Day 4 of 21

Success!

So I got my damn Dairy Queen treat. Guess what? It wasn't what I thought it would be, it turned out I didn't care for it that much, AND it was 540 calories! What a waste! If I had still gone to DQ and gotten a soft-serve cone (which I love), it would have been only 240 cals and I love it. Lame!

Luckily I got my butt up and went to the gym after. I knew I had to after eating that thing! I burned about 700 cals, so phew. Knocked that one right out. Did a full 60 mins (+ 10 mins warmup/cooldown) of cardio on the elliptical - and I actually kept my speed up pretty high! For reference, on The N's Student Body (for those unfamiliar, this is a show on the network The N where 6 students from 2 different high schools each go to "camp" for a few weeks to learn healthier eating habits, working out [each group of 6 has their own trainer], and they continue to train with their trainer when they get back to school), their trainers told them to keep their strides per minute above 105. Compare that to my warmup which is at 110-115 strides/min, my "lazy" mode when I'm in the actual workout is 135-140 strides/min, and my full speed is 145-150 strides/min. Well, I stayed around 145 strides/min the entire 60 mins yesterday! Kinda makes you wonder why the Student Body kids are only going 105 (105 is REALLY slow). I can easily keep it around 135, but I wanted to push myself more. And today, my legs hate me for it.

After that it was right around midnight, so I foregoed (or is it forewent? According to spellcheck, those both exist...hmm...) doing lower body weights. Tonight I shall...if it's not too late again and if I'm not even deader than I am right now.

Oh, and can I just mention how mad I am. So You Think You Can Dance was only 1 hour last night instead of the usual 2 hours cuz it's the 2nd to last week of the show and they haven't got many contestants left. But I didn't know that until 7:30, which is too late for me to get ready, do 1 hour 10 mins of cardio, and be back by 9 for the show. Lame. So instead I had to go afterwards. Tonight I know it's only 1 hour so I think I will attempt to go beforehand. If I can be less lazy after I get home from work, that is.

So, I'm proud of me for the workout. I'm sad of me for the DQ treat. But in the end I burned it off, so no harm done. And now I know to stick to the 240 cal cone!