Taking the Reins

I have to admit, I have not behaved very well this week.  In fact, after burning 3000 calories in less than 4 days, I decided that I’d partake in the hamburger and french fries meal at Disneyland yesterday for lunch.  (Salt….craving salt…..wonder why?!)

So today, I was an angel.  Oatmeal for breakfast.  Apple and banana for snack.  Measured my almonds.  Ordered a chef salad (the equivalent of 1 slice of cheese and a few slices of deli meat) and had oil & vinegar that *I* put on it for lunch.  Oh, boy, was I good.  And to top off my excellent day, I did my first 2000 meter swim set.  I’ve swum a mile before, but I’ve never gone over a mile, and certainly not after sprinting the majority of my swim time.  I was pretty darn proud of myself, I must say!

Tomorrow, hubby wants to hit the mountain bike trails and do a nice ride in the morning.  Then he wants to take photos on the beach at sunset while I get in my 4-mile aerobic run.  Sunday, I have practice, where we have a 90-minute bike ride on tap followed by a leisurely 30-minute run. 

While I may be feeling slightly guilty about my Disneyland indulgence, I’d like to think the weekend will take care of it all.  I hope.

Anyway, there’s my update.  Race day is now 9 weeks away.  Yikes!!!  I have 9 weeks to add 6 miles to my biking and 1 mile to my run.  And then to string them all together effortlessly.  I hope I can get there.