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bloody stink - the end of a personal month of hell, involving IT issues, escalated stalker activity, accidentally deleting years of work plus the backups, loss of internet, sudden ending of a long term relationship, injury before and during a half ironman and some of these combining to royally **** up my ability to run my business. I appear to have got all info together, back to the grindstone. unreal. almost lost the plot completely.
Lets hope you've come through the other side - the only way is up and all that.
You only had to have asked and I'd have given you a back rub with DD's hands.
😯
Hope things improve!
I'm crap at saying things useful in these situations, so hopefully someone else will be along who is.
I'm crap at saying things useful in these situations, so hopefully someone else will be along who is.
You do realise where this is, don't you? 😉
Best of luck, Dave, hope it all works out well for you!
All sounds very crappy. Is there anything I or the collective folk on STW can do to help out?
WOW....
But it's got to get better from there right?! seriously though, I hope it does. Sometimes everything just goes wrong at once and all you can do is address one thing at a time and hope for the best.
Onwards and upwards old bean...
Oh my god !! TSY has taken DD's handsYou only had to have asked and I'd have given you a back rub with DD's hands.
Mind, I'm surprised DD hasn't been on here to complain
- oh
(well done idave for getting it sorted)
I can't really crack up, but I did actually want to be able to sit in a corner and wail. Onwards and upwards. I may have lost some business, hopefully can salvage some but I'm not seriously ill. I did learn how easy things can disintegrate though. Cascading chain of events and loss of control is pretty grim.
Look to the future not the past .....
If there is anything I can do I'd gladly help ...after all the help you've given me and other idieters it's the least I can do
You do seem to be having a lot of trouble lately. All I can say is.. well.. umm.. commiserations.
mrsYeti has offerred to make you a chocolate cheesecake?
I did learn how easy things can disintegrate though.
They do say it's character building though.
You want to try that diet they're all on about. Might cheer you up.
mrsYeti has offerred to make you a chocolate cheesecake?
You should [u]definitely[/u] choose this over inane platitudes from a bunch of strangers on the internet.
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On the plus side though - all those iDiet related threads you have missed.....
Oh, and while the past month really doesn't sound like it has been much fun you may well be more surprised about what it has taught you about yourself and what you may need to be aware of for the future.
Hope things continue to come back together for you though.
deadlydarcy - Member
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+1
Stay Calm
Keep Focussed
You cannot change what has already happened
Dont go down the 'If Only' road. You didnt . See above
Set achievable goals
Stay sober
Do not be afraid to ask for help
Endorphins are your friends
It is often better economy to buy better quality (eg CK v RF)
Take a deep breath and crack on.
HTH
And remember the is always time and room for beer and cake!
(You're not "call me Dave" ARE YOU??!)
Just finish the other half ironman, a full ironman could cope with any s**tstorm
Seriously though, everything tends to sort itself out, it's the not knowing when its going to get better that keeps you awake at night...
So is this all an excuse for a poor 70.3 result?
😉 x a bit.
I got inside my target time, 15th in age group, so, no. But I'm sure I 'could' have gone much faster. Will do another one in August.
Good effort.
Anyway, about that diet....
To be honest it was a shit effort. I hated it all. That's why I need to do another one.
Time to sit down, relax and eat a nice big bowl of muesli.
Which one iDave?
First open water swim survived today. Back for another on Thursday. **** me it's even less fun than a pool.
I need to get back in the sea.
I've observed (and experienced) that the more patient and careful athletes are when coming back from injury, the longer they stay injury free and the better their results in the long run. Also look long and hard at the cause of the injury so you don't do the same again; factors to look at:
length and intensity of sessions - do long or intense but not both in the same session, this can be a problem when racing. 😉
training when hungry or fatigued - don't
training when ill - don't, even if it's only a cold
diet/carences - no need to elaborate here. 😉
accidents/risk associated with types of training
avoid too many bricks. Triathletes love doing bricks but how many injure themselves doing too many bike-run bricks? I was surprised when a respected sports doctor from one on France's top sports medical centres told me to stop bricks - he was right, for me at least.
poids de forme ou poids de santé. Being to heavy or too light increases injury risk, most athletes have a healthy weight at which they are robust but go faster when a little lighter - until they injure themselves.
rest and recovery - just as important as training, triathletes tend only to rest when forced to by work, injury or illness, and love punishing themselves. Find time to relax, go for a stroll rather than a run sometimes.
Sounds terrible, and not dissimilar to my own personal situation. Does this go some way to explaining why I have heard nothing from you in 7 1/2 weeks of a ten week training program ?
Patrick
I think you will find that all of the problems can be traced back to a lack of consumption of simple carbs in your diet other than during and immediately after training.
I have also read in Nature that there is evidence to link insufficient dairy consumption with IT issues.
Dave.
Crikey !.
That sounds absolutely awful.
It hasn't begun to rain where you are, has it ?.
Anyway, I hope you're turning the corner and I'm sure you're not short of help.
If you need it.
It will get betterer.
😉
Raindog, yes, no record of many clients programs and contact info/emails. Please email me (and anyone else who thought I'd been kidnapped)
Anyone who inflicts a beer- and cake-free diet on the world deserves all they get.
😀
[i]Anyone who inflicts a beer- and cake-free diet on the world deserves all they get.[/i]
I'm not sure that appropriate or amusing.
The guy has been through the grinder.
What till you have those problems.
