keep on keeping on.

It's very early Wednesday morning and realized I never posted how I did last week. And maybe I didn't because I didn't do too well. Though I need to remind myself that it is way more than I did a month ago.

M 21st- Milestone: Got my mile down from 19:40 minutes to 18:05 minutes!
55 minutes Cardio.
T 22nd- 50 minutes Cardio.
W 23rd- Skipped gym. 15 minutes dog walk.
TH 24th- Skipped gym. 27 minutes dog walk.
F 25th- Skipped gym. 20 minutes dog walk.
S 26th- 1 hour 17 minutes Cardio.
SU 27th- 47 minutes Cardio. 15 minutes Strength Training.

My depression affected me this week. Honestly I think a lot of it had to do with my diet. I ate too much fast food and too much junk. As much as my tastebuds crave the crap I used to eat, I need to realize it does far worse damage to my body. I'm back in the game this week as far as exercise and it's still been rocky on the nutrition side so I decided to hire and online coach/trainer. I will get in to this further when I start the program but basically I will be taught how and what to eat and have physical goals as far as exercise. I know somewhat what I'm in for and I know it will be difficult but 100% worth it. I'm excited to begin even more so on this journey. But overall there is progress showing. I put this picture together and was amazed at the change.

For help at the gym I got a handy-dandy helper. A Polar FT4 Heart Rate Monitor.

This thing is great. First, it tells me how many calories I burn during a workout. It is a much better guess-timate than the equipment plus I can see how many calories I burn while strength training. Second, it tells me if I'm "in the zone" or not. My zone for my age, weight, and height is between 124 to 164. It really helps to see if I'm slowing down and need to push harder. Finally, it gives me a great recap of my workout, my average heart rate and my maximum heart rate during. I love it and it truly helps.

Well I guess I should sign off and head to bed. Tomorrow will be an even better day and I'm looking forward to it.