I'm Tri'ing

Definition of progress is - forward or onward movement toward a destination.  Even though I had a good week (completed all scheduled workouts), I still feel frustrated.  I know I should not expect to be where I was when I was triathlon training or when I was 30+ lbs lighter, or could do more.......blah blah blah, right. One of my biggest challenges in life is being satisfied with myself, which is a work in progress.  I know I made great strides this week and I know that will become stronger.  I'm nervous about weigh in tomorrow, of course, but I feel pretty confident that I'm down. This week I biked faster than I did last week, ran faster and further than I did last week and completed 2 HITT sessions and 2 strength training sessions. The HITT sessions amaze me because they are short but tough and it's a serious challenge and the strength training in the beginning is about figuring out the correct starting weight without being so sore I can't move.  A...

But does anything ever start out and finish perfect? I caught the hubby's cold, thought I battled it well but I was wrong and it took me down on New Years day but that was a rest day so no worries. Got up Wednesday, ready to start my new workout routine....wrong, felt worse than day before, so off to Urgent Care, got some drugs and fighting this. Decided to move workouts back by a day and cancel Sunday as a day off, besides I took New Years day off, as planned. Had a good workout today, still sticking to my running, biking, HITT plan but added strength training in starting today.  My bike wasn't as long as I wanted it to be but doing something is what I take as a positive. I decided my goals/objectives for 2019 are simple: Live a healthier life! There is a lot of things behind that statement, I recently posted the below on FB and I want to ensure that every day, week, month and year I'm striving to improve my life - mentally, physical, relationships, etc. ...

Hard to believe 2019 is right around the corner. Hard to believe I have been unemployed for 5 business days (not counting holidays or weekends).  I wonder when I'll stop reaching for the 2nd phone or dreaming about P1/P2's? I am FREE and I'm excited and scared at the same time.  I worry about finances but the hubby says we are ok so I need to be confortable too.  My new job is to keep the house ready for sale, seems easy right, not!  My 2nd job is to fix myself - heal mentaly and become happy with myself again, I have let my job take that from me.....I started out controlling it but that did not last.  My 3rd job is to figure out what I want to do next for a real job, I know that I do not want to be in IT or be a manager and I would like to back into human services. I have started journaling again and started to be more consistent with my workouts.  Goal 1 is to lose weight.  Until we sell our house and move, I don't want to register for any ...

It's now been 6 weeks of steady exercise, including sticking to the routine while on travel to India.  My eating habits have wandered a bit but I know what I need to do. Recently I have decided that I'm going to live the life I want and not what everyone else wants.  All my life I have been ruled by someone else making decisions, telling me what to do or wanting to make the right decisions to please everyone else but not really doing what I want. I realized the 1st time I made a decision / choice for myself  was when I met my now husband and decided to marry him; 22 years later it still is the best decision I made.  He has always supported me; which is something that is unusual for me an it's taken me awhile to realize this.  I've always played life safe rather than risking and following my dreams/desires. Triathlon was my 2nd decision, by me and for me.  I have neglected those desires because of work pressures.  I realize that my current job wil...

The first time in a very long time I have stuck to an exercise and healthy eating regimen for 3 weeks and I'm super proud of myself.  I'm thick headed and it takes me a long time to remember what is important and I when I get off track I really get off track.  I have been letting work rule my life for a very long time.  Work stopped me from doing Ironman Texas 2018 earlier this year and it's been downhill since.  I contiue to struggle with that decision and I'm realizing how much it pisses me off that I let that take something away from me.  So the only way to get past this is to get back to putting myself first. Tomorrow I turn 48 and I know that I have wasted many of my years doing things I didn't want to do. I want to make that turn, and I want it to be a permanent turn.  I am my happiest when I focus on me, being healthy and enjoying life.  Work is work, it will never give me as much gratification as I get from taking care of myself, so here we...