Thanks folks.
Been feeling pretty good. I updated Post #2 with my most recent weight, workouts, and thoughts about working out. I hit the 5
pound mark this morning and my face looks really good half the time (heh), so I think it will be awesome when I've lost 45
pounds. I'm so excited! I don't expect to lose 5
pounds every 2 weeks. I am excited though.
I have high
energy and am doing well with the workouts. I'm not sore and still get my
heart rate above 170 for a vast majority of the workout (probably 20+ of the 25 minutes). I did have the
goal of increasing my speed by 5% per week, but I don't think my cardiovascular system is gonna allow me. Not that my
cardio system is bad, it just doesn't progress that quickly. My most recent workout ended at 190 HR (which is my max HR), so I need to maintain the speed until my workouts are ending below 180 HR so I do not push my heart too hard.
I had a big deal that I cooked on Friday and I took it easy on the
calories beforehand so I was still able to keep the
calories down, and still lost weight the next day. I think preparation, portion control, and healthy prep (not butter heavy, etc) led to it being good. I was actually shocked when I weighed myself since I thought a big meal at the end of the day would weigh me down. So I'm not sure why I dropped 1.2
pounds from the day before... Maybe everything is paying off. I'm expecting for the scale to read higher tomorrow, so if it is lower again, I will be very happy.
