India calling...

Aw man! I found out tonight at training that my trainer isn't allowed to train me in the gym anymore because they are hiring a bunch of contractor PTs. Well, that just sucks! However, the plan is that we now move to outdoor training, run coaching and speed work. This means I get someone to run with who will pace me and keep me progressing (i.e. sticking to my run plan and holding me accountable). That's awesome.

But, my trainer is planning on going to India for 4-6 weeks in February so may miss my half ironman (I'll be VERY upset if he does). Darn, darn, darn! What am I going to do without a PT for up to six weeks? All that hard work and he won't get to see the payoff, and he's leaving when I need him most? That really sucks!

I got mildly thrashed by Mr PT tonight. I've decided that I quite like dumbbell chest press on the swiss ball. I'm learning to like squats into bicep curl into shoulder press, my abs are pretty strong now and I've lost 2% body fat in just four weeks. Awesome! I just have 8.77% to go and I'm at my target of 20%. My tricep fat (aka bingo wings) reduced big time this past month, so the hard gym work and all the swimming has paid dividends. I'm nearly down to 1/4 fat - I was 40% fat at one point...ugh!!! My weight hasn't gone down much but considering how much muscle mass I have, I am hardly surprised. The measuring tape and the body fat are keeping me motivated.

No pace bike tonight - Mr PT reckons I had done enough, so I'll go do my bike on Friday or Saturday. Yes, I know Friday is Christmas Day, but it's the perfect time to head out for a bike as there will be nobody on the roads!