I think I’m getting a plan. It’s turning out that I go to the gym every other day where I do cardio and weights. The days I don’t do weights there is no use going into the gym, and waste gas and time when I can do cardio at home, either by walking outside or using the exercycle.
If I have to miss one of my gym days, and I know ahead of time, I can plan to split my weight training into two days. For example, this Wednesday I’m going to Orangeville to meet a good friend for lunch. I will miss a gym day. Today, I went to the gym and did 40 minutes of cardio and 35 minutes of weights but just for my upper body. Tomorrow, I will go into the gym and do cardio and 30 minutes of weights for my lower body. Wednesday, when I get home from Orangeville, I can do 20 minutes on the exercycle or more depending on what I had for lunch.
When I was at the gym today, I realized that to really get toned the way I want to, I’m going to have to put more effort into the weights. I see so many women go to a machine, count of 10 reps, not breathe hard and go onto another machine. So, I’m going to do what I’ve always done in the past; 3 sets of ten and the last few reps will be to muscle exhaustion.
At my age, I’m concerned that if I lose the fat and gain the muscle, my skin won’t have the elasticity is used to. I’d hate to do all this work to have skin hanging here and there ’cause it has nowhere to go. It’s not like I’m losing 50 lbs. 10 lbs may not affect the skin at all. I hope.
I’m really happy with the protein shake in the morning. That one scoop of powdered protein in a smoothie satisfies my hunger for hours. Who would have thunk it. Thanks Krista for the suggestion.
My diet is good. I’m not experiencing any cravings. I wrestled with the idea of cutting carbs to a bare minimum, but I get too hungry if I don’t get them. What I do eat are complex carbs, and I eat them as oatmeal for breakfast or whole grain sprouted bread for lunch. No carbs for supper.
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