Weight Loss In The Winter Time: The first week of snow
Weight loss in the winter time is always difficult to manage. But this winter I not going to put on any weight. In face to make this weight loss regime the hardest I possible could I managed to “schedule” my last 30 pounds to lose right during the holiday season.
Maybe not the best plan in the long run – but here we go.
On top of the holidays that constantly come up for the next 3 months it is also freezing cold here in Utah. So getting out and running gets a little harder. Not impossible mind you – but a little more challenging. Normally I would just get on my elliptical and put in a movie, but since I broke the right front wheel and the replancements are still coming I’m going to have to be a little creative.
Somewhat fortuitiously I came accross an article today in the New York Times on how jumping rope is coming back into weight loss style. After doing a little research I discovered that this is one of the hardest and best cario workouts that you can do indoors, and in one place no less. With more and more people living in small appartment and condos jumping rope becomes a natural weight loss regime.
This is how I am going to use it this weekend for my goals.
Friday is supposed to be a long work out day. It should not be too snowy until the evening, so I am going to leave an hour early for my research appointment so I can get that in before noon. I’m going to take a shirt to change into after that, so I look somewhat respectable for my meetings. That will give me about 4 miles before the meeting and time to stop sweating before any sees me. Then depending on the weather I any do another 2 miles on my way home.
Saturday I will do jump rope interval training. I’m going to jump for 3 minutes. Then rest for 1 minute while doing a combination of sit-ups, push-ups, and bicep curls. So each set will be 4 minutes long. I’m going to do 10 of them for a total of 40 minutes. That will get the heart pumping. I’ll take my pulse at the end of the first several 3 minute intervals so I can get a sense for who it compares to my elliptical exercises or regular wind sprints.
Sunday is going to be a long day as usual with all my church responsbilities. I never eat very well on these days. I normally try to go on a walk with the kids, but since it is supposed to be snowing I’m not sure we’ll be able to do that. So I will make sure that I walk around the church several times during the day. 10 Laps will be a mile. I’m going to try and get 20 laps in. I’m going to get there before my meetings on Sunday and do 6 laps. Then I will 2 after the first meeting, and 2 more after the next one. Then after the third I will do 4 more before heading home. Then when I come back I will do 2 laps before church starts, 2 more bewteen sacrament meeting and Sunday School. Then 2 more between Sunday School and priesthood. After church is very hectic, so I’ll not plan on any extra then. This will not be a strenous work out to say the least, but it will be enough to get me off my butt on a day that I usually do lot and lots of sitting.
Monday will be a long day again. My elliptical will not be fixed yet either, but the weather is supposed to be cold, but sunny. So I’m going to go on a long walk. I can get 6 miles done in a hour easily so I will shoot for that. I just got some new shoes so I am excited to run in them and see how it feels to workout with good shoes again. I literally had duct tap holding my last pair together.
Over that 4 day period I’m goin to shoot for 3 more lbs lost.
I’ll report how I did on Monday.
I hope that you all have a fabulous weekend.
Matt Stearmer
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Comments
I've never done the 30 day program. I've always just stuck to the 9 because
I'm insane and really wanting to lose weight. I need to order several new
products as well to give them a good testing.
Any you wan to suggest?
Matt Stearmer
Well actually, the 30 day has a nine day built into it. which is really nice because then it gives you the shakes for the rest of the whole month! so you get a replacement of 68 meals total at only $3.82 per meal! I choose to do one cleanse day a week because that suits me. But when you really do want to get the weight off you would do a nine day, you are right. It also makes sense to keep flooding your body with nutrients for the rest of the month instead of stopping. You will see more results. The 30 day will get you the Ionix which is phenomenol and some Want More Energy? and the IsaFlush. it is our most popular program by far and definitely a good bang for the buck.
I remember you writing about protein before, so you might also be interested in IsaPro-complete protein that you add into your shake. The recommendation is 1.5 scoops of shake and 1 scoop of IsaPro. Our body builder friends love this! They actually do 4 shakes of this a day:) And then IsaFruits and Healthy Greens are a huge hit, too! All your fruits or greens in just one scoop! And way yummy.
I could go on, I love it all:)
I always heard the saying when I was young about finishing my plate, “Remember the starving kids in China”.
I love to eat out of a bowl…I even make my own.
rebecca
Hey, I believe the jump roping- well at least jumping – on Wednesdays I go to Jump On It for jump aerobics. We are jumping on the trampoline for an hour straight and part of it we do a 5 minute jump-rope section. It is wonderful! I love it and the boys love it too. So maybe you could figure out how to incorporate it into your recreation too!
And as far as weight gain over the holidays- Many have success at keeping the weight off and losing with 30 day programs. And it is the best bang for the buck. So it is 2 shakes a day for the month and a cleanse day a week . Plus lovely Ionix! Have you tried this yet? It would be a good thing to research to go a long with your workout recovery, etc.
The last two years of holiday fun I have not gained any weight! That is amazing! At least for me!
Have a great time, none the less!