I noticed that I am walking with even more of a normal gait today after my 45 minute walk on the track. I decided to reward myself with an extra hour of sleep this morning since I have been so religious with my PT exercises, bike riding and walking. Instead of riding at the insane hour of 4:45am, I did my 40 minute ride after school.
Spring break is here, and while I will still be doing all my workouts, I will be using next week to ice and rest as much as possible. I hope to get as much healing time as I can, but boredom is going to be an issue. There is already a pretty good butt imprint on the couch from the last few weeks. I'm really looking forward to being cleared to get back in the pool and out on the road for some rides.
One of the things I hope to do is to cut 5 - 8 pounds before Ironman Lake Placid. The lighter I am for the event, the easier it will be to get through the bike and run while conserving as much energy as possible. I have been trying to eat as well as I can by eating mostly fruits, vegetables and a small amount of meat or chicken everyday. My NutriBullet smoothies make it easier to make sure I am eating all my veggies every day. I have also decided to take a bold step and not drink any booze until I am officially an Ironman. I haven't had anything to drink since a few days before my surgery and I think that it will help me cut a few pounds. Don't get me wrong, I love beer, so it will make that first post-race drink that much better once I hear Mike Reilly, the Ironman announcer declare me an Ironman. I haven't weighed myself in a while because in the month after the initial injury to my knee I did pretty much nothing exercise-wise and I don't really want to know what that did to my body composition. I will begin weekly weigh-ins this weekend.
Today's workout:
Core 11x25
Planks 4x45sec
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