February 28, 2011 - Gaining perspective.
I know it's been a long while since I've posted. Sorry 'bout that. There have been a few new developments that I'm excited to tell you about!
First, my mother let me use her Body Bugg (www.bodybugg.com) and I'm learning a lot about my calorie burn/intake. Mainly that I'm not eating NEAR enough calories. I need to intake 2500 and burn 3500 each day. I'm only taking in about 1800 each day. So my body is trying to store it for later use, meaning fat. Eating more is not going to be easy. It seems counterintuitive. But mainly I have to eat the Correct calories, I can't just pig out on bacon cheeseburgers. And so far, my eating habits haven't been making my tummy too happy. I just don't know what to do. This will have to be discussed with my trainer/dietitian.
Second, I've realized that I haven't been focused on my Ironman. I think it's too far away. I can't train, diet and exercise, based on that, so thanks to my friend Alicia, I realized that I DO have some goals to shoot for with more immediate deadlines. May 14th is Warrior Dash!! (www.warriordash.com/register2011_georgia.php) And October 23rd is the Athens Half Marathon (www.athensgahalf.com), which I'm planning on completing. It's kind of frightening and nerve wracking thinking that I'm gonna do a half marathon! It's much too far away for me to be nervous about the Ironman, but October isn't all that far away! Exciting!
Which brings me to Key #2... Focus! It's not possible to keep a daily focus on anything beyond the short term. Therefore, it would be ludacris to try to focus daily on something 2 years from now. So, for the short term the focus will remain on getting dietary habits under control and daily exercise. By daily I mean 6 days a week (must have a rest day!). Then in May I can focus on Warrior Dash, then I can focus on Athens Half. One thing at a time is the best and easiest way to maintain focus.
:-D
Monday, February 28, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
A gym rat is born!
February 10, 2011 - Didn't go to the gym.
It's kinda funny how my thoughts have changed in the past week or so. When there's a day that I don't workout (when I know I had time to) I feel really guilty and lazy. Strangely, on days when I know I don't have time, I don't feel it. I suppose it's because I know that there was no way around it. Although, I find myself doing things throughout the day that I didn't used to. I don't look for the closest spot in the parking lot anymore, I walk to work (even when it snows :) ), I take the stairs instead of waiting on an elevator, etc. Little things like that make me happy.
Also, I need some help coming up with some short-term goals. My long term goal is set, but a 2 year time span is tough to keep as daily motivation. Know of any races, or events, or just fun activities that I should be preparing myself for? For example.. the Ultimate Frisbee tourney I played in last weekend left me sore for days! But I loved every minute of it! Leave a comment... I'll check it out!
I'm very tired, so I'm gonna cut it short and hit the sack. Suffice to say, I'm excited about my new outlook and look forward to keeping you updated. Who knows, there may be pictures involved. :)
:-D
It's kinda funny how my thoughts have changed in the past week or so. When there's a day that I don't workout (when I know I had time to) I feel really guilty and lazy. Strangely, on days when I know I don't have time, I don't feel it. I suppose it's because I know that there was no way around it. Although, I find myself doing things throughout the day that I didn't used to. I don't look for the closest spot in the parking lot anymore, I walk to work (even when it snows :) ), I take the stairs instead of waiting on an elevator, etc. Little things like that make me happy.
Also, I need some help coming up with some short-term goals. My long term goal is set, but a 2 year time span is tough to keep as daily motivation. Know of any races, or events, or just fun activities that I should be preparing myself for? For example.. the Ultimate Frisbee tourney I played in last weekend left me sore for days! But I loved every minute of it! Leave a comment... I'll check it out!
I'm very tired, so I'm gonna cut it short and hit the sack. Suffice to say, I'm excited about my new outlook and look forward to keeping you updated. Who knows, there may be pictures involved. :)
:-D
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
When to push, when not to.
February 2, 2011 - Middle of a long week.
Not much to say tonight except that I'm doing pretty well on my dieting habits. I've been eating 6 times per day, small meals or snacks. Seems like it'll be hard to keep it up, but I'm damn sure gonna try!
Worked out with Katie tonight and she kicked my (already near exhausted) butt! But, she gained more of my confidence in her abilities as a trainer tonight by recognizing when to push and when to bring it down. I started feeling a bit lightheaded and she recommended we get some water, breathe, and take a short break. On the BOSU squats with kettlebells, instead of having me do 15, she said to just do 10. When I got to 10, I said, "I think I got 5 more!" She replied, "Great! Let's see 'em! You can do it!" I've got to listen to my body and hold back when I need to, but I also need to listen to her, and trust her view as an outside perspective. It'll be real easy for me to not push myself hard enough, but just as easy to push myself too hard.
I think I finally grasp what a long hard road this is going to be. I need to make some smaller, more quickly attainable goals to keep me motivated. I'll have to do some research and see if there are any Sprint Tri's or even 10k runs coming up.
That's about all on my mind, training wise. I'm doing a long distance trip next week, so the gym time will be shortened. I'll let you know what ends up happening!
'Til next week...
:-D
Not much to say tonight except that I'm doing pretty well on my dieting habits. I've been eating 6 times per day, small meals or snacks. Seems like it'll be hard to keep it up, but I'm damn sure gonna try!
Worked out with Katie tonight and she kicked my (already near exhausted) butt! But, she gained more of my confidence in her abilities as a trainer tonight by recognizing when to push and when to bring it down. I started feeling a bit lightheaded and she recommended we get some water, breathe, and take a short break. On the BOSU squats with kettlebells, instead of having me do 15, she said to just do 10. When I got to 10, I said, "I think I got 5 more!" She replied, "Great! Let's see 'em! You can do it!" I've got to listen to my body and hold back when I need to, but I also need to listen to her, and trust her view as an outside perspective. It'll be real easy for me to not push myself hard enough, but just as easy to push myself too hard.
I think I finally grasp what a long hard road this is going to be. I need to make some smaller, more quickly attainable goals to keep me motivated. I'll have to do some research and see if there are any Sprint Tri's or even 10k runs coming up.
That's about all on my mind, training wise. I'm doing a long distance trip next week, so the gym time will be shortened. I'll let you know what ends up happening!
'Til next week...
:-D
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