Mom update, weight, & triathlon

Most important news 1st. The Heart Hospital found no damage to the muscle or structure of my Moms heart. She has no major blockage. They told her her heart attack is probably due to stress, blood pressure, & cholesterol. She has another appointment on the 31st.

I want to thank everyone for their prayers & well wishes. I'm not sure how I would have made it through all this without all of your support. It seemed like every time I started to feel overwhelmed I'd receive another email or comment. Thank you so much.

I went for a 2 hr bike on Sat followed by a 45 minute run. I felt very slow. It probably has mostly to do with my weight, partly to do with stress. I'm back up to 205 pounds. That's about 16 pounds heavier than I was in May. Most of my weight gain has to do with the stress of losing my Dad, my Moms heart attack, & getting out of my training routine. Today I'm back in my schedule of working, working out, sleeping, & healthy eating. I was hoping to do the 5430 half Iron August 10th weighing in the low 190's. That won't happen now. I'm at 205 with only 3 weeks until the 5430. If I'm truly dedicated to eating healthy & still giving my body enough calories to handle the upcoming hard training I'll be able to lose a little over 2 pounds a week. So I assume I'll be around 195-199 for the half. Ironman Arizona is around 3.5 months after the 5430. 3.5 months is plenty of time to get to & maintain my goal weight of 190. If all goes well & I stay on track this time I'll be back to my goal racing weight of 190 by mid Sept. Just in time for the Enchanted Circle Century. I must say though, I still have dreams of a grand light weight of 180 by IMAZ. We'll see.

That's all for now. Thanks for the prayers & support. You all have no idea how much it has meant to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.