Hello, My name is Bluetree...

[Bluetree]

Welcome back, Lise. Where have you been?

Oh... right... you were with Cutieman!

[rocknrollgirl]

Ya know, you are right...we will have a support group with NO STEPS...just get addicted and you can join.

And here I was thinking I was the only one have training thoughts all day long.

[KSH]

Well... everything is fine EXPECT for this:

My fridge has been empty for even longer.

As a TRUE tri addict... you should have TONS of healthy food on hand! No food in your fridge? Are you eating out the whole time?

Otherwise...screw everything else!

[Bluetree]

Guilty as charged. Although in my defense... I am surrounded on all sides by healthy eateries. This is, after all, Southern California.

[mimitabby]

Guilty as charged. Although in my defense... I am surrounded on all sides by healthy eateries. This is, after all, Southern California.

rotfl!!

go to one of your posh supermarkets spend $200 and buy a bag of gourmet
groceries, will ya? I can't IMAGINE not having food in the house!!

[Wahine]

It all started sooooo innocently. A little swim here, a pleasant bike ride there. Then the next thing I know, I'm clearing the bank account for tri gear. I don't return phone calls because "I have a brick to do".

Worst of all are the tremors I get when I haven't trained enough.

LIKE THIS LAST WEEK!!

I'm going crazy from forced rest due to virus. But you'll hear from me later. I plan on fully reinstating my addiction as soon as possible.

Mimi - Those So Cal types never eat at home. When I go to my SIL's place, I'm lucky if I can find a bag of almonds in the drawer. Mind you, there's always espresso to be had. SIL's DH takes pity on me though. He always runs out to the fancy shmancy grocery store to get me some food.

[KSH]

Guilty as charged. Although in my defense... I am surrounded on all sides by healthy eateries. This is, after all, Southern California.

Fair enough.

You don't live where I do... the land where EVERYTHING is LARGER... Texas!

If I eat out, I am going to gain weight. Plain and simple. And I'm vegetarian!

[KnottedYet]

MmmMMMmmm, pork chop....

I have the aforementioned empty fridge, great piles of laundry, dirty dishes in the sink, and a floor with Things In The Carpet To Strike Fear In The Hearts Of Mere Mortals.

But on the way home I bought a pork chop. ONE meal's worth of food. Not a dozen eggs, a tin of salmon, two heads of cabbage; all of which would make a couple meals. No, I spent my $2 on one delicious juicy tender savory pork chop. Because I need the protein and iron as I build muscle for the sprint Triathlon I'm doing in 5 months.

Yeah, that's it....

(BTW, I only eat red meat maybe once every month or two; so I can justify the expense, eh? )

[rocknrollgirl]

It is pretty bad when people pass you at wok and say..."hey how is the training going? Is this an easy week or a hard week?"

The addiction is starting to show. That and I regularly sneak around stealing other people's food.

I did not know I could get this hungry, and I am not even training IM distance.

[Bluetree]

You don't live where I do... the land where EVERYTHING is LARGER... Texas!

Yeah, that would make me eat in more.

In my neighborhood, if I wanted a breakfast of an egg white/veggie omelet with soy-protein sausages and whole grain pancakes, I could pick and choose my spots. For lunch I can get a plate of skinless mediterranean/rotisserie chicken breast with steamed veggies at any one of three places within walking distance of my home. My local pizza place offers whole grain crusts, light (or goat) cheese and all the healthy toppings you could ask for.

Yeah, we may be the capitol of earthquakes, fake boobs, freeways-disguised-as-parking-lots, serial killers and conspicuous consumption... but we know how to eat!

[Lise]

Welcome back, Lise. Where have you been?

Oh... right... you were with Cutieman!

uh, yeah. HE's started to push me to get back to training! Little does he know that his enthusiasm will mean he gets to stand on a street corner out back of the Leaning Tower YMCA on May 20 and cheer for me for 10 seconds as I fly by on my bike for 5 laps! Of course, *I* think cheering at a triathlon is fun, because I cheer for everybody. Heck, I cheer for everybody when I'm doing the triathlon! YAYAYAYAY triathletes!