Weight

I don't know if i have ever mentioned on here that I was a chubby kid and that has left me with permanent issue regarding my weight. Now matter how fit I am I never see myself in the mirror as looking fit. It is still at least part of the reason I am a bit driven regarding fitness. (the other reasons being that I like it and like a structured life) I haven't started my post ironman gradual weight gain which is a bit unusual. I have been weighing myself at the gym the last few weeks and i am still around 152 which is pretty close to my low weight. (my more natural weight would be 160)

I am not sure why that is other than I am still oddly motivated to work out even though I have no upcoming races or goals for the near future. My body seems to be enjoying more intense, shorter workouts after a summer of doing everything over long distances. I have been doing short swims, runs and intense spinning classes. So far this week, I ran after work on Monday; (swam monday morning); swam tuesday morning and did a tough spinning class tuesday evening. ) I did 50 pushups and a bit of abdominal workout after spinning. I am a bit disappointed I have no time for working out on wednesday because I am teaching Summerside right after work and scheduled a haircut for lunch time. Tomorrow I will swim and run

Back to work for another week

Work has been extra busy and a bit stressful lately. This is partly because I have been away alot. I have been quite regular with my fitness regime. I have been swimming and running 3 to 4 times a week. On Friday of last week I went for quite a fast 9 k run after work. I was with a friend and pushed a bit harder than I would have by myself. I did spinning on saturday morning and also had quite an intense workout. I took the rest of the weekend off. I regret not going for a bike ride yesterday as it was warm and it may have been one of the last really nice days before winter. Maybe we will get some nice days in November. Anytime you can go riding this time of year is a bonus. I swam about 1800 metres this morning. It was quiet at the pool from 7am to 8am so I was not as motivated as I could have been. I didn't come to the pool with a planned workout which is always a mistake.

I have been doing some weights and situps and pushups on the days that I am at the gym for spinning. I am enjoying that for a change. I am up to 50 pushups in a row without stopping.