Brown Plate Special: Weeks Seven and Eight Weigh in
Monday, March 24, 2008 at 07:09AM 
It's Monday morning again; time to weigh in and post results.
I didn't post my results last week because I was taking a break from blogging, so I'm combining the last two weeks in today's post.
Two week's weight loss--1 pound.
Total weight loss--7.0 pounds.
Fitness Averages per day:
miles per day: 1.11
calories burned per workout: 140 (tallied only during the treadmill portion plus whatever is burned during the exercise portion)
carbs burned per workout: 17.5 (same as above)
speed/incline: varies throughout workout. Highest level 3.5 speed/4.0 incline
I've worked up to doing one of the preset total body workouts now. It's a 25 minute program that automatically changes the speed and incline and stops 4 times so you can get off the treadmill and do regular exercises with the exercise ball and hand weights. Along with the hand weight exercises, I have added abdominal crunches, lunges, ball squats, and a couple of other ones that escape me at the moment. The whole thing takes about a half hour to complete, but I'm only on the treadmill once a day instead of several, shorter periods. It'll take some time before I'm able to move to the next preset program--it's 45 minutes long with higher incline and faster speeds, so my fitness numbers will be fairly static for a while.
I can tell a real difference in stamina and endurance and even though my weight loss is slow, I am beginning to exchange fat for muscle. Muscle weighs more than fat, right?
I confess, though, that my portion size has been sneaking up a little so I'm going to be more careful this week and see if that makes a difference in next week's numbers.
If you want to join me, click on the image in the side bar. That'll take you to the first post with all the information. This is do-able!
Reader Comments (3)
Whoo hoo! Well done! I hope to get something posted soon...
Oh, I should be doing this with you...but just haven't got the whole motivation thing right just at this moment. I predict I'll be on board pretty soon, though.
By the way, I love all the different headers you use. Is this from your own yard?
Great going, Kim!