The Weekly Weigh-In - - Week #7

Oct 12, 2011

HW - 248
SW - 233.7
CW - 208.8

I am finally proud to write a weigh-in post again.  It feels good to lose!!!  I only wish I could (in a healthy manner) make it to below 200lbs for the Hawaii trip - - but, health is first and foremost. 

However, I am really beginning to enjoy my treadmill time.

Okay, I'm lying.  What I am really doing is using the treadmill to work off stress - - the Rangers are playing the Tigers in the ALCS...and when games go into extra innings, I end up on the treadmill.  Great exercise for me, I get the nervous energy out of my system....and the Rangers win!

I am still taking it pretty easy - - between 2 to 3 miles at a time - - at a pace of anywhere from 3 to 3.5mph...burning from 225 to 275 calories (according to the tracker on the treadmill.)

Now, I just need to do a better job of tracking my target heart rate - - every calculator I see shows a target heart rate that is below what I am seeing on the treadmill - - and I don't feel like I am really exerting myself that much. 

Then again - my RESTING heart rate is (and always has been) really high.  Even in high school, it was around 85bpm...and now it is around 90pbm.  That makes it SUPER easy to get to the standard target heart rates.  Heck, I barely break a sweat when I do that.....so I push myself above it a bit.

Ugh - math is hard, barbie. 

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