Being Lazy on the Bike

Yesterday and today I've been really lagging in the afternoon. I think this is due to me being on the flex program and not eating as much Core foods or balancing the foods I'm eating at breakfast and lunch. Weight Watcher's Flex plan isn't an excuse for poor nutrition. So I must do better.

Since I was feeling a bit sluggish this afternoon, I decided to do my 45 min cycling training on the Stationary Bike in the gym. Yes, I was being lazy, but I did it.

It was probably easier than the route I would have taken if I had actually ridden outside, but I also had to pedal the entire 45 minutes, so it may have been a wash.

This was my second week of modifying Uncle Hal's 1/2 marathon training program for triathlon training as well. The 45 minutes on the bike was about the same time I'd have spent running, although my heart rate was much lower on the bike. I wonder how that will factor into my being ready for the Laguna Hills Memorial 1/2 Marathon.

I didn't register yet. I'm still not committing.

6 Word Memoir

Impossible is nothing, attitude is everything.

Yeah, I know it's lame. I've been racking my brain all day and this was what I came up with and I like it. It reminds me of what I've done and how far I've come.

About 5 years ago I decided to try Weight Watchers. I did online only and didn't change the way I ate, just the quantity and when I ate. It wasn't healthy, I didn't have the right attitude. I didn't exercise more than my company's softball league (not very aerobic). I lost 25lb, fell off the wagon, gained 10 back, decided I was meant to be fat and kept eating crappily.

Fast forward to 2006, I had a better attitude, I started to really think about the program. I realized I needed to change my attitude. In 2007 my weight loss stalled, and here is where the magic happened.

For about 3 months the scale never really moved (this was not the magic). I was getting fed up (ha a WWer getting "fed" up) with not losing and I really wanted to quit, but Pat, the most wonderful leader in the world, wouldn't let me. She told me to switch to Core, shake it up a bit. A leader who filled in for Pat's meeting talked about how she started running as her exercise when she was working the program, I checked out Couch to 5K.

It was magic. Core and running flipped a switch. They have pushed me out of my comfort zone and I've discovered what you want is really possible, when you have the right attitude and are open to new ideas. I've found a lifestyle I can stick with and still be healthy and happy. I signed up for a triathlon for fraks sake. That is proof that my cheesy 6 word memoir is true.

Impossible is nothing, attitude is everything.

Carlsbad 5000 and other stuff

Last night I watched as my friend Leia entered wedded bliss. This morning I ran the Carlsbad 5000. I wish Leia and Rob a lifetime of happiness, but on to me.

Let me just tell you, I don't think I've been to a more stressful event. It was mainly in the parking. Downtown Carlsbad is ate up with churches and it was Sunday. There weren't any signs for parking, although I reread the parking instructions and they do say that it's only street parking, but we parked at the senior center.

The race itself was great. It's billed as a fast course, and it is. It isn't all flat, as I was lead to believe, but there was only 1 hill and we hit the ascent fairly quickly off the start and the descent was on the way to the finish line, which gave me a boost at the end.

My official race time was 31:04, the fastest I've ever run a 5k.

What else has happened since I've last blogged?

More tri and 1/2 marathon training. My run on Thursday was okay. It went as well as it should have, given I didn't really train for a week and a half.

I swam Saturday morning, for about 25 minutes. I think the arm and body motions are starting to click, but the breathing isn't. I'm going to consciously slow myself down next time I'm in the pool and make sure I'm breathing every 4th stroke. It's hard to get through my brain, but I need to try or I'll freak out during the swim.

Oh, and I was tagged to describe myself in 6 words. I'll do that on my DOR, which is tomorrow.