This time it's for real

My goal was to do a half ironman to celebrate my 50th Birthday.  I turned 50 in July and The goal was to do the Miami Man 70.3 this past November.  However I was struggling with my weight and then I got an Achilles injury that lasted over a year.  All this prevented me from training.  I still did Miami Man but the international distance. Although I was discouraged I never let the 70.3 dream out of my sight.  Finally I went to the Dr. and she prescribed me some hormone therapy and I dropped 20 lbs in just a couple weeks.  This was amazing progress for me and really gave me some hope. Also the Achilles was showing signs of improvement just very slow progress.  After losing 20 lbs I became very encouraged to try to get more weight off now that my body was cooperating.  Going back to my Osmond roots it seemed like a natural decision to try Nutrisystem.  Marie lost 40 some odd lbs on it and she swears by the plan. Ok granite she makes money off of the thing, but still I don't think she would endorse something she didn't truly believe in.  So trusting Marie I went on Nurtisystem.  I continue to lose between 1 and 2 lbs every week.  The program is really working good for me.  I think what makes it the most appealing is that I don't have to cook.  I can put my time and effort into training and keeping up with work and I just nuke the nutrisytsem foods and I am good to go.  I know the foods for the most part are healthy and satisfying.  Adding fruits and veggies and extra protein I know I am getting what I need to keep my body strong and healthy.  So with the weight loss going good and my Achilles mostly healed I know this time around my training is going to take off.  Last weekend was the real test of my endurance.  Saturday I did a 28 mile bike ride with my friends over some bridges.  Then Sunday I did a 10 mile run.  I was a little sore on Monday but the amazing thing is that my Achilles was doing ok.  It was a little sore but recovered very well.  To me that was a true sign that I am ready to begin my training. And I have confidence that this time it truly is for real.