tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post1595649326453964575..comments2023-11-05T01:38:00.384-06:00Comments on Tales From a Texaconsin Diva: Safety is Not Created in Numbers, Nor Anything ElseJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03584503437503775081noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-82188850196575529672009-01-22T10:05:00.000-06:002009-01-22T10:05:00.000-06:00TT: Yeah. I don't like how a number can make ...TT: Yeah. I don't like how a number can make me feel. What keeps me going is the fact that I feel AWESOME! Regardless of whether or not my weight goes down on the scale, I feel really good again. That's motivation enough. <BR/><BR/>Alli: I'm amazed at how quickly I've gotten to where I am with mileage!? Just goes to show, if you do it right, you can accomplish just about anything! I do eat a lot more - just in smaller meals. <BR/><BR/>Trashman: It was cold, but not THAT cold, for sure! <BR/><BR/>Em: You cracked me up! And, yes, scales ARE dumb! <BR/><BR/>Fi: Thanks! But I do think and know for a fact you can and do walk 2-miles as well as more than that! <BR/><BR/>Sid: I used to be the same way and one day this past summer, I said I was going to do it. Now, I'm doing it & loving it at the same time. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>Suzel: I know! Stoopid math!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584503437503775081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-90754863286909197542009-01-20T21:52:00.000-06:002009-01-20T21:52:00.000-06:00Ugh math!!!Ugh math!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-53562029880980184612009-01-18T23:30:00.000-06:002009-01-18T23:30:00.000-06:00I've always wanted to train for a marathon but I s...I've always wanted to train for a marathon but I simply can't stick to the training schedule or even GET started. So well done to you!Sidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378637266179966793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-1071580932415457162009-01-17T13:39:00.000-06:002009-01-17T13:39:00.000-06:00I couldn't WALK 2 miles four times a week let alon...I couldn't WALK 2 miles four times a week let alone run it!! So you see? You are so much fitter than you think!<BR/>YAY Jen!<BR/>Fi...xxxFihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417744504017273332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-23835500631494563162009-01-15T22:56:00.000-06:002009-01-15T22:56:00.000-06:00I get it I get it!! It's a joke. "Anyone know a do...I get it I get it!! It's a joke. "Anyone know a doctor?" Because your husband is a doctor, right? If I remember correctly. Anyway, it took me a second, but then I laughed. :)<BR/><BR/>Also . . . scales are dumb. Don't pay attention to them!<BR/><BR/>EmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-62316424997537040862009-01-15T15:51:00.000-06:002009-01-15T15:51:00.000-06:00The weather man lied. It didn't get taht cold.The weather man lied. It didn't get taht cold.Trashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807625734985487655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-83511538373002951952009-01-15T14:42:00.000-06:002009-01-15T14:42:00.000-06:00Great job on the running! You would totally kick m...Great job on the running! You would totally kick my bootie in a workout. I'd be lucky if I could run 2 miles right now. gaw! <BR/><BR/>Getting older is killer...isn't it.<BR/><BR/>Make sure you are feeding your metabolism! Smaller meals more frequently??? Like I need to tell you this...you're the one married to an MD. :)Allison Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706754318123107871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-21266779931927012162009-01-15T14:37:00.000-06:002009-01-15T14:37:00.000-06:00ditto to what everyone else said. :)I don't use th...ditto to what everyone else said. :)<BR/>I don't use the scales....not for years...why? For the reasons you mentioned- plus I'm just not in the right frame of mind to set myself up for failure any more. seriously.<BR/>I'm really impressed at your running program. wow gal!! awesomeness there....truely.THAT my dear one is the 'hard work' part...the scales...just more F**king numbers that we all hate...!<BR/>( well, except ETK..and math geeks don't count!)HA!!!! loltthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157492410943794052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-13084625300287735542009-01-15T11:07:00.000-06:002009-01-15T11:07:00.000-06:00G-man: you snuck in there. . . ! You can do a co...G-man: you snuck in there. . . ! You can do a couch to 5K program NO PROBLEM! You can! Just do it right to avoid injury or too much too soon where you won't want to do it! We started with 2-mile runs for the first 4 weeks 4 times per week, which included the long run at 2-miles only. By the 3rd week, our long run was 4-miles! <BR/><BR/>See? No problem! YOU CAN DO IT! And, I bet after the first initial weeks of training, you'll also LOVE it!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584503437503775081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-41817065570798422512009-01-15T11:02:00.000-06:002009-01-15T11:02:00.000-06:00Rosie & James: I mean, I know this, but it'...Rosie & James: I mean, I know this, but it's still disappointing. Thanks though! And, yes, I am proud of myself, but even more proud that I'm doing it for Team in Training. <BR/><BR/>Rock Chef: Thanks! I still have a lot more fat to lose, but it's coming off if even at a molasses snail pace. . . It will come off, but I just get frustrated now and again when the scale doesn't reflect my hard work.