debbra's Journal, 28 January 2009

You are like the energize bunny on the treadmill! Very inspirational! 

I agree...I should go longer on mine today. Monday I did over an hour but I don't know if I want to do more than that. I need a longer playlist. 

I just wish it was translating into weight loss! And I wish I had more energy afterwards. But I do love the treadmill.  

That's amazing that you're able to do 90 minutes on the treadmil...I would get way too bored! Here's a tip I used that worked well for me in seeing results and feeling stronger and more energetic: Intervals, Intervals, Intervals I usually start around a 5.5mph for a few minutes to get the heart rate up, then increase to 6.0mph, where I will stay for about 10 mins, then every 30 seconds I increase the mph or incline until I get to 7mph or however fast my legs will go that day Then I'll lower it back down to 5.5mph and work my way up again. I do that 3-4 times. Start where you feel comfortable but really try and push yourself to get a couple interval spikes into your workout. I'm sure you will see the results quickly. Best of luck hope that helps!  

Thanks for that advice, nvrquit! I actually recently tried intervals, and I was able to do it. But it threw me off eating wise, where I got way too hungry and I couldn't satiate myself. So now i'm scared to veer off this path, which I'm used to. The no weight loss is really coming from too much eating. How long is your time on the treadmill? 

I totally understand what you're saying about the wanting to eat more after the interval. Basically you're jump starting your metabolism (good thing) and your body is sending signals that it's hungrier. What I do is drink lots of water and have a banana after the workout. As long as you're tracking what you're eatting and staying in control with that, you'll see the scale move. It's mind over matter. You can do it! I try to stay on the treadmill for 45 minutes, but sometimes all I can do is 30 min. I also wear a Polar heart rate monitor that goes under my chest and sends info to a watch I wear. It tracks my heart rate throughout my workout and the number of calories burned during the workout. The most important thing I use it for is for making sure my h.r. is in the right range and doesn't get too high or too low. It cost about $100 at my local runner's shop and was an awesome investment. I use it every time I workout and it helps to put things in prespective. When I see on the watch how hard I worked to burn that 600 calories, it's a lot easier to justify putting the doughnut down.  

I'm going to look into that monitor. Thank you for that advice! 

That is really great. It is hard to keep at that incline for so long. I almost find walking at the incline harder than running. Test it out sometime and see what you think- try running around 5.5 mph for starters and no incline in comparison and let me know how that feels in comparison to your incline of 6 walking. 

Great job sticking to your workout! Stick with it.  

I think you did a great job on the exercise!! Don't be too hard on yourself! =) 

funny the lives we lead where instead of being happy you did so much on the treadmill, you are bummed at yourself for not going fast enough... its like the ppl on biggest loser who lose 13 pounds in one week (which i havent even lost total in over a month so far) and they are all dejected because it wasnt enough to beat smeone else... 

Very true disaster! We are always so hard on ourselves. Deb you should be so proud of yourself. I find I do a 30 minute program where the treadmill changes the incline but the fastest I can do is 4.2 mph (which is a light jog for me) and that will only last for 30 to 45 seconds, then I have to pipe it back down to 3.6 mph. I can only do the 4.2 mph at a 0 incline. You are an inspiration, I want to get to that point. I focus on the TV or my music when I am working out but then I start to feel the burn and start looking at the time left. lol.