry. Even being fat and out of shape I'm still pretty graceful in the air, well enough to at least to get some Oohs and Awe's from the lifeguards and people swimming at the pool who don't know the difference between a good or great dive.
Maybe it will give me the motivation to start training for my races, at least it will get me some anaerobic training, pumping up my heart to the max and get some blood moving through my veins. I need a jump start!! and maybe this will be it to get me training.!!
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Happy Easter Weekend
I thought since I've been waffling on my training and haven't done a thing this week from lack of motivation, I would put out some quotes I ran across to help me. It seems like the thing to do, since I'm having a mental meltdown, and I need some encouragement and motivation to get moving and train. So here goes.......
"Every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end"
" Always smile, because somewhere out there, there is someone thinking of you"
" I do it because i can. I can because i want to. I want to because you said i couldn't."
"Expecting life to treat you well because you are a good person, is like expecting and angry bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian"
"Lose one friend, Lose all friends, Lose self"
"Why is it that 100 good deeds is overlooked by 1 mistake?
"Sometimes things fall apart for other things to fall in place."
"learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow"
"Life is to short, so kiss slowly, forgive quickly, forget the past, but remember everything it taught you"
Does this help? .....Naaaw, but I like the quotes.
Happy Easter!
"Every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end"
" Always smile, because somewhere out there, there is someone thinking of you"
" I do it because i can. I can because i want to. I want to because you said i couldn't."
"Expecting life to treat you well because you are a good person, is like expecting and angry bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian"
"Lose one friend, Lose all friends, Lose self"
"Why is it that 100 good deeds is overlooked by 1 mistake?
"Sometimes things fall apart for other things to fall in place."
"learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow"
"Life is to short, so kiss slowly, forgive quickly, forget the past, but remember everything it taught you"
Does this help? .....Naaaw, but I like the quotes.
Happy Easter!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
Is that Spring in the air???
Today was awesome! sunny, around 3C no wind, so I put on my run shorts, then my track pants over top, a long sleeve t-shirt and my windbreaker on and went for a run outside for the first time in about a year or more!!...
It was a tricky run, I had to take care as not to roll an ankle, I had to go slow and maneuver allot along the sidewalks, which are still snow covered, along with slush, ice and water from today's melting, But I Did it!! actually it was kind of cool running along the sidewalks with the snow along the sides at waist height.
I put in a leisurely 5k run and it felt good. I was even sweating! I had a bead of sweat coming down the side of my forehead,? that's something you rarely see on me in the summer? let alone during the cool temps i endured today? matter of fact my shirt was soaking wet when i finished. Must be all the extra insulation on me? ie; FAT!!
Lots of snow was melting today, not so much from being warm but from the strong sunlight today and no wind. The roads had rivers of water rolling down the sides later in the day, along the huge snowbanks that were shrinking before my eyes, and flowing into the closest sewer drain that are covered over still by the snowbanks.
I got so excited I took out my cruiser bike after my run, ( my wife's walmart special heavy steel bike with the wide tires) and tooted around for a few to 10km, Woooooo!...but my back was soaking wet from spray of my back tire, still it felt good to ride out doors.
Hopefully this trend will continue and we will be rid of all the bad snow!! bad bad snow!! Go away snow!!
But not so? from what i hear or saw on the news? we still have some cold days and a few more snow day to come, and actually? we have always had at least one last blast of snow in April up here, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed this year for warm and sunny days, so I can ride again!!
It was a tricky run, I had to take care as not to roll an ankle, I had to go slow and maneuver allot along the sidewalks, which are still snow covered, along with slush, ice and water from today's melting, But I Did it!! actually it was kind of cool running along the sidewalks with the snow along the sides at waist height.
I put in a leisurely 5k run and it felt good. I was even sweating! I had a bead of sweat coming down the side of my forehead,? that's something you rarely see on me in the summer? let alone during the cool temps i endured today? matter of fact my shirt was soaking wet when i finished. Must be all the extra insulation on me? ie; FAT!!
Lots of snow was melting today, not so much from being warm but from the strong sunlight today and no wind. The roads had rivers of water rolling down the sides later in the day, along the huge snowbanks that were shrinking before my eyes, and flowing into the closest sewer drain that are covered over still by the snowbanks.
I got so excited I took out my cruiser bike after my run, ( my wife's walmart special heavy steel bike with the wide tires) and tooted around for a few to 10km, Woooooo!...but my back was soaking wet from spray of my back tire, still it felt good to ride out doors.
Hopefully this trend will continue and we will be rid of all the bad snow!! bad bad snow!! Go away snow!!
But not so? from what i hear or saw on the news? we still have some cold days and a few more snow day to come, and actually? we have always had at least one last blast of snow in April up here, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed this year for warm and sunny days, so I can ride again!!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
21 Years Ago today....
Happy Birthday Melissa......Daddy loves you 
It was 21 years ago today on Friday the 13Th, that this sweet baby came into my life at 1:31:30 am. Being the first of my three children, she is very special to me, all my kids are special to me but? you know? the first is a little more special. I am lucky to have her, specially with all those 13's associated with her birth. 13 is definitely my lucky number!! Melissa has given me the best 21 years of joy in my life. I love you baby!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Going back to work and .....
Going back to work at this time is all my idea, I told my surgeon when I saw him last week I wanted to go back to work, I insisted that I wanted to go back and asked for the OK and a note to go back the 17th, but there was a snag with my LTD?
