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Weigh In Wednesday: I’m gonna punch you

February 24, 2010 By 3 Comments

I didn’t have a good week. I’m not going to sugar coat it or ask you to pity me. I know I screwed up. I know I failed. I know what I did wrong.

So it shouldn’t be a surprise that I gained 1.2 pounds this week (could have been more, could have been less… my scale was wonky this morning).

Here’s why: I didn’t exercise as much and I made poor dietary choices. (Don’t judge, I just ordered a pizza and I don’t care. It’s been one of those weeks).

I’ll update my stats page when my blog stops being stupid. I’ve already lost this post once.

All day I wanted to punch someone/thing. Didn’t really matter who/what. I just wanted to punch something. So, I thought I would work out my aggression at the gym. Not so much. It wasn’t helping and so I got bored, went on an elliptical and the treadmill and BLAH. (after walking about a half mile to the gym in the snow). So I gave up and walked back home, all the while wanting to punch something. I really wish I had a punching bag. I need to do kickboxing again. Where are my wrist wraps?!?! Side note: when I got home I did some front jabs for a couple minutes. It helped, but didn’t substitute for punching something. Feel free to stop by, I’ll punch your face and feel a lot better.

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Embarrassing gym moments

February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I’ve been asking my Twitter, Facebook and Dailymile friends to share their most embarrassing gym/working out moments for an upcoming article at FitMilwaukee.com. Do you have a funny story to share? Please let me know! If you’d like to be a part of this article but want to remain anonymous, that’s fine with me… just let me know.

And just because I can’t ask you to share without sharing myself… I’ll point you in the direction of two recent blog posts, dealing with farting at the gym and a wardrobe malfunction.

Feel free to use the Contact form or shoot me an e-mail (me-at-losingitwithoutlosingme.com).

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FitMke: Get into the groove with #fitmkemix

February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Here’s a li’l taste of my latest post at FitMilwaukee. Head on over to read the entire article.

In case you haven’t noticed, Fit Milwaukee has become a huge movement in Milwaukee (have you seen the Facebook page? We have more than 550 members). Now, #fitmke has its own podcast!

The #fitmkemix is a collection of motivating, energizing (and sometimes relaxing) independent music from across the globe, all put together in a podcast to listen to while you work your bootay off. Think of the podcast as a radio show that you can download to your computer, iPod or other MP3 device.

The host and creator of #fitmkemix, Tracy Apps, is a Milwaukee graphic designer, web developer, photographer, drummer and social media addict who loves music. Apps says she started #fitmkemix to keep herself motivated by working out to good music. “I need a distraction to keep me going on that treadmill or elliptical.”

She is a fan of independent musicians, so Apps thought it seemed like a good fit to have a podcast with upbeat music highlighting lesser-known artists.

Because Apps is a drummer, she likes workout music with a good beat and chooses songs with a faster tempo. “I subconsciously will workout to the beat of a song,” says Apps.

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Own a piece of me

February 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Here’s your chance to “own” a li’l piece of me.

By now, you know I’m doing the Wine Country Half Marathon in July to raise money for Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis research and awareness. I am on a quest to raise $3800, so here’s a fun little game. (By the way, if you’ve already donated $25 or more, send me an e-mail and claim your piece of me!)

I’m dedicating each mile of the race to someone with Crohn’s or Colitis. Three miles are already taken by my family members who I am racing for. If you donate $75 or more, you can own one of these miles for a friend or loved one. Initials are fine. My plan is to write the initials of these 13 individuals on my legs before the race as a reminder who I’m doing this for.

I’m also “auctioning” off body parts for the race. No, I won’t write your name on my body, but you can “own” that part of me for the race. All it takes to own a piece of me for the half marathon is a donation of $25 or more. Once you make the donation, send me an e-mail telling me which body part you want (keep it clean, please) and I’ll mark you down for it here.

To make your tax deductible donation, please visit my Active Giving page for more information.

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Checking up, slowing down and a wardrobe malfunction

February 22, 2010 By 1 Comment

On Friday, I had a checkup with Dr. H. regarding my myriad of health issues. First, I talked with Nurse Debbie. I was bursting to tell her I lost almost 11 pounds. She was SOOO excited for me! She asked what I was doing and I said I was exercising and eating less. I made sure to point out that I’m not cutting anything completely from my diet, just eating smaller amounts of food. She agreed this is probably the best way for me to lose weight.

Pulse was good. Blood pressure was… (insert fanfare) 136/86. Still not great, but down from 149/92 in December! SCORE.

I also told Debbie about my plan to do a 5k in April and a half-marathon in July. I even told her about my breakthrough C25k moment last week. I also told her about something that happened during that run/walk that I didn’t share with y’all. I had a wardrobe malfunction. I was about 12 min into the intervals on the treadmill when I felt a li’l drafty. Figured it must be because I was running oh-so-fast. Then I did a “pants check.” Yep. Sure enough, my pants fell below my bootay. Luckily, I was wearing a long shirt and *hopefully* no one saw too much of my underwear. I quickly pulled my pants up. I hope I didn’t scar anyone for life. Nurse Debbie started laughing so hard her eyes began to water. She said she felt bad about laughing but it was too funny. I assured her I didn’t mind if she laughed… I’ve been laughing about it all week.

So then Dr. H. came in and we had a really good talk (20+ min) about everything. I told her about the 5k, half-marathon and this blog. She was so happy I’ve lost weight. “I’m impressed,” she said when she realized I had lost almost 11 pounds in just 6 weeks. Dr. H. laughed about the wardrobe malfunction and said she definitely thought I could walk a half marathon in July. YES!

Dr. H. was very happy to see my blood pressure had dropped and attributed that to my exercising. She said that hopefully in a few months, it will be back down to normal! I’m so happy I don’t have to go on meds!

I went to the lab to have some blood drawn to check my Thyroid levels and my TSH was down to 5.24 (from 10.2 in December). She upped my meds slightly and hopefully the increase will help regulate my levels enough that I don’t need to up them anymore. I started the higher dose Saturday and haven’t noticed a difference just yet. Soon, I hope! My iron counts were good, so I don’t have to increase that.

The results from the sleep apnea link test I took earlier this month came in last week. I wasn’t in the “normal” range, but I wasn’t in the “grossly abnormal” stage either. Basically, that means I have to do a sleep study at the hospital. THAT should be a blast. I hardly slept with the apnea link, I can’t imagine how I’ll sleep with even more stuff hooked up to me and a video camera watching me sleep. I just might make an obscene gesture or two, to make sure they’re paying attention.

I also talked with Dr. H. about my knee pain, telling her I think it’s just weak from not working out and maybe I aggravated some scar tissue from the surgery I had when I was 18. She said if the pain wasn’t stabbing/short, I was probably right. So I’m gonna work on strengthening my calves/quads/hamstrings plus hip abductors/adductors and hope that helps righty out. Acupuncture is actually helping quite a bit, so hopefully the combination of the above with the new brace I ordered I will be able to continue C25k training next week. I’ve decided that I’m taking this week off, and focusing on the strength training and will just do walking and/or biking for cardio.

Reminder:  I’m selling coffee to raise money for Crohn’s and Colitis research!

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