Good evening !!!!!
Finally landed after that wild spin class !!!but let me tell you IT WASN'T always that enjoyable! The first spin class I did a few weeks ago was almost my last ! But it seems to be getting better every week! I think it might have a lot to do with getting in better shape !
I was on the elliptical machine yesterday and there was a really fit looking guy beside me he was just making that machine smoke !!! And those of you who know me know I'm just a little competitive so after I was warmed up I decided to join him in his fun.
I looked over at his machine to make sure we were at the same speed and noticed his heart rate was at 158 at 10 mph so I glanced down at mine to see a smaller heart rate at 121 at 10 mph which really made me happy !!!
I'm at a point now in my training that has me in a nice comfort zone and I think coach Paul wants me just cruising along and maintaining what a have and he will turn it up over the next few months !!! I'm still training hard but not super crazy yet !!!!!!!!!
I have a meeting with coach Paul on Monday to plan what my races are going to be so the timing is right !!!! My plan so far is I'd like to do Woodstock then Guelph olympic then muskoka long ,Kingston long and muskoka half ironman that looks like a full summer !!!! I would really like to squeeze cobourg in there if I could but that might be too many !
I will wait to see what coach Paul thinks!!! I'm certain that my A race the muskoka 70.3 will be losts of fun I will have put my time in or sure !!!!
I better get to sleep 2500 m at 5 am then my weight workout !!!!!
I will leave u with a great quote from lance Armstrong "he said that pain is temporary - sooner or later it will pass , whether it's a week, a month, or even a year. If I quit,however, it will last forever"
P.s 271 lbs
Wednesday 30 November 2011
Tuesday 29 November 2011
The gym
Another successful day of training !!! 2600 meters in the pool this morning full day of work then 1 hour of cardio tonight ! Also a good half hour of stretching then a well deserved hot tub!!!!!
Today I received my December training plan from coach Paul !!! It is very similar to novembers plan which is ok with me!!! I think that from January on it is only going to get more intense so I will enjoy this time of low intensity!!!
This month I'm at about 13 hours a week training so when I add sleep of 8 hours a day that's 69 hours a week plus 60 hours work that's 129 hours
A full week is 168 hours minus 129 hours training and sleeping = 39 hours divided by 7 = 5.50 per day !!!! Lots of time to increase training lol
I just got home from the gym and it's much more interesting at night than at 5 am !!! There is all different kinds of people doing all kinds of different things I saw some muscle builders who were there to do work! They were wearing work boots!
I saw some people that were just there on a social visit ! I saw some people who were on a mission to get their work out done !
I could almost pick out the triathletes by the serious look on their faces !
But we all had a common goal and it was real neat to see the way different people looked at training ! I did see a lot of people lifting weights with bad form it would make coach Paul just cringe !!!
At 5 am most of the people there were serious ! No talking, no eye contact ! Head phones in and get to work !
The people doing laps with me in the pool were all triathletes !!! I had to ask why they were as crazy as me to be standing outside the gym at 455 am lol I don't usually talk to people at the gym so it was a little different for me to talk to people !!!
When I get changed and walk into the gym I put my head phones in and get to work very serious time for me !!!
I was very glad to see so many people tonight out there getting fit !!!!!!!!
Today I received my December training plan from coach Paul !!! It is very similar to novembers plan which is ok with me!!! I think that from January on it is only going to get more intense so I will enjoy this time of low intensity!!!
This month I'm at about 13 hours a week training so when I add sleep of 8 hours a day that's 69 hours a week plus 60 hours work that's 129 hours
A full week is 168 hours minus 129 hours training and sleeping = 39 hours divided by 7 = 5.50 per day !!!! Lots of time to increase training lol
I just got home from the gym and it's much more interesting at night than at 5 am !!! There is all different kinds of people doing all kinds of different things I saw some muscle builders who were there to do work! They were wearing work boots!
I saw some people that were just there on a social visit ! I saw some people who were on a mission to get their work out done !
I could almost pick out the triathletes by the serious look on their faces !