I Went to my Family doctor as per request by my LTD agent to get another note stating I can go back to work right away on the 17th, because the other note was to vague as to my ability's, so as to say i'm able to work full time hours and can manage my duty's, rather then going back to work on reduced hours and build up my work week, as they want me to. I told my agent that going back part time was not an option for me, as it would cost me to much money to drive to work and back (over and hour both ways ) for a shortened shift with only being paid for the time worked? That I was ready to work full time.
So I got the news I'm going back to work on Monday after being off from work for 9 months.
This is good and bad.
It is good because I want to go back to work and being Easter the following weekend I have a shortened work week for the first two weeks back.
Bad because I lied to the doctor about being ok to go back, but I had to!!!
If I don't go back now, I won't be able to race at Disney 70.3 or any of my planned races for that matter! I can't justify being off work and being able to do a race, albeit doing it hurt, my foot is not going to get any worse if I race?
I know it sounds stupid, but doing a race is totally different from being on my feet all day at work? I can stand the few hours of being on my feet for the sake of doing a race knowing it's over and I don't have to do it again, unlike working having to go back daily for a full 8 hours, five day's a week.
I want to move on!!
So I told the Doctor I'm a lot better, I want to go back to work, and I can manage my job with what pain I have.
There are a few reasons why?
I can't afford to lose my job over doing a race while being off work. The training I have been doing while I've been off work is/was ok as per Doctors approval and encouragement.
I could have told the doctor the truth and say it hurts to much to do my job and stay off longer, to give it more time to heal and not do my planned races, but the real reason is I can't afford to stay on LTD any longer which only pays 70% of my wage minus taxes and deductions any longer.
If I stay off work longer then one year I would lose my position at work.
If I stay off for a full two years, I lose my job and get a reduced pension of only 50% of my wage, for the rest of my life, so I can't afford to be pensioned off, that wouldn't pay the bills either.
It's Sort of a catch 22. I'm damned if I do! and damned if I don't
I'd rather go back to work so I can pay my bills!! bare the pain and with time it might get better. And to continue on the best I can with training and enjoy my planed races.
I have my Orthotic inserts!! I'll manage!!
I Went to my Family doctor as per request by my LTD agent to get another note stating I can go back to work right away on the 17th, because the other note was to vague as to my ability's, so as to say i'm able to work full time hours and can manage my duty's, rather then going back to work on reduced hours and build up my work week, as they want me to. I told my agent that going back part time was not an option for me, as it would cost me to much money to drive to work and back (over and hour both ways ) for a shortened shift with only being paid for the time worked? That I was ready to work full time.
So I got the news I'm going back to work on Monday after being off from work for 9 months.
This is good and bad.
It is good because I want to go back to work and being Easter the following weekend I have a shortened work week for the first two weeks back.
Bad because I lied to the doctor about being ok to go back, but I had to!!!
If I don't go back now, I won't be able to race at Disney 70.3 or any of my planned races for that matter! I can't justify being off work and being able to do a race, albeit doing it hurt, my foot is not going to get any worse if I race?
I know it sounds stupid, but doing a race is totally different from being on my feet all day at work? I can stand the few hours of being on my feet for the sake of doing a race knowing it's over and I don't have to do it again, unlike working having to go back daily for a full 8 hours, five day's a week.
I want to move on!!
So I told the Doctor I'm a lot better, I want to go back to work, and I can manage my job with what pain I have.
There are a few reasons why?
I can't afford to lose my job over doing a race while being off work. The training I have been doing while I've been off work is/was ok as per Doctors approval and encouragement.
I could have told the doctor the truth and say it hurts to much to do my job and stay off longer, to give it more time to heal and not do my planned races, but the real reason is I can't afford to stay on LTD any longer which only pays 70% of my wage minus taxes and deductions any longer.
If I stay off work longer then one year I would lose my position at work.
If I stay off for a full two years, I lose my job and get a reduced pension of only 50% of my wage, for the rest of my life, so I can't afford to be pensioned off, that wouldn't pay the bills either.
It's Sort of a catch 22. I'm damned if I do! and damned if I don't
I'd rather go back to work so I can pay my bills!! bare the pain and with time it might get better. And to continue on the best I can with training and enjoy my planed races.
I have my Orthotic inserts!! I'll manage!!
Monday, March 10, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Snow Storm of the Century!
It's the Snow Storm of the Century!!...Being only year 8 in this century that is? yuk!yuk!yuk!
Another huge snowstorm blew in covering us with another blanket of deep snow. It was coming down so hard that I went out every couple of hours to shovel up at least 4-6 inches of fresh snow, in all we got about 2 feet.
This morning Joanne shoveled the drive again, only up to where the plow pushed all the snow on to our driveway from plowing the street. We had no where to put it? it was about 3 feet deep and 5-6 feet wide, so we shoveled it across the road.
Another huge snowstorm blew in covering us with another blanket of deep snow. It was coming down so hard that I went out every couple of hours to shovel up at least 4-6 inches of fresh snow, in all we got about 2 feet.
This morning Joanne shoveled the drive again, only up to where the plow pushed all the snow on to our driveway from plowing the street. We had no where to put it? it was about 3 feet deep and 5-6 feet wide, so we shoveled it across the road.
Here I am leaning on the side snowbank with my arm up to show the height, mind you, on the other side of the mound is just as deep across the lawn from throwing the snow over the top.
And my close up...
NO need for training today, I am to beat from all the shoveling to do anymore exercising.
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