Down Two....

..... I am down two... with 7# to go for my March goal....

I accomplished it ugly. Not something I desire, but for whatever reason, my body has been purging this week. In that, the weight is dropping....

AND my training has been compromised. I have been struggling with my training for close to two weeks. Originally, it was the commute, the weather and fatigue.... this week, I am struggling with eating, so.... energy is low, resulting in NO Training...

AAAAAARGH!!!!!!!

I just want to feel better and be able to compete!!!!

I just hope this is a virus and not a predictor of things to come.

It seems....

.... that I take a step forward and two steps backward.....

I am straddling a weight.... and I drop a pound and then back up to the set-point.
I am struggling.
I am frstrated.....

My eating while consistent has been sketchy at best.... I need to focus on that.
My training is returning to consistency.... even with the commute to and fro NJ.... I spend too much time on a train.

And so, my goal is to be down 9# by 15 March.... and I can still accomplish that!!!!

Even with a step forward and two steps backward.....

I am looking forward to reaching this goal, and setting the next one as I continue in my journey.

February......

...... brings Valentine's Day (love sucks!) and other challenges....

Fortunately, this morning while it was overcast and cold.... it smelled like SPRING!! woo-hoo!

That means summer will be upon us shortly!!!

Break out the wayfarers.....

AND tomorrow, pitchers and catchers report!!!!! and well, it's valentine's day.... where is cupid? perhaps we should go hunt him down and shoot him!!!! i don't think i have EVER been part of a couple on the silly day that people go do romantic, silly things....

well, the truth.... my heart was breaking.... a week ago....... and i am here picking up the pieces once again..... regardless of the who and the where and the what.... i am reminded again that i am a party of one. AND well, that isn't so bad, most of the time......

BACK to looking forward to summer and the boys of summer and their arrival......

I live in a shore town now.... I hope it brings an adventure.

Training has gotten back on track... it has returned to its consistency, especially since the weather is cooperating. I am looking forward to crossing another milestone in weight loss.... i am putting it out there.... goal: down 9# by 15 march. that is a month....

NOW that it is out there, let the games begin!!!!

And then I will be at a weight I haven't seen since the cycling accident.....

AND one more step closer to my racing weight.

On another note, I have been pricing an ocean kayak..... and a car... well, the kayak is cheaper, but i need the car to get about here in MASSACHUSETTS. I am working on having both!

And tomorrow, I return to NJ for the couple of days that I travel to work.....

When is the semester over?

Have a good week!

And the weather drama continues.....

GroundHog's day has past..... and so we have six more weeks of winter, regardless of whether or not he saw his shadow.... HONESTLY, I wonder why the poor guy comes out of his home, with all the paparazzi there to see his decision to go back to sleep or not. The poor guy...

And with groundhog's day, another storm blanketed the country. Not just the northeast..... and an ice storm prevailed in my home towns.

Running has been a challenge as a result, and I am resorting to other means/methods and opportunities to accomplish the endurance work that I need to.

My weekly travels are also presenting challenges... and I am creating opportunities to overcome the desire to succumb to laziness.....

Great accomplishments... I am down another 2# since the end of January. I am feeling thin, 'skinny', healthy and I envision the return of my six-pack.

I am looking forward to the approach of spring and warmer weather and longer days.....

I am looking forward to summer.