But we all had a common goal and it was real neat to see the way different people looked at training ! I did see a lot of people lifting weights with bad form it would make coach Paul just cringe !!!
At 5 am most of the people there were serious ! No talking, no eye contact ! Head phones in and get to work !
The people doing laps with me in the pool were all triathletes !!! I had to ask why they were as crazy as me to be standing outside the gym at 455 am lol I don't usually talk to people at the gym so it was a little different for me to talk to people !!!
When I get changed and walk into the gym I put my head phones in and get to work very serious time for me !!!
I was very glad to see so many people tonight out there getting fit !!!!!!!!
Monday 28 November 2011
Triathlon !!! Anyone can do it!!!
Good evening !!!!!!
YES that is a true statement !!! Anyone CAN do triathlons !!!!! BUT the time it takes and the willpower it takes to get up at 430 am train for a couple hours then work a full day only to train for a couple more hours! I think is the part that some people can't do !
If not the sport of triathlon I would love to see the world try to be a little more FIT !
If I was a salesman for FIT I would tell them they would feel better, sleep better, make better decisions, the over all quality of life will get better.
I didn't realize the tolls the lifestyle I was living was puting on my family and my own life
I was borderline diabetic, I had severe sleep apnea I would stop breathing up to 230 times a hour my longest apnea during that hour was 1:30 of no breathing.
Sleep apnea also raises blood pressure and numerous other side effects. As of recently my sleep apnea is almost non existent but i still use my sleep machine just incase. At my heaviest I was 347 lbs at my lowest i was 250 lbs !!! today im 268 lbs !! A little higher but its going to change.
I already explained my weekend drinking and smoking issues in a earlier post and I am now smoke free for over a year and I have an occasional beer ! Maybe one or two a month.
After my last check up my blood pressure went from 160/100 area to 120/80 I was taken off one of my blood pressure pills and the only reason that I'm still on one is because I'm on anti-inflammatory drugs (that increase your blood pressure)for my ankle which I'm sure that if I stopped taking the I could get off the blood pressure pills all together.
My borderline diabetic is a thing of the past my body fat was at 30% now it's down to 22% I have 188 lbs of lean muscle mass that's why I think a goal of about 230 lbs is going to be realistic for me ! So after I have watched myself go threw this transformation I'm sure if anyone wants to change their life it is completely possible !
If I had to I would train everyday with someone to help them with motivation just so they could feel as great as I do!
And YES I do believe that ANYONE can do a triathlon !
YES that is a true statement !!! Anyone CAN do triathlons !!!!! BUT the time it takes and the willpower it takes to get up at 430 am train for a couple hours then work a full day only to train for a couple more hours! I think is the part that some people can't do !
If not the sport of triathlon I would love to see the world try to be a little more FIT !
If I was a salesman for FIT I would tell them they would feel better, sleep better, make better decisions, the over all quality of life will get better.
I didn't realize the tolls the lifestyle I was living was puting on my family and my own life
I was borderline diabetic, I had severe sleep apnea I would stop breathing up to 230 times a hour my longest apnea during that hour was 1:30 of no breathing.
Sleep apnea also raises blood pressure and numerous other side effects. As of recently my sleep apnea is almost non existent but i still use my sleep machine just incase. At my heaviest I was 347 lbs at my lowest i was 250 lbs !!! today im 268 lbs !! A little higher but its going to change.
I already explained my weekend drinking and smoking issues in a earlier post and I am now smoke free for over a year and I have an occasional beer ! Maybe one or two a month.
After my last check up my blood pressure went from 160/100 area to 120/80 I was taken off one of my blood pressure pills and the only reason that I'm still on one is because I'm on anti-inflammatory drugs (that increase your blood pressure)for my ankle which I'm sure that if I stopped taking the I could get off the blood pressure pills all together.
My borderline diabetic is a thing of the past my body fat was at 30% now it's down to 22% I have 188 lbs of lean muscle mass that's why I think a goal of about 230 lbs is going to be realistic for me ! So after I have watched myself go threw this transformation I'm sure if anyone wants to change their life it is completely possible !
