Monday, April 18, 2011

Week 14

As I promised, here are my "amazing" results. Okay, they're not so amazing, but considering that I was back at my Week 1 results when I started, at least I'm moving in the right direction.

Strength
40
44
20
60
Rest
Rest
Rest
Cardio
75
90
135
105
Rest
180
Rest
Calories
1404
1510
1534
1532
2110
1543
1277
Day
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun


The first week went pretty well. I was only bad on one day. This week's goal is to have no bad days. Additionally, I was giving myself the "recommended" amount of calories for exercising (per the CalorieKing program). The recommended amount will do me no favors in the long run as it is too high and I'll likely plateau, so this week (and going forward) I will give myself 25 calories for every 30 minutes of light exercise and 50 calories for every 30 minutes of rigorous exercise.

So, here's where I am now:

Week 14 Weight: 195 (Week 1 was 200)
Week 14 BMI: 27.2 = Still Overweight
Week 14 Waist & Hip Measurements: 33 & 45

Additionally, I have a new goal in sight. My husband has always wanted to compete in the Race to Robie Creek. I'm not the best runner, but I decided to join him as we'll have a whole year to prepare. I'm going to start jogging three times a week. I found a recommended training schedule where I walk 1 minute, run 5, and repeat to total 25 minutes for the first week. It's a twelve week plan for beginning runners with a 5K goal race at the end. I'm still looking for a 5K to join, so I'll let you know how this goes!

1 comment:

  1. Good job on getting rid of 5 lbs. I will join you in a sympathy run by imagining myself running a 5K. Actually, I hope you get to do the 5K. I'm sure you'll feel healthier from the practice, and I love building up my endurance for running. Right now, it takes a whole 5 minutes before I get winded. I'm trying to make it to 10 minutes.

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