Juggling

You might think that after doing Ironman a normal human being would then use the next few months to chill out, relax, eat junk food and lay on the couch. I am not normal. I did take two weeks off of working out and then jumped back in with two feet. I am still working out 6 days a week, sometimes two times a day. This week it hit me pretty hard that I was missing out on time with Cale, too many balls in the air. I took my schedule to my coach and told him that I needed a couple of nights back at home. Last week I worked out Mon-Wed nights, then had bible study on Thursday night and then took Cale to the lake with me on Friday night for an open water swim. I have to start taking a stand and saying no. This has been an on going prayer request for me. I have the underlying fear that I will turn into a 500 lb blob if I stop working out 15 hours a week ;) I have reduced my schedule to Wed night ride and Thurs night bible study, and will fit in a lake swim on Friday if it fits into the schedule. I am feeling better now. Being a working mom is hard enough, I think Cale and JP would rather have me be out of shape and around more :)