Looks can be deceiving........

Such a beautiful bike... it is blue and cute..great looking tires and everything matches.... but this bike can be deceiving... this bike has been my torture for the last two weeks... yes.. torture.. 

Some people call riding the bike trainer sufferfest.. I am calling it the Torture Machine. After three months of not riding a bike, I was really sore... the 15 minute warm-up was the longest 15 minutes ever.. in fact... I had thoughts of quitting... but I didn't... 

This week, the bike ride was a little better and not as hard... so I will keep on going.. soon, I will be riding my bike trainer for a couple of hours to build up to 56 miles... 

I am crazy person... 

This crazy person is going to keep on training! I have a half ironman to train for..

Until next time!
Eling 

Christmas Party!!

 So the last few months, I have been tracking my calories, exercising and trying to eat right. But each week, I always have one night where I don't track anything.. Yesterday was that day! I had my favorite cake: Betty Crocker yellow cake with chocolate frosting... yummy! And a Christmas Party with the best neighbors... Last night was the first time in a long time that my hubby and I enjoyed the alcohol just a little too much.. wine and beer and I think I had some vodka. It was such a great night and we didn't even have to drive home.. we walked hand in hand back to our house and fell asleep.. I am glad I give myself that free day... I think I would have  just gone way over board if I didn't... but what does that have to do with training for a triathlon?.....

Today, I had to run 5 miles and I wasn't sure how it would go.. The run was great! I kept pushing myself to run faster than 13 min/mile pace...yes I am slow..That is why I am the speedy turtle..:)

The first mile was hard because I still felt some of the effects of the alcohol the night before, but as I kept on running I felt stronger. It felt great! I know that when I run my next half marathon in March, I will finish under 3 hours...Here are my stats recorded on my Garmin. Untitled by Eling_Kim at Garmin Connect - Details

Having fun and still training is something I am going to keep on  incorporating into my life because I am having fun and liking what I do, I just won't have as much alcohol to drink..  image if  I hadn't drank last night how my run would have been...

Have a great day!
Eling 

Day 4 of Tri Training

Today was Day 4 and I almost made an excuse to not ride my bike on the trainer...

Some of my excuses that ran through my head:
 - I worked out on Mon, Tues and 2 workouts on Wed
 - I need to finish the Christmas letter
 - My tush is sore and missing one day won't hurt
 - Don has to ride the trainer, so I can't ride at the same time
 - It will be late before we will eat
 - FINALLY... my go to excuse, I have to pick up Donnie and I won't be able to ride...

Well, I did ride tonight and the reasons why I did were:
 -I am training for a half
 -I have to lose weight for the Biggest Loser
 - The BIGGEST Reason I did the ride....
     - I did this for myself because I set a promise to myself... I am going to workout and start leading a healthier life and exercise...

So, I did it.. It hurt, I wanted to quit, but I did it!

Have a great day!
Eling

Training for another Half Ironman!

So, I am doing another 70.3 next season! What does that mean??? I am back to triathlon training!

This time around, I setting small goals to be ready! This week's small goal is to complete every workout my coach has scheduled. So here we go!

Day 1 : Swim workout = Complete

Day 2: Bike trainer.... I will let you know tomorrow ;)

My next season will include a half marathon in March and then the 70.3. I am going to try to keep incorporating P90X into my workout because this has helped me during the off training!

So, here we go!!!

Doing my Best and and moving forward!
Eling

Wacky Jacks!!!!

This has become my favorite exercise in the P90x Lean program. Tonight is week 5 Day 2 and we worked out to Cardio X!! Very hard workout!! I always have fun when Tony says, "Now, lets do Wacky Jacks!"...

What is Wacky Jacks????

WACKY JACKS
Works: shoulders, abs, obliques, butt, thighs


Stand with your feet hip-width apart; raise your arms to your sides, elbows bent, palms facing forward. Hop onto your right foot as you swing left leg out to the side as high as you can, bending your torso to the left (as shown). As your left leg swings back to the floor, hop onto your left foot, bending your torso to the right. Continue, alternating sides, for 1 minute. Horton’s hint: The sillier you look, the better!

You look like a wacky jack in the box. I always giggle to myself and have so much fun! It is ok to be silly and work out..

So, as I continue with my venture with P90x... I am going to continue with my Wacky Jacks! Who knows... maybe I will finish a triathlon with a Wacky Jack!

Have a great night!

Eling 

A day of indulgence and now....

So this past weekend, I went to a wedding and at the reception the menu was Gus's Famous Fried Chicken and Gigi's cupcakes.. Yummy!!! Two of my favorite bad foods

Before the wedding, I went for a run, so I wouldn't feel too guilty about eating the fried chicken and the cupcakes. The run was great! I ran 6 miles, cleaned up and then tried on a dress I hadn't worn in 5 years because it was too small. The dress fit and I was soo excited!!! You would think wearing the dress I would not give in to the fried chicken and cupcakes.. well... I wasn't. See... I am addicted to food. Salty foods are my downfall. I ate the chicken and then that night I went out drank two beers and ate tortilla chips,queso and a pretzel. Yes, when I indulge... I INDULGE!!!! The next day, I felt bloated.

Instead of saying I will start again tomorrow with calorie counting,  I went back to counting calories and ate healthy! I even worked the menu for the rest of the week. I wasn't going to let one day ruin the last 6 weeks!

Today, I was craving some fried chicken, so I drank some water and realized that I wasn't hungry, I was just thirsty.

This is a hard journey of learning to eat but I am not going to beat myself up. I know I will have bad days, I just need to let it go and move on.

Here's to learning more about myself!

Moving forward!
Eling

P.S. I tried P90X Kenpo X and I loved it! Can't wait until I do this again!

Week one down!!!!

I survived week 1 of P90X. I didn't think I would do it but I think I am hooked. I have dropped 4 lbs since starting the workout and the diet. Last Friday night, I had a date night with my husband... we did Yoga X for 1 hour 30 min! That was one of the hardest workouts that I have done but I had fun.

I am excited to see what will happen next.. I am still floppy around like a sea lion when I do the banana to super man..but I am doing it. As Tony Horton states:  

It is time to BRING IT!!!!!

Until next week!

Eling