Lose 15 in 22 – Day 6

December 5th, 2009 by Ellis Benus

Day 6. That makes six consecutive days of 20-30 minutes of intense cardio workouts and eating healthy, low fat food 5 times per day.

What do I have to show for it?

Nothing, I have lost not one ounce.

Workout:

Stationary bike

I had almost no energy on the bike this morning and peddling at difficulty level 15 was incredibly dificult. Either my legs are just exhausted after 6 intense days, or I should have eaten something befpore I worked out this morning.

I burned a measley 233 calories.

10 minutes at level 10
10 minutes
Going from 10 to 15 twice

My workout was not good at all, however, I think I have a solution.

The real Body for Life program is a 6 day per week workout with upper body weight lifting one day, lower the next and cardio last.

Since I bicycle so much, around 1,000 miles each yeah, I am going to skip the lower body workout for now, and start doing an upper body workout every third day, starting tomorrow, Sunday Dec 5th.

This will give my legs a break.

Food:

Breakfast: oatmeal, 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and two of sugar.
Snack 1: jello pudding
Lunch: 1 piece of pepperoni pizza, turkey sandwich with mustard and pickles, and a full can of mixed vegetables
Snack 2: nothing
Dinner: snacked at christmas party, 3 no bake cookies, 6 mini pigs in a blanket, mixed veggies with ranch, 1 cup of green bean casserole, and lemonade

Here’s to hoping I lose weight next week! Thank you to all those encouraging me, especially my sister-in-law with her words of encuragement and my workout wise friend for his advice.

2 Responses

  1. Dawn

    A piece of fruit with a little protein(cheese stick, a few nuts, spoonful of peanut butter) is a great way to keep your stomach satisfied til your next meal.The nuts have the good fat your body needs and a little bit goes a long way.Or if you workout in the morning- a glass of chocolate milk has the nutrients your muscles need to repair themselves.Keep up the good work!

  2. Honey

    Proud of ya! Keep it up, I know you can do it!!

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