in early to mid August this miraculous thing happened. every pair of pants in my closet fit. every pair. it made me very happy. it made me very fashionable. (ok, no not really...) i knew my eating was not the cleanest its ever been but the system seemed to be working b/c the pants fit, right? now, "suddenly" my pants and i are not getting along so well. my comfy pants are a little less comfy and my fancy/slim pants are a little more bind-y. In fact, I'm kind of afraid to put on those pants.
after finally logging a 6 mile run, my first >50minute workout since FirmMan I opened my training log to put in the data and fell face forward into the answer to this question/problem. In June and August I logged 55 hours per month and in July (taper and recovery for my first race) still over 40. This month, September, with a longer taper into 70.3 and a demoralizingly long recovery post race, I will be lucky if I log 30 hours. Thats 20 hours less training time that what my body had gotten used to. My eating has not changed like it should. So thats what 12,000 calories of surplus? Not to mention post race indulgences for 3+ days. Well that explains the 5lbs of added tension on my waistband.
i need a plan. and some mojo.
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1 day ago
Tough one, you don't want to cheat your taper and exercise too much, but pants not fitting is a bummer. Good luck with the new mojo and plan!
ReplyDeleteThis always happens to me post training. My weight stays the same, but my body composition changes and clothes are tighter (or some pants actually finally fit). It is part of the training/resting cycle that everyone goes through.
ReplyDeleteUgh I know! It's so not right... Good luck-share your ideas, I need some too!
ReplyDeleteI know your struggling a bit, here is an article I saved a long time ago, applies to IM and HIM races and what to do afterwards
ReplyDeletehttp://www.trifuel.com/training/triathlon-training/your-ironman-is-over-what-about-life-as-you-know-it
It takes me a week or two to change my eating habits to eat less. When you have been fueling your body for 55 hour months, it becomes habit and 2nd nature. Now its time to relearn a reduced calorie intake. I am still struggling with it!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for the words of encouragement and/or commiseration.
ReplyDeleteBig Daddy Diesel - GREAT ARTICLE... makes me feel less bad about these horrible slow/flat runs I have been having with sky high HR. Sounds like I should spend more time in the pool and on the trainer and less time on the road for now...
I feel the saaaaaaaaame way and have the saaaaame annoying problem. Every. single. year.
ReplyDeleteI allow myself a short time to indulge and it's time to adjust the calories. It's oh so hard!
I feel 100 percent the same way. Pain in the butt though, right?? You work months to lose it and then in a week it is all back. WTF????
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