Ohh … the Pain, the Pain

So I did my first “heavy” workout on Sunday, and my legs still haven’t fully recovered. They’re still pretty sore. But they’re better today than yesterday or Monday.

In fact, they were so sore that I didn’t even work out — period! — yesterday. I really felt like I needed a rest, so I took it. I feel that this is a long-term process, and I shouldn’t sabotage myself by just up and quitting at the first sign on trouble (like I’ve done in the past).

So I took my day off like a man, and got right back on that horse this morning, with 25 minutes of cardio. It went pretty well, actually, and I physically feel really good. Legs are still sore, of course, but feelin’ good otherwise.

It took me a long time to get all the way up to 325 lbs., and it took me awhile to get to my present 258, so it’s going to take more time to get back down to my goal weight. Now that that little point is implanted firmly in my thick skull, I’ll definitely succeed at this. Which is a good thing.

Weigh-In, 4/26

Well, weighed in at Smart for Life today. I came in at 258, which is a 4 lb. loss. Pretty good. What’s more, my morning weigh-in (the number I really keep track of) was at 257.

Weight, what a funny thing. A constantly moving target. You never truly know what your weight is, which is why you need to do your “keep track” weight at the same time when charting it/remembering it/whatever. Usually that’s first thing in the morning, after you’ve done any bathroom business you need to do.

This week was week 1 of the multi-layered week, in terms of what I’m doing exercise wise and nutrition-wise. To sum up:

• Exercise: Turbulence Training Introduction program for bodyweight/resistance and Pace Fitness for interval training 3x a week; slow-go cardio for 30 minutes the other 3 days
• Nutrition: Smart for Life w/1 extra protein shake daily; Eat Stop Eat 24 hour fasting for 2 periods; Thintuition to know when I’m hungry and how much to eat

I’ll keep this up (while switching the TT program to the Beginner’s program probably the week after next) for … well … for as long as it works for me. Hopefully, that’ll be for a really long time, as I really like doing all of this.

Another bit ‘ good news. When I weighed in, the S4L doc (a great lady, BTW) weighed me on the extremely high-falutin’ Tanita professional scale (that could help you hack into the Pentagon). While I don’t remember the percentages, my body fat was down from a month ago, but my muscle mass was up! This means I’ve lost even more fat than what the overall “scale” number indicates — which is why I hate our society’s over-dependence on the “scale” number. It’s extremely inadequate.

I may even have to add another protein shake in during the day, which would be cool. I think that it would spike my metabolism even more. I’ll give that a week or two, though.

She even said I’m “ahead of schedule” in my weight-loss efforts. Cool.

So all in all, a great week! Looking forward to another one this week, especially now that I’ll be working out in my home.