OMW

Yes that about covers it (OMW) ... Tuesday and Today at the gym were something else! My legs are killing me.. HONEST! I am doing NOTHING but cardio this week... trying to burn as many calories as I can and building up my endurance. My last chance workout will include more than cardio. Here are my workouts:

Tuesday:

BIKE:
5 min at level 10-- between 14 and 21.59 mph Could not keep a constant speed.
Then I did a 7 min fitness test. Avg RPM was 67 (had to keep at 6o and it kept telling me to pedal slower) was at level 9. Avg HR was 121 and it said I was 13% fit- whatever that means.
Then I did 20 minutes at level 9 at the following speeds:
1.5 Min at 21.97 mph HR was 160
15 Min at 10-15 mph HR was 118
2.0 Min at 20.2 - 21.97 HR was 155
1.5 Min at 8.7 to 9.2 (Cool down)

OK so now I am about ready to pass out right? To give you a little reasoning behind my madness.... We (Stephanie and I) are having a biggest loser contest. Which I have said before... but we are also having competitions on certain machines. She did 21.4 MPH for two minutes Monday. I did not win!!! I could not keep it there at ALL! I could get there but the MPH kept jumping around sporadically!

So after I steadied myself I went for the elliptical - I did 30 minutes on a #5 incline and average 68 RPM (resolutions per minute). OK.... 30 minutes on something that when I first started couldn't do even 5 minutes on. I am loving my new fit level! I want to be running on that thing SOON!

Now Monday wasn't a planned session at the gym- I just needed to get some stuff off my mind. Tuesday WAS planned but I had to get out of there to watch Biggest Loser on TV.. the ONLY show that I watch. So I was out of there after an hour and half-- and was still late.

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Today:

OK.. now you are going to think I am really insane.. buttttt... I just HAD to see how fast I could get that bike! So I scooted up in the seat all big and tall .. almost like a traditional bike where your feet are below you instead of out in front of you.... but they were still out there.. just more straight... and I peddled with ALL my strength. The numbers kept climbing and climbing and I finally topped out at 161 RPM.... CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? Anyway.. the bike don't like getting up that fast.. it was movin! LOL Neither do I.. my legs are hurting bad tonight. But Stephanie and I decided to see who could go the greatest distance in a certain amount of time. Today my average was 1 mile in four minutes. I did the machine at level 4-9 for 40 minutes so I went 10 miles according to my average mile/minute calculation. Now she will have to beat my 1 mile in four minute AVERAGE tomorrow.... which means she will have to do a mile every four minutes she rides the bike! Beat that Stephanie!!!!! ha ha - remember to get your average distance vs minutes.

After 40 minutes of torture (lol) I went to the treadmill. I put it on 5 incline and started going to town. I had to beat Stephanie's 1.5 miles in 30 minutes. WELLLLLL she beat me on that one. I don't care too much for the treadmill. I would rather do the elliptical. I did 1.23 miles in 30 minutes. Which means she walked faster than I did... but I bet she had her incline down.. LMAO!! Yeah.. we will blame it on that. I had to walk up hill both ways in a blizzard-- barefoot even :-p .......

After that I went to the elliptical and did a 1/3 of a mile in five minutes. I couldn't do much on the elliptical after the above.. my muscles were burning. Some of them were even screaming at me!

Then I finished up with about 4 minutes of crunches on the exercise ball. My abs are sore too now. I know.....complain complain complain... that's all I do. Giggles.

Anyway.. great workout. I will be glad when I can RUN a mile and a half... or at least jog :-)

LOVE AND HUGS.. thanks for all your support!
Love,
Me