fitness challenge weeks 4 and 5
Ok, so this is most definitely a super late fitness entry. Sorry guys, (to those that might be following updates!) It as usual has been a super busy week/month! Let’s see - fitness wise I am getting a tad ticked off.
I am now @ 135. And although this is where I started at - I feel as though I am not pushing myself as much as I should be. Soooooo, I have really stepped up my strength training this week. My arms are so damn sore right now - it hurts to type this entry.(This should tell you guys just how much me wuvs you all!)
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And I was cursing like a truck driver tonight when I was tweezing my eyebrows…! It hurt to even bring my arm up!
It’s not like a bad pain though. It’s the good, “I have really worked my arms, shoulders and tummy muscles well these past few days and they are re shaping and healing…” type of pain.
When I feel this pain - believe it or not, I feel good. It tells me that my body is doing just what it should be doing.
So, again…Why am I NOT losing weight? Could be a few things.
1. I was seriously strength training last year - my body could just be use to it. So I need to really push when I lift my weights.
2. I am not doing enough cardio at each session. I was doing over an hour of cardio 5-6 days a week. Now I am only doing a half hour 5 days a week.
3. I was really getting into running last year too. But with all the injuries I got - It pretty much totally disappointed me… So I kinda gave up.
Ok, so what am I gonna do? Well, I want to be down to at the very least - 125 by May 1st right?
1. I will be REALLY watching my caloric intake.
2. My cardio will be slowly increased to an hour each day.
3. Hopefully I can restart my running again. I started tonight and did well. I was able to run 4 minutes without getting an asthma attack.
Since I have exercise induced asthma - it can really throw me for a loop when I run. Tomorrow, I will take my inhaler before I start! Gonna have to restock on those puppies though!
My new running sneakers should be in tomorrow too! Am NOT giving up hope yet though. And you guys who might be losing weight (or trying to) should not give up hope either! I should start seeing good results by the end of this week… Stay tuned!
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My Fitness challenge - week 1.
If you all remember last week when I was totally ticked off because I have been gaining a very unhealthy weight for my height. I wrote about it here and said that I would be rededicating myself to my fitness workout and weight loss routine.I was going to add a post about this yesterday, but I already had written two posts and did not want to bombard you with too many postings!Well, I have so far made good on that progress and have lost 3 lbs already. I have made myself get on my treadmill starting last Monday and so far, so good. I was able to hop on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
However, my cardio daily totals should have been 60 minutes daily and I have only been doing about 20-25 minutes on those days. That equals a weekly goal of 300 minutes that I should be getting. But as of now, I am not.
I am really nervous about getting another ACL injury from running so I am making sure that I start slow this time.
My total goal for weekly calories burned are 1530. This past week I burned just 798. That’s still, 2 whole meals if you think about it. 
My strength training consisted of simple exercises of dumbbell wrist curls, lateral raises, flys, chest presses, bicep curls, crunches and so on. I wanted to keep my first week very simple and easy. I am just not in the mood to be getting any injuries!
And I have been at my “Sparkpeople” all week. logging all my food, my water, exercises, etc. Seriously, you guys need to join there. It really is worth it.
Free Online Diet Plan at SparkPeople.comI even updated my weight loss there a little while ago. So, all in all it has been a great week for a start. Hopefully I will be able to loose 2-3 lbs this week too.
