Training is going well and I am managing to keep largely to my schedule. I have had to juggle a few sessions this week as its been hard to fit things around travelling back from Hawea and also getting my bike in for some servicing.
To be honest Easter has thrown me a little bit, not just because of the travel to and from Hawea, but because it has really highlighted one of the key barriers that I have to overcome. You see, I’m not exactly the slimmest guy around. In fact a number of people call me “Big Guy”. Easter has highlighted my biggest weakness when it comes to training - I eat too much and I love chocolate!
When I started serious training about 18 months ago I was nudging 135kg with a BMI in the morbidly obese range. I’ve dropped almost 30 kgs since then, but I’ve stalled at around 105-107kgs since December.
I have been to a sports nutritionist and paid too much money for an eating plan, stayed on it for about 6 weeks and loosing about 4 kgs. However, I soon became bored of the menu and I also find that my training makes me hungary. I know what I am supposed to eat and when and I stick to it about 75% of the time, but the other 25% of the time I eat way too much and I give in to temptation too easily.
My target weight for race day is under 85kgs so I am going to have to loose another 20 or so kgs over the next 40 weeks. With the temptation of easter eggs gone, I am hoping to be more disciplined and hoping to drop 10 or so kgs over the next 10 weeks. For the moment, I know I am changing shape and that, with a recent increase in training, I am building up muscle especially my quads, glutes and shoulders.
I know that as I drop weight I am going to get faster and stronger and that it will aid my training. For the meantime though, I just need to stop eating crap and start turning to a completely healthy diet.
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Hi Richard,
Its like deja vu for me reading this. I too was 135Kgs and have been stuck around 120kgs. Bloody annoying knowing I could get up those hills quicker with a few more Kgs lost. I actually got down to 114 but went back up as I started road cycling and increased the mucsle mass in my legs (like I needed them to be any bigger). I've also seen a nutritionist and found that a waste of money. Didn't tell me anything I didn't know. I just need to get on with it, hence more running lately and watching the intake.
With the amount of training you are doing Rich, the weight lose will come. Just remember rest is just as important as exercise, especially at the level you are pushing yourself. The body needs time to recoup. I'm amazed at how you get to fit it all in. I'd be divorced by now.
Best of luck. Jason Wadsworth
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