So when I stepped on the scale yesterday, I was extremely excited to see a 7.2 lb weight loss for the week. That excitement quickly turned into a bit of concern once I realized what it meant. Although weight loss is my goal for the year, I am also training for several races. 6 months ago this weight loss would have been perfectly acceptable, but at that time I was tipping the scale at around 300 lbs. Now that I am down to 250, 7 lbs is a lot higher percentage of weight. Typically, I aim to lose 2 - 3 lbs a week. I have read enough about training to know the importance of fueling my body properly for all of the running, swimming, and biking that I do, and I am aware that losing 7 lbs means that I did not take in enough calories this week. At times it is a challenge to balance the requirements of training with the goal of losing weight, but I do as well as I can and make adjustments when necessary. Of course there is good news in all of this, as I now only have 5 lbs to lose to reach my goal weight in 3 weeks!
The other story of the weekend was a short trip up to Ankeny with one of my coworkers. We rode a little over 20 miles on the high trestle trail and it was a lot of fun to ride with someone else. The ride was a tough one as the wind was at our back on the way out and picked up as we rode. The 10 miles back to the truck was directly into a stiff 20 mph wind. It is safe to say that both of us will sleep well tonight. I am happy to say that so far I haven't been experiencing any issues that seem to affect many new bicycle riders (namely a sore bottom side).
Tomorrow starts my first race week of the year. It comes at the perfect time as my body will have some extra time to rest throughout the week. Also, I'm very excited to see what I can do at the Great Plains 10K next Sunday.
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