Well, I've been a faithful little patron to the Y this week. I'm really surprised by how quickly I'm becoming addicted to the gym. I've never been a gym person, but there's something about having 1 1/2 hours with a friend while child-free that makes working-out a bit less painful.
As you may remember, I tracked my weight loss while Joel was in Iraq last year, but I didn't give too many specifics in my weekly posts. But this time around, I'm hoping to share more of what I've been doing - a way for me to keep accountable for my workouts but also, I hope that it'll help those of you who are losing weight, too.
One thing that I've found incredibly helpful is to track my workouts and calories/nutrients. I'm using the My Fitness Pal app on my iPhone and it's really easy to use. I entered my current weight, my goal weight and how much I want to lose each week - it then determines, based on my activity level, what my calorie intake should be per day. It's a great tool and is helping me to keep on track. Oh, and it's free!
Week 1: No weight loss to report. Sad, but true. However, I feel more energetic than I've felt in a long time. To me, that makes the fact that I haven't lost weight kinda okay.
My workouts:
Friday -
30 minutes of cardio on the stationary bike
25 minutes of weight training
Saturday -
45 minutes of cardio, including walking and stationary bike
Monday -
76 minutes of cardio, including jogging, stationary bike and walking
25 minutes of weight training
I have a 5:30 date at the gym tomorrow morning. Hopefully Joel can motivate me (*ahem* push me out of bed) when the alarm goes off.
1 comment:
Your brave starting out tracking your calories and workouts at the start of the holiday season. Good going even if there is no immediate weight loss!
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