livelifefully's Journal, 24 January 2009

I had a good 1 hour workout this morning:
20 min. weights
20 min. bike/ 5.8 miles (about 3.5 minutes per mile)
20 min run/ 1.9 miles

I decided I need to get back to "brick" training which is combining 2 types of training together at least once a week. It is hard on the muscles to go from biking to running, but is great preparation for the triathlon.

Here's a helpful visualization I have been doing: I am picturing myself in certain clothes and it helps me keep moving forward when I am tired. For instance, I sing on our praise team at church so once a month it is my turn to sing for our 3 services of over 2000 people- I had spent way too many times feeling too fat in my clothes and there is no where to hide in that case! I was picturing myself in my clothes and how I will feel in what I am wearing. It is a good visual tool to keep moving me toward getting toward how I want to look and feel in my clothes. So, I feel good having a good workout today and am feeling pretty fit right now. We will head out for dinner tonight which is always my downfall for losing weight, but I have to remember what I eat might be for all to see if my clothes are fitting too snug!!