A for Adventure

Well, I made it through my first week of training for a triathlon! I was in the gym training 3.5 hours last week. Which seems minimal when I say that out loud, but it was a good effort on my part. That didn’t include the extra weight training.

Thursday, I was able to do 80 minutes on a bike. I started to tank at the end, about 65 minutes into it but I finished and felt pretty good about it! I know the gym bikes will be different than on the road. I LOVE riding on the road. Dale might laugh at that. I like doing leisurely bike rides -rides with no real hills and nothing too serious. One of the last rides we did that Dale wanted to do was about 26 miles included hopping fences with our bikes and carrying them across overpasses and things like that -NOT LEISURELY. I know this ride won’t be either, but the biking part should come pretty naturally. I hope to get on the road in early spring.

Dale was able to watch the girls while I went to the gym because he didn’t have too much school stuff going on. That was helpful. This week, he will be gone from 8am until 11pm. Makes our days LONG. It’ll be worth it in the long run. I gotta keep telling myself that. It’ll be worth it. Only 3 more semesters for him. Only 3 more. I don’t think this would be as hard if Dale didn’t have to work on top of full-time school. But of course, the “arts” don’t get stipends…only sciences I’m sure. ugh. AND we both CHOSE for me to be home, so I can’t complain all that much right? I am glad we have made that a priority -but it definitely is a sacrifice.

The rest of the this week, I’ll put the girls in the childcare at the gym. Lindy LOVES it, so that is helpful for all. Probably because there is a tv and she can watch it continuously.

Sunday, I had to wait in line for a treadmill. It was SO WEIRD that day. There were more people standing around, chatting it up, than actually working out. I can’t imagine making “friends” there or anything. Weird. (Cindy you can be my friend right?)

So, I was able to push through on a lot of the training this week. The plan said “if you can’t get through the first week use the previous training plan.” I think I got through it. I pushed myself hard.

Eating was interesting this week. Wow is all I can say. After 3 days of working out…my body was freaking out. One day, against my better judgement, I made chocolate chip cookies. Yes, I did. Guess who ate almost all of them? ME. In 2 days. GROSS. My body was clearly feeling the exercise and wanted some healthy food. No more cookies in the house.

THEN, another night, I didn’t want to cook. So I ordered the most fattiest, unhealthy pizza on the market. IT IS DELICIOUS. Ephesus pizza. The chicken ranchero. My mouth is watering as I write this. The better part of me tried to talk myself OUT of ordering the pizza, I even asked Lindy if we should. ha. Well, I enjoyed it while I read my fitness magazine. ironic huh?

I have some fun news to share later this week -something that came in the mail today. SO EXCITED!!! I CAN’T WAIT to tell you about it and of course to use it!!