Ahhh

This one time I was serious about training for an Ironman (that time is now) and have realized something- it keeps you busy! Sorry for the neglect from here yesterday .. I spent it swimming, doing Insanity& working for 6hrs. Today I have to run& bike. Have I mentioned I also have to fit in some time for Sons of Anarchy? I'm doing that right now while I relax with some water& cereal.. I might even indulge& eat a Halloween sized bag of chips!

I sat in the sauna for about 40 minutes today& enjoyed a nice relaxing chat. There is something magical about saunas. They make me happy ..I think it's the stifling heat! I could just curl up there forever. It was 50°C for most of my stay in there. So incredibly nice once we get into the heart of the winter! Today isn't really cold but it's definitely damp& therefore making me dread my run in the next hour. I'm meeting up with Meg for the spin class at the Y& I think eventually I'll start picking up guard shifts there which will mean FREE GYM! Hello, awesome. 

Aside from all this nonsense, Crystal snapped a few cute photos of myself& Poptart. The baby Haflinger. I'll include one so this post wasn't a total waste ;) Oh& next nice day I'll get some photos of Lila& myself. She's starting to really learn how to be a real pony, which is exciting!

Isn't he just the sweetest little thing?! I love him& he's usually not that calm at all so it was nice to have him just walk up to me& want to hang out. Clearly, I'm a horse whisperer ;) 

So this one time

I decided to try an Ironman training schedule. I mentioned it before and then never actually got any further than printing out the schedule& looking at it thinking to myself 'I'll start that next Monday' ..then Monday would arrive& the cycle would repeat. Until THIS Monday that is. I am officially on the path to an Ironman!

Since I still technically work at the pool (and will be getting shifts soon.. YAY) it means that I can still swim there for free. So I started my evening off by going for a 45 minute run with Tiff& another friend. It was a fun trail run ..felt good to be back out there doing something instead of rotting away inactively. So that's one check mark for the workout for today. Next thing on the agenda? A lot of swimming. Which commences at 7:30PM. Then off for a walk with Crystal. Ahh ..fitness& ripped body? Welcome back to me. You've been missed.

We walked last evening around the new Civic Centre in our town. It was fun& we got to watch some girls we knew play in a girls hockey league. By the end of their practice, we were pretty convinced it looked hilarious& that eventually we need to get involved in one! Or ..we could just skate on the pond that the guy who owns the horses has. I think that's the direction we'll go. Less spectators doing creepy things like taking photos of the unsuspecting ;)

Aside from my excitement over finally starting to get back in shape, I'm currently enjoying some yogurt and next up is cheese. Which has lead me to believe if I ever became lactose intolerant life as I knew it would be over! I love dairy products. I don't even think they are particularly good for you, are they? All I know is thank god for cows!

Since today's post sucked so badly I'll leave you with a promise that tomorrow's will be much, much better ..in fact, so much better that it's not even me writing it! Do I have your interests peaked now?! Prepare to spend tomorrow laughing while reading my blog :) Oh, and I hope your Monday was about as lovely as a Monday can be!

Ironman

So last night I was bored& per always with my boredom I decided to look up a new fitness plan. Why didn't I think of an Ironman training plan sooner?! It includes my three loves (swimming, running& biking) and should get some results. Of course today is the day where I'm supposed to go for an easy 45 minute run& a 60 minute bike ride. I can do this, right?

Cue weather. The weather SUCKS. It's super cold& windy. Great. So I made myself some chocolate chip pancakes (CCK style ..check it out) while giving myself a pep talk about biting the bullet& doing this. So far, it seems to be working. I've managed to put on a pair of sports socks. GO ME! The boyfriend& I are doing a movie later this evening, so there's some motivation to get in a good workout before I indulge in some popcorn with dill pickle. Seriously delicious. I will 100% feel less guilty if I attempt my Ironman training plan first.

Too bad the couch is so comfy& Save the Last Dance is on! This is one movie I always get sucked into. Does anyone else have a movie that does this to them?! Ugh. I guess I'll just admit defeat for the next two hours and after that I am promising myself I'll get up off this couch for, at the very least, a run in this crappy, windy weather.

Before I go allow me to leave you with a photo of my puppy. Admit it, he's pretty awesome& you get super excited when I throw photos of him in here just for laughs :)

Ahh the life of Squirt. It's exhausting. Who feels bad for him?! I know he's getting 0 sympathy from me!