Got up this morning and took my week 5 measurements. The Body for Life plan mixed with weight training from Muscle Hack dot com just keeps working week after week! I'm now down to 15.1% body fat now, that's down from 15.6% last week. My fat loss has definitely slowed down the last few weeks to about 1/2% loss a week. I'd like it to go back to losing 1% a week, but I guess it's still progessing; just slower than I want.
Had another great cardio workout on the treadmill this morning. I try to push myself a little harder in every workout than the last one to keep my body from getting used to the same routine. So I've been trying to up my speed of the intervals a little with each workout. If my intervals were 7.0mph, 7.2, 7.4, etc, next time I'll do 7.1, 7.3, 7.5, 7.7, etc. I'm up to running my last minute high point interval at 9.0 mph now. That's huge for me since I started at 6 mph being my high point 2 months ago. It's awesome to see how the human body reacts and responds to what you put it through...how it gets a little stronger and a little faster every day. 2 months ago, it was hard to run 2 mins straight at 5 mph. Today I ran 2 mins at 7 mph with no problem. 2 months ago, my intervals were in the 4.5 to 6 mph range. Now they're in the 7 to 9 mph range. I'm happy with the progress. I've also noticed I'm able to run around a lot more in the yard with the kids than before without getting tired. THAT makes the hard work and effort well worth it!
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