lobsteriffic Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I can't buy peanut butter because I will usually binge on it, I love it so much. I also love cashew butter, but I'm too cheap to buy that so no worries there. I am always in awe of your bike skillz viva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 @ the doc - me too lobster! I want bike skillz! If I let myself I could probably eat half a jar of peanut butter or cashew butter in a sitting. @ vlvEFA's I don't add oil, but i get them in vega and in ground fax seeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 17, 2010 Author Share Posted November 17, 2010 i think you badasses do have bike skills. the only skills i have right now is point and shoot. i still cant really even dismount on the left. i forgot what cashew butter tastes like. it must be good. im glad i don't have any. tues: commuteupper body pt1 hour trainer ride finished on the trainer ready for another hour, had to go though, the ride home felt ridiculously easy, i wonder if the new program is working or if i'm just riding a natural peak in energy... im exhausted today so maybe yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 i am really good at flatting my tires! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I'm good at getting confused with clipless pedals and falling down. Still. It's my skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 that made me laugh lobster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 21, 2010 Author Share Posted November 21, 2010 me too well this week started out stupid and got progressively stupider. the lack of sunshine, lack of good heat at work, broken furnace at home, and torrential downpours to commute through didn't help. i'm having a bad case of activist burn out, i think, and there's no reprieve in sight. combining all those things with the new 2 leg days regime and trying to lower my carb intake has me really down. the upside to this is that i keep getting up again, in an energizer bunny, tub thumping kind of way. sure would be nice to have a vacation in the sun though. i know what i'm doing is good, and crucial, and even though other stuff is weighing on me as well, i will still go train this afternoon, maybe run, even though i just want to hide in bed. most likely. i just ate a lot of chocolate chips for breakfast. they were good but i feel a sugar crash coming on. note to self: chocolate chips for breakfast does not solve your problems wednesday:commute1 hour trainer ride, drained but stronglegs [hamstring dominant]i cant remember what elsethursday:double shift, double commutefriday:commute1 hour trainer rideubptmy bicep is still fuckedsaturday:~28 mile ride, cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 way to keep after it girl! so proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John V Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Keep on keeping on VV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Hope your bicep is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 thanks. biceps are involved with the shoulders, apparently. who'd a thought. it's been a long busy week.sunday:screwed around on the rollers and trainer, an hour or somonday:commute1 hour trainer ridelegsupper body ptfelt a weird pull, gave quads a break and went harder on hamstringstuesday:1 hour trainer ride x2wednesday:commute1 hour trainer rideubptthursday:every intention of getting a workout in, the holiday conspired against mefriday:treadmill-15 min walk 3.55 k run ~27 mins (not happy with this time at all5 min tabata jumpropeubpt b/bi i think it's time to get back to that strategy that worked so well for me before of finding at least one little victory i could take from each workout and build on that positivity. i've been feeling pretty down and hopeless about my injuries, it seems like it's been so long, and it has been a hard battle to come back. my health care providers keep assuring me that the reason i have come this far is because i'm putting such commitment into going above and beyond to come back from this. but it's all weighing on me. although i say i don't want to be the person that "was never the same after her injury" i have begun to think that how ever much mind over matter i put into this healing process, there are going to be definite physical things i am going to have to come to terms with eventually. the holiday saw me in a lot of pain. that said, yesterday was the first time i could jumprope since i got hurt. it wasn't pretty, but i did it. i'm gonna hold on to that. yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 saturday:4 mile rungood stretching session before bed... woke up feeling a little better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 you can do it viva! In my honest opinion your never exactly the same after a major injury at least in my experience i am not but that's ok. It is a reminder of how far you have come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 ditto. You really have come such a long way... I don't mean this in a condescending way at all, but I'm really proud of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 thanks, lobs. i have come a ways, it is true, but i wanted to be further along by now. mary, i guess you're right, i just want to be able to do what i used to do. i love how supportive you guys are. i'm really lucky to have you! last sunday:45 mild ride. really coldmonday:commutelegs (quad dominant1 hour trainer ride, massive wattstuesday:commuteubpt ch/tr1 hour trainer ride, more massive wattswednesday:commuteupbt, boring, burned out 1 hr trainer ridethursday:double commutefriday:commute1 hr trainer ride [lvl ten int]ubpt randomsataurday:1 hr trainer ride, easysunday:28 mile ride the original plan was to train legs two days early in the week, monday quad dominant, wednesday hamstring dominant. so wednesday while training i hit the locker room and realized i just couldn't face weight training my legs that day on top of commuting in such cold and using the trainer without recovery. i skipped it. i dialed it back for the rest of the week, which was a good decision, i think, i have been less ravenously hungry since then. i feel pretty well rested this monday morning. i'll try to amp iyt back up again now, but i think i might need to wait til after solstice to really hit the gas pedal again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 been up to pretty much the same old same old. i forced myself to take a couple rest days. one i didn't really have any choice over, it was the day after a VERY cold ride when i pretty much came apart in a freezing headwind that shouldn't have affected me as much as it did. still working around the injuries. fighting a cold right now. i think i might just have to give swimming a longer break than i thought. been running even less... riding the trainer propoportionately more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 great day at the gym after a much needed rest. solid hour+ on the trainer, walked a mile 3.7 and weight trained legs without killing myself. i have not ridden outside besides commuting since the awful day of freezing. hopefully i'll get to soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 glad to hear you had a great training session after your time off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 it was only one full day and a light workout the day before, but wow what a difference. it also felt really different to use weights on my legs after not having ridden seriously for a few days. i was barely sore the next day. monday:thirty minute trainer ride 1 mile tread walk 3.8finished out the that thirty minutes walking backwards at 3upper body pt and an actual little bit of heavy lifting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 tuesday:a little less than an hour riding the trainer, hard, but it kicked my ass, so i called it goodwednesday:1 hr trainer ride, hard as fuck1 mile tread walk 3.7upper body pt, one of my injuries couldn't handle much today, it was like 2 steps backwards, but my core felt strong so that's good i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 sounds like your getting back there woman! good for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 yep mary, i am trying so hard to go hard and respect my limits, it is so frustrating and yet has so much potential. i want to overtrain. thursday:ran out of time i guess, so i made it fast:1 mile walk 3.72.1 mile runfinished out the forty minutes walking backwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted January 1, 2011 Author Share Posted January 1, 2011 last ride of the year, a shorty, 23 miles. it was so hard to get out there in the freezing cold but i made myself do it as a symbol of ownership over 2010. i was spooked to go out after my last frostbitey ride but i did it. the reward was a beautiful ride, out around under the bridge. my favorite part of the river was dark grey and the sky was pink and purple with pure white mountains on the horizon. it was icy and headwindy. the key word for the next year: courage. i renewed my racing license for 2011 right before i went out. we'll see how that goes. right now i'm off to finish my massive carb replenishment. i'm thinking cookies, pie, and tequila. got to put this year to bed right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Happy New Year Lisa!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Your a brave woman! don't think about courage you already have it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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