Week 13

Alright, well I missed posting last week and Im late on posting this week...so lets catch up. Last week I took a break. I was told to take one every 4 weeks or so to rest my body. This week I started late with the workout so I decided to just do light cardio to work myself slowly back into my rythym before I really kick it up a notch next week. Here's the bad news, during my week off and over the holidays...I ended up gaining 4 lbs. Im up to 250lbs. BUT, Im not going to let that discourage me, Im going to take it as a lesson and move on and work just that much harder in the gym. But, not to make it seem like Im turning my gain into a POSITIVE aspect, but I was informed that it isnt SUCH a bad thing to gain a couple pounds every now and then, it lets your metabolism think its safe, until you hit the gym hard and it gets confused and it gives your loss that extra little 'mmphfff'. So next week I go back to my hour long intervals and I begin working with weights. Im very excited.

Week 12

Alright, so last week was sort of a recovery week for me. The week before I didnt go to the gym at all because I was sick. I still had a lingering cough last week (and still do) so I just did light cardio all week, just to keep myself moving. But this week is where things get ramped up. Here's what things are looking like for me. Mon, Wed, and Fri I do an hour of cardio. For now, Ive chosen swimming. I went tonight and made up my own little routine. I swam the length of the pool and back, tread water for 5 mins, pull myself out, 15 flutter kicks over the edge of the pool, 15 situps, 15 pushups, then I repeat for an hour. Now, on Tue and Thur I have been given an intense interval workout, it goes as follows:

5mph for 3 mins

8mph for 1 min

3mph for 2 mins

11mph for 1 min

3mph for 3 min

11mph for 1 min

3mph for 3 min

11mph for 1 min

3mph for 3 min

11mph for 1 min

3mph for 5 min

3mph for 20 min (incline of 3 or higher)

8mph for 1 min (take off incline)

3mph for 1 min

8mph for 1min

3 mph for 1 min

8mph for 1 min

3 mph for 1 min

8mph for 1 min

3mph for 1 min

8 mph for 1 min

3mph for 5 min

So that's gonna be pretty intense but my weight loss has slowed so I have to get a little more intense with things to kick things back into gear. So lets see how it goes.

Week 11

Alright, so last week, I was out all week with bronchitis. It was pretty bad...at least bad enough to keep me out of the gym all week. But on the bright side, somehow, I weighed-in today and I am now at 248lbs. A loss of 4lbs from my last weight-in. So that's definitely good news. I was going to step it up a notch this week since Ive noticed my losses starting to slow, but I decided against it. I am going to continue the interval training I have been doing and start my new, more intense routine next week, once my body is back to 100%. Although I DO feel better, I know Im not fully back to myself yet, and I dont want to overdo it. So not much change this week, but I'll post my new routine later, once I have it perfect.