Eating My Way Out of Progress

Total Weight Loss 5.0 lbs (+.5 lb gain)

Week 3
Run - 17.7 miles
Bike - 105.18 miles
Swim - 5175 meters

Week 4 (Oahu)
Run - 15.38 miles
Bike - 7 miles
Swim - 5000 meters
Surf - yes please!

Week 5 (recovery week)
Run - 12.2 miles
Bike - 47.9 miles
Swim - 2738 meters

I am proud of myself for trying to keep up the program while I was in Hawaii for 6 days. Didn't have access to much of a bike, outside of the ill fitting gym machinery, so tried to rely on water sports to keep up the activity level. In week 5 I felt under the weather and practiced some self care to avoid a bigger fallout. But outside of these excuses (which these all are), the weight loss is not representative of my reduced activity, but rather, my wayward appetite.

There MAY have been some larger portions at the occasional breakfast buffet or two. I may have slipped in some salty and fatty local island favorites. And coming home I've let myself slip into my routine of NFL linebacker portion during meals. When I see all the data uploaded to Garmin on mileage, hours hitting the pavement or the pool, the thousands of calories burned, I come face to face with the ugly truth, that I simply eat my way out of progress.

And c'mon...I really do want more of the good stuff, not just the good tasting stuff. This last week I went on a run where I felt like I was skipping on clouds. That lightness has eluded me for so long. Each week as I clip into my bike and slog away at the miles I feel stronger and faster. I am certain it is just a preview of what's to come as I unveil my inner athlete. It's time to really let her shine through.

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