Planning Cycle is Over

Well I think the busy period at work may finally be over. I know there will still be some work to be done but the bulk of it is completed. My fitness this week has been awful. I have skipped many of my scheduled workouts, which will show on the scale. As well, my eating has been horrible this week. I ate out a few times and for some reason every time I turned around there were brownies on the counter at home. I wish these temptations weren't even in the house but they are so I have to deal with them.

Christmas is only a few weeks away now so I will have to start thinking about that. I would prefer to just go away somewhere and skip it all together but the others in the family don't feel that way. I guess it will be Christmas as usual.

Short and sweet this week for my blog post!

Weddings

I went to a wedding this week for the first time in many years. It was done very well. The service was at a greenhouse chapel and I found that to be a good thing. It was very intimate yet informal. Some of the church services I have been at are just to formal for me. It was good to see most of the family as we don't get together very often. All of the kids that were once young are all grown up! I guess mine are in the same boat!

It made me think that it will not be too many years in the future when I will be attending one of my children's weddings. Scary thought, but true.

It was a bad week for eating. Mostly stress eating from work, but the wedding didn't help as well. My date with the scale will not be pretty in the morning.

Crazy Week!

It has just been a crazy week for me. A project I am leading at work is overdue and the pressure is amped up just a touch, lol. I have been working long hours, including weekends, and it is wearing me out. I need a vacation.

I did have a good birthday earlier this week though. I was taken out to dinner by the family and we had a good time. We also celebrated my daughter's birthday with a visit to her University and another dinner out. As you can imagine my eating has been erratic with the eating out schedule and the long work hours. Monday on the scale will not be a pretty sight.

I will have to refocus for next week. Look forward, not back right?

Working for a living?

Why do we get up each morning and head off to do something that we don't enjoy? I mean, it is crazy right? We spend so much of our lives doing this thing called "work", and for most of us we don't even enjoy it. Can you imagine how much better you would feel if you were doing something that that you were really passionate about? There is surely a way to make that a reality, you just haven't figured it out yet, and either have I.

I have recently began looking for something new at all the popular job search sites. The problem is that I look at the things I am experienced at, which in turn are the things I am doing today, which I am not happy with!!

It will take a lot of guts to jump jobs, and change the field I am currently working in as well, but I am slowly convincing myself that it is necessary.

Business as usual...

Not much exciting going on this week. I have begun to lose weight again after a summer of overindulgence. I need to really begin to track my food intake much better. I did pick my next training program from training peaks . Com. It is a 20 week plan towards an Olympic distance triathlon. I began some swimming again this week as well, and did really well.

Next week will be a busy one at work, it will likely affect my ability to work out this week. I will need to find a way to get a few high intensity workouts in!

What is new in your world?

Post Race Recovery

Well, I don't have much to report this week. I attempted to run a few times this week but really couldn't do much. My knee would begin to hurt pretty quick in each run. I think I will need a few weeks recovery from running. I will keep attempting a short run here and there but I think I will have to depend on the biking and swimming for the majority of my exercise.

It is difficult for me to stay focused when I don't have a goal set. I have no races booked, no specific weight goal to hit, etc. Without that motivation I struggle with staying active. I will have to think over the next week and decide what I plan on conquering next.

On another note, I looked through some older pictures of Belarus trips. I had visited there once before on and aid trip with a local organization. I think I would like to get back involved in the organization, it was a good feeling then, and I think it would be good for me now as well. I will plan to look into the logistics of getting back involved once again.

Well that is it for this week, not much else of importance to share this week.

1/2 Marathoner

Well, I did it!! Earlier today I completed my first 1/2 marathon. It was an awesome experience. My knee was sore throughout the run but it held up long enough for me to get to the finish line. I watched the Kona Ironman on TV yesterday and that provided some needed motivation, they are truly awesome athletes!

I struggled both mentally and physically at about mile 7. I thought I might have to walk but I pushed through. My final time was 2:19:33!! That was an awesome time from my perspective for my first attempt at the Marathon, much better than I had expected.

I am already struggling to walk on my knee right now, but I think it just needs a day or two of rest.

So, what should my next goal be??? :)