HAPPY HALLOWEEN

This morning at 4:50am when my alarm clock went off , I thought the gremlins had changed the time because it was so dark outside. Every clock said the same thing. My team Weight loss class was cancelled tonight because of Trick or Treat. I did not want to skip today so I went to the 5:30am spin class. I don't really care for the instructor so I went to the back and did my own thing. It felt good to have my workout done for the day.

Every year for Halloween we dress up for our patients. Every year the hospitals rules get stricter on what you can do. We always have fun. This year we all had shirts with bats on them that say "BITE ME". Also one of our patients treated us to Pizza for lunch.

Waddling to trick or treat..................

TRICK OR TREAT

Tonight on the way home from swim class, I had to stop and buy candy for trick or treat tomorrow. It was a tough job. I was starving after class was over. Standing there in the candy aisle-I could have bought everything in sight. (and eaten most of it before I got home) Our nutrition coach told buy something we did not like and not too much. My problem was at that point in time everything looked amazingly good. I ended up buying small bags of animal crackers. My kids could take them for lunch if left over. I got out of the store as quickly as possible.

I got back home just in time to watch the Biggest Loser. I love this show! It gets me so pumped up. I cannot believe they voted cowboy off. I loved him. This year there is more game playing than ever. I cannot imagine having the opportunity like they have.

Waddling to bed....................

MOTIVATION

Amazingly, I have found alot of motivation. I have worked out the last 10 days in a row. I am finding alot of excitement in preparing to train for a triathlon.

As far as the swimming goes, it is still a work in progress. I was thrilled to hear that they are starting a Master's Swim class at my gym. I had been taking class at another gym which is 30 min. from my house. I am very nervous about it and intimidated by being a newby in the class. It will not stop me now.

As far a my bike, I feel very comfortable. Spinning will help me this winter. When the weather breaks in spring, I know I will ready. I hope to buy a trainer over the winter to get in some extra time.

As far as my running, this is where it all began. My true love. I am slow and will always be slow. But I love to run distance. Keepin a good base will be all important.

Final , but most importantly, to work on my weight. I did weigh myself tonight and since October 1 I have lost 10.5 lbs. I know there is a long way to go but I feel like I am gaining.

I have gotten alot of motivation from the blogs that I have been reading. So many gather it together with a mission. Some are working on speed. Some a new distance. Others like me a triathlon or weight loss. It is a very exciting time.

Waddling to watch IM Lake Placid...............

YOU KNOW IT'S FALL.....

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You know it's fall when......

• You go to spin class on Saturday morning and it's almost full
• You clean out the back of your SUV and take out the bike rack, camelback, and hot weather supplies.
• Your hubby gets the lawnmower out to grab leaves rather than cut grass.
• You go out to run on Sunday and wear long tights rather than shorts because there is frost on the ground.
• You drop your son at the bowling alley for practice rather than the football field.
• You go your daughter's opening cheer competition for the season.
• You put on a crock pot of chili.

This is my favorite time of year.

Waddling into fall..............

Sat= Spin- 60 min

Sun = Run -60 min.

TGIF

This is one of the longest weeks. Every part of my life is busting at the seams. We have double our patient load. (which is not good at a cancer care center) Bino had bowling tryouts for school. Hooch had extra practice for her first cheer competition. Hubby was working long hours. I had my new training schedule. I felt like that I was meeting myself coming and going.

A follow-up to the Chicago marathon and the runner who died. In an investigation, it has been shown he collapse and it took 30 minutes for an ambulance to get to him. The crew that arrived was from the suburb and did not know there was a hospital 6 blocks away and headed a different direction. It also seems he still did have a heartbeat despite early reports. If you are intersted go to CBS 2 Chicago and look in the video library for a report. Again , I ask are these races getting too big to be safe?

Waddling into the weekend....

OVER THE HUMP

It has been a crazy busy week.

Monday was busy front to back. I was lucky to get my 1 hour workout in with Team WeightLoss. I did weigh in and I am now at a 7 lb. weight loss. Woohoo! I feel like I have lost mainly in my waist line.

Tuesday was a day off work for R & R . That stands for reflect and rejuvenate. About 15 employees spent the day at a retreat. It was wonderful. I had an opportunity to go for a long walk in the woods. The leaves were awesome. The day ended at swim class where I took a few steps back to freestyle basics and got rid of my noseclip. Coach was impressed.

I did watch Biggest Loser. Can you believe it? A weight gain of 17 lb. in one week. He purposely did it to throw the game. He should have been kicked off.

Today back to work and we are still overwhelmed by new patients. How sad is that. I did make it to TEAM tonight. We met with the nutrtionist and went ove labels and how they fit in to our diet. We had a 30 min treamill workout.

Waddling over the hump................

UNUSUAL BRICK

As always, the plan and the actual vary. Yesterday that happened to me. The plan was to bike then swim. It all started good on the bike except for the 20 mph headwind on the out part. But what came next was 3 games of bowling with Bino. He had tryouts for the HS team and wanted to get some practice before the first day. After that came the swim, which was 30 min. in the pool. I wonder if they could make that a triathlon- Bike, Bowl and Swim. It was alot of fun and a nice break from the ususal.

Waddling into a new week.................