If I had to I would train everyday with someone to help them with motivation just so they could feel as great as I do!
And YES I do believe that ANYONE can do a triathlon !
Sunday 27 November 2011
Best wishes for mark!!!
I would like to wish mark all the best on his new adventures! Had a fun time last night with everyone I even had one beer !!!! On the first couple club rides I went on I spent some time riding with mark he was very patient with me and answered all my questions and always offered me reassurance that a big man was very capable of finishing races!! He said we might not be fast but we can go forever!!!
Mark is very lucky to have raced with his daughter which must be a amazing thing to do!!
I can't wait to try a race with my girls,,,, they have recently asked to start training and my oldest has joined the triathlon club at school.
Today I woke up at 8 went to the gym did my hour and a half of weights then did 45 mins of cardio and had a good half hour of stretching !
I have to stretch really good on Sunday's because I have a hour and a half of hockey to play which is also good cardio !
So off to hockey !!!! We lost but it was a good game ! I continued to play friendly and find the good In people lol which is a big change in me if you ever watched me play before!!!
The last couple days of every month always are filled with suspense for me waiting for coach Paul to send my next months plans to me, I can't wait to see when we finally get to shift into high gear!
Everyday I have been trying to fill you in on the first summer of training and racing today I will tell you about my first lake swim !
It didn't go over to good for me ! I have a small fear of fish and weeds! And people always say " why are you afraid of fish ? You fish all the time!"
Well all the fish I have caught and had for dinner I think that karma is looking for me lol
But anyway the first swim with my wet suit was a challenge ,, so was putting on the wetsuit it kind of looked like a giant sealion rolling on the grass .....when I finally got out into the water I swam a lap or two and had a panic attack coach Paul was close and had me relax and swim threw it I didn't swim very far that day but my first day was a real challenge.
When the swim was over it was time for a 71 km bike back to whitby
More on that on tomorrow..
Mark is very lucky to have raced with his daughter which must be a amazing thing to do!!
I can't wait to try a race with my girls,,,, they have recently asked to start training and my oldest has joined the triathlon club at school.
Today I woke up at 8 went to the gym did my hour and a half of weights then did 45 mins of cardio and had a good half hour of stretching !
I have to stretch really good on Sunday's because I have a hour and a half of hockey to play which is also good cardio !
So off to hockey !!!! We lost but it was a good game ! I continued to play friendly and find the good In people lol which is a big change in me if you ever watched me play before!!!
The last couple days of every month always are filled with suspense for me waiting for coach Paul to send my next months plans to me, I can't wait to see when we finally get to shift into high gear!
Everyday I have been trying to fill you in on the first summer of training and racing today I will tell you about my first lake swim !
It didn't go over to good for me ! I have a small fear of fish and weeds! And people always say " why are you afraid of fish ? You fish all the time!"
Well all the fish I have caught and had for dinner I think that karma is looking for me lol
But anyway the first swim with my wet suit was a challenge ,, so was putting on the wetsuit it kind of looked like a giant sealion rolling on the grass .....when I finally got out into the water I swam a lap or two and had a panic attack coach Paul was close and had me relax and swim threw it I didn't swim very far that day but my first day was a real challenge.
When the swim was over it was time for a 71 km bike back to whitby
More on that on tomorrow..
Saturday 26 November 2011
Monster spin class with coach Paul
Good evening !
Wow what a awesome spin class !!!! Quite a work out ! Going to have a great sleep tonight !
At the end of class we did some speed intervals and we did a repeat of the same drill twice it was real hard !! I had to dig deep to finish that one
Coach Paul asked me at the end if I was ok ! I must have looked like I was going to die!
But I reassured him I just used everything I had and had nothing left!
I left off yesterday about my first club ride so now I'll move on to the first track night !
I loved track night it was my weakest of the sport !! My cardio seemed ok it was just the heavy weight pounding on my lower joints but it seemed to get better every week !
