progress report

so it's Sept 30 today and so far, i've only missed 1-1/2 walks.

i've extended my walk to go up to South Lake Road - that's a total of 10.22km according to the map utility on Sparkpeople.com

for three days in a row, i've successfully stopped eating after 9pm. i meant to make it 10pm but considering i didn't/couldn't/didn't bother/forgot for, what, two weeks or so? i figured i'd make the extra sacrifice.

sept 21: half a walk to the wetlands - it was a glorious, sunny day when i left but by the time i'd walked about 1km back from the endpoint, a truck pulled up and said he'd give me a ride home then jerked a thumb back over his shoulder - i hadn't seen the EVIL lightning storm rolling in from behind!

sept 22: no walk today - didn't trust the weather and i felt like shit.

sept 23 - 26: walked to South Lake Road - yay me!

sept 27 - 29: not only did i walk to SLR *but* i also managed to not eat after 9pm! yay me!

*sigh* whatever, lol.

i've put an order in at the drug store for a pedometer and 6yds of heavy-gauge rubber exercise bands so i can add some resistance training.

at the beginning of july, i bought a pair of runners - 3wks later, i could stick my finger through the sole and touch my foot. so i returned them and bought a pair of reeboks with some fancy air chamber thing that was supposed to revolutionize my walking.

six weeks later, the air chamber on the left popped. not only were ppl asking if my shoes were wet, but it did something and i would end up in exteme agony by the end of my walk.

beginning of sept, mom bought me a pair of runners - it's sept 30 and the sole on the right shoe is literally separating and the tread's pretty much gone - i'll post pics tomorrow, you're gonna die laughing, it's so pathetic.


ETA: i bought a new pedometer! i love this thing. i didn't know it works very well if you just shove it in a purse or pocket - so i'm stuffing it in my bra to test that theory. if that doesn't work, i'll clip it to the inside of my waistband so if it drops again, it'll land in my gotchies.

went and had lunch at the restaurant, soup and salad. told the waiter "no dressing and only half the cheese, please" because the chef there has a liberal hand for both.

so i get the salad... to discover exactly half of it covered with a thick layer of cheese!

routine report

so it's a total of 7 days in a row i've walked 10k minimum - basically, i've walked from minden to lindsay, lol.

i think that would be fun: a "virtual" marathon - find a map, then plug in each day's walk to see how far i get.

unfortunately, i lost my pedometer two days after i bought it - no freaking clue where it went! it was on my belt at IGA (because i had to check the time) and when i got home, it was gone! twenty bucks gone "poof!", just like that, how much does that suck?

weight loss is happening!

Sept 14: walked 10k with stroller and dog, weight up to 215lbs :(


Sept 15: bought pedometer, walked around town and did 10k with dog and stroller. steps total 17,141; weight 213 (-2lbs)

Sept 16: didn't go to town, just walked with dog and stroller north route (higher, longer hills). steps total 14,418; weight 210 (-3lbs)

more blah-blah:

this is my idea of the perfect female figure: powerful but no six-pack. nothing wrong with looking strong but there's no need to look like a man, either.

(just... what is WITH that hair!?? yet another reason i hated the 80s).

okay - let's git 'er goin' again.

sept 11, 2010 i finally competed in my first strongman competition. i was so happy and couldn't wait to tell Iron Addict and ask for his help to prepare for next year's. today, i was devastated to learn he passed away on the very day i competed.

just goes to show you: stop procrastinating because now it's too late - he'll never know i finally did it.

here's pics from some of the event - no pics for the atlas stones or the log press, as they were a total wash. the log press, i couldn't get the thing over my boobs (note to self: no underwire pushup bras next year!) and the atlas stones, the shelf was 5ft high, so basically at my head height (taller competitors, it was around upper chest) and i just couldn't figure out how to get a grip on the rocks. i mean, i got the first two up easy - the third was shaped like a swaddled baby and my hands kept slipping off it.

this is the van pull - utility van loaded with crap, weighs about 3000lbs:

farmer's walk - each weight is 90 (95?) lbs, had to walk 100ft (50 out, go around the cone, then back):

deadlift - 250lbs x 4 [note: i got the official results and it was 5 - i wasn't sure about the last because it slipped out of my hands at the top but the official said i was properly locked out already so it counted]:




















tire flip - flip the tire, run around, flip it back (16 times - thought i was gonna flip my lungs inside-out!):















i'm not worried about taking third place. all other competitors were at *least* 20yrs younger than i. first place was melissa, a woman stationed at CFB petawawa with a serious powerlifter boyfriend (he's the one you see just over the tier - bald guy in shades - in the deadlift photo); second was jaclynn, who entered to support her boyfriend (like me, didn't train at all), and last was cora. it's just a starting point for me. next year, they better watch out!

yesterday, restarted my 10k walk (pushing the stroller - next time, leave the cat at home!).

today, getting back on track with the eating (first thing tonight, ALL the unopened packages of cookies, etc, get bagged to go to the food bank!) and i bought myself a decent pedometer.