tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911058210611192614.post6010443925814392030..comments2023-10-08T12:54:39.640+01:00Comments on Losing Half My Weight: Weigh-in no. 24jayme @ Losing Half My Weighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12380717295549751269noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911058210611192614.post-2647178997437248632011-02-07T13:33:30.127+00:002011-02-07T13:33:30.127+00:00alexia, thanks!! and yeah, maintenance isn't ...alexia, thanks!! and yeah, maintenance isn't a bad thing by any stretch! and you can totally do the running. no need to be terrified. and it's so empowering!!<br /><br />kelly, thanks so much for your response! i swam today for the first time in a while and did ok, but did find myself weaving a bit. thankfully there was space on the side, so the wall of the pool kept me straight. <br /><br />see, i've never had "proper" lessons, so i know my form is off. and there are lines painted on the bottom - but i didn't notice if they were on the ceiling as well. oh, and i don't have goggles. i think i'm fancy having a swim cap!! :o) but there's an "improvers" class starting in march for adults who want to learn how to swim properly, which i'll probably sign up for.jayme @ Losing Half My Weighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380717295549751269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911058210611192614.post-8449096003709960952011-02-07T13:10:37.169+00:002011-02-07T13:10:37.169+00:00Jayme, does your pool have colored tiles on the bo...Jayme, does your pool have colored tiles on the bottom? Are you wearing goggles? When I first joined a swim team, I looked at the bottom of the pool while I was swimming free style to make sure I was going straight. If you're still not going straight, then you're out-pulling or out-kicking on one side. Maybe practicing side strokes to strengthen the weaker side. <br /><br />Everyone goes off course at some point in a workout, and that's what the lane lines are for. I've always had a hard time with backstroke, but watching a line on the ceiling helped with that too.Kelly Wolenbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911058210611192614.post-13253592655339541372011-02-07T09:04:36.549+00:002011-02-07T09:04:36.549+00:00i hafta agree with sarah. for some reason, mainten...i hafta agree with sarah. for some reason, maintenance is so so hard for me. so when it does happen, it's like praise jesus. obiviously i'm eating too much to lose, but at least i'm giving my body the amount of fuel it needs rather than overeating and gaining. <br /><br />5.5 minutes is such an accomplishment to me, j. really! i'm terrified of running and don't know when i'll be brave enough to challenge myself like you.Alexia https://www.blogger.com/profile/08277029553868903502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911058210611192614.post-45289380579982731382011-02-06T18:18:58.786+00:002011-02-06T18:18:58.786+00:00sarah, you can totally do it! i've been surpr...sarah, you can totally do it! i've been surprised at how much progress i had this week now that i've ditched the "couch to 5k" program. i'm just running as long as i can and each time i can go a little further. it's great!<br /><br />and yeah, sarah & mary - swimming! will let you know how it goes. but mary, how do you stay straight? do you do a breaststroke so you see where you're going or do you stop and check as you go?jayme @ Losing Half My Weighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380717295549751269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911058210611192614.post-62064806611676771082011-02-06T16:01:23.354+00:002011-02-06T16:01:23.354+00:00I love swimming even though I'm not great at i...I love swimming even though I'm not great at it - so I've been attacking it the way I do running, which is to focus on form and distance before I try and improve my speed. It takes me a little bit of time, but I stay as proper and straight as I can. You'll have to let us know how it goes! And awesome job with the running - are you on a treadmill or a track?Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359034187016317580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911058210611192614.post-91518981748302160832011-02-06T15:22:17.712+00:002011-02-06T15:22:17.712+00:00A maintain is still a win in my book!
Good for yo...A maintain is still a win in my book!<br /><br />Good for you on the 5+ minutes! I am so impressed. And motivated. If you can do it, so can I!<br /><br />Let's all get into the pool, already. I love swimming too and have let too many years go by wihtout enjoying it because I was worried what others might think. Shit, they are thinking about me. They don't care (even with my hairy legs and all -- I forget to shave too!).Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13654894432698680400noreply@blogger.com