So last week was a bit of a failure on my part. Monday worked out good, Tuesday was just under at 54 minutes, Wednesday was an epic fail at only 30 minutes for a 3 hour workout. Thursday was a day off, Friday failed at 45 minutes for a 2 hour workout, then I had to leave due to exhaustion. Saturday I got 45 minutes out of a 2 hour workout and then the gym closed due to some rodent delivering colored eggs. I probably could've made it but we'll never know for sure. And Sunday, again no gym.
So with Week #4 started I have to admit I had a bit of a thing I needed to prove, and I used that energy to assault the gym and CRUSH Monday's workout. Stats posted in the photo, 3 hours workout, 64 minutes with a heart rate greater than 84% of my maximum heart rate. And a major calorie burn of 2713 for the workout.
Over the weekend I had a few victories over the scale as I won a round in one of my transformer bets. And this workout has managed to tip the scale in my favor as I lost the final half pound I needed to win Jillian Michael's Spring Bet. I'm looking forward to Shaun T's upcoming bet, yet fearing it a bit as I don't know if I'll be able to keep up the rate of weight loss required for all four weeks. Especially with this heavy routine I seem to be required to follow to get the scales plummeting without starving.
For non-scale victories I'm happy to report that I can now fit into jeans that are one size smaller. However, there is still some muffin topping and I look more like someone who just gained weight then someone who lost weight. So it will probably be two or three more weeks before these jeans get put on again.
Best wishes to all Diet Betters in achieving their weight loss goals.
Note: This blog entry is part of a series of blogs in which I experiment with using high heart rate training to achieve weight loss with those hard to loose pounds. The plan was published on Jillian Michael's website and requires 60 minutes of a heart rate 85% or higher of your maximum heart rate for 5 days a week. I do not recommend this training plan, nor do I suggest others follow it. I merely am doing a personal experiment on weight loss and publishing the results. In short: Don't try this at home and if you do, I'm not responsible ;-)