VFC: Week #2

Zip. Nada. Nilch. No weight lost, but no weight gained - I’m still sitting at 168.2. I will say that I probably slacked a bit this past week in terms of being good with my diet. With my sour attitude toward things as of late, I’m also finding it hard to adhere to the terms that I set out for myself initially. I’m not eating terribly, but it could be better. I grab a handful of Pringles here or there and in my worst of moods this past week, I succumbed to the power of a Chipotle(-like) burrito. Even so, I still do think I made progress this past week, even if Tanita won’t confirm it. I’m down another notch on my belt and I think I’m solidly in between my winter and summer jeans. I haven’t yet tried on the summer jeans, but the winter ones no longer stay up with my belly alone providing back pressure. Belts are a requirement these days, so I guess that’s good!

Thanks for the feedback on my last post. I know it was a bit crummy, but ehh… it needed to get said. I’ve pretty much decided that I won’t be doing the 1/2 IM that I signed up for in a couple months. More than likely, I’ll try either converting my entry into the Olympic category, or finding some other folks doing the race to do a relay. Just doing that helped my attitude towards things a bit. I don’t feel as much pressure to make weight by June. I don’t feel as much pressure to get my running volume (while nursing sore Achilles) up to 1/2 IM levels. I don’t have to worry about posting an all time worst 1/2 IM time. Training can now resume at a slower pace and we can see later where this season takes us.

The temperatures have finally gotten up a bit and hopefully the rain stays away long enough this weekend to get a nice longer ride in on Sunday. Ironmomjenny is putting together a ride this weekend. I think it’s a secret goal of hers to try and get a Guiness World Record for longest paceline ever. For any of you locals, I think the plan is 2-4 hours @ 18-20 MPH on Sunday afternoon. I’ll probably be at the smaller end of both of those, myself. :)

Have a great weekend everyone!

2007/04/20 | Training | Comments [RSS 2.0]

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  1. Good luck on the ride (and with the weight)!!

    Comment by Steve Stenzel | 2007/04/20 at 09:13:14

  2. I hear ya brother and my Starbucks belly feels your pain. Not much progress on my end either…except for a 3-lb. increase in lean mass…which could just be a hiccup in the program.

    Hopefully we can both showcase better numbers in our next reports.

    Have a great weekend!

    hak/john

    Comment by Hak | 2007/04/20 at 10:31:58

  3. Chris,

    The weather forecast in my end is fantastic to go riding. I hope it is the same as in your area thsi weekend.

    Comment by Cliff | 2007/04/20 at 10:54:44

  4. I am thinking about your program, modified a bit for my weight but its interesting concept for a short term plan.

    Comment by commodore | 2007/04/20 at 16:49:38

  5. Chris - anybody who wants to gain 5 pounds only need stop on a Tanita. It’s faster than a week-of-Blizzards.
    If you want to lose weight, go to Lifetime and get on their scale. Voila!
    See you Sunday!
    Jenny

    Comment by IronJenny | 2007/04/20 at 19:08:37

  6. Chris,
    You seem to be on quite the extreme diet there! What worked for me was not necessarily restricting/watching the calories but limiting my dinners to a bowl of progresso soup with a scoop of plain protein powder. The weight started dropping off when I cut the evening gorge sessions…just my .02 cents.

    Re: the lack of motivation, I found myself in the same boat in 05…new job, move, etc…just couldn’t “find” the time to train….had to bow out of IM AZ & IMC. It sucked at the time but I didn’t want to go thru the motions and set a PW…again, my .02 cents but you young guys have plenty of time and the motivation will always come back….it’s what we do….sorry, rambling again but no shame in dropping a race here or there to rest and recharge for a season, if necessary.

    Comment by mike | 2007/04/20 at 22:35:15

  7. You’re just priming the pump. It usually takes me a while to see significant weight loss. By the way, not saying you should, but if you do back out of IM WI for 07, would you come back for IM WI 08? I’m thinking about it.

    Comment by qcmier | 2007/04/24 at 21:42:28

  8. Needing a belt is always good news. I am over 10lbs heavier, but pretty comfortable with my current weight (old friends that I have not met in years think I am sick because I look so much thinner).

    Hey, I am doing an O.D. in 13 weeks or so. Read in Triathele Mag that one way is to “stack it up” to an Ironman (go from Sprint -> Oly -> HIM -> IM). Maybe you can use a similar plan to build back up and keep things fun along the way.

    Comment by Kewl Nitrox | 2007/05/01 at 00:06:44

  9. Hey! Sorry I have been so out of the loop lately. Craziness around here. I totally didn’t get any emails you sent :( My email’s been acting REALLY strange lately!!! Boooo! I’m so sorry–I promise I wouldn’t stiff ya like that!

    Hope all is well!

    Sara

    Comment by Sara | 2007/05/03 at 11:13:46

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