Taking the Reins

After a wonderful month of May culminating in the 140’s, I’m now right back up there at 152.5. WTF?!!! I was 150 lbs when I started the triathlon training a little less than 2 weeks ago, and I haven’t had many huge splurges that would undo all the exercise. In fact, I’ve tracked my cardio on Sparkpeople and I’ve burned over 8000 calories in the past 2 weeks. I CERTAINLY have not consumed that many in addition to my 1100-1300 I eat on a daily basis, that’s for sure. It is so frustrating when you work so hard and the scale goes up. I know everyone says muscle weighs more than fat, but now I’m back up over my goal weight (151.5), and there is no reason for that, even if I do have a ton of muscle.

Aside from continuing to hydrate and attempt to eat well, I am at a loss for what to do to see the scale inch down to where I want it. I should probably follow my own advice and wait and see how things go with the training, continue eating responsibly, and let things work out on their own. Grrr….my body is a brat!

Today, we were assigned to run a set distance by trying intervals….3 minutes of running followed by 1 minute of walking. I set my total distance to 3 miles — triathlon distance — and went for it after the sun started to go down. It was amazing. I wasn’t tired at all for most of it!! And the good part is my knee isn’t killing me too much, either. At any rate, I ended up finishing the 3 miles in 33 minutes. Hey, I can live with an 11 minute mile, especially considering the fact that it took me 38 minutes in my last tri to do the same distance. We have a full track workout on Thursday, so we shall see what Coach has to say about all of this. I’m psyched, though. There’s hope for me yet!

Here’s the damage for the day: