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I had an awesome work out today at the gym and burned 975 calories! Woot woot! I went in there with one goal: do the elliptical for an hour. After about 30 minutes, I was so ready to get off but I said no, I am going to stick to my goal and do this! I did intervals again, increasing and decreasing resistance. Intervals make it seem like the time is going faster, which is great. I had 2 minutes left to meet my hour goal and one of the personal trainers came up to me and asked if I would be interested in working with their main trainer who is only here visiting for 10 days (he lives out of state). I was drained but how could I say no to that? Free? I mean come on, yes please. He was really great. If he lived here, he would totally be my trainer! He had me doing stuff I had never done. Doing things with those big exercise balls, etc. I felt the burn and was shaking. He said I have a poker face and he needs to break that, lol. I definitely have a serious concentration face. After I worked with free weights and my own body weight for a bit we went to talk a little about nutrition and then came the pitch. Of course. I meet with him again on Thursday. I'm actually considering signing up for personal training for at least a month to see how I like it. He told me I'm really strong and he can tell I'm determined. I know he wasn't just saying that, because I know it's the truth. Yes, I'm tooting my own horn, lol. He also told me he does not recommend doing as much cardio as I've been doing (boooo!) and I need to work on strength 3x a day, working on different areas each time. He said he does not recommend the weight machines at all. Only free weights and your own body weight. I'm excited but a little hesitant at the same time. Personal training is not cheap by any means but they will give me an entire workout and meal plan so it doesn't hurt to try, right? Just in time for our "money pot" challenge! I totally stole the money pot idea from a forum I'm in. As you may know, I started a private group on Facebook and basically, we're all putting in $5 (well, not all of us, only those who want to participate) and whoever has the highest percentage of weight loss at the end of the challenge gets the money! It should be fun and a little extra motivation.
The Biggest Loser comes on tonight. Any fans? I just recently started watching but it's always motivating to see other people lose weight. The show is loooong though, 2 entire hours! Last time I watched I did jumping jacks and sit ups during the commercials and burned almost 300 calories. I'm not sure if I'll have the strength to do it tonight but I might try something. It's better than snacking during the show.
I also made a Facebook page. 246 likes in a day. Absolutely amazing. Thank you all so much for your support. I really appreciate it.
1. don't believe everything he says because he's a personal trainer. i would get a 2nd opinion just to be sure since you're right, that IS a lot of money. i think when it comes to personal trainers they are about 50/50 when it comes down to how much cardio they think is good and bad. if you like it, i'd still do it anyway. =)
ReplyDelete2. you had an AWESOME work out, great job!
3. i love... or i DID love the biggest loser. i've watched every season but this season. it's just not the same without jillian and bob together. but, i'm sure if i did jumping jacks and sit ups on commercial breaks the hubs wouldn't sigh so loud about me watching it. lol
p.s. i want to join you... but i'm scared lol
ReplyDeleteI have been a follower of BBB for a while now and I'm a member of the blog, and everything on FB. You have inspired me to get my lazy behind back up on the elliptical and work it out! Keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I'm a loyal follower of The Biggest Loser--love it!
That's awesome that you were able to burn like that! So encouraging.
ReplyDeleteI'm a biggest loser fan. I've been catching up on the NBC.com. That's what first motivated me to get it together. I saw that lady Bonnie on that treadmill getting it in and said there's no reason why I can't do the same thing.
Great. Hopefully the reason he's saying no weights is because you want to loose weight and gaining muscle will make you think your gaining weight because muscle adds weight. As far as cardio, not too sure about that. Ask him exactly what type of cardio is a no no and why. I've heard cycling is good because your not putting as much stress on your body..blah blah blah. I just mix it up, treadmill, yoga, crazy dancing around the house..whatever, just to get my heart pumping. It might not work for everyone but I noticed for me doing the same thing daily or every other day during the week I didn't feel the same burn as when I switched things up. Good luck and do tell how the next session goes.
ReplyDeleteIts true what your personal trainer said to lessen your cardio and up the weights because muscles burn calories and as muscle mass increases, the amount of calories burned during the whole day will increase, resulting in more weight loss and also as you are shedding your weight you are also toning up at the same time whereas if you just focus on cardio you will loose weight slower but you wont be as toned and then you will have to work for longer toning up with weights afterwards. Also another major factor in weight loss is sleep because it helps in repairing your muscles so they are stonger each time for weight training helping you lift more or do more reps and sleep also helps balance out your hormones which is also another factor that can hinder weight loss.
ReplyDeletePS well done on your training session today wow you did amazing I find it hard to stay motivated for 30mins. Keep up the good work (",)
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