Well, today is my weigh in day. I was able show a good bit of self-control over the weekend which is (sadly) a pretty big accomplishment. I usually give in to the fast food demons for lunch and sometimes dinner, but not this weekend. The scale showed 253.5 this morning. That’s 6 pounds over the past 7 days. WooHoo! I’m eating a lot better, not drinking many cokes (trying to phase out all together), and training everyday. Like you, I’ve heard/read everywhere to keep a food journal. Mine isn’t fancy. It doesn’t list calories, fat, protein, etc. It just lists what I ate for each meal & snack. It really does help especially when you combine it with a training log. If I have a good training day, I can check to see the “fuel” I used for the day. This way, I know what would be best to eat race days. Once I have a bit more time, I’ll probably try to incorporate more descriptive items to food journal (i.e. calories, fat, fiber, etc.). It will definitely be something I have to do next year training for IM.
Has anyone else noticed that the ticker to the left has dropped below the 3 week mark! I’m getting pretty pumped. I know it isn’t a very big tri, but it will be my first three-sport event. The swim is a 200-meter pool swim, and then an 8.5-mile bike ride followed by a 2-mile run. I need to start working more on my transitioning. It’s going to be a bit different being wet from the swim.
I didn’t go to Masters Swim this morning b/c of weather. There was thunder and lightning at our house, and I didn’t want to chance getting to the Y and not be able to swim. Monday’s are recovery days, so it all works out.
I had a disappointing run at lunch today. Not b/c of me but the treadmill. It wouldn’t hold a constant speed. It’s one thing to fluctuate a 1/10 of a mph but to drop from 6 down to 4.8 up to 5.3 then all around is a bit much. Oh well, it wasn’t a total bust…dist 1.7miles/time 25 minutes/297cals burned.
Eric’s Quote of the Day: “Betrayal isn’t just a river in Egypt.” ~Michael Scott
