It's halfway into my 3rd week of exercising. It's been slow going, but I'm starting to get myself back into things.
Week 1
Workout 1-
13 minutes on elliptical
10 minutes of working out with weights, with focus on 1 specific area (I don't remember what I did lol)
Total calories reduced through food reduction and exercise: 972
(1,300-1,500 calorie consumption a day, based on an estimate of 1,700 burnt through normal daily activities)
Week 2
Workout 1-
16 minutes on elliptical
5 minutes of leg/ back stretches
Workout 2-
21 minutes on elliptical
Single Leg Bridges, 2 sets of 12 reps (raise 1 leg for 12 reps, 2nd leg for 12 reps = 1 set)
Leg Extensions, 2 sets of 15
5 minutes of leg/ back stretches
Total workout time 32 minutes
Workout 3-
2 repeats on the first 2 groups of exercise in Boot Camp Style Workout (I am NOT ready for P90X!)
5 minutes of overall stretching
Total workout time 35 minutes
Workout 4-
A 35 minute somewhat fast paced walk around my neighborhood on a pretty Saturday afternoon
Workout 5-
10 minutes of dancing to Wii's Just Dance rented from Redbox.
I completed about 4 songs, realized there were no other songs I liked on it, kicked myself yet again for selling my Xbox Kinect & Dance Central II, and gave up for a real workout
Completed my list of Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred Exercises instead
Total calories reduced through food reduction and exercise: 2,350
Week 3
Workout 1-
Completed the Workout Routine that I'd compiled last November when fitness was a every day thing. This was a fairly easy routine for me when I compiled it. I almost couldn't complete it this time around. GREAT beginner workout to keep things from getting boring. Go me! :)
Workout 2-
22 minutes on the elliptical
5 minutes of leg stretches
That's as far as I've gotten this week, but this is the estimated plan for the rest of the week, which, of course, depends on my mood that day.
Today- Rest
Friday- SHAPE magazine 20 minute workout, except I will change the stretching to something more fitting of what muscle groups feel tight post workout
Saturday- Either Nike Fitness App 30 minute circuit exercises, a workout circuit I find on pinterest today, or the fail-safe/ easy decision mode: Elliptical for as long as I can stand it.
Total Calories reduced through food reduction & exercise: 985 (in 3 days)
But I also have great news to report!
Today's scale report has me at 145.2!!
I'm trying not to be too excited. A body fluctuates around 5 pounds due to water weight, etc. on any given day, so almost 4 pound loss might be brought back on with my next meal. Plus I might be turning weight into muscle, too. I failed to do measurements with this fitness re-boot. I'll do a full weight & measurement Saturday, to at least give me an idea if future changes are eral changes or just my body playing tricks on me.
It really is a balance of diet & exercise. The diet is slow progress, the exercise gives it a great boost. I've found I LOVE Von's Caesar salad's, plus I sprinkle a little garlic powder on my normal salad to give it a great kick.
I even ate cheese fries from Portillo's (Best hotdog place EVER!) last weekend. If you don't know the calorie count, and you love them like I do, you may want to stop reading.
Cheese fries have about 1,000 calories! That's 2 meals in 1 side-dish.
To balance this out, I had a clementine for breakfast, lots and lots of water, and a small salad for lunch. I went a little over on my calorie count when, at later evening, i gave in to a chocolate chip cookie calling my name, but my workout throughout the week balanced everything nicely.
So things are going well this week. Now the struggle comes to maintain this. If it were an easy thing, companies would not be making tons of money selling us commitment plans to keep dieting going. The penny pincher in me says "No, don't let them win! Show them you an do it on your own!" It's my symbolic finger to the companies that tell us we need them. No, you need me, you need my money, and you ain't gonna get it! Ha!
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