Friday swim, but not the bonus swim yet

SWIM 3200y in 75 mins, 4x400 steady

This is Wednesday's missed swim, so I still have my bonus swim to finish this weekend. Maybe Sunday. Based on today's fatigue, I should take a day away from the pool and rest.

The goal was steady 400's, but my times faded as the sets progressed. 8:03, then 8:12 to 8:18. I was feeling OK cardiovascularly, but fading on my form. I could feel it getting messy. I tried to improve focus -- in the past I'd let myself slow down to focus -- but this time I pushed to keep the same pace. I could feel the loss of anchor, the loss of the that light at-the-surface feeling I have when my form is good.

Hey, 6200y in back-to-back days is a jump up for me. I'm happy for what might be another 10K+ week for me!

Some thoughts on the gut pain thing, especially important since 2 coworkers noted my appearance today. One thought I might be pregnant, the other thought I looked scary. Didn't help that I was wearing a tank top, I guess.

I'm forcing myself to eat again in a bid to meet some arbitrary calorie goal so I don't lose more weight. But this is making me feel sick after meals. I added to my pre, mid, and post WO meals to try to fix this. And I think this is what's causing my problems! This extra food isn't sitting well in my stomach/gut and causing cramps. And not just any cramps, I'm having some pretty severe pains. Maybe cramps isn't the right word. Whatever.

I need to find some less fibrous foods, purees, baby food type stuffs, gels, liquid nutritions to test for my workouts. DH said if I don't get this fixed I won't race. I thought that a bit severe, but TV reworded it to say that I won't race if I don't make it to the start line either. Nuff said.

TV suggested eating a meal during the night. BD suggested white potatoes. She also suggested just munching nuts throughout the day. All good ideas!