Last night on the drive from the airport to the hotel, I calculated my calorie consumption for the day. I knew it was going to be a lot because I couldn't stop eating all day. I think for a snack I had 3 or 4 bowls of cereal. It all added up to just under 4000 calories for the day. No wonder I'm not losing weight.I think I'm going to take Johan Stemmets lead and start counting daily calories. The strange part about yesterday was that I ate healthy food and I swear I lost some weight from last night to this morning. My tummy looked flatter. Maybe my body was just craving food.
I was thinking that if I ever wanted to do Ultra triathlons I'd have to get my weight under control. I wouldn't do an Ultra unless I was in the 161 - 165 lb range. I was looking at pictures of the guys that do them and they are ultra thin.
There is a three hour time difference between Toronto and Vancouver and it works in my favour, 6 am in Vancouver is 9 am in Toronto. Needless to say, getting up early to fit in my tempo bike ride was easy. When I got to the workout room there was no one in it during my entire workout. It was great.
A strange thing is happening to me on the bike that has never happened before. I'm having difficulty pushing hard enough to get my heart rate up. For example today I was supposed to be at around 140 - 143 bpm and I had difficulty getting it to 138 bpm. I'm cycling stronger than ever before and my speeds are much higher, but my legs aren't strong enough to push hard enough to get the heart rate up without major hurt.
I think this may be a turning point for my cycling. I think if I can push through the pain I'll have a major improvement this year, especially if I can combine it with a 13 lb weight loss. The only thing that holds me back is the suffering. It hurts really bad. I'm taking it a little easier right now but I think from week 7 to 14 I'm going to push consistently into the pain and suffering zone.
I've got one 4 hour meeting today and hope it goes well. My room number is 313 and 13 is my favourite number. Whenever I have something that has a number 13 associated to it, it seems to go well. I'll be back in Toronto at midnight tonight, just in time for Christmas eve. Providing Air Canada isn't delayed like normal. One positive is that I was able to fit in yesterday's and today's training even with the travel.
Tempo Bike - 1:30 / 47.23 km / 31.49 kph / 138 avg hr
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Its a tad too cold, but mountain biking is great at building that strength - repeated hill climbs like those found in waterdown are excellent
Hi B
Glad to hear you arrived safe. Am I correct in saying, but you are almost on Hawaii time. You are now 10 hours "behind" us in South Africa and Kona is 12 hours.
Usually when I crave food it is my body teling me it needs something. One day it will be salty stuff and someday it will be the sweet stuff.
I don't worry about it as it is not constant and usually last for only a day or maximum two.
Just a suggestion but I think your body need some rest even if you don't want to admit it. It happens to me also and funny enough only on the bike where I can't get my heart rate up.
This is my bodies sign that it had enough and need to just step a small step backwards even if it is only for a day.
You did not finish IM70.3 that long ago, had a late night party the past weekend and now a 5hr flight. And you still need to fly back.
Maybe just take it easy on the bike until beginning of next week and your body will have recovered.
There is still more than enough time to be 100% for China. Better to get some rest now than to over train your body now and pay the price closer to China.
That's my two cents worth.
Enjoy
J
J, very interesting. I never thought of that but you may be right. To catch up on my riding I did Sat, Sun, Mon and now Wednesday. I think I may see how I feel and pull back a little. I agree that now is the time, well before China.
Thanks for the good advice.
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