Good morning gals!
Ledom - hurray for you for getting up and going to the gym this morning! 5am - wow, that's even earlier than me! I get up about 5:30, but can't manage to get out the door until after 6. But keep it up, and it will become an easy habit. Here in the Northeast, it's daylight by 5:45am now, so that definitely helps.
Cardio for me this morning - I was actually a little down on myself about it because it seemed so hard, but then, afterward I started thinking about some of the positives about it:
I am now doing the elliptical at "4" resistance - started out at "1".
I am able to do 3 miles on the elliptical in 30 minutes - when I started out I could only do 2.5 miles in that time.
I am wearing my HR monitor every cardio session, and am able to keep my HR up in the 135-150+ range throughout the whole hour.
I do my treadmill portion, 1 mile in 20 minutes, at an incline of "4", "air boxing" my arms the whole time, and am able to keep my HR up even during this time.
All of this makes for a much more beneficial session, so even though today I felt like I plodded though it, I'm happy with what it represents - progress!
Also, although the scale is still showing up a 1", I measured my waist today (this is the key measurement for my YOU: food plan), and it was down another inch! That's 4" total (I think - didn't write it down!), so I'm pretty thrilled with that!
I typically don't eat at all before my workouts - just coffee with milk. I probably should, as I'm sure I'd have more energy if I did! Let me know how that protein shake before works for you.
Hope everyone has a great day!
Cindy