Green boxes mean I completed
the training I had scheduled. This is
loosely based on Swim Bike Mom's training plan.
I am having a hard time with 'strength'.
I am not comfortable in 'that area' of the gym... at all. I am substituting a core work out at home for
now. Right now, that is ok - but I am
going to have to get over this. I have
increased my calories on My Fitness Pal to 1350 a day and don't eat more than
50% of my calories earned from training.
I give myself 2 meals a week where I don't stress. I don't binge - but I don't stress.
My goal is not weight
loss. I am kind of happy with the body I
have. It is curvy and feminine, though,
it does frustrate me that I don't qualify as 'fit' to the common male eye. But, hey, who wants common :) My body goals are to A) Love the skin I am in
TODAY B) Feel strong and powerful in this body.
That is it. No jean size, no
scale number, no Hollywood definition of beauty. I am defining beauty for me.
Any rate... rant over....
Green boxes mean I did the
training I said I would. I kept a
commitment to myself. Not a trainer, not a friend, not a workout buddy - I said
I would do X and I did it... because I can!
Recap the week (Thursday is
usually my off day so my week is Thursday-Wednesday)
Thursday was an off day. Strange as it sounds, in all the
diet/exercise/get in shape days of my life... I have never planned a rest
day. It was so nice to watch some TV,
putz around the house and not feel guilty.
Not feel like I 'should' be at the gym.
I was giving the very worn out muscles a rest. And that was part of the training plan. How freaking cool is that!
Friday: Swim… I focused on
time. I wanted to know just how long it
took me to swim 440 meters (18 minutes) I did about 6 laps on my back, which is
more than I would like. But I was
getting much better at keeping my face in the water and breathing. Progress is good. FRIDAY BONUS… since it was a nice day and
they are quickly leaving the Chicago area, I got on the bike in the
afternoon. I had a good ride, averaged
14.5 which is improvement over the 12.5 I tend to average. (Did have an ex sighting… but I didn’t break
down and I don’t think he recognized me, but that was first and kind of caught
me by surprise as he didn’t used to ride at that time of day… no break down
means another win for me). Gave it 18
miles and ended up at the shop where I bought my bike for some much needed
tweaking and education… I had NO idea you had to check the air in the tires so
often! My dad did like once a
summer! Oh well, the guys at Performance
Cycle on Halsted/Diversey were great to me and not the least bit condescending. More of my crush on this cycling life J Yes, the bike pump
has been delivered and I will use it faithfully, I promise!
Saturday: Guilty Pleasure
Day!!! I love the Ironman World
Championship… LOVE LOVE LOVE I got up early to ride and mercifully the Chicago
Marathon runners were having a taper day so they didn’t clog the path. Another good day with a 14.5 ave and logged
17 miles – which felt great on my newly aired tires!! HOLY COW what a difference some air
makes. I also had to work (IT go lives
on the weekend suck!) but this gave me the excuse to watch the whole race! I have a girl crush on Linsey Corbin, she is
always smiling, so real and I WANT her pain cave! I digress…. I was rooting for her big
time. But the whole race was so
inspiring. So much so that I got up off
my duff and logged a 5k run/walk somewhere around the 5 hour mark.
Sunday: Hit the pool for a nice
quiet swim. Focused on technique and not
time/distance. Spent the afternoon walking and chatting with a good friend in a
pretty little area near home.
Monday: Crappy day (most of the
week has been rainy/blah) so I ran 5k on the elliptical in 35 min. Which was great, really felt
accomplished. Just need to learn to
translate that to the pavement. Also
signed up for a 5k… never have done this before and I figure if I am going to
be a triathlete a 5k should happen J This one has Chocolate at the
end!!
Tuesday: This is the only
morning I am hitting the gym before work.
As a single person with an empty nest, I have the luxury of evening
workouts. However, the lap times at my
gym aren’t great and I find mornings to be pretty quiet, I rarely have to
share. So Tuesday I get up 30 minutes
earlier and slog to the gym for a good swim.
This week I logged 520 meters at 20 minutes with only about 4 laps on my
back. I just love that every single time
I feel a bit stronger! I felt so great I
got outside for a 25 minute run/walk in a light drizzle over lunch. Dinner was
off the plan – but that is ok. Much
needed laughs and adult beverages with a great friend.
Great week!! Despite the weather, weekend work and ex
spotting. Every time I hit it – I went
longer or faster or stronger or all three.
There is a triathlete in here…
I can just feel her getting out.
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