I don't have a scale up here that I know, so if I just take what the scale says I have gained three pounds. I really don't want to believe the scale. The only way that would happen is if I have been eating and not knowing it. Could it happen? Maybe, but I doubt it. The only food in the house is what I brought up and I don't seem to be missing anything.
So I have been on this pickle kick. Maybe the sodium in the pickles is making me retain water. Oh I just don't know. But pickles are my new best friend.
So I didn't swim yesterday, the snow and all, but I did do the ellipitcal. The one up here is different then the one in the city, it tells me to peddle harder. So I was trying to do what it said (it wanted me to be doing 140 strides per minute, but I could only get up to 130-136.) I was planning on doing 30 minutes, but after the 5 minutes of warmup and then I just crashed after 10 minutes. It was the first time in a very long time that my legs felt rubbery. But I did want to get in a 1/2 hour, so I did another program that didn't whine at me about the strides, but...
The stupid program that I chose for the second try was one that increased the ramp and resistance. While on the first program I couldn't get my legs to go around that fast, on the second program I - for the first time in about 12 years- actually got my heartbeat over 120. So I was in the zone for 19 minutes (including the warm down.)
I have been doing weight loss exercise, not aerobic, which is easy for me, just keep moving keeping the heart rate at bout 105-110 (which is actually high for me as my resting heart rate is between 55-59) so over 120 was very exciting, however, I am not sure I want to do it again any time soon. (I know wuss.)
Well I finished the third project, so now I can start on the fourth. Off to work I go.
So I have been on this pickle kick. Maybe the sodium in the pickles is making me retain water. Oh I just don't know. But pickles are my new best friend.
So I didn't swim yesterday, the snow and all, but I did do the ellipitcal. The one up here is different then the one in the city, it tells me to peddle harder. So I was trying to do what it said (it wanted me to be doing 140 strides per minute, but I could only get up to 130-136.) I was planning on doing 30 minutes, but after the 5 minutes of warmup and then I just crashed after 10 minutes. It was the first time in a very long time that my legs felt rubbery. But I did want to get in a 1/2 hour, so I did another program that didn't whine at me about the strides, but...
The stupid program that I chose for the second try was one that increased the ramp and resistance. While on the first program I couldn't get my legs to go around that fast, on the second program I - for the first time in about 12 years- actually got my heartbeat over 120. So I was in the zone for 19 minutes (including the warm down.)
I have been doing weight loss exercise, not aerobic, which is easy for me, just keep moving keeping the heart rate at bout 105-110 (which is actually high for me as my resting heart rate is between 55-59) so over 120 was very exciting, however, I am not sure I want to do it again any time soon. (I know wuss.)
Well I finished the third project, so now I can start on the fourth. Off to work I go.
I look forward to the day when I can call you a wuss for only wanting to keep your heart rate at 120 instead of 140. :-)
ReplyDeleteTSH used to be able to get his heart rate up to 120 in a flash BUT the new blood pressure medicines (3 of them) make it tough.
ReplyDeleteNext Wednesday to the doctor & see what she says about T3's leg & exercise program.
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