Here we are in week 3 of Iron man training and I am drained. Can't remember the last time I truly felt rested. It was probably when I took the last vacation that didn't include a race.
When I get this tired I eat poorly. The scale creeping up rather than down. It was bothering me for a few days then I decided, ya know what, who cares. I'm healthier and fitter than most out there. If my body is craving sugar then I'm going to have it. After exercising on average 1200 calories per day, I'm going to eat that cookie. Ok, let's be honest, 3 or 4 cookies.
Along with the fluctuating scale I am dealing with a bit of uneasiness with my whole anxiety/ bladder issue. To make a long story short....Dr wants a cystoscopy done. I do not. I do however want to try a new medication that I found after researching for hours. I went to the Dr today ready to fight and demand to be put on this medication. Lucky for me he knows me well enough to give it to me. Not because he's a push over but after explaining my hours behind the computer and what I found I basically diagnosed myself with IC. So I will start this Tofranil tomorrow and test it out for a few weeks. Then I will decided whether or not to have the scope done. I honestly don't think they will find anything. With the possibility of making the IC worse by having the cystoscopy done, I just don't know if it's worse the risk.
I have managed to duck out on the colds that have run through the family over the winter months. However, today I'm starting to get one. Sore throat, clogged ears. Pressure in head. Yup it's coming. Ain't gonna be pretty in a few days. Probably another reason I'm just so freakin tired!
I'm just about 1 month away from my first triathlon of the season. It will be bitter sweet. My sisters are now seniors in college where the triathlon takes place. The true reason we drive 6 hours for a sprint tri. We make a weekend out of it. Getting to spend time with them and their friends always makes for a fun weekend. I have a goal in mind for this race. I'm already visualizing each sport, knowing where I can improve from years past. It will be my 4th time racing this event and most likely my last. I will have a PR this year. Along with a PR I will prove a point. This almost 40 year old can keep up with those 20 something college students. Remember my true body age is 18, per my loving scale. I plan on beating quite a few of them. One in particular.
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