Then lets see how funny you're feeling.
🙄
Ouch.
Still, there's always STW. Where would any sane person be without STW? Oh.
Good luck dave - hope things get back on track asap.
TH
I'm not sure that appropriate or amusing.
The guy has been through the grinder.
Oh ffs. It was a joke. I thought the "beer and cake" bit would be enough for most sane people to work out that it wasn't a serious comment. I even put a smiley at the end (like this one -> 😀 ) just in case it wasn't clear.
Dave, if you're offended I apologise, it certainly wasn't my intent. Solo, did you ask him if he was offended before getting offended yourself on his behalf?
I thought it was like a joke only different. I was not offended in any way. And thanks to those who have emailed their contact info and also offers of help.
I've got my hands back. So if you need one...
Figuratively of course.
if there's anyway i can help then let me know. i'm willing to send you the collection of special photos i've been taking for 40DD if that would help?
wow, loads of stuff happening that had been deleted and I hadn't known about. spent most of today chasing things back, hope to have caught up by end of tomorrow and also had a coffee with possibly the next Mrs iDave
anyone else who thinks they should have heard from me over the last few weeks please get in touch.
We all go through a life re-balance, I've been through several. It's nothing new I'm afraid, most normal folk go through something that seems like desperate times, when really all they are are wake up calls.
You'll survive, get through, build on what you've got.. You seem pretty normal to me.
Hold it together, you're able and perfectly capable.
also had a coffee with possibly the next Mrs iDave

that was her opinion emsz 😉
cool. Hope it goes well my lovely. 8)
I'm the next Mrs iDave.
if you meet a future new Mrs Raindog drop me a line please 🙁
you can have molgrips
Careful now iDave, you being on the rebound an' all. 🙂
hence 'possibly'.....
Just we don't want to see you get hurt.
Well, I'd be worried for the safety of anyone that hurts you. You never know who's looking out for you without you even realising it. 😉
iDave - Memberyou can have molgrips
LOL. Any pics Molly ?
No post-diet ones, no 🙂
No post-diet ones, no
🙁
It's almost like it hasn't worked for you 🙁
Bring back Psychle and his crazy 10kg loss in 10days or whatever it was.
shut up deadly! he's not meant to know about our supersecretsuperawesomelookingafterdave club... i'm gunna have to revise our budget for better disguises now. nice one.
😡
EDIT - yeah, didnt psychle move away though? i was jealous of his bikickles.
post diet photos please molly.
[i]post diet photos please molly. [/i]
How about a group shot of all three of you.
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Phil - he went home...
Doesn't mean he can't still post though!
did you ask him if he was offended before getting offended yourself on his behalf?
This principle is what the majority of 'political correctness' is based on.
There are people employed specifically to decide who should be offended and by what, then issue orders to the rest of us that we're not allowed to say z, y and z because it might cause offence (to people who have not even been asked if x, y or z actually would offend them).
It's a subtle part of the state controlling what we're allowed to think or say.
Similarly, H&S has been hijacked to become a subtle system for controlling our actions and movements.
It's all the thin end of a wedge.
Maybe.
This principle is what the majority of 'political correctness' is based on.
No, it's not.
Its just differing senses of humour.
As well as the standard response from some, when they put their foot in your mouth.
It would seem that I do not share Mogrim's sense of humour and iDave does.
Either way, a lot of people will claim to it only being a joke, etc, etc.
Its no different to the Bell-End Bros.
They knock about this place, wielding their brand of humour.
And if you do not get it or appreciate it.
Then they brand you stupid.
None of this matters though.
😉
Its no different to the Bell-End Bros.
Are you now calling people bell-ends as they have a different sense of humour to you?
I'm going to get offended for them.
[i]I'm going to get offended for them. [/i]
Anything you say, Mr B.
😉
Anything you say Mr B.
You need to be more explicit Solo... are you calling me a bell-end?
[i]Solo... are you calling me a bell-end?[/i]
If I do, will you leave me alone ?.
Give over, you two. you're worse than me and Edukator.
I'd just like to reconcile our differences Solo.
I've never said you're stupid. I've never called you names. I'll admit that your unique on-line persona intrigues me and sometimes I worry for you. But you help make up the rich tapestry of this forum and when you're not calling people names I think you're just fine.
x
Good to hear your back on track Dave. I had a horrific year last year, but when your going through hell, keep on going. Life does get easier.
the fan is still spitting shit at me.... maybe by tomorrow I'll be caught up on work which has been the main source of stress.
and potential new Mrs iDave is a non starter for 'cultural' reasons.....
'cultural reasons'
OMG she's a pasta eater.
Joking aside... hope everything fixes itself. We should go for a ride 🙂
she'd be disowned by her family.. wouldn't be the first time. How about a ride on weds evening, I'm down at 'that place' again
Weds night sounds good... and it's supposed to be sunny!
mtb or road on wednesday? i'm guessing its road 🙁
It'll be road I reckon. Mr Dave is going to be North of me...
Jo said he kicked your ass on the mtb at the weekend now that he's got a FS!
lol is that actually what he said?
me and matt were waiting at the smoking hill for 15 minutes for him to catch up with us! the only bit he was ahead/faster than me on was satans grotto as i hadn't ridden it before and he's been riding it about 2 times a week since before christmas
Yeah...
I kicked Phil's skinny white ass, that mo fo looked like he was going backwards
Or something like that.



