1 hour swim this morning. 2 hour bike this afternoon. As much Magners as I can drink tonight in Swansea with my mates (no triathletes all rugby players). Should get myself rehydrated with all that Ice.
Been a good week training wise, week eight of be-ironfit (over 10 hours already this week) and have only a visit to the gym planned tomorrow for anything thats take my fancy (probably sauna and jacuzzi to sweat the nasty toxins out.
Have not drunk since xmas and is the first night that the Mrs and I have left the baby with my parents. This has been planned for a while all I need now is Welsh win tonight.
Firday (3/40). Nothing.. so far.. but it is hard going. There is still half a bottle of pudding wine left in the Fridge. It is calling me... but I will resist.
Hmm it would appear weve all gone tee total!!!! I have to confess to a couple glasses of wine friday night.. followed by a very laboured swim on Saturday morning
You must all be like me then - not had a drop since 24th Feb. I can honestly say that for the last two nights I haven't even thought about have a drink, once. Had completely forgotten about it until I received a thank you note from my liver in the post this morning. Colour me smug.
what's that like? does the world look any different? are you beginning to reconsider doing this crazy sport - you know, since the braincells have grown back??
I really don't want to link things like, improved mental status, improved performance, improved motivation improved training, better sleeping pattern with the giving up of drinking.. I'd swap them all up for an ice cold beer...
Truth of the matter is I'm more afraid of what the wife would do to me if I broke my no drinking promise...
I have a date in mind for my next "drink" after my first Tri in April.. my sister said she would take me to the Mess on her Base...
hmm... Cheap beer surrounded by squaddies after not drinking for 10 weeks after an triathlon.. What could possibly go wrong....
and with the above statement I've given you a quick insight to my life and beliefs [:)]
I've managed not to post on this thread yet, in fear that if I started, I would be a super member in no time at all!!!
Alas, another bottle of wine opened tonight and on night shift tomorrow, therefore, it seems I am set for the evening.....Do I have to post for every glass I have or just once for the bottle?
It depends - if you finish the bottle in one night! i got a case of various beers for my birthday and they keep staring at me......oh sod it! beer time!
Oi Clarkey... are you taking your bike to Madrid? Just thought you could maybe do a an hour or two on the bike before the bull-running then you could log it as a brick session.
Anyway, confession time: I'm a tight arsed git so if I want a beer at home I buy that horrible super-strength tennents shite then mix it 50:50 with economy lemonade to make a 4.5% cheap-skate shandy. Problem is that I'm out of work, p*ssed off and the shandys are getting stronger.
Just realised I'm on my third can tonight. This is very bad.
Weirdly, I'm also training like a monster at the moment. Up one minute, down the next. Probably best if I join the tee-total club until I get a job.
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Been a good week training wise, week eight of be-ironfit (over 10 hours already this week) and have only a visit to the gym planned tomorrow for anything thats take my fancy (probably sauna and jacuzzi to sweat the nasty toxins out.
Have not drunk since xmas and is the first night that the Mrs and I have left the baby with my parents. This has been planned for a while all I need now is Welsh win tonight.
Thursday (2/40). Nothing!
Firday (3/40). Nothing.. so far.. but it is hard going. There is still half a bottle of pudding wine left in the Fridge. It is calling me... but I will resist.
Ahhh! You can understand the desperation then. There was a reason why half a bottle had been left....
But at the same time i'm still a little proud of myslef............had a (single) can of fosters last night........and that's it! )
Would normally polish off at least 4 cans and a couple of glasses of wine..........so i'm weak (falling off again) but strong (climbing on again).
What's better is, i feel that little bit fitter this morning, a little bit lighter and a little faster!
what wagon? i can't see any wagon, what's a wagon?
"happy birthday tooooo meeee, happy birthday toooooooo meeeeeeeeeeeeee"
Last night a Stella and half a bottle of white wine were used for purely medicinal purposes.
You must all be like me then - not had a drop since 24th Feb. I can honestly say that for the last two nights I haven't even thought about have a drink, once. Had completely forgotten about it until I received a thank you note from my liver in the post this morning. Colour me smug.
Shame on you drinkers!!!!! How I envy you......
what's that like? does the world look any different? are you beginning to reconsider doing this crazy sport - you know, since the braincells have grown back??
Well done buddy. You're a better man than me [:@]
Truth of the matter is I'm more afraid of what the wife would do to me if I broke my no drinking promise...
I have a date in mind for my next "drink" after my first Tri in April.. my sister said she would take me to the Mess on her Base...
hmm... Cheap beer surrounded by squaddies after not drinking for 10 weeks after an triathlon.. What could possibly go wrong....
and with the above statement I've given you a quick insight to my life and beliefs [:)]
Alas, another bottle of wine opened tonight and on night shift tomorrow, therefore, it seems I am set for the evening.....Do I have to post for every glass I have or just once for the bottle?
If anybody has a problem with that then I'll fight yer, once I've had this next can of lager...
So this is my wall of shame entry for friday saturday and sunday when i think its going to be pretty much 18 hrs a session.
Thats it then i promise
Anyway, confession time: I'm a tight arsed git so if I want a beer at home I buy that horrible super-strength tennents shite then mix it 50:50 with economy lemonade to make a 4.5% cheap-skate shandy. Problem is that I'm out of work, p*ssed off and the shandys are getting stronger.
Just realised I'm on my third can tonight. This is very bad.
Weirdly, I'm also training like a monster at the moment. Up one minute, down the next. Probably best if I join the tee-total club until I get a job.
Thats a cracking idea, does riding the bull count? Keep your chin up buddy
bad Scott!!!
Will start again todoy.....
ha ha ha [:D]
Please forgive my wealness and blame it on the landlord! Or the boogie. Boogie Boogie
Both myself and the missus have given up the drink for Lent (which is about 6 weeks).
By my crude calculations - say five bottles of wine a week (£6 per bottle) = £180.
Say 4 pints of beer on average in the pub per week at £3.00 per pint = £72
A bottle of spirits = £15
A few bottles of beer = £20
Gives a total of 287 - round that up to a nice tidy £300.
That's a pretty decent amount of kit. I've practically paid for my new bike [:)]
Plus the weight loss - 1kg == 30 seconds on a 10K.
I'm just wondering about what to do after lent...