Ok, so this past couple of weeks has been crazy. Like, seriously crazy. But I am very proud to report that the craziness did not deter me from actually getting on the stick for a change! No, I did not start going to the gym last week on Monday, as I had intended. But I did go on Tuesday, and did 30 minutes on the treadmill. Unfortunately, I didn't have the forethought to bring my phone with me so I could take a pic of my workout summary. It didn't even occur to me until after I'd worked out. On Wednesday, though, I made a mental note, and after several tries, came up with this pic:
The summary doesn't actually give all the details I'd like....like what my speed was, for example (3.5, if you're interested), but it is enough to actually calculate my distance and time, and I'm hoping I'll be able to see enough change over time in those categories that I can figure out the rest. On Thursday, I increased my time, but kept my speed the same:
I also increased my time from 45 minutes to 55, with a 5 minute cool down. Friday, we had plans, so I did not work out. Neither did I work out over the weekend, but I did do a lot of work around the house, which had to count for something.
On Monday, I decided that I needed to start a record of my weigh-ins, so I dusted off the scale and took this:
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Weigh-in 6/24
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That was after a week of being good, so I'm not sure what my starting weight actually was. Either way, I'm gonna go with this figure, and reset all my calculators to reflect that. This is my new starting point. And every Monday, I'll post another pic.
Unfortunately, although I did work out on Monday, I forgot my phone. Monday was important for another reason, though: I figured out how to use the heart rate monitor on the treadmill. And it scared me. According to the chart on the treadmill, which I think is pretty accurate, (and also what I learned from Michael Thurmond) I should be working at 65% of my resting heart rate for fat burning, and 85% for cardio. For my age bracket, that computes out to 110 and 136, respectively.
At a speed of 3.5, I was hitting and hovering around 136....and sweating like a pig. That really, really scared me that I had let myself get so out of shape...again....but the sweating part was very encouraging. Usually, it takes me several weeks to start sweating, and I know that my body's breathing properly, and cooling itself off when I can sweat. But that heart thing....
On Tuesday, I backed my speed down to 3.3, which seemed to keep my heart rate around the 110 mark, until the last 15 minutes or so, when it would get up to about 126 or so. I just kept an eye on it and let it ride. On the flip side, I did 60 minutes both days, with an abbreviated cool-down:
On Wednesday, more of the same, but a lot less cool-down. Still maintaining a 3.3 speed:
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6/26
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But YESTERDAY....after almost two weeks of workouts, I INCREASED my speed to 3.5 again, and my heart rate stayed at 107-108 for almost the entire hour! I also increased my cool-down to the max of 10 minutes, and walked my speed down to about 2.5 to burn as much as possible. The timers will only go 60 minutes at a time, and a max of 10 minutes on the cool down so the most you can chart on one workout is 70 minutes. But I was so PROUD of my heart!!!
Today being Friday, I will not be working out, as we are headed to Atlanta for the weekend after work. But I will hit the gym on Monday with renewed vigor.
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6/27
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