Day 315 - The body knows...



Pre Exercise/ Breakfast - 1/2 bialy with marg., 6 oz ff yogurt with Fiber One and milled flax seed.
Exercise: 12 minutes warm-up on treadmill, 8-10 minutes stretching lower back, hamstrings and quads. 68 minutes on L.F. 95xi Elliptical. Includes 8 minute cool down. First 30 min: L10,12, Average 9 mph, ave. HR 153, 2nd 30 minutes: L6,8,10,12. HR 150-167. Total calories burned says HRM: 1134
Snack - Grande sugar free hazlenut, non-fat latte
Lunch - Sushi - Madonna roll (5 lg. piece roll with tuna, yellowtail, tamago, cucumber, tobiko, in roll of sushi rice and nori)
Snack - 3 bites of left over Sirloin tip, 4 oz. ff cottage cheese with Melba Toast pack
Dinner - 1 chicken breast, large serving of broccoli rabe, a few bites of green beans and spaetzle, 1 SF Jello cup
Late Night - 6 oz ff yogurt (chocolate flavored) with this cereal mixed in.

The body knows I have been slacking the past 8 days. How can I tell? It's easy. I haven't done an hour on the elliptical in a long time. I have been breaking it up cardio into 30 minute sessions on the bike, treadmill and elliptical. Last week I skipped a few cardio sessions due to travel, muscle soreness and apathy. So today I pushed myself mentally to complete and hour. Physically it wasn't too bad taking into consideration my average HR was about 153-154 which puts me into my upper cardio limits (85% of max HR). At the end of the hour I always cool down. It usually take my HR about 3-4 minutes to go from 153 to the 110's. No dice today. At the end of the 5 minute cool down period my HR was at 133 - down from 167. At the end of 8 minutes it was hanging at 124. In cool down I stop using the arms and go to level 1 for the duration. Interesting. I really enjoy using the HR monitor. It provides me with a type of coach if you know what I mean.

The past 14 days have been the worst for late night (over)eating. I need really get a grip on it. Tonight I will utilize some alternatives and tactics to combat the overeating. I know I would be at goal by now if I didn't overeat. I have come so far during the past 10 months, but the overeating has surfaced as my number #1 nemesis. I know this issue has been with me for many years, but now it has to be dealt with before I can move to the next level.

Posted: Wed - February 9, 2005 at 01:24 PM            

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