Kathleen's Adventures

Well, I think I probably lost more weight than anyone else at work this week for the Biggest Loser competition, but the contest is 11 weeks long, not 1!! * * * * Update - just got the results email. So I wasn't the biggest loser - I was the 2 nd biggest loser - only 1 guy ahead of me...out of over 60 people. I drank 2lbs of water before the weigh-in this morning to pad it a bit. Had I not done that I'd been way ahead of everyone. So, my point still stands...losing that much in one week isn't the best way to do it. In other sprint/marathon news, I talked to my mom last night and found out she and Mrs. Clark walked SIX MILES last weekend!!! I'm so proud! She still says she's waiting until the week of the Gusher Half Marathon to decide if she'll actually do it, and so far is just helping Mrs. Clark train (she has already signed up), but that is plenty for me. I'm proud of them for getting out ...

A high school classmate of mine posted this on her facebook page yesterday and I thought I'd share. I don't know if it is a quote by someone else, or paraphrased, or just thinking aloud, but I like it. Perhaps a little (green) food for thought for your Thursday! "If the grass looks greener on the other side, then it's because you haven't been taking care of your grass.....it's amazing what a little fertilizer and TLC can do to change your perspective. On that note, appreciate what you have, take care of what you have.....you'd be suprised how it will resemble what it looked like in the begining!"

The weather in SE Texas really, really needs to make up its mind. I swim in an outdoor pool...or, well, I'm supposed to be swimming. I have barely been to the pool this year because the weather sucks and they have a new rule that it is closed when the temps are below 45 degrees. Any year past, this would have not been an issue, but here it is again, a Tuesday, a masters swim workout day, and they say we may have snow. So, that's my swimming update, or lack of one! Saturday morning I did a nice 10 mile run, part of the way with Shellie and Nicki. My heart rate appeared to be normal during the run, but at one point it was reading in the 130s which I know isn't right either, so I'm confused. I was not watching it very much while I was running - just looked at the info after. I got a new strap too so hmmm .... I also ran in my Newton racers instead of the guidance trainers I'd been using for most of my training and my calves and achilles were pretty sore the next day....

I had a dream last night that I was over halfway through a piece of Zoe's chocolate cake when I remembered I had given it up for Lent...did I stop eating it then? No. Oddly enough I'm not missing much of what I gave up, which is a good thing, but I totally cracked up this morning when I realized what I had dreamed about.

About a boy diagnosed with POTS from the Washington Post, here . His case is obviously way worse than mine, but it good to see maybe people are learning a little more about it.

Diet Dr. Pepper, Zoe's chocolate cake, Sweet Retreat chocolate chip cookies, and Alonti cinnamon scones, it has been nice knowing you. Fast food and candy in general, its been nice knowing you as well. Some of you I have visited more frequently (Diet DP, you were mine twice a day, on average) than others (Zoe's cake, I only saw you maybe once or twice a month, but oh how I loved you still), but you will all be gone for a short while during this time called Lent. Taco Cabana downstairs at work, you are so appealing in that you can feed me an entire meal for $2.59 and you are just too darn convenient, but eating you a handful of times a month has just gotten to be too much! Day 1 of the Biggest Loser challenge at work also conveniently coincided with Ash Wednesday; unfortunately our 11 week challenge extends way beyond Easter, so there may be a bump in the road when Lent is no longer. It is about time for me to start heading back towards race weight, and my A race for the Spring...

Wow - what a weekend! Friday afternoon Mom and Dad came through Houston and picked me up on their way to San Antonio. My nieces' school was doing their first ever production of Beauty and the Beast . Molly was Chip, the teacup, and my sister was the choreographer. I was one proud aunt and sister that night! They did a fabulous job. I was absolutely beaming throughout, and couldn't stop from laughing out loud when Bennett, my 3 yr old niece, was singing along at full volume on some of the songs. She's heard them for months now and saw no reason not to sing along this time since she had every other time they played previously. Saturday Mom and Dad handed me off to Jon in San Marcos at the outlet mall. The place was an absolute zoo - I guess because the sun came out for the first time in ages. I did score a few things at Nike and a little clutch I'd been wanting from Kate Spade for a while. We didn't have tons of time because I still had to get to the expo for packet p...