Good grief!

The last two weeks kind of exploded on me. Between work, theater, my mouth, theater, being a mom and theater, I didn't get any kind of workouts in. But that doesn't mean I sat on my butt watching TV and eating chips! Oh no! I was running thither and yon, gathering cookies and concessions items, shuttling Kels to her volunteer gig, doing snap shots for "Mama Versus the Mob" and all sorts of neat ortho and oral surgery stuff.

Okay, time to get back on track. My goal for this week:
Mon (4th)- 45 minutes cardio and weights- DONE!!! :)
Tue (5th)- 45 minutes cardio- DONE!!! :)
Wed (6th)- 45 minutes cardio and weights- managed 30 minutes of biking.
Thur (7th)- show
Fri (8th)- show
Sat (9th)- swim
Sun (10th)- 45 minutes cardio

Wish me luck!

Week of Sept 20

Date ----- Planned (35 min) ------ Actual

Sept 20---walk------------------2.1 mi bike ride
Sept 21---walk, bike, weights----
Sept 22---none------------------
Sept 23---none------------------
Sept 24---treadmill and bands---
Sept 25---none------------------
Sept 26---none------------------

Week of Sept 13

Date-----Planned (Goal 30 min)----------------Actual

Sept 13----Walk----------------------2 mile/40 minutes
Sept 14 ---Bike, wak & weights-------15min walk, 15 min bike & weights
Sept 15---Walk----------------------40 minutes
Sept 16---Bike-----------------------30 minutes/14 miles
Sept 17---Walk----------------------25 minutes (stopped due to asthma)
Sept 18---Swim---------------------15 minutes
Sept 19---Rest----------------------Rest

Week of Sept 6th (yes, I'm backtracking)

Date -------------- Planned ---------------Actual

Sept 6 -------------Geohike -----------4 mile Geohike
Sept 7 -------------none ----------------none
Sept 8 ------Treadmill and bike ----- .5 mile walk, 2 mile bike
Sept 9 ------------Geohike -----------.5 mile Geohike
Sept 10 ------------none---------------- none
Sept 11 -----------Geohike--------- .75 mile Geohike
Sept 12 ------------rest -----------------rest

Triathlon

Alright, so I said in my last post that I am going to do a Triathlon.
The Girlfriends and Dudes Triathlon is in July of 2011, so I've got roughly 9.5 months left to train.
The Triathlon consists of a half mile swim downstream the Columbia River, a 12 and a half mile bike ride on mostly flat terrain and a 3 mile run, which I plan on power walking.
My overall goal:
FINISH
Now for some down and dirty facts and figures:
This time last year I weighed in at 206 pounds and my measurements were 45 - 43.5 - 47.5
As of two days ago, I weighed in at 195 pounds and my measurements were 44.5 - 42 - 47

I've decided to not focus on the weight and measurements and instead focus on what I can DO. It will still be neat to come back every month or so and see if I've made any sort of progress in the weight and inch department.

So far, I know I can do 40 minutes of power walking, which equals to about 2 miles.

I know I can bike 12 miles, but am not sure how long it would take me. I do know I can last 30 minutes at 13 to 15 miles per hour, which equals out to 6 - 7 miles.

I found out something VERY important today. The swimming portion is going to kick my butt! I lasted 5 minutes before I had to stand up. Part of the swimming rules is you can stand, but you can't move forward.

SOOO.... that's what I'm up against. I plan on posting every other week or so....