THANKFULLY, I didn't let the ice-cream loving, cellulite-rippled, lazy devil that resides on my shoulder talk me into being a couch potato today. I donned the old sneaks and hit the gym today to get my sweat on, proper. I knew I had to go, no matter what my motivation level, because yesterday was a complete bust eating-wise and exercise-wise. Yes, I'm still faithfully tracking my eats and drinks, but the foods/beverages on my calorie count page yesterday was akin to the lifestyle enjoyed by the "old Rochelle"....it was a complete carb-fest that involved a litany of profane words such as "bagel", "cream cheese", "soft pretzel", "quesadilla" and "beer". All told I was nearly 800 calories over my recommended 1270 that I have been diligently trying to stick to. Talk about self-sabotage. Jesus!
So, you see, getting to the gym really wasn't even a QUESTION today. It was a MUST. And because I aimed for 7 hours of exercise this week, I knew I had to bust a move today, come hell or high water. (And if it doesn't stop raining soon, that high water will definitely become a reality - and yes, it will be hell). Today was SUPPOSED to be my swimming day, but since that didn't happen, the elliptical trainer and "dreadmill" were my go-to calorie burners for the day, followed up by some nautilus machines for a quick upper body workout.
I have been incredibly inspired by Shannon over at Mama Shan who has been working out like Wonder Woman on speed lately and she takes pictures of the equipment she works out on to track time/calories. I think this is so cool because I often forget what the machine says I burned by the time I get home (they say the memory is the first thing to go - Ha!) and this is a great way to remember AND to keep accountable on here to show I actually made the effort to get my ample arse to the gym! I do want to get a heart rate monitor, especially now that I bought one for my husband for his b-day and he is addicted to it....seeing the calorie burn is highly motivating and he is hooked! I want the same feeling - I honestly have no clue what I burn while doing the free weights and nautilus machines so I think it's a worthy investment. I bought Josh (my hubs) the Polar F4 which is probably what I will get for myself. Do any of you use a heart rate monitor to gauge your calorie frying?
Anyhoo - so, in the spirit of biting off of Shannon's gym pic idea (thanks, Shan!!!), my workouts today looked like this:
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The elliptical machine (30 mins) - Goodbye 343 calories - consider yourselves sizzle-fried! |
And this:
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The old Dreadmill - this one shows time (30 mins) - I even sprinted for a minute here and there!!! |
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Dreadmill calorie burn - 197.5 (hey, I'll take it!) |
I also spent 15 minutes doing Nautilus machines - working on biceps, triceps, back and shoulders.
I plugged that into calorie count and it only allotted me 77 calories burned for that. Not sure if it is accurate or not, but without the HRM, I have no idea, so I have to just roll with it. So, all told, 517.5 calories torched today, even though I wanted to do nothing at all. I think this challenge is inspiring more than I ever thought it would.
So with my walk on Sunday and the gym today, I am at 2 hours and 26 minute of exercise for the week. It's not anything to write home about but I know I will kick some exercise ass over the next few days, plus I have my session with my trainer on Friday. I'm a little nervous because Josh and I have a wedding on Saturday and I don't want to be a crippled mess that can't move (usually the situation the day after I am trainer-abused at the gym).....we'll just have to wait and see!
Hope you all are blazing calories like it's your job this week....mainly because IT IS YOUR JOB THIS WEEK!!! Good luck to all - I'm checking in as I can with everyone! And I am working on trying to get a link for this week - so stay tuned!
Way to go! The hardest step is the one out the door, and you did it. It is hard but if you keep going I promise it becomes habit and you will start to crave working out. It's just getting up that hill, after that it is much easier.
ReplyDeleteYou go girl!! That is a great work out, considering you didn't even want to go!! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteI agree we have to look at this exercise week as a job. A job to be DONE!
Awesome... absolutely awesome. I gave into the couch potato in me today. I got some cleaning done, but no working out. I've gotta catch up tomorrow. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the workout, Rochelle!! You kicked butt!
ReplyDeleteThank you - it's so nice to hear I inspire you. :) Yes, I MUST take pictures because I can't remember what the heck I've done by the time I get home from the gym!! Getting old sucks! Ha.
Great workout! I miss the gym (I've been doing Jillian Michaels Body Revolution) and this post makes me want to go back to my love and get my sweat on.
ReplyDeleteWe've had rain too, and I totally understand hibernation mode even though I'm trying to fight it myself! :) I end up doing extra workout dvds when it rains usually but if I have a babysitter I love to go to the gym actually :) Hope it's sunny soon for you :)
ReplyDeleteWell done for getting to the gym and doing a great workout. It's always toughest pushing yourself to go in when you really don't want to! I've got a heart rate monitor and reviewed it here. Hope you find it helpful! It has definitely made a difference to my calorie tracking.
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