Kirst

Week 1 Update I am exhausted. I did a weights session before my swim today and I'm so tired now. Doing my 100m sprint was painful haha. Awesome things I did this week: -Did all 3 sports for the mile challenge. -Did a 45 minute run pain-free at 10k pace. (!!!!!!) -Squatted my body weight 5 times -Benchpressed 75 lbs using a real barbell instead of 60lbs of free weights Overall: A+ I only missed one set of my strengthening exercises this whole week, and I have been doing them religiously every day. I didn't miss a single workout. I took a chunk out of LOTR, though not as much as I could have. I also maintained my eating window for IF and planned all my meals every day. I feel fantastic, and I can feel my body composition is starting to change. Things to improve on: -Run the mile again, maybe in week 3 and 6. Even that mini-challenge got my competitive blood pumping. Must get faster! -Bedtime. I got sloppy in the past few days. I need to be in bed with the lights off at a reasonable hour -Less screen time. I got my internet reconnected after a week of being offline, so I binged a bit on mindless surfing. Oops -Negative self-talk. It's amazing how automatic these thoughts are. Before this challenge, I didn't even realize how often I was making excuses and cutting myself down. Using this success to build some momentum! Right after this nap...

Congrats on the mile! Also, pretty sure any run in the wind and rain makes adds an extra level of badass. Or so I like to tell myself... haha. Great job!

I did the bike mile today, but I used an old stationary bike at the gym and I am EXTREMELY skeptical of the accuracy of my time. Should I post it anyways?

A trick I learned from playing rugby is to tie plastic grocery bags over your socks before you put your shoes on. Awkward and funny-looking, but it keeps your feet dry

I am so impressed with your before and after pictures! How goes the race prep? Are you starting a taper or anything?

Yeah Yasso's! Gotta love the speedwork. Good on you for the bedtime. I found when I made this a priority, I was way more prepared to deal with the rest of my goals. Being motivated and being tired don't usually go together.

Food-wise, I am feeling infinitely better than before. Somehow, I got myself thinking that 1500 calories is enough for someone who runs every day. I could manage about 6-7 days at that deficit before I crashed and burned HARD. I upped my intake to 1700-1800 calories a day, and am feeling much better. I keep my protein up as well. I eat between 10:30AM and 7PM most days and work out in the evenings, though I think I will give a fasted workout a go on Saturday, just for kicks. And follow up with PANCAKES

Woo! Thank god for the mile challenge. I was feeling very lazy at the end of the day, and was very close to not going to the gym, but in the spirit of the challenge, I got off my ass and went, even at 9:30 at night. Also woot moment: the knee held up even with a 1-mile hard effort! I was nervous that going hard would tax my ITB a little too much, but it held up! I will re-do the mile run later this weekend to try to improve my time. I didn't quite go all out the first time around, just to try out the knee. My competitiveness is getting the better of me though, so faster it is!!!

Did my run today! I just stuck a fast mile into the middle of my treadmill run, so I will maybe try to beat the time later this weekend. I will also give the bike and the swim a go later

I'm doing an Olympic distance

Thanks for the encouragement guys! SwimBikeRun: thankfully, I have two awesome physios at my disposal, both of whom are firmly on the core/glute strengthening bandwagon. Thanks for the link, it has some great stuff

As someone having the opposite problem... haha... You could try to eat more calorie-dense foods, like fats. Nuts, avocado, that sort of thing. You could throw in some olive oil-based salad dressings or cook your meats in a bit of oil. You could also try some higher glycemic index carbs around your workouts, if you aren't already doing that. Those don't seem to fill me up very quickly. All the veggies you listed take up a lot of room in your stomach for not very many calories. I will try to take my cue from you and eat lower-density foods

My triathlon is June 10 also! Looks like some awesome goals

First Challenge! Woo! Kirst Race: Amazon Profession: Scout Attributes: Strength 3 Dexterity 3 Stamina 3 Constitution 2 Wisdom 2 Charisma 2 Goals: Swim once, bike three, run three, weights twice per week. Just because I'm a Scout doesn't mean I don't need to move heavy things! (STR +2, DEX +1, STA+3) Physio twice per day. To make this challenge even harder, I injured my IT band a few weeks ago. I really want to be able to run pain-free again, so I want to do my exercises on a regular basis. (STR +1, CON +3) Intermittent fasting. I need to work on my personal discipline more than anything. I have all the information, I just need to apply it to my life. I need to learn that food is for when I am hungry, not for when I'm bored or stressed or tired... (WIS +2 CHA +2) Finish two books, one of which being LOTR (page 240/1008 as of today) (CHA +1) Story is: have always been a runner, always loved running. I have been having trouble with consistency lately, especially with food. I have been bouncing between eating too much, not being active enough and working out every day, eating too little. I have my first (!) triathlon coming up at the end of the challenge, so I will need these good habits in place to be feeling better about myself so that I can rock my race! The weight has crept up a little bit in the past few weeks and I'm not feeling comfortable in my own skin anymore. That needs to change. Can't wait to work hard with you lovely, nerdy people!

Excuse the enthusiasm, but currently riding an endorphin high... I AM BACK IN BUSINESS. After weeks of rehab-ing an IT band injury, sticking it out on the bike, in the pool, and doing physio, I did 37 minutes of pain-free running today. BOOM Life is good when I can run