Since Jan. 1; I have had 4 days normal days. The rest have been dealing with digestive issues and the pain associated. I can not explain why the frequency has increased again. I have not changed my eating; except getting better. Hummus was my new recipe for the week. I was amazed how easy it is to make and yummy but I could only enjoy the first recipe. So now on to keeping a log of all I eat and how I feel. My goal is for the next 7 days and see if I can find a culpit to my issues.
Off to bed!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
January Week 1 of 2010
Wow, the week was long compounded by long hours at work all week plus a long Thursday night at work with an issue that I was involved with until 2 AM then back up at 6 AM for work all day Friday. I hate nights like that; it effects my sleep, immune system, and training for days. I was not able to complete any workouts today (a lift and yoga was planned for today), it became rest day for me. In addition, I may have had gluten sometime during the week so I was dealing with the effects of that on my body.
I did make a successful loaf of gluten free bread today. It was almost a mistake because of being so tired I used a tablespoon instead of a teaspoon of xanthan gum. I caught it and was able to remove most of the mistake; then the dough was a little wet so I about 1/4 cup of buckwheat flour and it helped with the moist dough plus added a little nutty taste to the bread. The bread was really good; moist, airy and the best loaf I have made to date. YUM.
What should i do for my new recipe this week. I have this weekend to figure it out. Maybe a soup because of the cold weather...
I did make a successful loaf of gluten free bread today. It was almost a mistake because of being so tired I used a tablespoon instead of a teaspoon of xanthan gum. I caught it and was able to remove most of the mistake; then the dough was a little wet so I about 1/4 cup of buckwheat flour and it helped with the moist dough plus added a little nutty taste to the bread. The bread was really good; moist, airy and the best loaf I have made to date. YUM.
What should i do for my new recipe this week. I have this weekend to figure it out. Maybe a soup because of the cold weather...
Monday, January 4, 2010
Back to Work
Back to work today but thanks to all the friends and family that made 2009 holidays special. I feel rested and excited for 2010 both professionally and personally. I know that work is going to busy along with the continual challange of balancing a professional life and being a triathlete. Not an easy challange.
My challange for this year which is a continuation from last year but a little easier. I will make at
least one new recipe a week. (Last year was an ingredient but became harder than I imagined and did not last all year; I think I made it to May or June.) A new recipe/week will be easier. This week I want to find something for Kris's new cast iron grill and for me to use my new food processor. yum... I can not wait to try my new recipe. I want to do this to expand my cooking horizon and learn more about cooking. My only fear is it to become a drag when I am tired from 100+ mile bike rides but like doing a triathlon; cooking and training is all about planning.
Goals for this week:
1. Back in the pool - yes I have been extremely lazy about swimming. It has been so cold and I hate getting in a cold pool when it is so cold outside. I know excuses.
2. Lifting again, my flu and holidays also reduced the "official" lifting but with all my work around my condo over the holiday I think it counts for something.
I moved a workout around today and did my run in the cold. It is colder here in Nashville than it was when I was home over the holidays. AUGH! I guess people in here are not use to people running when it is cold because as I my run someone yelled at me, are you crazy... are you not cold? Hello, of course I am; but as a friend always tells me there are not bad weather days but bad gear days. I was perfectly dressed today. With the head wind; my wind jacked needed to be fully zipped; with the tail wind I could unzip a little. The run was a different story, glad it was an easy zone 1-2 run but I crept into zone 3 on the hills. HR is a little high for the pace. Now that it has been 2 weeks since being sick, the run is coming around again. Consistency is important now.
Yippee! I got in the pool today. It was short and easy but back in the water. Triceps hurt, felt like I had no feel for the water and could not even think about holding an interval. I hate coming back to swimming; it is always painful but it is quicker each time.
My challange for this year which is a continuation from last year but a little easier. I will make at
least one new recipe a week. (Last year was an ingredient but became harder than I imagined and did not last all year; I think I made it to May or June.) A new recipe/week will be easier. This week I want to find something for Kris's new cast iron grill and for me to use my new food processor. yum... I can not wait to try my new recipe. I want to do this to expand my cooking horizon and learn more about cooking. My only fear is it to become a drag when I am tired from 100+ mile bike rides but like doing a triathlon; cooking and training is all about planning.
Goals for this week:
1. Back in the pool - yes I have been extremely lazy about swimming. It has been so cold and I hate getting in a cold pool when it is so cold outside. I know excuses.
2. Lifting again, my flu and holidays also reduced the "official" lifting but with all my work around my condo over the holiday I think it counts for something.
I moved a workout around today and did my run in the cold. It is colder here in Nashville than it was when I was home over the holidays. AUGH! I guess people in here are not use to people running when it is cold because as I my run someone yelled at me, are you crazy... are you not cold? Hello, of course I am; but as a friend always tells me there are not bad weather days but bad gear days. I was perfectly dressed today. With the head wind; my wind jacked needed to be fully zipped; with the tail wind I could unzip a little. The run was a different story, glad it was an easy zone 1-2 run but I crept into zone 3 on the hills. HR is a little high for the pace. Now that it has been 2 weeks since being sick, the run is coming around again. Consistency is important now.
Yippee! I got in the pool today. It was short and easy but back in the water. Triceps hurt, felt like I had no feel for the water and could not even think about holding an interval. I hate coming back to swimming; it is always painful but it is quicker each time.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Happy New Year 2010!
