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!