The Challenge Begins

I weighed in at 226 and had pictures taken and a body composition test (about 50% fat) done on January 21. The challenge officially began for me on January 25. So, I'm off and running. I have gym hair, frizzy around the edges of my face where the sweat has dampened it. The alternative is to put it in a pony tail, and then I'll have the pony tail crown wave when I release the rubber band. I'm doing 35 minutes on the treadmill and increasing the incline a little each day to keep my heart rate up during the exercise period. Today, I did some lower body weight work, the sitting leg press, hip adductor, hip abductor and one upper body weight the chest press, increasing the weight as the lower weights feel too easy. And then, I added a short time on the elliptical trainer, 6 minutes. I'm eating sensibly and keeping a journal of my food consumption and exercise. I sure had a craving for a Dustyburger after exercising today. Instead, I went to the grocery store and bought a pack of Boca burgers and some thin buns, about 220 calories for the burger and bun combo, with mustard and salsa. I weighed today, and I'm at 215.