I only have 2 more workouts (fri & sat) before my 7th day off (sunday) from exercise. I then weigh myself on mondays.
I haven't been able to weigh myself in three weeks (due to TOM) so I'm hoping I've lost weight.
You see, despite my TOM, I've surprised myself and have been doing hard and/or challenging workouts on the treadmill (i.e. incline and speed changes) and getting fitter as a result.
The last several days I pushed myself through grueling workouts on an incline of between levels 5.5 and 6 and between 4.0 mph to 4.2 mph.
Then today, I had a really long day on my feet all day at work... came back home, prepared my meals for tmr's breakfast/lunch (quick and easy to put together).
I usually take a 20 minute nap before exercising, but tonight I did double that amount (forty minutes) and then got on the treadmill thinking "I can't go through a tough workout tonight."
So I kept the incline to 5.5 mph tonight and the speed 3.8 mph. I still had a moderate sweat and my legs were shocked: it was like "wow! thank you for not killing us tonight!"
Don't get me wrong, most nights I can do pretty faster and at a more difficult intensity. Tonight I just felt like: "Either I go a bit slower and relax or I'm really gonna have a hard time getting on the friggin' treadmill for a workout." My TOM also didn't help either, lol
I guess... I'm currently 195 lbs and I'd dearly love to see myself knock off a few pounds by monday's weigh-in after a three week mess up due to my TOM (*which will be over before monday's weigh-in).
I'm already seeing great results in my hips as a result of my treadmill & pilates routine, etc.
I guess I'm just coming off of that "Onderland!" high and am eager to see the 180s after a decade and a half of being over 200 lbs. And I feel a bit guilty tonight for not doing as best as I could have on the other days earlier this week and really do a great workout.
I just thought it was better to try and do the workout tonight, even if it may not have lived up to the standards of TBL's Jillian Michaels
Sigh.
~ Tea