29.1.09

hello hello
well looking back at my last post ive realised i say alot then dont end up doing it. the saturday session is what im refering to here it never got done. i did however do the 50k tour de beautiful did it in 1:46 6th out of 13. very happy with my time. am glad i did that and not the 100k i was going to do the temps got upto 36 degrees yucky!!!
this weeks gone well. monday was the usual recovery swim. swam 1hr. cant remember the distance. tuesday i also swam 1.5ks this time. was ment to have bats but the weather turned to poop so had the night at home doing book work yesterday was ment to run in the morning but didnt (this is becoming a bad habit) walked and hour with the kids tho then swam last night 2.1ks in the open water. this morning swam 550mtrs. am going for an 8k run tonight AND I WILL THIS TIME. have my last short distance tri this weekend. not looking forward to it tho, they seem kind of pointless swimming 300 mtrs now im regularly swimming upwards of 1.5ks 4 times a week. weight has not changed this week. this is good tho as i did have a couple of naughty moments last week and sundays eating was all up the kaka with the ride and the heat making me not want anything to eat wich my body probably saw a being starved. so overall am happy with the weeks progress just have tore motivate for these training sessions. well tummy is rumbling now so will go have breakfast
cya

23.1.09

sorry its been a while i havent had alot of spare time on my hands. so last saturday was my 1st long distance tri and i dont think i did too bad. i came in just under an hour and a half - 1:29:07 to be exact so i was pretty happy with that. still alot of room for improvment but for the first one i was happy. monday i ended up not having to work wich was also really nice so i went to the pools and swam 1km then went out for a 5k run. weigh in was a little better than last with a loss of 600g. tuesday was another swim in the morning only did 900 mtrs as i was helping my mother out down there so got distracted. then bats at night 1:06 over the windiest 28k course i have on record so happy there too. wednesday morning off then open water swimming in the evening swam 1.5ks. yesterday and today off then tomorrow a 20k easy ride and 1k swim in prep for 50k ride on sunday. eating still ok, this week on weds had a homemade burger for lunch then 1/2 a small punnet of chinese for tea. also a cookie time and small bag of grain waves. yesterday was a bit naughty during the day, a couple of biscuits and soome chips but lots ove fruit and veg for t. back on track today. need to up the water again too. well will post again after weigh in on monday night!!

17.1.09

this week hasnt been the best for training. monday was all geared up to go for a run but mum turned up and stayed for tea so ended up missing it. tuesday was bats and the weather turned to crap so i jumped on the wind trainer and did 90 mins on there. wednesday was swimming. went to the pond and did 2.25ks there wich was great. thursday missed my run again - im finding this heat is making me lethargic. i did however walk an hour and take kids swimming so was at least active. friday off, today ill go for a 3k run and tomorrow is my 1st long distance.
food wise ive not counted a thing. instead tried to just be good and make wise choices. this counting points thing is hard when ur training so much. i only lost 400 last week which really got me down. so monday will show. got a new heart rate monitor yesterday so that will help out with intensiry etc too.
must be off going to paint now!!

12.1.09

well its weigh in day again today and am hoping for another good loss. have saved over 20 points this week (half of what ive earned. i think the key with all the training is not to save too many points) so well see later how my plan has gone. did the run on friday afternoon in the heat and the sweat was piddling off. i figure half ironman could chuck any weather condition at me so i may as well train in the afternoon as i do now and prepare my body for all sorts of conditions and just monitor my fluid intakes to suit. saturday i did a full rehersal of next weekends triathlon 750 swim, 21k ride and 4.5k run. all went well and did it in 1hr36 i plan to complete it in about 10 mins faster than this on sunday (fingers crossed) as we mucked around abit in our 'transitions' so we'll see. then on sunday i went for a 20min walk to the pools and intended to swim for an hour but i got stuck talking and ended up wasting almost 45 mins so ended up doing a mere 500mtrs. wes pretty pissed at myself for letting that happen but at least i made it down there. and have frained everyday this week as planned normally i miss sessions left right and centre. not now new start new me!! am doing another 8k run tonight too. will record weight loss tomorrow!! hopefully the scales like me this week, ive discovered one thing through my journey and that is training messes with weight loss! too much food one minute so u gain then not enough then u still gain as ur body holds all its stores! utter confusion aaahhh well its all part of the journey!!

8.1.09

well this week has gone really well so far. tuesday night was the first ride for the year and did it 3mins faster than last year so stocked with that. then last night was swimming. our coach got held up so we just had a swim instead of focusing on drills. did about 800 meters. today went for an hour walk with the kids again then was ment to go for a run this afternoon but the temp is 32 degrees so im going to get up and go early tomorrow morning. i think i might have to make all my runs at this time. so tomorrow will be run day this week instead of rest day. tracking is going really well am staying either within my base boints or within bonus every day its only thursday and ive saved 15 points so far which might come in handy this weekend going to my partners cousins for a run through of next weekends tri and a bbq so its nice knowing i dont have to be too strict on myself. well thats it for now
me :)

6.1.09

well im pleased to announce i lost 1.8kgs last night. am extreamly happy with this as it almost cancels out last week. i have been very careful to drink all my water and am feeling better for that too, and am just trying to be healthier in general. today for lunch i had smoked hoki just heated up in the over and a mix of mushrooms, red onion, tomato, parsley and capsicum sauted in water. was very good and filled me up really well. for the first time since being back at ww i have ticked off all the boxes in the 'amount you should consume' boxes (fruit, dairy, veg etc) i think this is going to be the key to my weight loss being healthy not just sticking to points. got my time for my triathlon on the weekend, 46mins. not too happy with this as last year i was 1 and half mins faster but thet was as a team where i biked and ran but not swim so i guess i cant really compare too much. 5am wake ups arent too bad either at the moment. i must say life just feels alot better after my break. i was very tired and stressed at the end of last year and the holiday seems to have fixed alot. training for today is first bats ride for the year. 28ks so will take around an hour and i also took the kiddies for an hour walk to town and back wich they enjoyed. well thats it for today!!

5.1.09 omg its 09

right so a very busy festive season has lead to a couple of things:
1. ive not been able to get near the comp over the last 1.5 weeks!
2. ive gained 2.2kgs in 1 week!!
3. things need to change starting today!!!

so training was next to none over the break. i did a 75om swim then straight out to a 25k ride. i think that was about it apart from walking around. but i did eat. way too much and too much crap. and not only did it show on the scales but also my mood and fitness levels and overall feeling. i felt like crap. this is just what i needed too. because ive felt like crud from the excess fat and sugar ive made a more concious effort. so weigh in is tonight and im really hoping for a loss anything will do.
im also drinking water instead of coke. because coke zero is no 'points' i generally live on it so in my mission i am drinking 3litres of water a day. so far its been ok. then i have a coffee in the morning and a coke with tea thats it. rest of the time water. this should also help with my training. had a tri yesterday and am unsure of time yet (prob wont be up till wednesday) i felt i had a good race, times will show if im right or not.
well thats it for now!