BIG SEXY's group---FULL of sexiness. (Page 6)

Hey gang, sorry I have not been around. Life got crazy and then I was dealing with cooties... January was a rough month. I am starting to feel better, and am ready to get back to it!

My goal, other than consistent sexiness, is to WIN the season opener on Feb. 10th!

Glad you're back!

That is awesome! Well, except the part about the shredded flip-flops. I can sympathize with the scrubs thing, but on the bright side, who needs casual day when you get to wear your pajamas to work every day? So what do you do that you wear scrubs to work?

Crossing the finish line really represents maybe 5% of the process of doing a tri.  The other 95% is all of the work and sacrifice you did to get there.  I know it's tough to balance work and workouts.  Just do your best and don't sacrifice mental and emotional balance.

I work full time as an Oncology Nurse. Luckily no 12 hour shifts, just five 8 hour days. But I do also go to school full-time, taking 13 hours this semester, so life is crazy trying to fit training in. It has been really hard these last few weeks with the cooties, but when I get back into full swing, swim workouts will be in the morning, with bike and run after work before school work.

I would suggest seeing if you can get work outs in before work, because it would be just too easy to blow off a workout after a 12 hour day.

I work 12 hour days rarely, but when they happen, I try to beat the clock by getting my workout first.  We all know that saving it for later can mean skipping it altogether.  I'd like to be able to run at night, after being on the go all day, but that just doesn't happen...rest is needed.

Rest aside, have you considered using your breaks for mini-workouts with pushup & squats in rounds of "as many as you can do in _X minutes"?  Or what about doing stretching and visualization routine in a free 10-15 minutes?  Visualize having free time again to use those cycling quads, the running hammies, etc. 

Cheers, -Sunny 

Lots of challenges in waking up early, fitting it in... I guess I can only continue to encourage and reassure that it gets easier.  Going to be before the Daily Show helps, but even if you just try a few mornings a week -- some starting in March -- I think you'll find it pretty energizing after a few tries.  

My challenge is to keep logging my nutrition and see what I'm getting too much of/not enough of this month.  It's no surprise that I could eat more veggies and protein, fewer carbs and fluff like pretzels, sweets, and bread, but it's helpful to see it all in the log.  And when I'm not at the computer, I write it into a small notebook every 8-10 hours or so, which means I recall things better when I do get to login and enter it.  Every little thing...just trying to make it easy on myself.  Eventually, healthier eating will be second-nature.  Soon... 

Good luck with your outdoor stuff! I remember last June when I got outside for the first time. Three miles on my MTB kicked my butt. It was hard for me to move from the comfortableness of the gym to the outside world, but once I did there was no looking back. Now I prefer the outdoors any day.

Oh my...I just read your Race Report -- nice work BigDH.  You totally earned your Family Day off from *everything*

Cheers, -Sunny

 P.S.  I am still logging my cals and P/C/F% and am learning a lot, trying to eat less but higher quality food.

Sounds like you're getting back on track now.  Can you build a little success streak to take yourself from February into March?  Only 3 days left!  And with tax season and all, you know it won't get easier again until April, so work hard now to re-set your body, release your stress, and re-prioritize yourself.  Why?  You're worth it!  You'll see benefits in the summer season ahead!  You'll feel better, period. 

How's that for motivation?  

I am.  My nutrition log is fully up-to-date and only 3 days left in this short month! 

I can already see dietary changes to make in March, and I know that tracking it closely now will help me eat more intuitively then.  I can look forward to being lighter, leaner very soon...patience and persistence are what it takes, every time, almost all of the time.