Things are going swimmingly!

Today's workout: 30 minute swim in zone 1 heart rate.

I went to the gym and swam a 5 minute warm-up. In the 30 minutes after that, I swam a little over a mile. Then I cooled down and stretched out. Then I went into the sauna. It felt good!

Today's diet:
Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 slices toast, grapes, apple juice and tea
Lunch: left over fettucini alfredo, diet pepsi, piece of birthday cake
Dinner: Sausage roll, mozzerella sticks, garlic bread
Dessert: M&M Ice Cream Bar

Met with a trainer at the gym today, who told me I'm at 39.5% body fat. "That's disgusting," I think to myself as I eat ice cream. He also advised me to begin weight training right away. It's best for strengthening muscles, which prevents injury. It's also good, because my main area of concern is endurance. I know I've got a good cardio base (it could obviously use improvement, but it's there), but I need to make sure that my muscles can endure the hell that the triathlon will put them through.

Tomorrow, I will be better. I'll eat 5-6 small meals full of good carbs and protein. Also, tomorrow is my first run, and I'm going to work in some muscle trainging too. Blah.

I do feel good tonigjht, though. I feel good about the swim. Since I can already swim twice the amount of the race with no stopping, and with really no problems, I am good for now. I need to worry more about the other stuff.

Here We Go!!!

Today was the first day of "training." I didn't technically do any physical training, but I have been doing some reading and preparing.

My workouts are all planned out for the next 9 weeks.
My diet is generally planned (2000 calories a day - Woot!)
My equipment is all prepared.
The "before" pictures are taken to chart the progress.

I like how even though my belly is fat, there are ab lines there. I also like how much whiter my belly is than my arms, legs and face. It looks like my belly doesn't match the rest of my body - both in color and in shape/size. I hope that situation gets rectified through this whole process!

So, I'm all set. My first workout is tomorrow, and I'm scheduled for a 30 minute swim. I'm ready to take the plunge!

Fat Girl

I am going to "compete" in a triathlon!!!

This will be where I keep track of my training, track myself, and post pictures of everything!

Tomorrow is the first day of training, though I will not actually be exercising, I will be preparing by eating right and hydrating for my first workout. Also tomorrow I'll take all of my starting measurements, and a before picture. Hopefully no one sees the picture right after eating.

Wish me luck!