HYC Update Week 11 (day early)
First, a big shout out to those of you who weighed in on the iPhone situation. Bunch of enablers, aren't you? :) I'll keep you posted on the progress of the purchase.
Also, I'm thrilled the JOLT thing was so well-received. I play so many mind games with myself trying to make this process fun that I sometimes worry that I've gone over the edge. From your responses, I take it that if I have gone over the edge, I'm in very good company.
Oh, and Andrew? You've definitely got me considering the chocolate option for May! *G*
Now, on to my HYC check-in, which I'm posting early because I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be able to move tomorrow. Tonight's workout was intense!
The check-in:
1) Exercise - I'm giving myself a high rating for this week. I tippy-toed into the world of interval training, and I'm enjoying it so far. It's a fun way to ramp up the intensity in a manageable way. Neat side benefit: doing intervals has the effect of breaking up the cardio session into smaller segments. No more, "Oh God, I have 35 minutes left!" Now it's more like, "Three minutes until I have to move it up again. Breathe." With all the focus on moving the resistance up and down every few minutes, time flies by and before I know it, the blessed, beautiful "COOL DOWN" light flashes.
2) Water is winning in the water v. Diet Coke battle. I had one extra DC over the weekend, and I'm okay with that. I do think that now that I'm counting all my exercise minutes (including trainer minutes) on my Splurge-ometer, the DC penalty points will also increase to 50. I would've still had the extra drink over the weekend, but I was sorely tempted a few times during the week. Making the penalty higher should ensure that I don't give in to the mid-week temptation.
3) Healthy eating was pretty good throughout the week. As I mentioned earlier in the week, it's just routine now to opt for good choices and controlled portions. (Not that there aren't times when I wouldn't happily dive into a platter of Mexican food instead of blackened chicken salad.)
3) Weigh-in tonight was okay. I lost 0.4 pounds, which is good enough for a week with c-a-k-e in it. I'm going for the remainder of the pound this week. Maybe a cousin or two will join it. ;) :)
I know I had other things to report, but I have no clue at this moment what they were, thanks to The Workout That Ate My Brain. As a friend of mine said, "There's a reason they call it dope-amine." LOL
Here's wishing all of you a happy, healthy, warmer (or cooler, to the south) week!
~
18 Comments:
sounds like you are doing awesomely! (is that a word??) I love all the mind games that you play to motivate yourself... I have to play them as well, especially when I'm working out. Keep up the good work!
You are doing fantastic Cammy.
Everything I read tells me interval training is the way to go. I'll have to start doing some of that as well.
And the cooldown light is my favourite one too!
I was smiling the entire time I read your post. If I weren't so sleepy, I'd comment on every part. Please just know how awesome you are, how much I appreciate you, and how much I am visualizing your continued success.
Rebecca
Oh well done on the loss! You never fail to inspire me!
you go girl! i love reading your blog. way to go on your tippy toe into interval training. keep up the good work!
Good going on the workouts. I think I need to ramp mine up a bit and interval training is a good way to mix it up.
Keep it up!
Man, I miss cake. I was going to splurge on cake this past Friday night, and I was thwarted. I'm -so- going to find myself a cupcake before this week is out.
ANYWAY, congrats on your loss - any loss is more than OK in my book. Oh, you haven't read my book? It's titled "Any Loss is More Than OK."
Isn't it nice when healthy choices become more routine? It sure makes things easier. (There's some irony in me saying this after talking about C-A-K-E, but really, if we make lots of healthy choices and have one cupcake a week, we will lose weight. Truly.)
Sounds like you have been doing GREAT! Interval training is supposed to be the best way to go, and I believe it...it really keeps your body hopping, so to speak. :-) Sounds like it's working great for you.
Congrats on the loss! Definitely a positive and you know it'll bring friends. :-)
Thanks so much for your 5K donation...you are awesome and I appreciate you so much. Thanks a million!
V.
Hi there! I just wanted to say thanks for the kindly welcome to HYC, and let you know that I really liked your JOLT idea, and I'm going to try to incorporate it. (I love acronyms!) I'll let you know how it goes.
Thanks again, and I only teach one class today, so that Korea vs. my body image post may be forthcoming.
Good luck!
~briy
Oh, and 75 pounds!? CONGRATULATIONS! That's awesome! :)
You are doing sooo great! And about the weather, here down south we've had much warmer, but tonight we are expecting thunderstorms and much cooler weather to follow.
hey trust me, all those point 4s and pt whatevers add up to a lot of weight lost, so congrats! you have done well this week, keep it up!
Yay - well done! What a great week. Congrats on fighting the battle diet coke v's water. I am pleased water is winning!
Have a great week going forward. Keep up the great work.
you are doing so awesome! so inspiring! thanks for the pats on the back... i'm sending them back to you!
you are doing great! Love the JOLT idea!!! Keep that momentum going!
:::must read slower::: I read your line about thanking everyone who "weighed in on the Iphone" and I had to stop a minute and say "Iphones have built in scales???" YEAH, must read sllllooooowwwwweeeerrrrr!!!
Anyhow, I agree with everyone else who says interval training is the way to go. I think you're doing a FABULOUS job, keep up the great work and I promise not to stand on your iphone to check my weight.
Wow! You continue to be inspirational. I wonder what made you really do it. (what made you successful, when so many of us aren't? Did you have any sort of revelation early on?) Just wondering. Great work.
Selma
Hope you have a great weekend! ;) Keep it up!
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