Exercise update: My training calendar says I should bike for 50 minutes today and swim for 30. Instead I chose to simply walk my dog because I am tired. I'm noticing a pattern on Wednesdays: Even though I should be theoretically fresh because Tuesday is my rest day, I often feel pretty wiped out on Wednesdays and opt not to train. Schedule wise it's not a huge deal, I can just move my workouts to tomorrow, there is room on the schedule, but I wonder why this keeps happening.
Maybe my dietary lapses on weigh-in day carry over and leave me without energy. Or maybe I'm just old and working out hard on Saturday through Monday means I need two days rest. Or maybe my poor sleep on Tuesdays is an issue. I'm not sure which one is the culprit, if any, but the easiest to control is eating better on Tuesdays, so I'll try that next week. I'll work on sleep too, but that is less predictable.
Anyway, I took some unplanned days off this week, so I don't work until next Tuesday. That should be a nice break and a chance to focus on health. Tomorrow's workouts will be the ones from today and I will be ready.
Nutrition update: I am proud to say my exercise slippage was not mirrored by nutrition slippage today. I kept it reasonable and healthy today. I might be a little calorie heavy without the workouts, but I'm sweating that less because I'm trying to focus on what I do eat more than what I don't eat. I've attached a link to a recent study which supports this way of thinking.
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/2011-releases/diet-lifestyle-weight-gain.html
It's not that I've stopped using myfooddiary.com forever, I just know that my best past success with weight loss was in a program that focused on getting enough good stuff rather than focused on eliminating bad stuff. That kind of happened naturally, but didn't stick obviously. I know the key for me is to not view this as an episode, but as a true lifestyle change (as cliched as that is). I want to live as a healthy athlete and better eating is the new behavior I need to adopt.
I can also report that dinner each of the last two nights has been a salad made at home. That probably quadruples my usual vegetable intake:) I also went to Lindy's for a reasonable lunch, although somehow Cherry Pepsi slid in there again. I think this 5 day break from work will be my opportunity to reconnect (or maybe just connect) with better eating habits. We are going for wood-fired pizza at a place I've wanted to see tomorrow night, but a balanced, athletic life ought to be able to include that in moderation....theoretically
Have a good night, I'm too wiped out for much random musing.
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