Coach John did an amazing job of putting us threw a great workout !
Tomorrow I will get into my lake swims and tell you about my special challenges in the lake with my fear of fish and weeds !!!
Wow what a awesome spin class !!!! Quite a work out ! Going to have a great sleep tonight !
At the end of class we did some speed intervals and we did a repeat of the same drill twice it was real hard !! I had to dig deep to finish that one
Coach Paul asked me at the end if I was ok ! I must have looked like I was going to die!
But I reassured him I just used everything I had and had nothing left!
I left off yesterday about my first club ride so now I'll move on to the first track night !
I loved track night it was my weakest of the sport !! My cardio seemed ok it was just the heavy weight pounding on my lower joints but it seemed to get better every week !
Coach John did an amazing job of putting us threw a great workout !
Tomorrow I will get into my lake swims and tell you about my special challenges in the lake with my fear of fish and weeds !!!
Friday 25 November 2011
Friday night is for chicken wings and beer
Good Friday evening !
Friday night is for chicken wings and beers!!!!! Well for some of us like some of my buddies but for others like me,it's quiet time and early to bed going to try a Iron Motivation monster spin class !!in the morning!!!!
Not sure how it will turn out but this afternoon we had our Christmas party at work and I will tell you did I ever eat!!!! I was very hungry from the 1.5 hours of cardio this morning!!!I have started to make my meal plans to follow I am burning about 2500 calories per day with out training so I'm going to start to monitor it a little closer and try about a 800 cal per day deficite.
I started to talk a couple days ago about how I got started in this sport ! I left off at the running room with Kim's recommendation to join the DRTC !
I was very nervous my first club ride !
But the members made me feel right at home I remember meeting two ladies (who have turned out to be quite a inspiration to me) heading out a little early because they had bigger kms to cover !!!!!
So the ride began this was actually my first outdoor ride ! And also my first ride over 10 km
I started with the main group and turned at twenty km and brought it home with Ron another athlete that is very inspirational, so my first ride a success for the grand total of forty km lol
So off to bed for me big bike class tomorrow morning
273 lbs today !!!!!
Friday night is for chicken wings and beers!!!!! Well for some of us like some of my buddies but for others like me,it's quiet time and early to bed going to try a Iron Motivation monster spin class !!in the morning!!!!
Not sure how it will turn out but this afternoon we had our Christmas party at work and I will tell you did I ever eat!!!! I was very hungry from the 1.5 hours of cardio this morning!!!I have started to make my meal plans to follow I am burning about 2500 calories per day with out training so I'm going to start to monitor it a little closer and try about a 800 cal per day deficite.
I started to talk a couple days ago about how I got started in this sport ! I left off at the running room with Kim's recommendation to join the DRTC !
I was very nervous my first club ride !
But the members made me feel right at home I remember meeting two ladies (who have turned out to be quite a inspiration to me) heading out a little early because they had bigger kms to cover !!!!!
So the ride began this was actually my first outdoor ride ! And also my first ride over 10 km
I started with the main group and turned at twenty km and brought it home with Ron another athlete that is very inspirational, so my first ride a success for the grand total of forty km lol
So off to bed for me big bike class tomorrow morning
273 lbs today !!!!!
Thursday 24 November 2011
Put a value on your training
Good afternoon
Last nights bike class was a challenge!!!!!!! The name of the class had the word mountin in it ....so you can just imagine how the outcome was!!!!
Over the past month in spin class I have had some strange movement in I'm left leg on my bike....... At the top of my stroke on my left leg my knee goes out and dosnt stay above my pedal, coach Paul told me I have to change it! He said " I need to put a value on it"
And I had a small idea on what he was talking about but last nights class it hit me !
The value is how important that part of my training is to me so I can just go threw the motion
Or really give it all I had, so if I value the outcome I WILL put everything into correcting it.
So last night I was spinning away hitting coach Paul's goal of 95 cadence with ease so I switched one gear harder and really had to work for the 95 that's putting a value on my time in return getting a better value for my time ! In return getting a better workout !!!!
