Lent 2019 is now over, and it's time for me to set new objectives. Sadly, I think my new objectives are going to be about the same as the old ones!
Depending on how you look at it, this season was not great, or was 'just fine'. Having the quarter close (a very busy time for me), my own birthday, and a family vacation all hit in the middle of Lent threw me off my game, and prevented me from accomplishing my weight loss and training objectives. But, while the 'accounting' view of my weight would say that I didn't really lose anything, the 'economic' view would say that I didn't gain as much as I normally do during these periods, so it could be a success. For training - well, I'm just behind.
But that's the past. I'm focusing on the future. Coming up is the period I refer to as 'Re-Lent', where I commit to continuing the objectives of the past six weeks, and / or improving upon them. I've built a new training plan, committed to my nutrition, and secured the companionship of my wife on this journey, so the odds of success are higher.
I have two races in the next two weeks, then a triathlon in June, and finally the Father's Day 5K. After that, it's two months until my half-ironman, so I've got two 8-week 'sprints' to make some changes.
One of those changes will hopefully be a new job shortly as well. During vacation, I spent a lot of time thinking that it's time for me to stand up for myself a little more forcefully, which begins tomorrow in the office. That may blow back on me a bit, but I think I'd be okay with that right now. More details next week.
