From Ironman to Couch Potato

I want to thank, Denise, a blog reader who emailed me with concern that I had not posted in a long time. That really touched me to know that someone out there in bloggy land missed my musings. So, thank you, Denise!

If you,ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that I started working full time shortly after completing my Ironman race a year ago. Well, working full time and trying to fit training in is very hard. My job was stressful and the hours were not flexible, and I gained ten pounds. I had a pretty good season last year, but my speed was not where it was in my “Ironman days”. And it was nowhere near where I wanted it to be.

I found a brand new job that I started this week – which I am completely loving! It is a much better fit with my web skills. Right now I am in training so it’s not stressful. Once I ramp up to speed, I think it will be long hours and some stress, but I will be doing really cool stuff and working with really cool people for a really cool company. I think the cool factor will negate the stress factor.

Still, I am struggling with trying to lose a few pounds and trying to fit in training with a super busy life. It doesn’t matter how much you like your job, it still eats up your training hours. And I do miss my “part time work at home” lifestyle where I could go out and ride my bike for three hours on a Thursday afternoon.

I think I have gained another five pounds this month and have hardly worked out at all. I need to get out of this couch potato funk, and QUICK. Help!