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Time is of the essence

Week of 12/3/2012 - 12/9/2012

Swimming - 4
Biking - 3
Running - 3
Strength Training - 1
Weight loss for week - 2 lbs
Total weight loss - 25.5 lbs


Week of 12/10/2012 - 12/16/2012

Swimming - 2
Biking - 3
Running - 3
Strength Training - 2
Weight loss for week - 0
Total weight loss - 25.5 lbs

Yes time is of the essence, as my workouts get longer I'm finding it harder to get everything done that I need to do.  So I'm still working on updating my training schedule to try to get the most out of each workout.  This means reducing the variety of things I do daily which will allow for additional time for individual activities.  You don't realize that when you are in the pool for at least 1/2 hour that is cardio.

I have hooked up my road bike to my trainer to get some seat time.  Riding a stationary bike vs your road bike is night and day.  Since your position is different on a road bike than stationary bike it puts a bit more pressure on my back so I'm slowly building up my time so hopefully I can take advantage of our nice weather.


I had an updated assessment with my trainer Howard at Lifetime Fitness and over the past 6 weeks working with him I've made some good progress in strength and stability in my ankles.


I'm 17 lbs away from my goal weight.  I didn't have any weight loss this week but that happens, no worries.  I figure next week with the holidays I might not have any weight loss but I just don't want to have any gain.

But I continue to be grateful with my progress and will continue to put in the time to get stronger.





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