what I thought after I did it

I did the whole length of a triathlon to practice today, I feel totally fine, except it is hitting me now- it's 5:17 and I am fading fast.  

It was good though, I did it despite the rainy and cool weather, which I am proud of, and didn't cut any corners.  I did the whole thing-swimming, biking, and walking.  I didn't even go so slow to "pace myself" like I always tell myself to do because once I was doing it I just went on and on and on, like the energizer bunny.  It occurred to me that I was really zipping when I past a group of walkers on probably the biggest hill and one of them called out something to me, like "You're flying!" or something nice like that.  It makes me look forward to the real triathlon where there will be people lined up cheering us on.

There were only two not so good spots during my practice.  One was the transition off of the bike- I couldn't really walk right for a few minutes, but then that faded away and I did it.  The other was wearing the wrong top in the rain.  I was wearing a cotton sleeveless t-shirt which I wear to exercise all the time, except it usually is not raining, or cold.  The shirt kinda stretched out real long and was super clammy against me.  Other than those two things, I was super fine.

I look down at my new muscle-y legs and I can't believe what I am seeing.   I am getting massive thighs and calves. Very feminine, I know, but preferable to loose sagging jiggle fat legs, I think. But,  I'll tell you the most shocking thing to me will be tomorrow morning when I wake up, remember what I have done and how well I did,  and realize that I am still fat. How can I do all this and stil be fat? And don't say how long it took me to get fat, because I can gain a pound a day for an extended period of time on a really good binge, of which I have had many in the recent and not so recent past

Comments

[Anna Banana]

I'm tired just thinking about all that activity. But super impressed. Way to go! Rock on with your muscle-y legs!

[mar]

You're a rock star! I'm both jealous (cuz your kids are big enough for you to get regular exercise time) and soo glad I am not huffing away out there with the burning and all. Even though I really need to. And when I do it I like it. But, anyway, you rock!