I'm Tri'ing

Swimming - 3 Biking - 3 Running - 3 Strength Training - 0 Weekly weight loss - 4 Total weight loss - 45 lbs Damn, this has been a great week.  Usually I write on Sunday but tomorrow is my day off from working out and today was weigh in.  I have met my goal, actually I blew it out of the water this week.  Rob kept telling me he thought when I got to my goal I would probably keep going.  I thought I would be happy with maybe 5 more pounds but now I'm only 2 lbs away from that.  At this point we will see.  I'm not going to actively try to lose weight.  However I know that with all the training I did this week that is what helped put my weight loss over the top.  I also know that with all the training that I'll be doing (more than this week) I will probably drop a few pounds. I have learned how to manage my food intake and my body has really adapted to less food and definitely prefers healthier no processed food.  I will continue to use ...

3/18/2013 - 3/24/2013 Swimming - 3 Biking - 3 Running - 3 Strength Training - 0 Weekly weight loss - 1 lbs Total weigh loss - 41 Feeling much better - took 5 days off and headed back to the gym on Monday.  Since I was scheduled to start my triathlon training plan last week and I'm still in the lower numbers I felt that I could just pick up this week and not really work about last week.  Monday's workout wasn't bad, Wednesday was a bit rough but by Thursday I was good to go. We took a 20 mile bike ride yesterday and have found a really nice paved trail, Leon Creek Greenway .  We rode our mountain bikes but I will definitely be spending some time on this trail with my road bike and its close to my office so I can get a ride in after work some nights. My swimming is going well but I think I might be allergic to chlorine.  The Lifetime Fitness I go to has a leisure pool and a lap pool.  The lap pool can be packed in the morning so I often have to swim i...

3/11/2013- 3/17/2013 Swimming - 1 Biking - 1 Running - 1 Strength Training - 1 Weekly weight loss - 1.5 lbs Total weight loss - 40 lbs This has been a crappy week.  It started off well - I attended an amazing spin class on Monday, got my swim and run in on Tuesday and then Tuesday afternoon started getting a sore throat.  By the time I got home I was feeling pretty bad.  Very few times in my life have I stayed home or left early from work because I wasn't feeling well.  Thursday was one of those few days.  I went to work and quickly realized I shouldn't have done that.  I left early, came home and slept.  I am now starting to feel human again.  The down side of being sick is missing the gym for 5 days!  I'll be heading back to the gym tomorrow (to attend that amazing spin class). Before getting sick, I was reviewing my training schedule and quickly realized I may have bitten off more than I can chew.  I have established my goa...

2/25/2013 - 3/3/0213 Swimming - 2 Biking - 1 Running - 3 Strength Training - 2 Weekly weight loss -  2.5 Total weight loss - 38.5 3/4/2013 - 3/10/0213 Swimming - 2 Biking - 1 Running - 3 Strength Training - 2 Weekly weight loss -  0 Total weight loss - 38.5 Last week turned out to be a good week.  I started the 16 week Chi Running 1/2 Marathon training.  It starts out with 30-40 minute runs so I've been focusing on improving my speed.  I've been maintaining a 11 - 1130 minute pace with my ultimate goal to be at a 10 minute mile.  I had a good weight loss week......then came this week. This has been a rough week, really low motivation and struggling to get up in the mornings.  I know some of it has to be due to lack of sleep.  Since moving we have both struggled with sleeping and we are hoping that when we get to the new house with a new bed that will all change.  I'm probably averaging 4-5 hours of sleep a night.  I ...

2/11/2013 - 2/17/2013 Swimming - 1 Biking - 2 Running - 3 Strength Training - 2 Weekly Weight loss - 1.5 Total weight loss - 36 2/18/2013 - 2/24/2013 Swimming - 3 Biking - 1 Running - 4 Strength Training - 2 Weekly Weight loss - 0 Total weight loss - 36 Included stats for last week.  It's been a great 2 weeks of training for me.  I have completed 2 more goals for the year: ChiRunning 10K program - I completed this yesterday with a 10K treadmill run.  I was able to maintain a pace of 11.01.  I was so happy because I originally wanted to maintain a 12 minute pace and actually beat it by 1 minute. Lifetime Fitness Indoor Tri - I completed this today.  This was a mini tri event consisting of 10 minute swim, 30 minute bike and a 20 minute run.  Results have not come out yet but I think I swam 350 yds, biked 8.5 miles and ran 1.91 miles.  I was hoping to do a 10 mile pace on the run and was just shy of that.  I really enjoyed the ...

2/4/2013 - 2/10/13 Swimming - 2 Biking - 0 Running -3 Strength Training - 2 Weekly weight loss -3 lbs Total weight loss - 34.5 Pretty good week, except for that goose egg on the bike. I know, I know need to work on that.  I'm heading into the final 2 weeks of my ChiRunning 10K program.  Yesterday I ran longer than I have ever run, 60 minutes, and it felt great.  I'm still a long way away from a 1/2 marathon or marathon but I'm actually believing that it's possible. This week I was able to get into the lap pool, which gave me a drastic improvement in my time compared to the leisure pool.  A huge motivator, since I realized I can swim at least 1000 yds in 30 minutes and if I can maintain that pace and continue to improve then I can definitely swim at over a mile in an hour. I'm starting to think big picture and think about 1/2 Ironman and Ironman distances and the time limits associated with each. Great weight loss week - I'm 8 lbs away from my goal...

1/28/2013 - 2/3/2013 Swimming - 1 Biking - 2 Running - 2 Strength Training - 2 Weekly weight loss - 0 Total weight loss - 31.5 This was an ok week, missed a few sessions but not fretting.  It was another no weight loss week for me but this has become typical for me - I lose some weight then don't lose for a couple weeks but still no worries your body needs time to adjust to all the changes.  I'm still very happy with my results to this point. This was my 20th week of my weight loss commitment and being down 31.5 lbs is awesome! Today marks 7 months since I made a drastic change to regain control of my life! Today marks 5 year 11 month anniversary that we decided to stop smoking (3/3/2007)! Tuesday marks 7 months since I had my back surgery! Everyone needs rewards for hard work.  I use to reward myself with food, well that isn't very healthy and totally messes up the weight loss plan so yesterday we rewarded ourselves with new running shoes.  These ...