Another week another 1.6lbs! Weigh in #5.
Another week of working out has elapsed and I have lost anther 1.6lbs. My weight today was 234lbs (106kilos). There were a couple of days in the last period that my weight found a plateau and actually rose a little. I attributed it to the pint of Ben and Jerries Cookie Dough and 2 packages of Gummi Bears. Plus, I have come to believe that after any workout that I am sore, I gain a little weight in water. When I hit a plateau, it is really distressing; even though I know it will pass.
The workouts and running are getting more intense. Today, I ran for two miles with only a 1 minute break in the middle. The last tenth of each mile I sprinted. This was the first time I broke out from my run walk scheme into sustained running. It is a nice accomplishment. The last time I was able to run for more then 5 minutes was last fall. So going from a basically sedentary lifestyle to being able to run/sprint for two miles took me about 5 weeks. I would like to work up to running three miles and not taking any breaks.
Weight lifting is also getting more intense. In the past, I have always worked out alone. I found this to be a problem, because I was never really inclined to really push. I would just do my routines and incrementally increase the weight. I wasn’t really driven.
Working out with someone about the same strength provides me with a lot of motivation. I am a very competitive person and Sol makes the perfect competitor because he brings levity to our workouts. We spend most of the time laughing while the muscle-heads are grunting. Driving the weight up is a game for us. He is stronger in the upper body and I am stronger in the legs. He pushes the weight in the upper body and I do it for the lower body. It makes going to The Gym in Playa Del Carmen much more fun.
2 comments
Hans
Since I am a runner I feel qualified to provide some advise. To increase the amount of fat burning you should adjust your running workout to be more than 30 minutes in duration. I would say you should dial down the intensity/speed and find a slower pace that you can consistently maintain for 30-45 minutes. The reason for this (in layman terms) is that your body clicks over to burn the energy stored as fat after about this period of time.
John
Ug… more good advice and more running! My workout partner and I have heard this more then once now, but neither of us wants to believe it. I have worked myself up to about 25 minutes of running. I will make the next goal 35. I will turn back the intensity a little and give it a shot this week.
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