Getting back into the groove

It seems every year when race season is over I say I'm not going to blow everything I worked for and then at the beginning of every season I find myself working to recover from a too lazy off season and lack of motivation to start the new season. During this time I always find it difficult to get motivated and back in the groove. I'm sad to say that this year is no different.

The off season was too long and too lazy. I always struggle with motivation - do I want to do this again this year, can I do this again this year, do I have the ability to get to a reasonable race weight, can I get through these races?????? I know what I need to do to be successful but some days it seems so far away. Again, this year is no different.

I'm 4 weeks into my training plan and things are improving. I'm starting to build my confidence, starting to get back on track. Life will be changing in a few weeks and I want to take full advantage of the extra time for training.

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A week of crazy but still good miles

Week of 8/27/2012 - 9/2/20212 Exercise Walking - 0 General Walking - 27.95 miles Stationary Bike - 0 Weight loss - ?? I was a bit shocked that when I was finally able to look at my miles that I actually had 27.95 miles. That is not a great week but considering that since Tuesday, August 28th we have been staying in a hotel and were driving from Maryland to Texas from August 29th - September 1st, I'm pretty happy with that. As I wrote in the last update, I knew it would be tough to get some exercise in last week and it was. I decided that this was an adventure and a great opportunity to spend time with the hubby and I was going to enjoy our trip and worry about diet and exercise when we got to Texas and got settled in. The only bad thing that happened on our trip is that my fitbit , may be on its last leg. I dropped the fitbit early last week and cracked the case and when I say cracked I can see the inside of the device. Then towards the...

Goals

I knew I was goal oriented but didn't know that meant I always had to be living by some sort of plan. Anyone reading sees that I have been off my game and have turned into a big slacker. This has happened before. I have lost weight in the past and come close to achieving my goal and then started slacking and end up right back where I started, or worse and then it's an uphill climb. I'm not disciplined, yet, to live a healthy life without having some sort of goal and plan for achieving that goal. So I have established 2 goals for the remainder of the year: 1. Get to my goal weight - I achieved my original goal weight but then set a new goal and sadly I have gone over my original goal weight. So I have 20 lbs to lose! 2. Figure out my 2014 triathlon schedule - I was so proud of myself for finally completing an Olympic distance triathlon and I have always said that I wanted to go for the further distances. I have set a goal of December 1 to ...

Making my own decisions

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...

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