Life is hectic. I have nearly two dozen jury trial stats. But with every 'yin' comes a 'yang.' In this case, I have more professional experience and satisfaction in my job than I have ever thought I would have. Nonetheless, the job satisfaction has occurred at the expense of not only weight, but to a large degree also fitness.
that said, I would say I regularly row 3-4 times per week, with rowing between 5,000 and 15,000 meters per session (a 15k row, for my money, is worth about a 10k run (6.2 miles)). I also go to the gym a few times a month and grab a swim. I've been lackadaisacal about doing mountain or road cycling, since it takes up the most time. I did more of it in the summer, but less this fall.
I still consider the idea of commuting by bike to work, but its awfully far (>20 miles one way).
I thought I would be able to transition to a different county as a prosecutor this fall, but unfortunately they didn't pick me for second round interviews (boo hoo!). Of course, I wondered whether my husky appearance effected the ultimate results (I suspect it didn't effect my results in hindsight, but initially I thought they have downgraded me because I was more husky than the others).
I still dream of having 20 hours per week to train -- but one of the benefits of being older and wiser is knowing one's time limits and setting limits. there's a trade-off between triathlon training and job satisfaction. I don't think I'm rationalizing, but I simply can't (and won't try) to do everything. I continue to have regular workouts. My eating habits could be more healthy, although, in fairness, I eat a 10 pound bag of apples every week (it's eaten on teh morning ride into work, usually two of them) and I eat relatively healthy healthy choice meals during the evenings, or burritos from costco, lots of yogurt, the multi-fruit-veggie drink from costo and a healthy dose of bananas.
I do have some frozen yogurt (those skinny cow ones are pretty good) with some regularity and hummus and bread, along with regular turkey sandwiches. It's not that I'm the most unhealthy eater of all time, but, self-admittedly, I could improve my diet and, as importantly my caloric intake should be lower.
I hope to do a few triathlons next year. I'm going to have to get real with the schedule and try to set real limits and boundaries upon my demanding girlfriend too. . .
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