I've decided I'm gonna stop recording my exercise amounts in MyFitnessPal. That way I'm still only eating a particular number of calories. Not to mention, I'm not 100% certain as to how many calories are burned in Zumba or spinning or swimming. I mean, sure, it can give me an estimate... If I went swimming and swam for 20 minutes doing breaststroke, I'll burn a different amount than 20 minutes of freestyle.
I ran for 15ish minutes (a little over a mile) before Zumba today. I only made it through 30 minutes of the class. The room was PACKED and there were so many tiny girls shaking what their momma gave me in my face. After 30 minutes I really couldn't take it anymore. I left, ran another (well, sprinted another) 3 minutes, then did 5 minutes on high power stairmaster. When I was done I was literally DRIPPING sweat. It was kinda cool. Here comes intensive cardio for shorter amount of times. //sigh//
Come on now - don't get frustrated on me now! Maybe change up your rewards and make one of them a heart rate monitor (one with a chest strap). That's how I track my calories. It knows your age, weight, height (?) and then heart rate. Does a little math for you and gives you a calorie burn for your workout. I love it. It has helped me zone in workouts - know when I'm slacking or pushing too hard.
ReplyDelete...plus it's a lifestyle change. Some people lose it faster than others. It took me ~4 years to get where I was satisfied. (4 years & 40 lbs... some people could lose that in 6 months...just not this girl.)
My comment would be to not worry about how those girls look. When you get to your target weight you will be there shaking what your momma gave you in someones face. At least that will feel like to someone else that is struggling. Now if they are giving you the side eye that is another story. I have never had a time seeing you that I thought in my head "ew". If you get there then i will tell you though :-) There are far better things in life to worry about than how some girl you dont know looks.
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