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Food:<\/strong><\/p>\n So, out with the face stuffing of good food, in with calorie restriction.\u00a0 And there was much rejoicing.\u00a0 NOT.<\/p>\n My goal each day is to eat around 1700 calories (and increase that if I’m burning way way more than normal).\u00a0 Some days, that worked.\u00a0 Some days, it didn’t.\u00a0 Sunday was the only crappy day, I ate a breakfast taco and a half, snacks, ordered Jimmy Johns (on wheat, but still), and drank way too much champagne.\u00a0 Finally, by 5pm, I realized I just had no calories for dinner and pissed and whined and bitched but I just ate a very small snack and was fine.<\/p>\n The rest of the week, though, was pretty good.\u00a0 I had a few drinks on Thursday, but kept it reasonable.\u00a0 I spent most of Saturday either training or getting to places to go train, so I couldn’t eat as much real food as I would have liked, so a lot of those extra calories were ergogenic aids like gels\/bars\/gatorade because I didn’t have enough time to let food settle before moving to the next session.\u00a0 I more than earned my ~2500 calories that day though.<\/p>\n Monday:<\/strong>\u00a0 24 DQS, 1695 calories (2077 burned) Total avgs: 23.5 DQS, 2028 calories (2619 burned)<\/p>\n Weight: lowest 184.0, highest 186.2<\/p>\n This should be doing things.\u00a0 My deficit is around 500-600 which is just what I want (just not terribly consistent per day).\u00a0 I definitely feel HUNGRY now in a way I didn’t before, and according to the internet, that’s probably normal and ok even though I will continue to bitch about it on twitter until I start seeing some damn progress.\u00a0 I feel like I’ve been hungry for a week and I will never be full ever again in my life.\u00a0 But I’m going to give this 3 weeks, like I gave stuffing my face with DQ-happy food, and see where I’m at and what I need to tweak.<\/p>\n For this week coming up, I pre-tracked so I have a good idea of what I will be eating and when.\u00a0 Figure I’ll give that a try and see if that does good things.<\/p>\n Training:<\/strong><\/p>\n Running:\u00a0 Getting better by the week.\u00a0 It’s nice to be running in the 11s, running longer than 10k, and getting in a little speedwork finally.\u00a0 Oddly enough, my HR drops a little even with the same effort after a sprint, it’s like “hey, this isn’t nearly as hard as I was working before”.\u00a0 Feet are holding up alright, they were a little tender after the pounding that was Sat and Sun, but nothing that lingered.\u00a0 I can actually wear shoes again besides my running shoes and my black tennies, which is making my work wear a little more varied. I’ll be excited when it goes away completely, but it’s definitely better.\u00a0 Also, all this perfect running weather (60s and sunny) isn’t hurting my run mojo.<\/p>\n Bike: Feel sort of stalled here until I get to get out and ride more.\u00a0 I’m varying up my resistances and doing drills, but I don’t feel like I really am going to make that much more progress until I start doing more outdoor rides.\u00a0 March will be my month!<\/p>\n Swim: Ahhh, I just love the pool lately.\u00a0 Drills are starting to be things that just help me count laps, as my form is getting better (and with that, my times are).\u00a0 I am looking forward to getting some lake swims in, because it does take a bit to adjust from the nice pool to the murky, nature-having, no side to push off like, but I think I’m setting myself up for a good season.\u00a0 Also, taking my fins to the lake and cruising around the buoys sounds like a blast!<\/p>\n Weights: Yep, super heavy weights are fun, and work in a completely different way.\u00a0 I lift, and I’m like “ok, that’s it?”.\u00a0 Then, after the session, it’s like BLAM.\u00a0 I feel it.\u00a0 Oddly enough I’m crushing the upper body goals, but I’ve got a bit to go (+50 lbs to my squat, +150 lbs to my leg press?) to hit leg goals, but it’s fun to pile on the weight and I get thumbs ups from the trainers at the gym so there’s that.<\/p>\n By the days:<\/p>\n Monday:<\/strong>\u00a0 Swim: 1200 m in 25mins (wore fins for some drills)(actually did this on Sunday, but counting for this week) 10 hours total, goal was 10 hours.\u00a0 So yay!<\/p>\n Definitely definitely ready for this next stepback week.\u00a0\u00a0 I feel a little fried.<\/p>\n Other Stuff:<\/strong><\/p>\n Not much.\u00a0 This week was really just train and eat and work, boring and lovely.\u00a0 Peak weeks are just going to be like that, I suppose and I have no complaints.<\/p>\n Having Monday off was nice though – we were able to relax a bit, while also transferring our clothes into our new bedroom furniture, batch cooking, doing laundry, and a few other things.\u00a0 I could really use a 3 day weekend more often!<\/p>\n Question of the week: how do you control your appetite when you’re hungry and know you shouldn’t eat more?<\/p>\n
\nTuesday:\u00a0<\/strong> 29 DQS, 1760 calories (2953 burned)
\nWednesday:<\/strong>\u00a0 29 DQS, 1679 calories (2241 burned)
\nThursday:<\/strong> 24 DQS, 1980 calories (3144 burned)
\nFriday:<\/strong> 24 DQS, 1864 calories (2108 burned)
\nSaturday:<\/strong>\u00a0 26 DQS, 2445 calories (3110 burned)
\nSunday: <\/strong>9 DQS, 2778 calories (2705 burned)
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\nTuesday:\u00a0<\/strong> Bike: 20.64 mi in 60 mins – first 40 mins lighter resistance (2 of 5) with 3×1 min one leg drills, last 20 mins higher resistance (4 of 5) Run: 3.91 in 45 mins. 153-154 HR average 167 max. Weights: 3×4… 290 lb leg press, 120 lb rows, 100 lb pulldowns. 3×20…. incline sit ups w\/10 lb plate w\/twist, 110 lb calf presses.
\nWednesday:<\/strong> Swim: 1500m in 37 mins.
\nThursday:<\/strong> Bike: 20.46 in 60 mins – First 25 mins at 2\/5, 3x1min one leg drills. Next 20 at 3\/5, worked on concentrating on the push then the pull (not set intervals). Finished with 15 mins at 4\/5, just trying to keep up the pace as best I could. Avg HR: 127, Max 191? (probably a spike) Run: 4.12 miles – 47:51, 6×20 sec sprints. Weights: 3×4… 185 lb squats, 120 lb rows, 105 lb pulldowns. 3×20… incline situps w\/10 lb plate w\/twist, 65 lb hamstring curls.
\nFriday:<\/strong> off
\nSaturday:<\/strong> Bike: 30 mins, 10 miles.\u00a0 Avg HR 111, Max HR 132. Run: 7.4 mi in 1h 30. HR avg 151, max 171. Swim: 1050m in 25 mins.\u00a0 Spin class: 45 mins of pain, torture, and awesomeness.
\nSunday:<\/strong> Indoor Tri! Swim: 487m in 10 mins. Bike: 30 mins of quick spin. Run: 2.13 in 20 mins.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/macromeme.com\/cat\/mocking-corgi.jpg\")
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