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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Day 18 and still going strong

It is a pretty cold morning here in Middle Tennessee, when I woke up and took a look at my weather app it showed me that it was right about 43 degrees outside. I am sure that running in that type of cold wakes a lot of people up and feels great but I was in no mood to find out first hand...enter plan B. I got ready and headed off to work to run on the treadmill since as anyone that has been reading knows I have been trying to use the treadmill for my cardio workout since I started this thing three weeks ago. That was not in my cards this morning, when I got to the workout room, just like last Thursday, there were two of my co-workers on them so I found myself using the elliptical again. Not a big deal, with the resistance that thing can offer I get a really good cardio workout from it so I just jumped on and got started. I was huffing pretty good when it was all said and done but also made a note that if I find myself on it again it is time to push up the intensity level. I am getting pretty excited that there does not seem to be any type of flatness happening in this program, when you start to see and feel the the exercises are getting easier you just make a note and plan your next workout for more weight, or a faster pace. I am at a stage now where I am adding to my intensity level after each workout so I know the results are there. Right now it is what is really keeping me honest and going on this journey. I still have 66 days to go before I am finished but at the pace I am going and the hard work that I have been putting into it so far I know I am going to be happy with how I come out on the end of this. I am starting to get my energy back again and am able to get right out of bed and get started on my days like I was the first few weeks of this. I am guessing that the rest of the junk I put in my body this weekend has found its way out and I am back to myself again. Another thing I am happy to say is that I didn't wake up this morning nor did I go through any of my day yesterday absolutely craving something so it looks like I pushed through that first challenge. I am sure more will come but now that I have pushed through it once I know that I will have no problem doing it again. Bring it on, I am stronger than the cravings.

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