Hello to 2010. I am excited for this year; it is going to be a year of changes for me that brings me both sadness and excitement.
The past few days have made me feel like I am training again and back from the 2 weeks off because of the flu. I still have not been in the pool; but not because I have not tried but the pool was closed. On Monday, I will get back in the pool. Today was going to be a mountain bike day but the cold weather deterred us from doing a long mountain bike outside so about a 2 hour indoor trainer ride won today. Darn, not as much fun as mountain biking.
Monday is back to work. (Of course, I had to work a lot over the holiday but it could always be worse.)
Happy New Year!
The past few days have made me feel like I am training again and back from the 2 weeks off because of the flu. I still have not been in the pool; but not because I have not tried but the pool was closed. On Monday, I will get back in the pool. Today was going to be a mountain bike day but the cold weather deterred us from doing a long mountain bike outside so about a 2 hour indoor trainer ride won today. Darn, not as much fun as mountain biking.
Monday is back to work. (Of course, I had to work a lot over the holiday but it could always be worse.)
Happy New Year!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Christmas in Ohio
Kris and I traveled to Ohio for Christmas at my parents house; since they do not have Internet access at their house and I did not have time to go to a cafe to log on so no blogging during this time.
It was a year since I was in Ohio and able to visit with family. It was a great holiday with the family. My 9 year old nephew (Logan) was spoiled; and his aunt helped with the spoiling. It amazes me that a 9 year old can put together a Lego star wars with over 800 pieces in less than 4 hours. I could not sit that long and have that type of concentration but it worked great while we were getting dinner ready he worked on the Lego set. I was able to get him outside a little to run around 2 blocks with Kris and I. He has a great little sprint/blocking action at the end. I could not get around him on the sidewalk and he beat me. I call a rematch! I enjoyed spending time with Logan; they grow so quickly that we have to take advantage of the time we have with loved ones.
It was my first gluten free Christmas, a fresh ham, butternut squash risotto; ripen goat cheese with berries & gluten free crackers (was going to do apples but ran out of time); fruit salad, veggie tray with hummus, cranberry applesauce, quinoa salmon salad were the gluten free menu and my sister brought sweet potato casserole and potato salad. The dinner was good; but it was a little different for my family. So thanks to my family for being understanding with my situation. (However, they still do not entirely understand that I just can not "pick" out the crust.)
From the training front, I was able to get a few runs in last week and a couple short bikes which was good after 2 weeks of NOTHING. The training is back but feeling a little sad because prior to the flu I was starting to feel good running and swimming. The running is coming back but I have not be in the water in about 3 weeks because of flu and traveling. I hope it comes back quick; I think my swimming comes back faster than someone who is not a swimmer by background.
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!
It was a year since I was in Ohio and able to visit with family. It was a great holiday with the family. My 9 year old nephew (Logan) was spoiled; and his aunt helped with the spoiling. It amazes me that a 9 year old can put together a Lego star wars with over 800 pieces in less than 4 hours. I could not sit that long and have that type of concentration but it worked great while we were getting dinner ready he worked on the Lego set. I was able to get him outside a little to run around 2 blocks with Kris and I. He has a great little sprint/blocking action at the end. I could not get around him on the sidewalk and he beat me. I call a rematch! I enjoyed spending time with Logan; they grow so quickly that we have to take advantage of the time we have with loved ones.
It was my first gluten free Christmas, a fresh ham, butternut squash risotto; ripen goat cheese with berries & gluten free crackers (was going to do apples but ran out of time); fruit salad, veggie tray with hummus, cranberry applesauce, quinoa salmon salad were the gluten free menu and my sister brought sweet potato casserole and potato salad. The dinner was good; but it was a little different for my family. So thanks to my family for being understanding with my situation. (However, they still do not entirely understand that I just can not "pick" out the crust.)
From the training front, I was able to get a few runs in last week and a couple short bikes which was good after 2 weeks of NOTHING. The training is back but feeling a little sad because prior to the flu I was starting to feel good running and swimming. The running is coming back but I have not be in the water in about 3 weeks because of flu and traveling. I hope it comes back quick; I think my swimming comes back faster than someone who is not a swimmer by background.
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
2009 Recap Bike Training
I look back at 2009 and I think about the break through I had on my bike training. I knew I needed to step up my bike training for 2009 to be competitive at Ironman Lake Placid. Well, I did step it up with a few falls along the way.
It started with a camp in Tuscon at the Cycling House with frineds who train with my coach, Kathleen. The trip was a huge success ending with a climb up Mt. Lemon 6,000’ +; 36 mile climb up. I loved the challange and most everyone in the group successfully climbed it. It is one of those climbs that just goes on forever but if you pace yourself and stick with it you can make it up. Kris paced me up the climb; at times riding ahead and coming back for me but never leaving me for to long. At the end it was Brenden with me (so Kris could ride ahead), to keep my spirts up through the end of the climb. 1st climbing training complete and much more to come.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tired of Being Sick
Today I started to feel better after the slide backwards on Monday and Tuesday. It is 9 days of being sick. I can list all the holiday events I missed over the past week; very frustrating that I am not able to spend time with friends during the holiday season. At least I did not eat to much at the parties because I already feel like a blob from being sick.
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