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Did 20 minute HIIT on elliptical again and I’m so glad I finally figured out how to hit my 10 on this thing. It’s a great workout! After a short recovery/cool down on the elliptical, I hopped on the treadmill and walked four 4 minutes, found a good song on my ipod and upped the speed to 6.5 mph. I ran though one full song at that speed, then another good song came on and I upped my speed to 7.5 mph and ran through that song, then had to drop the speed down a bit. I’m so excited that I can run for extended periods at those speeds – that used to be my 10 and I could barely make it through one minute! I’m wondering how long it’ll take me before I can run through a whole song at 10 mph… Anyway, I think I ran for about 15 or 20 minutes and burned a total of about 440 calories (HIIT plus steady state).
What a fun day at work. Our company hit a milestone revenue goal and we always celebrate with champagne and lunch. We basically stopped working around 1pm and have been messing around having fun all afternoon. I had a small glass of champagne and wanted more - it was so delicious and refreshing - but I was busy holding the camcorder and couldn't juggle both very well (my boss loves to record every single thing and I hate being on film so I always volunteer to be camera woman). It was easy to find something BFL friendly. I wasn’t even tempted by the bread (which is fabulous) or the dessert. I’m definitely feeling very focused right now. Whew. Been so busy that I haven’t had a chance to read any blogs, though. I’ll have to catch up tomorrow. Yup. I always read blogs at work. I put a lot of hard work, hours, sweat and tears into this company though so I don’t feel bad at all. =)
We watched The Biggest Loser last night and while I’m thrilled for the contestants and their success – I have to admit a little jealousy. I guess I just felt a little down because I’ve been working so hard for so long (since September 2004) – although not 100% BFL because I dropped weight training for 6 months so I could do 100% cardio – so I was still working out 6 days a week, but doing an hour session of steady state cardio and no weights. I still have so far to go and I question what I am doing wrong. Is my hypothyroid just an excuse to not make progress? Am I sabotaging my efforts somehow? I’m really trying hard not to think negatively – I just felt so inadequate last night.
On another note… I’m starting to get a little freaked out. I’ve been thinking this is PMS I’m suffering from, but I’m currently 8 days late and I’m usually like clockwork. What if this crampy feeling is something else? I’m so not ready for that. We’re on the “five year plan” for children and even that seems a little sooner than I’d like…
All you wonderful blog friends are such talented writers and very good about including personal challenges, triumphs, and other bits and pieces that give insight to your lives. All I ever talk about on my blog is fitness for the most part. I haven’t delved into much on a personal level and I feel bad about that for some reason… someday soon.
Oh yes, my meals:
M1 – banana, cottage cheese
M2 – cottage cheese, champagne
M3 – grilled salmon, spinach salad, grilled veggies
M4 – turkey burger, romaine salad
M5 – cottage cheese, apple
Not quite a gallon of water, but close.
posted by Rachel @ 5:25 PM
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5 Comments:
I once again agree with Bev. Your blogs are interesting! Don't feel you've gotta impress us!
Your work sounds like a fun group...champagne...yum... :)
Rachel..you are doing great! I see some changes in your diet too. How is that working for you? Don't be so hard on yourself. With The Biggest Loser, you have to remember that these people had the super-fast progress because they had 3 months of constant workouts, not having to deal with everyday life like juggling work and kids schedules, but all of their focus was on fitness, training and diet, with a personal trainer there every single day to egg them on. Most of them I heard were working out several hours a day in the gym, then their outdoor cardio activities were separate that. You are doing anything wrong, but I do not think everyday people, like most of us cannot put ourselves in the same boat as far as looking at their speed of progress. It just isn't realistic. Keep up the great work, you've only changed things what, like 2 weeks ago? Give yourself some time to see if the changes you made are working? k? HUGS!
Lordy...typos, typos, typos!
I meant, you aren't doing anything wrong! Jeesh! That's what you get when you're trying to type and give your son a breathing treatment at the same time! LOL
I for one like your posts and your workouts make me tired just reading them.
I think you are doing a great job! Keep it up.
And champagne for your meal 2. Sounds like fun!
I'm so envious of your ability to run... I've got to keep working on this.
Campagne lunch sounds cool. I could use treat like that. Not physically of course, but mentally.
I'm usually the 'camera woman' at our company events too... for the same reasons.
Great workouts - you're on a roll!
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