Back to the Grindstone...

I have 8 workouts planned for this comming week. After my 9 workout week I took a couple of weeks off (well, not really "off" but I focused on getting my CKD going and just did the minimum workouts each week). So I'm in the groove, feeling healthy, and I want to get back to the pool this week. Here's the schedule:

Monday - Swimming and BootCamp
Tuesday - Dawn Patrol
Wednesday - Swimming and BootCamp
Thursday - Dawn Patrol
Friday - Swimming and BootCamp
Saturday - Off
Sunday - optional long ride or 4m run

My low weight this week was 149 which is a little discouraging... but indicates that I may be going a little overboard on the carb-re-feeds. I didn't worry about it this week because I KNOW I'm burning fat due to the ketones present in my urine on a daily basis starting Tuesday night and going thru Saturday morning... never HEAVY ketones (but that is GOOD, it means I'm staying hydrated) but always in the 10+ range, so I know its doing somthing for me.

I am dedicated to the plan for at least 4 weeks anyway... I should probably give it 6 tho to make it until the next body-fat test... but we'll see.

I realized this weekend that despite the fact that I have no desire to compete... I really want to LOOK like a fitness model at least once in my life and to get pictures of myself at that state so I can remember it always. I don't know if that will ever happen (15% body fat seems SO far off to me... I mean... I took me 18 months to loose the first 10% of my bodyfat... imagine how long it would take to get those next 10% off??? ARGH!!!)... but I had to admit to myself that I really do want it and I aspire to it.

my goal of getting under 20% this year seemed realistic at the beginning of the year... I mean, heck... I had a WHOLE YEAR to loose a measly 5% body fat... anyone could do that. But as May ticks by and I realize I'm almost 1/2 way thru the year the goal is feeling further and further off... so is the goal of doing a pullup... but I've lost a lot of focus on that one already. I am fairly sure I will be able to do the 30 boy pushups (mostly because when I'm fresh I already can)... its just the other two goals that seem to be slipping further and further out of my grasp.

Ah well... maybe the weren't realistic in the first place.

I, like Lee, believe in changing things up as often as possible... but I also realize that when I don't give one workout or eating plan a chance to work I short-change myself and the opportunity the plan may be giving me... so... four more weeks isn't that long...

how long is one supposed to be in a "cutting" phase anyway? 6 weeks? 12 weeks? Until you get where you want to be? If you think my moods are swinging now... just wait... :D

Posted by Lexy at May 16, 2004 09:43 PM