I am struggling a bit to change my way of thinking this morning. I looked up my basal metabolic rate (metabolism) and found it to be 1244. With Kathi's help, I found out I need to burn 250 calories a day to lose a pound a week. My current 20 min. cardio on the treadmill burns about 100 calories and I'd lose a pound in 10 days.
If I want to speed things up I really need to increase my activity. I can't go lower than my 1000 calories or body will go into starvation mode. The positive side of this: I have options & can ease into it. The negative side: I'm feeling some self-pity. I don't like cardio and this is where I need to focus my increased effort if I want to see change faster. Part of me wants to say "Why does this have to be so hard"? I know I've just come off of two weeks of not eating well. So, the scale is up. But I need to remember that a few good days under my belt will make a huge difference.
I am going to increase my cardio to 30 mins. and increase my heart rate by 2. Then I'll see what kind of difference that makes in my calories burned.
I need to add additional activity. Whether that's everyday or a few days a week. That's where I want to be more creative. I don't love doing the cardio at the gym on the treadmill, but it's an easy choice and weather doesn't effect the work out. I can go for a walk after dinner in the evenings or a bike ride. What really interests me is bike riding on the prairie path. Kathi reminded me that it could still be a choice even though I'm not near the path. I could even go with someone, although I do love going alone too. I'm a little leary about being on the path alone. I never really had that when I was biking before. I have heard stories about rape on the path, and it makes wearing headphones more dangerous because you don't know what's going on around you.
My bike is in good shape, except I don't like the ride of the tires. They've warped from sitting. I don't have a bike rack and I think I'm missing the key to the bike lock. I don't have a pack to put my food in. Even if I can get into riding around the neighborhood, that will be a start. I'd better start researching the southern portion of the prairie path to see if I can find a better location to start from than Wheaton. Parking is always an issue. Here I go trying to open this door again!
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I am so proud of you for looking at this. You could have surrender to defeat and given up but you haven't and that is a great accomplishment. Hey not many people liking doing cardio but it helps us move in the right direction and that is why it is worth doing.
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