Saturday, August 25, 2012

State of Mind

This is my thought for today, saw this on FB from I See Fit, Comments at bottom are mine as is the red arrow. The week was better on food, I was more organized, workouts were sporadic. Worked too way much. I am actively seeking a new position as my job is affecting my health and spirit in a very negative way. My goals for this weekend: Ride my bike twice and strength train. Hope you have a great weekend!

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Grrrrrr!

Well that last year sucked in some ways. met a really great gal in Hong Kong (Hi Arlene!), my daughters are great, but the rest of the year was bad. One year since my DNF at Boulder 70.3, I took some time off from training and quickly spiraled out of control. No one to blame but me. The job I am in is high pressure and stressful, I tried to handle it without my exercise endorphins, not the smartest decision (to say the least!) So you all know what I turned to for stress relief, food and sleeping in. The results? Disastrous! 5 and 1/2 years of consistent working out 8-15 hours a week, down the tube. I have put back on 60 pounds, have only swam three times in the last 6 months. I rarely ride, don't lift, have been back to fast food drive thru for breakfast and dinner too many times a week I'm tired of being tired, tired of the fat, tired of not finishing. I'm back