Week 64

Weight: 121.2 (120.8 after Saturday's workout)

Good clean week.....no Easter candy....no going to bed with a huge belly-ache....no waking up feeling bloated and yucky and unmotivated to workout.....yay!....all in all, I enjoyed the holiday much more without loads of candy.

My Workout This Week:
Monday-nada
Tuesday-2 circuits of Spartacus, 2 mile run (8.5 treadmill); ab ripper
Wednesday-7 mile run (treadmill-51 minutes-8.5-10.0)HARD!!
Thursday-Push-ups, pull-ups, abs, running circuit
Friday-50 minute Power Yoga
Saturday-2 circuits Spartacus II, 4 mile run at 7.5-9.0

Weekly Fitness Tip: MYTHS DE-BUNKED
Myth #1: You must workout in a lower-intensity, fat-burning state to lose the most weight.
-Not so, doing high intensity interval training (HIIT) not only facilitates in burning more calories overall, thus more weight lost, but you are actually training your body to be more of a fat-burning machine and the after-burn (ie: metabolism) is greater.

Myth #2: You should eliminate carbs to lose weight.
-You should eat carbs to lose weight, especially if you are working out!! If you are lifting heavy, eat a lot of carbs and protein to gain size. If you want to shape and be leaner, eat moderate carbs and protein. Eliminating carbs all together is dangerous and counter-productive. (When I say carbs, I mean the good ones: oatmeal, whole-wheat things, yams, fruits, veggies)

Myth #3: You can target certain body parts to "spot reduce."
-No, no never!!! If you want to get rid of your muffin-top or saddle-bags, doing endless crunches or lunges will do nothing for you if you are not losing fat overall. Make sure you are doing those moves, amongst others, but you must tone the muscle underneath and lose the fat with a restricted diet and cardio in order to see those sleek muscles.

Hope this was helpful:)