I'm now an athlete on Training Peaks and - VERY exciting - today I see I'm getting workouts from my coach, there! I'm setting up my new smart trainer, downloading apps, syncing apps, etc. All this prep makes this is a big week for me. Not gonna lie it's also a little overwhelming, all of a sudden there go the dollahs and here come the training apps and plans and I am really DOING this Oregon 70.3? Do I really think I CAN do this? SHOULD I BE DOING THIS when I am NOT WORKING FULL TIME? Thoughts come. The truth is, I'm really doing this, I know I can do this, I'm excited to do it, now is a GREAT time to do this, while I have extra time on my hands. AND I have huge support from Mr. Blueberry Pancakes, so I can let go of the doubts about why I'm spending what I'm spending on this little hobby. We're in agreement, this is a GREAT way to spend our money and if we have to move things around, so be it. For now, we're good. Carry on. [God BLESS my supportive spouse, and thank you very much for the gift of him.]
Thanksgiving was super wonderful, this year. DH had suggested we go out - I thought it would feel lonely just the two of us, me and DH, but we had a GREAT day and a LOT of fun at dinner together! Too many calories that day, yes, but this week I'm down another pound, so keeping the big picture in mind is good.
Behavior change is hard, but it is happening. I'm not perfect at any of my changes - but I'm really progressing toward a cutoff time for consuming calories (8:30PM is generally sticking, on my way to an 8PM cutoff) and having fewer drinks (also sticking, down to about 6 per week now, on my way to 4). I kind of like taking both these things on here in the holiday season - it's not easy, but it's overall helpful.
The WW topic this week was about stopping unhelpful thoughts. Timely, for me. It definitely helped me handle my angst and overwhelm about all the training/IM stuff this week. One of my favorite thought responses is - IS THAT TRUE? Because we can have a lot of unhelpful thoughts. But thoughts are not facts, they are just thoughts. So, before we let them take residence up in our heads, maybe check whether they pass the "is that true?" test, and if not, we can just usher them right back out the door of our minds. I have definitely had the opportunity to practice this, this week.
I really do feel that my road to Oregon 70.3 is a great opportunity for... how I want my life to go from here. I feel like I don't even have a clue what the opportunity is, but it is THERE and it is BIG and I am supposed to DO IT and HAVE IT. It's a pull, like someone or something else charting out a direction and a path that is highly suggested I walk down, for whatever reason. I know I'm not a podium athlete or a sponsored athlete that's going to make a bunch of money or anything like that, but I am absolutely supposed to DO THIS, so don't doubt it, just GO GET IT.
With that, I'm off to start my day... which includes making a pizza crust, doing a bike ride since the weather is AWESOME, and finish setting up the trainer/app connections. This is all happening, people! Hope you are all having a great healthy start to your week. Love, love!
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