Week 8

So this week was an interesting one for me.  I completed all of my exercises, but I noticed that I started to get bored with them.  So now my roommate and I have started to figure out what new things can we do to spice up our workout routine.  So today we got a new app for my phone to train for a 5k.  Now, I'm not ready for a 5k by any means, but we are using this app in a different way.  The app is really cool because it sets up your training, like how long you need to walk and run, and it varies back and forth between running and walking.  However, I'm not ready for running yet, so we varied between walking and power walking.  Then each day we are going to try to go a little faster than the day before.  So we will go from power walking to jogging, and finally to running.  I've never been a fan of running,  but I think that this app can help us improve and become runners.  Plus we can play my music through my speakers while we walk and it sends a voice that prompts us when to run, walk, halfway, and for the warm up and cool down.  Plus we have a lot of neighborhoods by us, so we can easily change where we go for our walks.  We have other plans as well, but this seems like the best thing to do at this moment.

This week I was also finally able to get the cable finally set up in my apartment, so I think that I am going to ride the bike at least 3 times a week as well, instead of my strength training.  Since that has gotten old for me as well, and the good thing about riding my bike is that I can do that while I watch something on tv, and we have a lot of good channels.

I also went back to using ranch from a bottle for my salads, and found out how many calories that that was actually adding to me each day.  I realized that that was a big part of the reason why I didn't lose any weight this week!  So since I have not found any light ranch that has been good, I'm going to go back to making my own ranch, since my ingredients are light.

I did also do something that I was proud of.  This weekend I ordered a pizza and I am happy to say that I still have 2 pieces left for dinner tonight!  I have been able to stop myself from eating too much pizza, and instead I've been able to have it for many meals instead of just 2 huge ones.

Here's my weigh in: 298 (current weight) - 150 (goal) = 148 pounds to go!!!

Goals for this week:

• Exercise every day M-F for at least 30 minutes
• Ride the exercise bike 3 days a week for at least 30 minutes
• Eat more fruits and vegetables
• Use light dressing on salad
• Do something active on Saturday