So today is weigh in day, and I'm dreading it. I think that I may have lost one pound this week, but it has been a struggle. I find that I am not writing things down like I should, and I have been struggling with my workouts. I am glad that I am taking Thursday as my rest day. I remembered to bring an apple to the meeting so that I can have it and not feel famished when I get home.
So here's the results. This week, I lost 1.6 lbs...not nearly as exciting as 6.6 from last week, but at least I lost something. I know that we are "walking by faith, and not by sight", but it still was disappointing for a minute or two. Then I began to realize that, in spite of myself, I managed to lose another 1.6 lbs, putting me at an even 10 lbs for three weeks! Not to shabby! I now weigh 213.8 lbs! Just to see what I could figure out about 1.6 lbs, that means that I had to lose or reduce my calories by well over 4800, in order to lose that weight. I believe that it could have been more, but for now, it is good enough!
My team mates did pretty well again, one guy lost 4 lbs, another 3.4 lbs, the other dedicated gal lost 3 lbs, and one of the no show gals said she didn't lose anything. She had a variety of excuses why she hasn't been there, and the other gal just never showed up at all. I find myself getting very frustrated with them, and I heard that one team has already given the boot to a slacker member. I sure don't want that to happen, but they aren't committed like the rest of us, and it hurts our team. Joe D Bands is currently in 5th place still, and both of the guys, and the other gal are in the top ten for the HCC as a whole. It makes me want to work harder.
This week the meeting was shorter and we were on our way by 7:30. I am glad that I took tonight off, but I have to admit, I thought about going to the cardio room before I left. There's always tomorrow!
And speaking of tomorrow, here is the news from Friday the 4th.
I let my team know last night that I couldn't be there on Friday because Catlyn was cheering at a basketball game. My plan was to bring my work out stuff and stop at my gym on the way home. I knew that if I didn't stop, and came home, I might not have gone. I was feeling VERY stressed out about work, so I decided to do something mindless and get on the elliptical or the treadmill for 45 minutes. I brought my iPod, and a towel, and got busy. Because I am very slow on the uptake, or whatever, I chose the ....FAT BURNING....mode on the treadmill again. This time, when it said that it would change the incline until my heart rate was at the correct level, I pushed the big red STOP button! I was not going to ride that bull again. I chose a nice cardio program and started walking. At some point I grabbed an old "People" magazine, and read up about everything that happened in July of 2010. BORING! Then I got a copy of "US" magazine, that had the Kardashians in it from September, and it too was awful. I decided that I was tired of walking, so I moved the incline to 2.5 and cranked the speed up to 3.7 and I jogged. I found a really good pace, and jogged for well over 10 minutes without stopping. This may not seem like much, but to me...it is a miracle. Just three short weeks ago there would have been no possible way I could have done that. I really began to appreciate that the 10 lbs are gone, because not only was I not winded, my knees didn't hurt! Hooray! Baby steps people....that's all!
With the cool down I did a total of 50 minutes of cardio. I felt good even if I did miss my team.
Work out at 10:00 Saturday morning. I can hardly wait...
Kelly
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