J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by AllyG

sm4sh wrote:so when ever i order from d3b i know now to buy a size bigger then normal. lol knowing my luck everything will be to big then!!

Sm4sh,
As Tony said, the thing to do is to go into a shop and try on the different brands, to see how the different sizes fit on you. It is all very irritating. And sometimes it depends on the cut of the clothing, which is something you can't tell from looking at a photo on the internet. I suppose this is one of the major disadvantages of buying on the internet. I will now have to pay £3-50 to return the D2B trousers.

Ally

I have been working pretty hard trying to get fit. But it's very hard work. I can now run the whole mile up and down the road and the steep muddy field in my wellies.

The other day, it was very funny because we are paying a friend to help us with cleaning out the pond and the ditches on the farm and in the road, and I asked him if he would like to join me and the dog on our morning run. He is 12 years younger than me, an ex-commando, marathon runner, and a personal trainer. He was rather surprised when I said he had to run it in his wellies, because he said he'd never done that before, not even in his commando training although apparently they do have to run through mud as part of their training, but they are allowed to do it in their army boots.

Anyway, he did it no problem (he could have run it much faster than me but as a personal trainer he very kindly kept step with me) but I was quite pleased to see that he was out of puff as well at the top of the steep field :D

And I can do my hundred star jumps etc. as well. So I think I am nearly fit enough to ski. Once I can run 3 miles in a day (one mile in the mud in the morning and 2 miles up the road in the afternoon) I will know I am fit enough to ski.

But I am still too fat. I went out to lunch today and ate a whole plate of salad and nothing else, and I've cut right back on everything else as well (especially anything particularly sugary or fatty).

I will let you know if I manage to ski in my old trousers or not. It is going to be a pretty close thing :lol:

I have just over 2 weeks left.

How about everyone else? Are those who are yet to go still exercising, and for those who have been already, do they think the exercises made any difference?

Ally

Dave,
That's a most impressive total. Well done :D

Ally

Dids1 wrote:Or shrink.....

I know which is easier! :lol:

And more pleasant :lol:

gadgetgirl79 wrote:Hello.

I've just looked on the meribel web page, and the t&cs of the lift pass state:

"During the validity of the transport title, the lift pass is neither transmissible, nor transferable. It cannot be lent to a third person whether the loan be free or subject to cost."

http://80.80.233.229/ycash_meribel/conditions_EN.php

Well done for finding that gadgetgirl - I couldn't find the T & C's for my Courchevel pass anywhere. I was interested to see that one is entitled to a refund for the day if all the lifts are shut for over half a day (i.e. they don't have to be shut for the whole day). It happened to us one year in Val Thorens and I tried getting credited with an extra day but they were very slow replying to my e-mails and in the end I gave up.

Ally

Salski wrote:

Tony_H wrote:Looks like you've got a bit of work to do on the fitness regime yet then if you can't get into a 14 )

:-o How rude!!!

Salski,
It's okay, I don't really mind, but thank you for defending me :thumbup:

It's entirely my own fault for eating too much Christmas pud, chocolate, crisps, etc. etc. I can't pretend that anyone has been force feeding me :D

And Bandit, I'm just airing what I imagine is a pretty common problem - people having difficulty getting into their old ski wear. As far as I can see, there's only two solutions to the problem - buy bigger stuff or go on a diet. I'm particularly annoyed about the sizing problem. I mean clothes sizes should be the same whatever brand of clothes one buys. The bigger trousers were supposed to be an insurance policy in case I can't get comfortably into my old trousers before my holiday. I can actually put them on, and even bend, but I'd like a bit more free space in them. It would be terrible if they split while I was ski-ing :oops:

Tony,
I'm actually doing okay with the fitness regime, thanks, (I shall post something about it on the fitness thread), it's the fatness regime I'm having trouble with at the moment :D.
You're quite right about the way I should have checked out the size of D2B clothing. A size 14 is normally still too large for me (even at the moment!). My daughter's ski trousers are D2B and she said she could have told me they were a size smaller than they're supposed to be if I'd asked - so I was exceptionally stupid :oops:
I don't know what the D2B thermal base layer clothing is made of - I can't find it written anywhere, but it feels like some sort of polyester. I think I will go back to wearing my cotton T-shirts. At least I know I won't get itchy then.

Ally

Dids1 wrote:I wasn't so lucky. TK Max in Cribbs Causeway, Bristol had next to no women's ski gear. Absolutely loads for blokes though. Racks and racks, but for women one rack with a few xxs or xxl items on.
:cry:

Looking for some new salopettes, reluctant to buy online.

Dids,
You'll just have to eat a bit more then ... :lol:

Hi Sami,
It's nice to hear from you again, and I'm glad you got home okay.

Ally