Meal Replacement Shakes...Yuk?

It seems everyone I know that is losing serious weight is using meal replace,ent shakes. So far I have resisted the temptation. It just doesnt sound that good. So I continue on training for triathlons. Where the cruel irony of exercising is that muscle weighs more than fat. But my Dr. Tells me that's okay, losing inches and not looking flabby is much better. I wish I could do both, quickly, but eking out my few pounds down, a couple pounds up is my life and I'm okay with that.

2012 Race Schedule...smile

This year I'm getting in shape. As a 53 year old woman it's never too late to start moving. In the last 6 months, this what I have done: Sept, 2011, sprint triathlon; November 5K; Jan, 2012 sprint triathlon; Feb, sprint triathlon; March, 10k.

I am signed up to do: March, sprint triathlon; 10 miler; April, sprint triathlon; May 5k; July, an Olympic distance triathlon.

Then I will take a break. I will make a tshirt quilt out of all these tshirts after that. I think I'll try to do the September triathlon, the one that began this journey...smile

Get out there and exercise people!!

Fartlek-This is White on Rice for Me...smile

http://video.about.com/running/How-to-Do-a-Run-Walk-10K-Training-Program.htm

So I've been training for my first triathlon Sunday, 1/29/12.  Along the way, I've found running to be my most difficult activity.  If find myself anaerobic most of the time.  This last Saturday I ran with the Triple Crown Running club for the second time.  I was lucky enough to have a woman hang back and coach me.  Her name was Charlotte and she is a cross country coach!!  What luck for me.  She told me about interval training and how it is called Fartlek.  A terrible sounding word, which I am sure got many jokes and least of all snickers from the school age children she coached.

Fartlek, in a nutshell is interval training.  Running and walking for a faster recovery time.  I plan to execute this training plan next week before my race.  Click on the video above if you would like to try it.