Burn, Calories, Burn!

Monday was a great day for a walk.

I got in a couple of walks on Monday and Tuesday, my workout rest days.  I did five days of weight training, four Zumba classes, and a Cardio Kickboxing class.  If I haven't mentioned it before, the Cardio Kickboxing class can be pretty challenging.  We punch, kick, bob, weave and jump non-stop for an hour.  It's definitely a stamina builder.

Keeping the food diary (Myfitnesspal) continues to go well.  Now that I have about forty days worth of data entered, the reports become useful.  In addition to tracking calories, I can review other intakes, such as sodium, carbs, fats, and protein, enabling me to make adjustments to my diet, as necessary.  The amount of data that the site gives you access to is amazing.  Data becomes knowledge and "Knowledge is Power."  That power translates into better management of my fitness/weight loss plan.

Calories Burned

An example of the reports is the Calories Burned chart.  The chart illustrates the calories that I burned last week while exercising.

Exercise Calories Burned Last Week

9/8 - 9/9:  Walking

9/10: Weight Training/Zumba

9/11:  Weight Training/Cardio Kickboxing

9/12 - 9/14:  Weight Training/Zumba

Motivation/Non-Scale Victories (NSV)

Thursday evening was unseasonably cool, so I grabbed my jacket on my way to the gym. It was noticeably big on me. That was an unexpected win. The bad news is that it's my favorite leather jacket. The good news is I get to go shopping for a new, smaller one!

On another cool day, I grabbed a long sleeve fleece jersey to wear.  I hadn't worn this particular shirt much because the stitched lettering irritated my chest.  Turns out that the stitching wasn't the real problem.  The real problem was how tightly the shirt fit.  Tightness isn't an issue this season.  Plenty of room now.

A Gym Public Service Announcement (PSA)

When removing the pin to change the weight on a stack of plates, make sure that the bar that is connected to the cable is not heavier than the lightest plate. I took a thump to the head by forgetting this rule. Luckily, my head is hard, the bar was light, and it didn't have far to fall.

I also managed to get distracted and catch my fingers beneath a dumbbell.  Again, it was only a slight injury.  No real damage done.

That's all for this week.  Hopefully, the coming week will go smoothly.