So I thought I would put a value on getting up at 430 am and making sure I was at the gym for 5am for my weight training !!!!
And yes I value it !!!
When I was weight training this morning I put a value on proper technique and proper form and had a great workout!
So yes I learned another important lesson. Put a VALUE on training!!
I was talking to a friend about this earlier
I was a little nervous about posting a link to my blog I didn't want anyone to think I was talking about myself to much
but it's not like that at all if I can help one person change it's all worth it !!!
And if I'm the only one I help change it's even more worth it
Thanks to everyone for your help and support !
Last nights bike class was a challenge!!!!!!! The name of the class had the word mountin in it ....so you can just imagine how the outcome was!!!!
Over the past month in spin class I have had some strange movement in I'm left leg on my bike....... At the top of my stroke on my left leg my knee goes out and dosnt stay above my pedal, coach Paul told me I have to change it! He said " I need to put a value on it"
And I had a small idea on what he was talking about but last nights class it hit me !
The value is how important that part of my training is to me so I can just go threw the motion
Or really give it all I had, so if I value the outcome I WILL put everything into correcting it.
So last night I was spinning away hitting coach Paul's goal of 95 cadence with ease so I switched one gear harder and really had to work for the 95 that's putting a value on my time in return getting a better value for my time ! In return getting a better workout !!!!
So I thought I would put a value on getting up at 430 am and making sure I was at the gym for 5am for my weight training !!!!
And yes I value it !!!
When I was weight training this morning I put a value on proper technique and proper form and had a great workout!
So yes I learned another important lesson. Put a VALUE on training!!
I was talking to a friend about this earlier
I was a little nervous about posting a link to my blog I didn't want anyone to think I was talking about myself to much
but it's not like that at all if I can help one person change it's all worth it !!!
And if I'm the only one I help change it's even more worth it
Thanks to everyone for your help and support !
Tuesday 22 November 2011
What a great swim !!!
Good evening !! Lots of freezing rain out there tonight soon I'm expecting the phone to ring to get the salters out on the road !
Today was a great swim 2600 m well within my distance for the half ironman then the bike is coming along well too I'm averaging 25 km per hour 75 km in 3 hours and that was at a relaxing pace ,,,,, race pace will be a little quicker
I left off yesterday telling about the beginning and how I got started!!!! I spoke a few times with my brother in law about a race !! And if you knew me back then it was the last thing someone would ever think I'd do "" but then I decided to do it !!! My wife Erin and I were driving in whitby one day and a decided to go into the running room for a new pair of running shoes I very quietly walked in when my wife said that I was interested in triathlon and wanted some shoes !! The sales lady who I now know as Kim told me about the Durham region triathlon club which I raced home and looked it up on the web and proceeded to join!
This was a great dessision because I was introduced to a amazing bunch of athletes and also the iron motivation team which I am now a part of
Very tired tonight from my 5 am swim so off to bed !! Have a great evening !!!!
Oh and by the way 278lbs that's not to good :(
Today was a great swim 2600 m well within my distance for the half ironman then the bike is coming along well too I'm averaging 25 km per hour 75 km in 3 hours and that was at a relaxing pace ,,,,, race pace will be a little quicker
I left off yesterday telling about the beginning and how I got started!!!! I spoke a few times with my brother in law about a race !! And if you knew me back then it was the last thing someone would ever think I'd do "" but then I decided to do it !!! My wife Erin and I were driving in whitby one day and a decided to go into the running room for a new pair of running shoes I very quietly walked in when my wife said that I was interested in triathlon and wanted some shoes !! The sales lady who I now know as Kim told me about the Durham region triathlon club which I raced home and looked it up on the web and proceeded to join!
This was a great dessision because I was introduced to a amazing bunch of athletes and also the iron motivation team which I am now a part of
Very tired tonight from my 5 am swim so off to bed !! Have a great evening !!!!
