I finally made it solidly back into the 130’s. When I look back to what I was doing last year to get to my all time low of 130.0, I was working out twice a day, plus a 30 minute walk during lunch counting calories and keeping a food log hating life And now? Quasi-following PN (maybe more at[...]
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PN week one, struggling still
Can old dogs learn new tricks? Everything went really well until…the weekend. Damn! I drank way more than I intended. Two glasses of wine on Friday night, 4 glasses of whisky on Saturday night (groan), and a beer tonight. And I didn’t feel particularly great at anytime, in fact I pretty [...]
Feeling Bipolar: Revelations, PN & PT
Long post alert! Well, half of me feels great. I am on day 5 of Precision Nutrition, and I have had 100% compliance. I think the thing I am most proud of right now is the fact that I have gone out twice to bars and have ordered tea. And it wasn’t even horrible. I wasn’t [...][...]
Bitch time
Warning, warning, warning: I will be bitching about my knees for a few paragraphs. People ask me what part of my knees hurt. Well. Let’s see, where should I start? When I’m biking, right below my left knee on the back of my calf hurts (no my saddle isn’t too low). Sometimes the fro[...]
Finally, foam rolling actually did something
I admit I was skeptical that foam rolling twice a day and icing afterward would actually do anything for my knees. After years of problems, I’m pretty pessimistic when it comes to overuse injuries. Well, I’ve been keeping my workouts very light, absolutely no running, no hill climbing, n[...]
Autumn Progress
I’ve been making progress on all fronts the past month, with a few missteps, a lot of success and a plan to move November into overdrive. Cyclocross & Interval Training This season has been great for me, something my placement doesn’t necessarily reflect. I’ve had a few really [...]
October 17th, 2009 - 11:22 am § in Food & Diet, Racing
This week kicked my ass
I’m sitting in bed, noon on a Saturday, waiting for my head to stop throbbing, so it seems like a good time for an update. This week I instituted an entire healthy living overhaul. I’m getting minimum 7 hours of sleep. I’m down to 2 cups of coffee in the morning. I’m on a die[...]
May 7th, 2009 - 8:29 am § in Deep Thoughts, Food & Diet
Health 101
I’m on a major “health” kick. I don’t just mean my diet, either. I mean everything. These are my basic goals for current healthy living month: No alcohol the first week, limited after that floss (most) every day drink a pitcher of water daily sleep 8 hours a day add in more [...]
March 4th, 2009 - 9:04 am § in Deep Thoughts, Food & Diet
The Death Spiral of Ungoodness
About 3 weeks ago, I almost wrote the post. The post that proclaimed: I finally made it to my goal weight! The post that said how after years and years of struggle I actually made it, how I had never actually weighed that weight at this height, how I stuck to my guns and how [...][...]
January 24th, 2009 - 2:40 pm § in Food & Diet
The secret to weight-loss for athletes
Acai! ….just kidding. Losing those “last” 10-15lbs until you’re at “optimal” weight is really, really tricky for anyone. It’s especially tricky if you’re involved in athletic endeavors because you must eat a ton of calories to keep your performance lev[...]
