Friday, March 28, 2008

I'm Melting

I'm melting, i'm melting, oh what a world! what a worrrrllllld!

Dorothy, you killed the wicked witch! ! !

Oh my! I didn't mean to?!?!? ....she was? ....then? ...and? ...Oh my!?!......

It's ok, we are free now! Here's her broom, it's yours now.

Oh boy! now I can go and see the wizard with the wicked witches broom to prove I killed her so I can go home.

All I want is to go home!...there's no place like home!...there's no place like home! there's no place like home....OK i know I said that three times.

...And so Dorothy clicked her heels and woke up in black in white in her bed on her farm, only to realize she was dreaming.

How Apropos, I woke up this morning only to find out I haven't lost any weight yet!

I swear I was melting!! and all my cloths were falling off of me as I was sweeping the floor?!?!?




- Tim from AZ if you are reading this, Happy Birthday Buddy !! Have a few grappa shots on me. Cheers!

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Less is More???

Waffle, waffle, waffle, Mmmm I'm hungry.


Before going in the pool yesterday, I did some weights and running in the fitness room. Then I did a few lengths of the pool before hitting the diving board.

I had a great time diving yesterday. Everyone was glad to see me back on the board at the rec centre after my 2 month hiatus from my calf injury. It's good to know your are missed. :-)

I've decided to ditch a normal training ramp up to Disney, because I just don't have enough time to follow a normal program with getting my weight down and fitness up, along with working a 8 hour shift with a 2 1/2 hour commute. So I'm going to go back to something I learned a long time ago *( ancient Chinese secret to lose weight and get fit fast) with a less is more training program.

First of all I need to get my weight down so I can train, and the only way I can do it fast enough is to cut my calories right down, that is where the less is more training comes in over the next few weeks.

I will be doing short intense training sessions all anaerobic daily over the next few weeks to boost my metabolism into high gear, in turn I will drop allot of weight fast.

My swims will be cut down to a max of 1500m per session, my bike will be no more then 1/2 hr and my runs will be short and fast, some if not all workouts will be done daily. Hopefully by the end of April I will be slim enough to carry my fat ass on longer workouts over the next few weeks before race day.

I won't be a stealth or a totally fit guy come Disney. I'll still be over weight and good looking!! ; - )......but I will be able to finish! and at this point in time, this is all I'm looking to do. That and take my girls to Disney World, as well as see my tri friends at Disney.


Currently I'm still weighing 240lbs, so we shall see what happens.


Disclaimer....Not recomended for the weak at heart. Results may very depending on mentality and ability to focus!! Do not try this at home! this type of training came be dangerous to your health.

Have a great day! : - )

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

I Need A Jump Start

Well it's seven weeks out until Disney 70.3.

I'm out of shape, unmotivated, I'm back to work, and my foot still hurts.

Time to Man up! or HTFU ! and do some training.

To change things up I'm going to go to the holly center and do some diving before going to work. This will be the first time since I injured my calf last Jan that I will try some diving. I think my calf is strong enough now and I'll go easy to start, I can't risk re-injuring it.

Diving always cheers me up, I feel so alive when I dive. There is nothing like flipping and twisting through the air after bouncing off the board and ripping through the water on entry. Even being fat and out of shape I'm still pretty graceful in the air, well enough to at least to get some Oohs and Awe's from the lifeguards and people swimming at the pool who don't know the difference between a good or great dive.

Maybe it will give me the motivation to start training for my races, at least it will get me some anaerobic training, pumping up my heart to the max and get some blood moving through my veins. I need a jump start!! and maybe this will be it to get me training.!!