Oh and by the way 278lbs that's not to good :(
Monday 21 November 2011
Every day has a different ending
Good evening ! 271 lbs !! Up and down like a toilet seat ....
So the day off is over and the training starts up again bright and early in the morning my alarm is set for 415 am want to be at the gym for 5 am in the pool by 505 am GOOOOOOOD LUCK
I'vee had another stressful day wondering if all this stress created by training so much is really worth it !
I went to another foot doctor who looked at my current orthotics and said they were not any good I've herd to many times !!! But I had a funny feeling he was going to say that ..
He confirmed I had flat feet and said he could make some orthotics for me that will work ....
YA RIGHT I have herd that 100 times but I went back to bio ped where i received my original orthotics to have them fixed !!!! He said he didn't really have time but he would take me in this time !!!! I was glad he said that I didn't really want to make a scene!!!
I had them adjusted we will see how they work tomorrow.
I guess I should fill in the missing parts to the story since I have been at this for almost 9 months, I was a heavy drinker, smoker, and loved to party every day !!!My Friday nights Saturday's and Sunday's would consist of 20 tall boys and a 26er of whiskey friday night about the same on Saturday night but the whiskey was a 40ozer with 20 tall boys then Sunday was maybey a few beers and a 26er of vodka and man was I ever sick on Monday threw Thursday I was also a complete jerk!!
I got up on October the 6th i woke up and broke all my cigarettes threw them out and all the whiskey and beers and vodkas went down the sink !!!!!!
On October 7th I went into herbal magic and signed up for a year 900 $ wow I must have been serious ! The people at herbal magic were great I lost about 40 lbs and flat lined at that weight from no fault of herbal magics I stopped loosing and still struggling to make that final huge commitment to eat right " but I am close !!!! I can feel it .........
When I finally eat right with all the training I'm doing the weight will fly off!!!!!
I will get into the next part of my crazy journey tomorrow !! Have a great night !
So the day off is over and the training starts up again bright and early in the morning my alarm is set for 415 am want to be at the gym for 5 am in the pool by 505 am GOOOOOOOD LUCK
I'vee had another stressful day wondering if all this stress created by training so much is really worth it !
I went to another foot doctor who looked at my current orthotics and said they were not any good I've herd to many times !!! But I had a funny feeling he was going to say that ..
He confirmed I had flat feet and said he could make some orthotics for me that will work ....
YA RIGHT I have herd that 100 times but I went back to bio ped where i received my original orthotics to have them fixed !!!! He said he didn't really have time but he would take me in this time !!!! I was glad he said that I didn't really want to make a scene!!!
I had them adjusted we will see how they work tomorrow.
I guess I should fill in the missing parts to the story since I have been at this for almost 9 months, I was a heavy drinker, smoker, and loved to party every day !!!My Friday nights Saturday's and Sunday's would consist of 20 tall boys and a 26er of whiskey friday night about the same on Saturday night but the whiskey was a 40ozer with 20 tall boys then Sunday was maybey a few beers and a 26er of vodka and man was I ever sick on Monday threw Thursday I was also a complete jerk!!
I got up on October the 6th i woke up and broke all my cigarettes threw them out and all the whiskey and beers and vodkas went down the sink !!!!!!
On October 7th I went into herbal magic and signed up for a year 900 $ wow I must have been serious ! The people at herbal magic were great I lost about 40 lbs and flat lined at that weight from no fault of herbal magics I stopped loosing and still struggling to make that final huge commitment to eat right " but I am close !!!! I can feel it .........
When I finally eat right with all the training I'm doing the weight will fly off!!!!!
I will get into the next part of my crazy journey tomorrow !! Have a great night !
Sunday 20 November 2011
Sunday how I love you so!
Sunday oh how I love Sunday !!
The end of my training week and the start of my break for the week ! The very important day off the part that's hard for some people and welcomed by others and a very important part of training that I have learned to love !
