I'm Tri'ing

Week of 10/22/2012 - 10/28/2012 Jogging - 3 Biking - 2 Strength Training / Core - 3 Swimming - 3 Weight loss for week - 2.5 lbs Total weight loss - 15 lbs It was a damn good week!  My jogging continues to progress and I'm extremely pleased.  I have slowly been moving up my speed and I know that will take time since I've always been a slow runner but things are moving along well.  The swimming continues to do amazing things for my foot.  Sadly the one thing I have always hated is now helping my body heal! The weight loss this week was fantastic but I know that right now my nutrition sucks.  With Rob away for 5 weeks, my life revolves around going to the gym and work.  I have been eating very healthy but I'm not eating much.  But the other side of that is that I'm just not hungry so I'm not eating.  Either way I need to work on hitting my calories everyday. Enjoy life!

Week of 10/15/2012 - 10/21/2012 Jogging - 2 Biking - 2 Strength Training / Core - 1 Swimming - 3 Weight loss for week - 3 Total weight loss 13 I didn't realize just how much I missed going to the gym.  So happy that Rob talked me into joining Lifetime Fitness over the gym I was considering.  The swimming is making a huge difference with my foot.  I'm still experiencing the numbness however my flexibility in the foot and leg has increased and I haven't been getting the drastic soreness that I would experience off and on. Despite only working out 4 days last week, I had GREAT workouts!  I bumped up the ChiRunning and moved forward with week 3 and had no problems.  I know there is a big difference between a treadmill and running outside but I have seen marked improvement in my speeds.  I have increased the incline to make it more realistic. I'm so excited to be back on track and very happy that the weight continues to come off.  I've started ...

Week of 10/8/2012 - 10/14/2012 Walking / Jogging - 3 Biking - 2 Strength Training  -1 Swimming - 1 Weight loss for week - 0 Total weight loss - 10 lbs We joined a gym!  After much thought and discussion we decided to join Lifetime Fitness .  I was planning on joining a different gym, but while a friend was in town we went to the local Lifetime Fitness with her.  Rob really liked the facility and said he would be interested in joining.  So we decided to take the leap.  I'm really excited because it has a dedicated lap pool and a larger selection of classes that I would be interested in taking.  I have set some serious goals to achieve by the end of the year in prep for being able to do triathlons in 2013 and get back on track with my long term triathlon goals. After only 1 swim last week, my back and foot were feeling great so I really think that we made the right decision. I didn't have any weight loss this week, but I'm very proud of that...

Week of 10/1/2012 - 10/7/2012 Running / Walking - 3 Biking - 1 Strength Training - 1 Weight loss for week - 4 lbs Total weight loss - 10 lbs I have decided that I want to be safer than sorry and did repeat ChiRunning week 2 and I'm going to do the same this week.  The fear of the pain I experienced in June and a possible set back made that decision very easy.  While it wasn't a great week for me workout wise, I only worked out a total of 4 days, I did experience an unusually high weight loss week.  So I am prepared that might result in a gain or no weight loss this week. I also decided that I'm going to splurge and join a gym.  My primary reason is for access to a swimming pool.  I think the pool time will give me the opportunity to do workouts with no impact which will lend to a healthier back.  The gym I'm looking at has some pool aerobic classes and has lots of time dedicated to lap time. I'm also considering trying a yoga class.  I have...

Week of 9/24/2012 - 9/30/2012 Running/Walking - 4 sessions Biking - 2 sessions Strength Training - 2 sessions Weight loss for week - 2.5 lbs Total weight loss - 6 lbs I completed the 2nd week of the ChiRunning  program, which was harder than the first week.  I also increased the amount of weight I'm lifting.  The past couple of days I've been a bit sore and of course that makes me wonder if I'm pushing too much????  I have been trying to read as many forums as possible about returning to working out and particularly running after back surgery.  There is so much mixed information and I just don't want to risk re-injury.  The good news is I'm not experiencing pain, only sore, which is a sign that you are pushing your muscles, which can be good, I just need to make sure I'm not pushing too much.  Rob keeps telling me to listen to my body and I just want to make sure I understand what it's trying to tell me. I'm considering redoing the 2nd week o...

Week of 9/17/2012 - 9/23/2012 Running - 3 sessions Biking - 3 sessions Strength Training - 2 sessions I completed the first week of the ChiRunning  8 week 5K program.  Since I still have the numbness in my foot and very tight calf muscles my pace is still slow but I was able to complete all the planned run sessions. This week will be more of a test as the program increases time running/jogging and decreases time walking. Rob and I went for a short bike ride at a local park that had paved and unpaved trails.  Sadly it might be a better place for running than biking.  There were a lot of people so it made it difficult and the unpaved trails were actually very rocky and more bumpy than I an anticipated.  My back is still a bit sensitive to jarring movements but the paved section was a bit better just lots of people.  I'll keep looking for a better place to ride so I can reduce the amount of time on the indoor bike and I have to take advantage of the l...

Week of 9/10/2012 - 9/16/2012 Running - 3 sessions Biking - 2 sessions Strength Training - 2 sessions Not a bad week for me.  I worked out 5 of 7 days and I did the workouts that I had scheduled.  You know the running isn't running it's jogging :>)  The strength training right now is just upper body and some core work, nothing lower body at this stage and very light weights.  Don't want to do anything to aggravate my back. This week I'll be starting the ChiRunning 8 week to 5K training plan.  This week should not be too bad since my jogging has been similar to what is planned.  I've been trying to find a 5K race to do at the end of my 8 week plan but haven't found anything yet.  I'll keep looking but if I don't find anything maybe I'll just put something together on my own or try for something later in the month.  I'm sure there will be runs around Thanksgiving as there are usually Turkey trots in most cities. The biking, a...