"I can answer sometimes, or yes, to about nine of those."

Really Ann? That doesn't seem that healthy to me, depending on which questions you answered yes to, and what the context is...

Well, looks like I'm possible obsessed.

1. Yes. I check the scales most days. 2. 'Working out', no per se. Riding, often yes, although I have slack days. 3. Yes-ish. If I know I've got a very hard training ride or race in the next day or two, I won't head out on a night out with friends, or if I do I'm sticking to the waters and just there for appearances. 4. At times, yes. After a hard race I just eat what I want for the rest of the day 5. Not necessarily. 6. Unless I feel real undercooked for a race - no. 7. Sometimes - mainly for raiding the work biscuit jar, or if I eat sweet fatty crap that I don't need. 8. Yes - I have to be feeling pretty awful not to do so. 9. Nope 10. No 11. Yes 12. Depends on my training schedule. If it requires belting myself, then belt myself I shall. 13. No, although I have been known to take a sneaky look at height/weight ratio of pro's before today and compare it to my own.

1. Are you consumed with your skill or becoming better, no matter how good at your instrument you are? Yes

2. Is practicing music your number one priority? Yes 3. Do you feel compelled to put everything else aside to play your instrument? Yes

4. Does practicing music justify your drug taking and smoking? Yes

5. Do you avoid television when you haven’t done your practice? Yes

6. Do you panic when you cannot practice you instrument? Yes

7. Do you feel guilty when you watch television? Yes

8. Do you practice even when you aren’t feeling well, have an injury or are exhausted? Yes

9. Do you take cannabis before a jam? Yes

10. Do you criticise your musical ability? Yes

11. Do your friends and/or family comment on how much you practice? Yes 12. Do you need to push yourself 100 per cent for every jam session in order to feel like it was worthwhile? Yes

13. Do you constantly compare yourself to other musicians at gigs or in magazines? Yes

I like your blog better when they're about cycling/running etc. Honestly, I'm sure most people don't doing recreational tris because they have some kind of body image/food problem do they?

@ Obzen #3 - Nice! I'm exactly the same!

soph #4 12:27pm

Nah, you're right, however at the same time, the more serious you become the more you start taking those things into account.

You forgot one criteria question.

14. Do you write a blog on exercise/training?

:-)

@soph Ann's injured again so there aren't so many training stories :) And recreational triathletes may not but body image/food obssessed but road runners.... (Mostly teasing!)

Hmmm I answered yes/sometimes to 10 of those. I am training for a marathon at the moment, and I don't want my cycling/swimming/mountain biking to take a back seat. I've also started the hundred push up challenge too so today looked a bit like this: 6am swim squad for a speed session (yuck) 8am (after getting home, getting changed, cup of coffee and email check) 30 min fartlek run 9am (after working out run times and how many ks I might have run) 46 push ups (week one day one). Then I procrastinated some more (deciding whether I could fit in a quick road or mountain bike before heading off to work) and eventually decided to cycle to neighbouring suburb to drop off race entry before heading to work. At work until 7pm when I will cycle home, eat dinner and then use my massage roller to help my legs prepare for tomorrow's steady run.

I think I could be exercise bulimic after all.

Actually I don't think most people have something they're obsessed with. That's why they're content to spend all their spare time watching TV and going to the pub.

Unless you're a little obsessed you'll give up within a couple of weeks.