biking - 'becca

thanks to mapmyride.com i know that i biked 1.82 miles today.

thanks to the feelings in my quads, i know that the hills around lemon lake are harder on a bike than they are on foot. :) i generally walk around the lake ... today was my first time taking my bike there. i felt like a wimp for quitting so soon, but seriously ... it was hot & that hill felt huge the second time around. i did make a point of biking across the covered bridge though. i love bridges.

june goals - 'becca

alright, i NEED to do something with myself again. once we did the 5k, i just stopped walking & that is NOT a good thing. and i've got this beautiful bike, i need to use it. so, i'm going to challenge myself to:

walking: 20 miles
biking: 40 miles

It's pretty good

Ok so I tried out the ddp popsicle in the ddp... I didn't actually dip it like I said I would because I was drinking out of the can and it wouldn't fit, but I did take an bite and take a sip and that was really good. It gave it a nice flavor boost. I would recommend it! Just so you know...

Let the Games Begin!

Morning! It's June 1st, we all know what that means, right? THE CHALLENGE BEGINS! And again, we are only competing with ourselves. With summer pretty much here, I think that's an excellent motivator, don't you think??

I haven't heard from a lot of you - what's up? You can still join up. Just post what your goals are.

The Brave Ones (as of yet) are:

Brooke - Walk ~ 40 miles; Run ~ 5 miles
Marlana - Walk ~ 35 miles
Joanie - Bike ~ 160 miles; Swim ~ 4 miles; Run ~ 40 miles; Weights ~ 5.5 hours
Jody - Bike ~ 150 miles; Swim ~ 5 miles; Run ~ 65 miles; Weights - 8 hours
becca - Walk ~ 20 miles; Bike ~ 40 miles

So, this is typical. Its the first day and you know what I have on my training schedule to do? Nothing. Its a rest day. LOL! Not a great way to start out, huh?

Good luck Brooke, Marlana, Joanie & becca - i know we can do this!!

Seriously, where is everyone today??

As far as the June Challenge goes..... we're not asking you to do anything you wouldn't normally do. This whole blog is about working out, right? So I'm assuming we're all working out. From the posts it appears that we are. All I'm asking is for us to challenge ourselves to DO the workout we want to do and are already doing. Yes, some of us are actually going to Challenge ourselves and are going to try and push things a bit. This is really just another way to keep us accountable. And to actually SEE if we are working out as much as we think we are. From the way it sounds we're all going an excellent job!! YAY US! This will make it easier as every week we'll see what we've accomplished, and how we're doing on reaching our goals.

I know a lot of you don't have time to write down how far or what you did. I don't have a lot of extra time either. But its simple. Take the extra 10 seconds to find a pen and keep a list on your fridge or something. I think we'll be surprised at how much we're working out (or not working out!).

Marlana's June Challenge

Marlana is commiting to walk 35 miles this month!!

Woo-Hoo!

Can't wait to hear how she does!

June Challenge

Ok here are my goals for June. I'm sorry if it looks like I'm copying Jody, but we are training for the same things!! (and btw, I don't usually have such high lofty goals, I just don't want to be the VERY LAST finisher at the tri!) =p

Bike goal: 160 miles

Swim goal: 4 miles

Run goal: 40 miles

Weights: 5.5 hours

Becca

How'd the bike ride go!?!? You still in love with her? ;o)

Also, any luck finding the perfect dress for your many weddings? I still haven't found one. :O( I need to get moving on that.

Bad

I was so bad last night! I ate a lot and not of good stuff. I think I used all my points for the rest of the week plus my extra points. Plus I feel horriable today like I am so bloated even my eye lids are. ERRR I have been feeling great on this diet so I will remember how I feel right now and never ever eat like that again. I am blamming it on I am not good when I go out to eat and my Evil Monthly friends makes me eat Chocolate.

June Challenge Starts Tomorrow

Morning Everyone!

Today is the last day of May, which means tomorrow is the first day of the June challenge! If you plan to participate in the Challenge, you should post your goals pretty soon (like today!).

Don't worry about what anyone else is putting as their goals, we're all at different stages. Besides, it makes it kinda fun, in a way. Right now I'm doing a June Challenge with some other people and their goals are so much more impressive than mine. :o( I'm talking Running -120 miles. Biking - 500 miles. Insanity.

The form should look like this:

June Bike goal= X

Miles/time to date = Y

Percent complete = Z

You can set either a time or a distance goal. I figure we can post our progress every Monday (Tuesday for Amanda, should she accept the challenge).

So. WHO WANTS IN??

Week One with Weight Watchers

I was suppoused to weigh in on Monday but since I do not own a scale I had to wait. Well I was at my friends house yesterday and I weighed in 3 pounds lighter YAY! I normally weigh in at my Mom's and I like to weigh on the same scale since they can be set differently but I got a general gist. Also I started my Monthly friend yesterday so here is hoping maybe there is 2 pounds water weight going on in there LOL. Just thought I would share!!!

Snack suggestion

I discovered a great summer snack my last trip to the grocery store... They are Popsicles that are diet dr pepper, diet a&w, and diet crush flavors. I know there are a lot of dr pepper fans in our group so I thought I'd share. They are only 15 calories and have 0g fat and taste pretty good (I've tried the ddp and a&w so far).