So, How Am I Doing?

Pancakes.  A food I did not eat this week.

One week of closely following the core diet and watching my carbohydrates and sugar VERY carefully and following the Core Diet the initial results are mixed. 

Weight wise, I went down a little bit, but I'm not sure its actual weight loss (my weight has been bouncing around quite a bit from day-to-day, likely the result of getting back into training -- both strength and triathlon specific).  Here are the numbers: 

August 1, 2011 - 162.4 lbs
August 8, 2011 - 162.0 lbs

Training wise I'm feeling kind of "eh."  Its tough coming off an Ironman.  Not only did I completely shell my body on race day (a good thing), but I also lost a lot of my volume and fitness.  When you combine my taper with my week off and my very light week last week, I have a pretty miserable current fitness level.  It can be frustrating to not be able to bike and run the way I "should" be able to or at least the way I was able to before Ironman Lake Placid.  I know my numbers well and right now my watts and pace are "off" for both the bike and the run.  While I know the fitness will come back, its definitely a frustrating process.  On the positive side, my volume goes up a bit this week, which should help with both the fitness level and the weight loss.  The more I bike and (especially) run, the easier it is for me to drop weight.

Cookies.  Something else that I did not eat this week.

Nutrition wise, I'm being pretty damn good.  No major slip ups and I'm working hard to eliminate as much processed food as possible (sometimes its really hard and I have to rely on a protein bar).  While my food intake may be boring (Shaun claims I eat the same thing every day), I'm getting lots of lean protein, fruits and vegetables.  With this weeks training load (about 16 hours of swim-bike-run and 5 hours of yoga) the goal is to take in about 2400 calories / day in the form of 160 grams of protein, 300 grams of carbohydrates (this varied depending on fueling for my training) and 50 grams of fat. 

Here's what I ate today (which is a pretty "normal" day):

M1 (pre-bike) -- Greek yogurt, ezekiel muffin & peanut butter
M2 (bike) -- 1 bottle Perform
M3 (post-bike) -- 2 scoops Endurox
M4 (10:30 a.m.) -- Greek yogurt & cherries
M5 (1:30 p.m.) -- Salad w/ greens, spinach, cucumber, avocado & chicken, blue berries
M6 (pre-yoga) -- Turkey burger, green beans & peach
M7(pre-run) -- Banana
M8 (9 p.m.) -- 3 bantam eggs & broccoli

Totals: 2173 Calories / 160 Grams Protein / 263 Grams Carbohydrates / 50 Grams Fat