Oh Dear

I have been totally bad lately. I am back up to 126.6 and my jeans are tooooooo tight, so I am going to have to start eating right and going to the gym again.... I havne't done either all summer, and it's showing. So, back to my grilled chicken and broccoli tonight. When on a 7-8 mile walk jog pushing the three kids in the triple jogger lastnight. That was a good one. This morning did 20 min. on the elliptical, 30 on the stepmill, 10 sets of intervals at 4 and 10, then abs. Ate crappy for lunch... will drink a lot of water and eat good tonight.... Gotta get my 118 back... and I never even reached my goal of 115... Starting over.

Break

I took a long break after the tri. I was burned out and busy, and the gym was closed for the 4th for several days, so I took a break. Now I feel nasty and fat and mushy and am ready to kick it back up again and lose the rest of this weight.

Thank GOD THAT IS OVER!

Did the tri today. Michael Phelps swam in the next lane over... Well, a female version I guess. I got out of the pool 3 minutes behind her... Was 1.25 miles behind her on the bike.. She had 4 laps on me... I passed her twice and she finished at 39:35 and I finished at 40:40... If only I could swim, I woulda had her... Or, if the run were longer, I think I could have caught up and passed her. Anyways, since then my time has been beatin' by other people, so oh well... it's done and over and I can stop training and worrying about it now. I have been sick to my pants for 3 days and need more pepto... Ugh. I wish I knew my split time. Kara said it looked like I was bookin' it on the run, but to me it felt like slow motion.
I am going to start focusing on diet and toning hard core, to get tight and toned and get my body fat% down to under 14. I need to get re-measured. My schedule is going to be:
Monday: 45 minutes stairs, 15 min. bike; 60 minutes toning calves, thighs (inner/outer) and butt and abs
Tuesday: Swim for 30 min. 30 min run; 60 min toning arms, chest, shoulders, back
Wednesday: Elliptical 30 min, stairs 15 min; 60 minutes toning calves, thighs (inner/outer) and butt and abs
Thursday:Swim for 30 min. 30 min run; 60 min toning arms, chest, shoulders, back
Friday: Long distance run (13 miles)-- 2 hours.
Sat and Sun off days.
sounds like a plan..

Oh yeah!

Ok, I weighed in the buff today and it was 118.8- so I am thrilled to still be under 120, especially after eating what I have been eating. Swimming must burn massive amounts of calories-- it sure feels like it does, I am always drained after swimming. I still stink at it, unfortunately. I have resolved myself to the fact that swimming is going to be the end of me in the upcoming tri and I will not win it...(Which KILLS me b/c I am ultra-competitive) 4 minutes is too much time to make up in a sprint tri... :( boo... I will work on the swim for the next one I guess. There are going to be seasoned tri people in this, who were TideRiders, and can finish the swim in 3 minutes...lololol Oh dear, I pray I don't get stuck in a lane with one of them... How embarrassing...
My belly is feeling bloated and extra mushy lately... I don't know if it's because the rest of me is slimming up and so my belly feels bigger or what. I am going to Pilate's today for some core work.
Josh said he'd take some update pics of me, so I can post "before" and "present" pics very soon... I ran across them the other day, there is a difference-- a big one... I think this journey of working out/eating better has been going on for almost a year... I am going to look back at old posts and see.

120 plus

Last week I thought I was 124, but thankfully, I was 119-120. This week probably 122ish. I need to get my eating in check... I have been eating pizza, taco bell, snickers, sweets, and have even been drinking real DP's.. I don't know what's wrong with me. I can't wait for this tri to be over. I am going to train hard Mon, Tues, Wed, and rest Thursday and Fri. After the tri I am going to concentrate very hard on health-- eating right, drinking water, and am going to start toning intensely.

120 whew..

I want to be back under 120 by the end of the week... I really pushed myself in training today. I timed my events, but not transitions. At the end, I tagged on 2 min for transition time, although I usually do it in a little less and still beat my best time by 2 minutes. I think it had to do with the fact that Dad brought me a Hardees biscuit this morning and I had more fuel than the usual Kashi bar and coffee... It felt good... My swim was a terrible 7:53... I HAVE GOT TO GET IN THE POOL EVERYDAY. Somebody teach me!

121 OH MY

Since our weekend get-away where we ate wonderful things all weekend, I have been gaining and gaining. I have got to get it turned back around, shrink my stomach back, and stop giving into cravings. I have also been slacking on training a little bit, and need to step it up a notch... Ugh...I hate when I do this!