Week 7

Week 7 was a week of faltering and perseverance, but also of breakthrough and hope.

The lifting was very hard for me, and I wasn't able to do it fully on Tuesday (but, with difficulty, succeeded on Thursday).  The swimming saw a huge increase in the amount of consecutive laps I can do between rests OR the speed I can swim (but not both).

I feel run down after this week -- it might be that i slept less, or ate differently, or pushed harder in some of the workouts.  I'll be extra glad for the break this weekend.

Hopefully next week my body's response to these various challenges will continue to jell and I'll find a more comfortable rhythm (that still lets me progress).

I've still not lost any weight, but my belly is smaller while my arms and chest are subtly bigger.  I need to refine my diet a little - my body wants more food than it used to, and I'm not sure what to give it.  This week's practice of feeding it giant strombolis daily was enjoyable, but probably not a good long-term plan.