The way our sleep schedule has been lately two days have really passed since the last workout. However, for us it has only been one. Sometimes we get on weird schedules where we wake up at 5:00PM and sleep at 4:00AM. Right now we’re waking up at 6:00PM, working until 3:00AM, and sleeping at 8:00AM.
That schedule has always put a cramp in my workouts. This time I’m continuing with them and not worrying about it.
We did Kempo X two days in a row and gave my knee a break. With the extended period between the last Kempo X and todays leg workout my knee had some nice time to recover. I finished todays workout. First time ever on this one. I then ran a 12 minute mile around the neighborhood. One hour workout, 979 calories, avg HR of 149 with a max of 182.
Nothing is making these workouts any easier. I can tell I’m getting in shape which is nice. On the other hand I still haven’t lost a pound. I look the same. I’ve cut my calories down quite a bit and I’ve stepped up on the cardio. Still no good results for all the hard work. It is my goal to stick this out for 90 days but at this rate starving myself is a much faster way to see results. I’d be down 15lbs by now seeing as this is week 4. I’m not convinced a 500-1000 calorie diet isn’t the way to go. On the other hand, a doctor might mention the heart attack risks and tremendous strain on your body. A health freak would tell me that years of fad dieting is causing my body to adjust slowly.
I think they’re wrong. I think people are simply different and while the general scales/rules say I should be eating 3000 calories to lose weight I probably should be eating 2000. I’m really eating 2500. I predict my tolerance for no weight loss will last approximately two more weeks before I simply cut out several meals a day and severely limit my calorie intake. We shall see…
