December Numbers

"I am coming to the conclusion that, if I want to stay in shape, I will absolutely have to do it in the dark/cold mornings." was a quote from my last entry referring to the necessity of riding my MTB.  Guess how many miles I actually rode in the dark/cold?  Try ZERO!  I just couldn't do it.  I just couldn't get myself psyched up to ride the dark, cold, trails solo.  Heck, I probably wouldn't have been able to psych myself up to ride the dark, cold, trails, with a group of my best buddies!  I absolutely dislike riding anything in the cold.  Cold, to me, is 40-55 degrees.  What can I say?  Born and raised in AZ baby!  In fact, I came to the resolution that I am taking some much deserved "time off."  I'll exercise, or ride, when I feel like it and when the morning weather is satisfactory. 

Starting around Thanksgiving, I've been able to stick to Eric's eating plan (from 2012) 99% of the time while I'm away from the house, but WHILE I'm at the house, that's a different story.  I've pretty much consumed whatever I wanted (within reason) whenever I wanted.  If we order in pizza on a Thursday night, so be it.  Snacking on pretzels, tortilla chips, salsa, and various other goodies?  You betcha.  A cookie and coffee for breakfast?  Why not?  I was full on prepared (and absolutely OK with it) to acquire a few extra lbs this holiday season.  It only makes sense that, with my lack of exercise, and increase in garbage intake, I would put some more pressure on the scale.  To my amazement, when I stepped on said scale, on December 30th, I weighed 159 lbs!  That is the EXACT same weight that I weighed last December 29th.  I keep bringing this up, but Eric's diet still amazes me.  My IMAZ 2012 race weight was 155lbs and that was with all of my intense training.  To think that I've decreased the amount of exercising (compared to IMAZ 2012 training) for over a year and have maintained roughly the same weight!  It's especially amazing considering the amount of calories I've stuffed in my face since Thanksgiving too!  Let's take a look at my weight chart for the year:

Outside of that "anomaly" 164 lb reading in January (that I discussed in entries earlier this year), my weight has been extremely consistent with ranges between 156 and 162.  Fascinating, I know.

Looking back at my previous Decembers (starting in 2009) I have to say that 2013 was my absolute lowest output of pretty much everything!  Take a look for yourself:

DECEMBER 2009 TOTALS:

SWIM = 6300 yards

BIKE = 350 miles

RUN = 30.5 miles
 

DECEMBER 2010 TOTALS:

SWIM = 23275 yards

BIKE = 161.44 miles

RUN = 56.58 miles

DECEMBER 2011 TOTALS:

SWIM = 12025 yards

BIKE = 94.84 miles

RUN = 3 miles
 

DECEMBER 2012 TOTALS:

SWIM = 15100 yards

BIKE = 55.46 miles (All road)

RUN = 24.5 miles

DECEMBER 2013 TOTALS:

SWIM = 0 yards

BIKE = 114.2 miles (all MTB)

RUN = 8.03 miles