Same old...and a 50k

Finally. I was able to get through a full 50k without injury. I will say my overall persona; fitness is at an all-time high. My body always wants to progress. I am sure that this is a push from my mind and the body’s along for the ride though. I had a good day on the trails; I went out a bit too easy and at 13 decided to pick it up. I negative split the second 13 by 5 minutes and was feeling some big-time pain. Well that was what I was there for so Mission Accomplished. The muscles hurt but, what was the worst was 3 of my toenails were smashed in my shoe. They were all black at the finish and will soon depart from my toes. Good thing triathlon doesn’t have a pretty foot contest…After all was said and done we went and had a few beers and some cheese fries and wings and regular fries and gummy bears, ALL my favorites. Monday I woke up sore but, something was off. Natalie bought P90x for her birthday and I really wanted to do it. I am an Ironman, not video fitness guy. Well I had the day off so I set everything up in the workout area in the basement and hit Day one. Chest and Back. One of the most wonderful ass kicking’s I’ve had in awhile. With P90x comes a diet plan. No way can I stick to something like that. Or can I? I upped my protein; cut the carbs a bit, eliminated refined sugar and HFCS, and added a ton of veggies. It stuck. I eat because I have to, not because I want to. In 5 days I was down 4 lbs and fully hydrated. Then Friday hit, I got the most awful 12 hr flu. I was at 1100 calories when it hit so I lost a day of nutrition. By Saturday morning I was down another 8 lbs. A gallon of fluid I assume. Sunday night I was back up 4 and sitting around the same Monday. However, I feel like garbage but, there’s this thing. I just want to hammer every workout. I swam this morning and felt like crap. P90x definitely affects my swims. So I think I’ll give it until March 1 then hang it up. It’s more important that I have a strong swim than a not so doughy body. Tell you what though, I’ll be digging deep to pull it out until March. This is in addition to not instead of.