I do try my best to not think of triathlon on this day but it's such a huge part of my life that it's very hard.........I use Monday to prepare food for week and sleep. I go to sleep early Sunday night and Monday night to try to get enough rest for my early morning workouts I have planned for Tuesday and Thursday and Friday and I imagine that the further threw the season I go the more hours of training I will have put on my schedule from coach Paul!!!
I woke up at 7 am this morning had a banana and went to the gym I had a amazing workout my whole body is changing I think I better get some before and after pictures cause its going to be cool to look back at what I was and what I will look like in 42 weeks when I line up to get to work at what I've been training for ! The muskoka 70.3!!!!
After my hour and a half at gym this morning I quickly went home to grab a fruit smoothly and a large coffee and my hockey bag ....... Off to the Bowmanville rink I go for a game!
I always have a large cheering section and I'm very exciting to watch due to my emotion during the game you never know what your going to get ! My new found love of triathlon has really made a difference on the ice and a lot of unsuspecting people have found that out so far!
Then after the game my daughter came up to me and told me she herd some guys talking about the "FAT F&$;" again .....that really bothers me ,,,,,,,,,she didn't tell me who it was but a lot of people say mean things to people and it really dosnt bother me all that much but it's defiantly time CRUNCH time !!!!!! Time to get serious and drop the weight !!!
Drop all the things bad for me and yes I have been saying that a lot but it's difficult
My goal 2 lbs a week for the next 30 weeks !!!!!!!
I'd like to have 3 lbs a week but will settle for 2
I just weighed myself and I'm 276 lbs which is at the end of the day and full of food and water it will most likely be around 270 tomorrow morning so that will be the weight I will start from because it will be consistent I will weigh every morning !
I still have not found any time yet to figure out a meal plan or count my calories but slow time is on the way soon !!!!!!!!
But I'm off to bed hope you have a great week !!!
The end of my training week and the start of my break for the week ! The very important day off the part that's hard for some people and welcomed by others and a very important part of training that I have learned to love !
I do try my best to not think of triathlon on this day but it's such a huge part of my life that it's very hard.........I use Monday to prepare food for week and sleep. I go to sleep early Sunday night and Monday night to try to get enough rest for my early morning workouts I have planned for Tuesday and Thursday and Friday and I imagine that the further threw the season I go the more hours of training I will have put on my schedule from coach Paul!!!
I woke up at 7 am this morning had a banana and went to the gym I had a amazing workout my whole body is changing I think I better get some before and after pictures cause its going to be cool to look back at what I was and what I will look like in 42 weeks when I line up to get to work at what I've been training for ! The muskoka 70.3!!!!
After my hour and a half at gym this morning I quickly went home to grab a fruit smoothly and a large coffee and my hockey bag ....... Off to the Bowmanville rink I go for a game!
I always have a large cheering section and I'm very exciting to watch due to my emotion during the game you never know what your going to get ! My new found love of triathlon has really made a difference on the ice and a lot of unsuspecting people have found that out so far!
Then after the game my daughter came up to me and told me she herd some guys talking about the "FAT F&$;" again .....that really bothers me ,,,,,,,,,she didn't tell me who it was but a lot of people say mean things to people and it really dosnt bother me all that much but it's defiantly time CRUNCH time !!!!!! Time to get serious and drop the weight !!!
Drop all the things bad for me and yes I have been saying that a lot but it's difficult
My goal 2 lbs a week for the next 30 weeks !!!!!!!
I'd like to have 3 lbs a week but will settle for 2
I just weighed myself and I'm 276 lbs which is at the end of the day and full of food and water it will most likely be around 270 tomorrow morning so that will be the weight I will start from because it will be consistent I will weigh every morning !
I still have not found any time yet to figure out a meal plan or count my calories but slow time is on the way soon !!!!!!!!
But I'm off to bed hope you have a great week !!!
Saturday 19 November 2011
Great end to the week
Good evening " what a great end to the week I made all my training sessions gave 100 percent to everything except ........ You guessed it FOOD I didn't get into any fast food like McDonald's or burger king but the choice of foods at home and the number of coffee's needs to get better
On Friday morning I met one of my DRTC members Peter at the gym and we were discussing my stubborn ankle problem and he came up with a couple ideas so after my work out he looked at my leg and said I could benefit from some massage therapy I will give it a try..
