Time to buckle down

Things have been going well on the training front.

I have seem some drastic swim improvements over the past couple of months. On Saturday, I swam 1100 yards. I was also able to do 10 laps with only a 30 second rest inbetween. This is a MAJOR improvement from December when I started this endeavor! The class is OK, but since I'm not really getting much out of it, I went ahead and signed up for another tri-specific swim class at the pool where the tri will be taking place. It's a good deal and it's taught by a tri coach...the problem is that it's in Canby - so that's a haul. From home, it's 1:15...from work, about 45 min. I'll be working late on Thursdays, leaving from work and then getting home around 10:30 pm those nights for the next 10 weeks. Ugh. I have heard great things about this clinic though - so hopefully it'll be worth it.

Running is going well. I'm up to 1/2 mile barefoot - and my shod running is currently 16/14 run/walk with no foot pain at all. I'm also working to keep my run intervals at 6.0 mph so that I can average a 10 min/mile pace when the race gets here.

I have not done any biking at all lately, but I forsee some commutes to work in the next couple of weeks as the daylight hours increase.

So...the 'buckle down' is in reference to weight loss. I feel like I've gotten to a really good place in terms of food. I'm no longer obsessing about things. I'm also no longer going to go super low on calories (ever). First and foremost is being fueled for my training...BUT, I do need to drop some weight. My goal is to lose 20 lbs before the tri...which is exactly 3 months from yesterday. I think I can lose 20 lbs in three months. If I can only get down 15 or so...I'll still be pleased. In order to do this, my first order of business will be to put my GWF back on, and start recording all my food. Even if I don't actively try to cut back, just the sheer act of recording it always seems to trigger a small loss. Then I'll work on cleaning it up. I think that once I have a full week of activity and food recorded a (at my current levels), then I'll have a better idea of where to make changes. Of course, not 2 minutes after I finished logging my food for today my department lead came by to invite us to lunch. I'm going to suggest a place where I can get a good salad! ;-)