News from the “Nest”:  I am coming off a two week vacation where I made a conscious effort to get all of my runs in and managed a few swims.  I also tracked my calories and it’s the first vacation where I ate pretty much what I wanted to (fish and chips 7 times!) without the usual result.  My weight today is a little lower than when I left and I have none of the guilt associated with overindulging.  Some might consider my calorie counting a little obsessive – I call it being conscientious:) and made different choices based on my day’s activity or lack there of. Generally speaking I think about what I eat earlier in the day and what our plans might be for later (dinner out or a stop for ice cream). On vacation I avoided high sugar drinks in favour of a lovely shared dessert.  When I indulged for dinner, I ate half of my meal and boxed up the remainder – which me dad usually had for lunch the following day.  Tracking calories in/out through My Fitness Pal has opened my eyes to the possibility of having a nutritional intake that has lots of everything and still maintaining a healthy body composition.  I don’t have to give up my faves – I can just make sure I am active enough to compensate.  

I will be away Thursday til Monday visiting Peter in Virginia.  The workouts are listed below and be at the usual times.

Lakeside Triathlon: Who is up for a fun little triathlon or duathlon at the end of the summer? Warm lake, flat bike and run!  I would like to get at least one tri in and given the busy summer schedule, this race might be my only possibility. http://www.multisportcanada.com/lakeside/  Send me a note to let me know if you are “in”!

This weeks workouts (Meet at 1438 Redwing Court):  (Note that Tuesday and Saturday workouts for sprint tri have been swapped in the schedule)