I slept in this morning and didn't go to spin class but I spun at home for 3 hours ,,,, it should have only been 2 hours but I was in a groove and kept going ! It is extremely hard to get up on saturday morning since I'm up at 430 am every other morning getting my training in before work!
I have one or two more busy weeks at work and then it's crunch time !I'm going to make my diet plan and follow it then i only have 42 more weeks left before my muskoka 70.3 Ironman and can't wait ! I have lots of support from my coach to my family to my friends and lots of talented athletes and even my own personal advisor I can't wait to show them when the big show comes up!! Well half a big show
Have a big day tomorrow gym at 8 am for my weight training then hockey at 1030 then back to the gym for a bit of cardio then a nice relaxing hot tub!!!!
On Friday morning I met one of my DRTC members Peter at the gym and we were discussing my stubborn ankle problem and he came up with a couple ideas so after my work out he looked at my leg and said I could benefit from some massage therapy I will give it a try..
I slept in this morning and didn't go to spin class but I spun at home for 3 hours ,,,, it should have only been 2 hours but I was in a groove and kept going ! It is extremely hard to get up on saturday morning since I'm up at 430 am every other morning getting my training in before work!
I have one or two more busy weeks at work and then it's crunch time !I'm going to make my diet plan and follow it then i only have 42 more weeks left before my muskoka 70.3 Ironman and can't wait ! I have lots of support from my coach to my family to my friends and lots of talented athletes and even my own personal advisor I can't wait to show them when the big show comes up!! Well half a big show
Have a big day tomorrow gym at 8 am for my weight training then hockey at 1030 then back to the gym for a bit of cardio then a nice relaxing hot tub!!!!
Wednesday 16 November 2011
Week number two BAD
So my first week of training at 500 am before work has left me tired and not very happy !
But is my only option due to long hours at work and increasing duties at home with my wife working two jobs to help pay the bills!!!!
This week my weight has stayed the same and I have realized that getting to the weight of 215 lbs is going to be much harder to achieve than I thought!
My new thoughts to this week will change my corse of thinking ,,,,many times this week I have thought that it would be much easier to quit and go back to whiskey and smokes and McDonald's
But one full year of amazing people in my life and surrounded by so many amazing athletes gives me tremendous spirit and always sparks my will power when it gets low!!!!
I'm sure all athletes get in a rut sometimes I just need to work threw it !!
I have been off my run for about a month now giving my bad right ankle a rest but still pounding the cardio !!!!i will talk to coach Paul this week to see how long I should rest It for
really want to get running again !!!
My big hurdle to get going will be eating ! I love to eat EVERYTHING in sight so I will need to change that and I will also have to learn to sleep at night instead of sitting up and creeping facebook.
So off I go to spin class to spin spin spin or as coach Paul says "ride that bike"
But is my only option due to long hours at work and increasing duties at home with my wife working two jobs to help pay the bills!!!!
This week my weight has stayed the same and I have realized that getting to the weight of 215 lbs is going to be much harder to achieve than I thought!
My new thoughts to this week will change my corse of thinking ,,,,many times this week I have thought that it would be much easier to quit and go back to whiskey and smokes and McDonald's
But one full year of amazing people in my life and surrounded by so many amazing athletes gives me tremendous spirit and always sparks my will power when it gets low!!!!
I'm sure all athletes get in a rut sometimes I just need to work threw it !!
I have been off my run for about a month now giving my bad right ankle a rest but still pounding the cardio !!!!i will talk to coach Paul this week to see how long I should rest It for
really want to get running again !!!
My big hurdle to get going will be eating ! I love to eat EVERYTHING in sight so I will need to change that and I will also have to learn to sleep at night instead of sitting up and creeping facebook.
So off I go to spin class to spin spin spin or as coach Paul says "ride that bike"
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