“I’M not sure I like Cottonwood season much better!”

Posted: June 29th, 2009 under biking.
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The alarm went off at 05:45 and I rolled over and held it to my chest and pushed snooze. thought just a few more minutes. I can adjust it will be fine. I can’t run today… today is my day off running. so that means I will be biking. and I can take off a mile here and a mile there to make it home in enough time.

My eyes opened for good a 06:30. not that long you would thing. but there went doing the whole 26 miles loop and still having time to get the kids ready for swimming. so OFF I went on a nice long bike ride…

Workout Stats
Pace: 03:07 (avg)
Speed: 19.23 (mi/hr) (avg)

I am happy with this. I really am. If I could show you the hills … you would know that i was ROCKEN the course. when I hit linnwood. my home street I looked at my watch. for the time NOT the stop watch. and though OH BOY… BET my sister called with a worried Nelly of a niece. Sure enough. the pup was chomping at the bit and I was 5 min. away from being late to our 08:00 workout time….

So I RUSHED over to pick up M. and he wasnt up so we raced over to pick up the pup and she ran into the car. than we got to the pool…. to NO COACH! all that for him to be late. LOL. all good … it worked out because he showed up only a few seconds later and we were on deck by 08:06. It was great. a nice workout …

All on Butterfly and Breastroke. only one of those do I like. give you three guesses and the first two don’t count as to which one I like. : ) my arms gave out ont he butterfly. they always do. me and 100 butterfly’s just don’t get along. But it was nice to try and get the stroke better. I also did a few extra 100 freestyles when coach was talking to the rest of the kids. I was working on how to sight. If I am realy going to head out for the Cour d’ Alene Than i have to learn how to swim and sight in those bouy’s at the same time. LOL. it is harder than it looks.

Go to www.ironmancda. com and it’s the featured video on the right of the screen. It may just be the motivation you need to give it a try.

Talk to you all soon…
Momma~Fly out

Posted: June 29th, 2009 under Swimming, Triathlon, biking.
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I did it in 48:02
Could have been faster. should have been. But I was getting low ont he fuel tank by the time I got to the end. I am figuring all this out as I go along. Anyway. it was beautiful and would have loved to have had a longer time this morning. should have gotten up earlier. : ) next time I will. Off I go for now.

Momma~Fly out

Posted: June 28th, 2009 under This-n-that.
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That I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes during my last pregnancy.

When reading that article I was a classic person at risk. Overweight…CHECK….over 25…CHECK… Family or personal health history…. CHECK…. although I am white. I already had three strikes against me.

When my son was born I was so happy to be done I thought ALL RIGHT all the worry is gone. Yet I found out as time went on that the Diabetes was still hanging on. I had to make a change in my life for the better or my children were not going to have a mother. So I DID IT! I lost the weight I became active and than I thought it would all be over. I went off of my 2 kidney medications. I went off the diabetes medications. Everything was going my way…. OR SO I THOUGHT!

 
Don’t get my wrong as I tell you this. I AM MUCH BETTER OFF THAN I WAS. Over the winter two more medications were added on for my kidney. (POOP) and my asthma gives me a bit of a problem here and there. So on to something for that for the summer…. (POOP AGAIN) but the real thriller was when all the sudden LOW BLOOD SUGARS CAME CRASHING ON MY DOOR. No I don’t mean that it knocked on my door…. I mean it BULL DOZED my door.

 
Future diabetes. If you have gestational diabetes, you’re more likely to have it again with a future pregnancy. You’re also more likely to develop diabetes — typically type 2 diabetes — as you get older. However, making healthy lifestyle choices such as eating healthy foods and exercising can help reduce the risk of future type 2 diabetes. Of those women with a history of gestational diabetes who reach their ideal body weight after delivery, fewer than 25 percent develop type 2 diabetes.

 
It was an eye opener when I was able to sit with my Dr. to find out that Hypoglycemia is a precursor for me of the inevitable….WHAT? Yup… I am a diabetic. That I know. But What I am learning is that soon enough I will be on the other side of the page and be pill/insulin dependent in the future. Once you have that wonderful Gestational diabetes. You have written your future. SO what does this mean for me at this time….

 
I will be closely monitoring my levels. Making sure to eat protein in every snack and meal. That way my levels wont crash as fast. Eating get this. RIGHT BEFORE I GO TO BED. So that I wont have those 50’s int eh morning any more.

 
Will I be okay? OF COURSE I WILL. I just didn’t realize that i signed up for a roller coaster. I realy do NOT like roller coasters. They scare me.
Momma~Fly out!

Posted: June 25th, 2009 under Family, This-n-that, Why me.
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