Hurts so good

Ok, I am down to 158 now (which does not include shoes, so add an extra couple of pounds there). That makes my to-date weight loss a whopping 2 pounds; or does it? This is a somewhat interesting situation I find myself in. In a previous post, I weighed in at 162 with gear, but before that post, when I began the countdown, I actually weighed 157 (less than I weigh now). So, it seems to me that the impact on my body has not yet really started to take shape, in fact I continued to go up for a while. Sure tc says my arms look more muscular, but that can’t account for what my scale is telling me.

It is a little frustrating to think that I’m putting a lot of effort into it, but I am not yet seeing tangible results. I know better than to give up at this point, it’s just like learning to run, where the front end is the most difficult. Once things start happening, it’ll get even easier, until then it’s a bit depressing. I feel like I just need more cardio, need to burn that fat that I have accumulated.

Last night I did the bike for 30 minutes and it felt good, tons of sweat and maybe even a little stink. I noticed that my RPMs were generally around 105-115, more than double the lady next to me, who was, not coincidentally, not sweating at all. Also fit in a bunch of lifting, mostly lower body (lying hamstring, leg extension, seated leg press, seated hamstring, bench press, and seated row), then hit the abs, real focused, real effortful, definitely real painful.