i’m like a robot these days. out of bed at 5:45 (thank goodness for dvr!). on my bike by 6:00. on the treadmill by 6:15 for a sloooooow 1 mile warm-up. start class at 6:30. by then i’m usually awake and saying to myself, ‘this is totally worth it.’ i have be robotic about it though or i will absolutely take the extra zzzzz’s. when the cool-down starts, i hop off, wipe down the bike and immediately hop on the treadmill for 3 easy-moderate miles.
this last part is sort of new for me. i’m trying to get used to transitioning to a run quickly after riding hard. its not as humbling as i thought it would be. of course, i’m not riding for all that long and the run is fairly short at the moment. this is not to say it’s not challenging, however. i start out super slow, but build up relatively quickly. by the time i hit the 2.5 mile mark, i’m watching that little red blinking lite willing it to move faster. at 3 miles i warm-down and plan exactly what breakfast will be. ohmygoodness how i have learned to LOVE breakfast.
i feel good, but i am also finding that i’m needing MORE for breakfast. it’s 10:30 and i have been hungry since 9:30 eating my standard which up until recently would easily hold me over til 12:30ish (with maybe a piece of fruit thrown in if i felt the need to chew something). more calories already? i don’t even want to know what my body will demand of me when i’m actually bumping my workouts up in the heat this summer. this seems obvious, but i never considered that i’d have to alter my diet so much. i’m trying to listen to my body. and my body says EAT.
