I’ve been feeling a bit like Mia in the “I need to put my hands up on this situation and admit that I am not up to this task” way. I’ve also been feeling like juju on SDP describes — the bad part, not the “conquering the bad part” part. Some of it is surely hormones. The boy is now weaned and I’ve been experimenting with birth control pills (don’t try this at home!) to disastrous effect.
But I went for a walk Saturday with a friend who was in town for the weekend. She credits me with inspiring her to do triathlons, which helped her reach her WW goal. And now she’s inspiring me to consider doing “Team in Training.” (For the Triathlon at Pacific Grove in Sept.) The thing that’s really been missing from my workouts (such as they are) has been any social aspect. I miss being around other people — friends — and sharing a goal. Up until now, I’ve been pretty busy with the boy, but DH promises he’ll support me (= take care of the boy) while I train. It’s just been hard to get motivated without any outside stimulus.
The money raising aspect I’m not super keen on, but this is a relatively local race so the cost for travel won’t be that high. And I have a lot of contacts and know how to use the Web for fund raising. There’s an informational meeting nearby in a couple of weeks so I plan to attend and see how it goes. One side of me is very excited. Another side is scared to death to hear the required commitment level, for fear I’d run away screaming. I can barely get things done in my life as it is. Then again, I’ve managed to squeeze things in, in the past, and been successful.
Any thoughts on TIT (from my vast audience) would be welcome…
Hi Pamela! I was really interested when I read that C weaned…Scotty still breastfeeds whenever I’m around, and uses formula when I’m not! I can’t believe I can keep a milk supply only nursing at night…the hell?
Anyway, I’ve become convinced (right or wrong) that I won’t lose weight until I’m done breastfeeding. I’m wondering how you did it, was it hard, should I just wait? I cut Tommy off, but he was like 15 months old!
As for TIT, I’m like you (the fundraising is hard for me) but when I did the half last year there were lots of TIT groups and they’re really inspiring. I can see why people do it, for sure.
Also, now that the boys are growing up and we’re settling into the new jobs, let me know if you want to start getting together again. I think of you often, and I miss our time together!
Mia, thx for writing. I think I mentioned below that the boy weaned himself by basically just beginning to bite me whenever I’d offer to nurse him. So it was kind of painful and evoked feelings of rejection. But once I decided I was going to stop trying, there was no problem. I would have probably continued, if it were my choice, but am also a bit relieved that I don’t have to deal with it anymore. (No more dragging the pump around with me. Yay!)
Let’s definitely get together soon. I’m going to be out of town for a little while but surely when I get back!