Today was weigh in day. I knew that I hadn't performed well for the majority of the last week, and even last night a couple of molasses cookies made their way down my throat late at night.
However...today my weight looked to be at least even and even slightly down. I'll call it 195 lbs. to be conservative, but the fact is that there wasn't a clear repercussion for my sort of sad week.
My theory is that momentum carries you for a while if you have been exercising regularly. I remember that from my 1/2 marathon training. Even after my race, when i had shut it down and started eating whatever was handy, my weight didn't go up immediately. it was as if, I had stoked the fire and it burned a couple weeks longer than expected. While that may sound ok, it's actually dangerous, because I don't want to create the impression (even in my mind), that I don't need to pay attention all the time. I suspect next week's results may not reflect the hard work I will put in over the next 7 days, because my benefits and drawbacks seem to have a delay switch.
Exercise and nutrition update: Tuesday is my off day, so no formal exercise today. In fact it was even too hot for me to walk the dog (so Anne did it:)). I am proud to say that I kept my nutrition in hand though, which is a great improvement over a week ago today. My molasses cookies are no help at all and I'll be glad when they are gone.
Tomorrow is back to Tri training. I need to run for 40 minutes and do strength training for 20. At some point I need to hook up with my trainer again, but we have both been pretty busy.
All in all a strangely positive day. I won't misread the scale, but I do appreciate not paying too high a price for a bad week. Onward and upward.
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