Taking the Reins

Well, it’s half way through the day and I feel like I need to get my journal going before I forget anything!  I feel pretty productive for the day, though.  Coach e-mailed our workouts for the next 8 days, so I got started this morning and knocked out my pool workout.  It was fun, which surprised me!  I usually dread getting in the pool, but I felt purposeful today with my little workout in the plastic baggie at the end of the pool.  Ended up doing a timed 500 meter swim in about 10 minutes….was nice and easy and I had lots left in the tank afterwards, which is the goal of our training right now.  All in all, I’d say things are looking up.  I may not drown in the ocean after all?

 The day has been pretty good from an eating standpoint.  I don’t know if it’s because I’m able to eat more due to activity points, I’m picking better foods to get me through my workouts, or if it’s just a lucky lull in the month where I am not ravenous all the time, but right now I’m doing pretty good!  Need to eat the salad for dinner, but not so sure what kind of protein I’ll want to add to it?  If I don’t eat those activity points in the end, it certainly won’t kill me.  Anyway, no cool food finds at the store, except I do love the individually packed almonds at Trader Joe’s.  It was a little disheartening to hear that they are 5 points for the entire pack, but it’s a high quality protein and might be worth the points.

Here’s the day: