The hungry beast has awakened!!

Sheesh! I have been so hungry since yesterday afternoon. Lots of things could be working up my appetite, so I will spare you all the gory details. :) In my hunger-induced haze, I stumbled into Rite Aid and bought a box of these:



Zone Perfect Double Dark Chocolate Bars.

These are GOOD. I mean, REALLY good. I ate one immediately! I would rather have one of these than a candy bar -- no joke! This is a VERY chocolatey bar. There are crispier layers, a chewier top layer... the yummy chocolate dipped outer layer. All the textures are very satisfying!

On to training...

Yesterday was my rest day, so I have nothing to report! LOL! I did succumb to the hunger pangs (or listen to my body, whatever you want to call it), so I ate more than I originally planned... but it's all good! :) Gotta fuel the body!

Day 2 of TRI Training Complete!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 Recap

We're on a roll! Mmmmm rolls...

Yesterday training was, once again, a complete success!! SCORE!

AM: Run .76 miles
PM: Full body weights (very light); one mile slow jog/walk and a few minutes of stretching

Yesterday morning was BEAUTIFUL! The sun was shining, birds were chirping! What a wonderful morning for a run! except my feet felt like lead and my legs were aching from the previous day's heavy leg workout. I had planned on running more, but I cut it short. The wheels needed recovery, and I knew that I would be doing some light cardio in the evening while training my sister-in-law. That's what my Tuesday PM workouts have been all about. We're trying to get her into shape. :) So, we do a full body workout together, I go super light because it should be a recovery day for me, show her the ropes and proper form, and finish with some light cardio. She's a complete beginner at all things fitness, so this actually works pretty well for me since I can almost use it as active recovery. Her goal is to get to the gym one or two more times during the week and repeat the workout.

Eats are a little low due to a tracking mishap. I logged the wrong meal for breakfast, and by the time I caught the error, the day was wrapped up. It's all good, though. I'm not going to sweat it.

Calories In: 1490
P/C/F: 152/135/38

Let's see if this bike makes it in today!

FedEx, crushing dreams, one day at a time

I JOKE!!!

I am a little bummed, though. Yesterday the tracking to my new bike said June 02, 2009 delivery. Now it has been postponed a day. IhopeIhopeIhope I get my bike tomorrow. I have no choice but to wait.

They say patience is a virtue. (Who are they, anyways?) I'm not a very patient person, so this will be good practice for me.

and because blog posts without pics are boring... while this next pic has nothing to do with the above post... I'm posting it anyways. My itty bitty kitty, Gravy. Yes, I named an animal after food. :)

Day 1 of TRI Training Complete

Monday, June 1, 2009 - Recap

WOOT! Day 1 of training was a complete SUCCESS!

Nutrition was spot on.
Training was perfect.

Here's how things went down...

AM: one mile run
PM: Heavy legs day with lots of hamstring focus. I'd love to bring that area up as much as possible. I finished off the workout with a three mile recumbant bike ride and approximately five minutes of stretching.

I'm starting off slow.

However, I have been thrown a bit of a curve ball. Due to upcoming events, a mini-cut is in need. I've knocked my calories down quite a bit this week (i.e. started tracking again! LOL!), which is not ideal for building OR training for endurance. This mini-cut may only last for a week, possibly two... I'll just play it by ear, then G R A D U A L L Y start adding calories back in... that way I won't have to worry about any more mini-cuts in the future! LOL!

Calories In: 1623
P/C/F: 161/130/51

My bike arrives today! I will get the local bike shop to put it together tomorrow.