Earlier in the year, I struggled with having enough energy to train properly.  In particular, I found that I would head out for a ride and I felt like I was already bonked.  In an attempt to correct the situation, I would eat a bar as I walked out the door.  While this masked the problem, it was really nothing more than a Band-Aid for a bigger issue.

It all started with my attempt to further clean up my diet.  Since I'm not a calorie counter, I only have a general idea of how many calories I'm consuming on a daily basis.  What I failed to realize is that in its latest edition, Diet 2.0, I was running a midday calorie deficit.  It was hardly noticeable due to "make up" eating at dinner but during the day, I was short on fuel.

My wife will attest to the fact that I am absolutely dedicated to my training and hardly ever miss a session.  Despite my dedication, I sometimes find that I drag my feet before heading out the door for a workout.  Email, Twitter, or even writing this blog entry will distract me and my departure is suddenly delayed by 30 minutes.

A few months ago, I got tired of my procrastination because it was frequently causing a schedule pileup.  The bike departure would delay the run departure which would delay the swim departure and next thing I know, I'm cooking dinner late at night because I couldn't get my butt out of the computer chair.