Subject: great job! glad your liking the running. its hilarious, most people start out loathing it BUT end up loving it and NEEDING to get that run fix 2-3 times a week or we feel bad. 45tri is right on. your weight loss is great, any more and it would be unhealthy. of course, don't delude yourself in thinking that u can keep that 0.5-1lb per week till u hit your target. the closer u get to your target, the more that rate will fall, the more your body will resist, and the harder it will be. BUT u can do it, stay motivated - that is when many people give up - on those first several pounds that seem to 'melt away'. some people say that they r surprised they haven't dropped the weight off they wanted to by their first tri BUT that is when u must not give up and must get into the trenches and fight. your body is making a big change. losing 75lbs is something your body is gonna fight u for (in your case 10years...their is no way your body is gonna give it up quickly). just keep tri'ing. focus on swimming , bike, run and diet but not the scale. focus on improving your training (safely) keep a strict diet THEN jump on the scale every few months - THEN u will be surprised on excited. i know a lot of people watch that scale too much and if u having a bad week on the scale (which is gonna happen) it will give u a bad week mentally. ok, i have no idea on what just happened above...i swear it was gonna be quick. anyways, great progress! |