[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Kelt

Gemme: I'm signing up for the morning gloriers (which also sounds vaguely nasty) Maybe it's just you.

I have that effect on people.



Today was a frigging GREAT workout!!!

I was at the gym for maybe two hours total. 60 minutes on the treadmill walking at a decent clip (1.9 at warm up to 3.2 mph) with running intervals. My runs were awesome. 2 and 3 minute intervals, switching it up between each one for a pattern of 3 then 2 then 3 then 2, etc. I got 5 or 6 of those in before I switched to the incline work.

I initially planned to only be on the treadmill for an hour but things were going so well in my old shoes....no twinges or soreness whatsoever....I decided to up my time. The machines allow for 90 minutes of continuous work so I opted for 85 minutes of working out and it tacked on the usual 5 minute cooldown.

This is where things got a little hairy. I was working my way up the incline pretty well but got stuck around 3.0. As I progressed with each incline level (starting with .5, then 1.0, then 1.5, etc), I reduced my speed. I didn't want to aggravate my legs and stopped when I started to feel a bit of a tug in them, so I plateaued at 3.0 incline which was still okay. I monitored how I felt and it never became uncomfortable. I just felt a little pressure at my shin. I did that for the remaining 25 minutes and the cooldown.

T5, my new favorite treadmill, said that I burned 541 calories and went 5.06 miles in 90 minutes. I then proceeded to do some light ab work and stretching, so that combats Kelt's findings on discrepancies in machine stats (meaning that whatever I burned there matched the treadmill's discrepancy so I'm keeping my 541 no matter what!).

Alex is a horrible influence. He just MADE me go with him to the ice cream shop. I thought I'd be okay cuz they have an 'only 8' option (8 calories per serving) so I was going to get that. Except they are switching brands and don't have everything up for the new brand yet. Darnitall! Well, I took 2 instead of my usual 3 scoops and I took frozen yogurt instead of the heavy stuff. So, I'm celebrating my lowest weight check and my best workout day. With yogurt. It could be worse, I guess. Funny thing is, I'm not sure I'm going to finish it. I'm looking at the last third and really don't feel super hungry. Now's the time to toss it before I cave later.