<BR/><BR/>Fi: I'm with you! Usually, I don't step onto a scale - I really don't like how a "NUMBER" can make you feel. That's why I avoid it. But since things have been fitting a wee bit different, I thought, "why not" and stepped onto that evil vile creature. I wish I hadn't. I'm bummed now. <BR/><BR/>And trust me, not all layers of fat are gone yet. They're still keeping me warm too!<BR/><BR/>Jest: Regardless, it's still frustrating, huh? You work so hard and the numbers don't reflect. . . I guess us women are more obsessed with the weight. (sigh) I never used to be. What happened? <BR/><BR/>I've always wanted to do one of those boot-camp things, but I'm so NOT a morning person. Early morning. . . forget it! I do this b/c it's for Team in Training - a cause bigger than me.<BR/><BR/>Ian: my pants are somewhat becoming bigger in the wash. . . . <BR/><BR/>Princess: b/c I heart you with all my Longhorn City-ness. . . Canadian cold = 22-degree F = 2.2-degree Celsius; which really feels like 17 F = -8.3 C. Holy buckets! I'm in the negatives when it comes to Canadian degrees! Aaaaaaaahck! <BR/><BR/>In Longhorn City speak your weather in Canada (-50 C) means that it's -58 F! Holy Gods That Be! That's FREEZING. I mean, can you even go outside? Gah!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584503437503775081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-56889479050645982932009-01-15T11:00:00.000-06:002009-01-15T11:00:00.000-06:00Well then don't get a wii fit!!! It is a scale tha...Well then don't get a wii fit!!! It is a scale that talks to you. <BR/><BR/>Keep up the running. My wife wants me to to the "couch to 5K" program.g-manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419315566397268656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-29675441244517450632009-01-15T10:36:00.000-06:002009-01-15T10:36:00.000-06:00Yeah, what they all said...And can you convert tho...Yeah, what they all said...<BR/><BR/>And can you convert those weather numbers into Canadian for me? All I know is that we're at like minus 50 with the windchill.<BR/><BR/>That's just not right.Princess of the Universehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795441683354185317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-38992305824126120862009-01-15T08:51:00.000-06:002009-01-15T08:51:00.000-06:00Yeah, if your pants aren't 'shrinking in the wash'...Yeah, if your pants aren't 'shrinking in the wash', then you're doing good.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271378150323939510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-82301875880332284872009-01-15T08:42:00.000-06:002009-01-15T08:42:00.000-06:00I was thinking along the lines of the other poster...I was thinking along the lines of the other poster. Muscle ways more than fat, so you should still be proud of yourself. A few years ago, I took a boot-camp class at the gym 4 days a week and I knew I was looking better, couldn't figure out why my scale wasn't showing the difference. But, now we both know!<BR/>I hate numbers and math too. Terrible things.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384270738210385286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-70574623232622402522009-01-15T05:36:00.000-06:002009-01-15T05:36:00.000-06:00I live by the motto: You should NEVER weigh yourse...I live by the motto: You should NEVER weigh yourself! <BR/>It's all in the fitting of the clothes hon and clearly all that running is changing your shape....so who cares about the numbers?! And think how fit you are!<BR/>I have to confess to being like Rosie&James above. The bike is in hibernation ....and yes Rock Chef that layer of fat is helping to keep me warm....along with the central heating and thermal layers!<BR/>Good to have you back Jen,<BR/>Fi...xxxFihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417744504017273332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-76777516296232411612009-01-15T04:52:00.000-06:002009-01-15T04:52:00.000-06:00I was about to say the same thing as the poster ab...I was about to say the same thing as the poster above - if you are building muscle you will change shape but might not lose weight, might even gain some!<BR/><BR/>The example of this that I keep in mind is a local athlete. She is tiny, but at competition fitness she weighs in at around 190 pounds. 190 pounds of muscle is much smaller than 190 pounds of fat!<BR/><BR/>But fat does keep you warm when it is freezing outside...Rock Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259561583833857901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135091772004222693.post-1451632387478779022009-01-15T00:10:00.000-06:002009-01-15T00:10:00.000-06:00Take some comfort in the fact that a lb of muscle ...Take some comfort in the fact that a lb of muscle takes up only 1/3 the mass/volume of fat, so you've probably burned off a ton of fat and more importantly built up muscle!<BR/><BR/>Aren't you proud of yourself?<BR/><BR/>Huh? Huh?<BR/><BR/>Good on you for running, once it got chilly here all my biking and walking got put in the closet to hibernate inside my warm jackets until spring.Rosie Posiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642750138744667301noreply@blogger.com