German's Back to Triathlon!

[german]

A day late (yesterday was holiday, so...)

 

My second challenge of the year is go back to basics, and by basics I mean swim, bike and run, oh, and paleo, my first Whole30, which ended up being something like Whole47 went great, lost some weight, felt a lot better and made some food changes that keep on two years later, BUT, some other healthy choices have become less and less common lately, so:

 

1. SWIM, finally, back in the pool (today was my first of the year): Goal is simple, swim every weekday, unless out of town.

 

2. BIKE, At least one 20k+ ride, MTB preferred. At least two lunch-commutes (5k round trip, on a 16-inch bike), per week

 

3. RUN, get back to running, or at least walk-run, Goal is two runs per week.

 

4. WholeFebruary, 28 days, grain, milk, sugar, processed food and leguminose-free. (already on day 2), no cheat meals, no exceptions (works for me!).

 

 

On a side note, going back to my previous (long ago) challenges, I realized a reading goal started as a NF goal, 12 books a year, well, I did it for two years and last year I read 24, this year is 24 again and it's not even a goal anymore, it's more of a house-rule now, cool stuff.

 

 

 

 

[bgvanbur]

It is kind of cool seeing NF goals that became habits.  Glad to see that and wish you great month.

[german]

First week is going great: WholeFebruary (which I just realized is going to be 29 days!) is going good; No running yet, partially because swimming sessions have been hard, (which is awesome!), two bike lunch-commutes so far and a long-ish ride scheduled for tomorrow, need to squeeze in some run or walk today and probably Sunday, for a perfect week one!

[18ck]

*claps enthusiastically*

[german]

First week:

 

1. SWIM, 4/4

2. BIKE, 

long 1/1

short 3/2

3. RUN, 1/2

 

4. WholeFebruary,100%.

[18ck]

Turning up a bit late to say that looks like a good week 1. How about week 2?

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[german]

Week 2 was crazy again, we had a major job assignment and it meant working saturday and (until very late) on Sunday, so some things just did not happen:

 

1. SWIM, 4/4 - 5/5

2. BIKE, 

long 1/1 - 0/1

short 3/2 - 3/2

3. RUN, 1/2 - 0/2

4. WholeFebruary,100%. - 100%

 

One major win: late night sunday, at the office, hungry (very) and there is pizza... not even a bite. I actually surprised myself! 

[18ck]

Well done on resisting the siren lure of the pizza. For someone in a busy work mode you seem to be doing well.

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[german]

Week 3 was a mess, no monday swimming (got home after sunday work at 5:00am), and major flu-cough got me on thursday and kept me in the house throughout the weekend (there´s an epidemic here, so we have to stay home). Good news is I kept my wholeFebruary almost compliant (added some honey-sweetened tea and coffee), I feel a lot  better today (no swimming yet), still hope to accomplish some of my goals for week 4, ableit it will all be health-dependent. 

 

1. SWIM, 4/4 - 5/5 - 3/5

2. BIKE, 

long 1/1 - 0/1 - 0/1

short 3/2 - 3/2 - 2/2

3. RUN, 1/2 - 0/2 - 0/2

4. WholeFebruary,100%. - 100% - 90%

[18ck]

Oh dear, that doesn't sound great. Are you over the flu now though? And how are you finding the whole 30? feeling the benefit in your waistline?

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[german]

I'm not fully recovered yet from the flu, it's a nasty variation (currently monkey wife and the littlelest monkey are home, with fever and stuff), so I'm not nearly back on track, but hoping for the best.

I do think the Whole30 is helping in the waistline department.

[german]

Final post of the challenge, flu finally gave way but week four was an almost complete loss, did what I could, but sincerely hope to get better results next challenge. WholeFebruary ends today and I am seriously considering to keep with it for a little longer.

 

1. SWIM, 4/4 - 5/5 - 3/5 - 0/0

2. BIKE, 

long 1/1 - 0/1 - 0/1 - 0/0

short 3/2 - 3/2 - 2/2 - 0/0

3. RUN, 1/2 - 0/2 - 0/2 - 0/0

4. WholeFebruary,100%. - 100% - 90% -100%