The 25 and 25.

I must apologize in advance for the lack of blog posts in the last few weeks, things have been hectic at work and at home so I have been lacking time to write.

If you are a regular reader of the blog you know that I have definitely plateaued in my weight loss since Noah was born.  Whether it was an actual plateau or a result of cheating and less exercising I am not sure.  I have been very diligent with the plan the last month and still no weight loss.  The week before Thanksgiving I decided to try a change-up in my workouts.  I had been trying to get 3 or 4 thirty minute workouts in each week.  Due to my work schedule and my daddy time with Noah (when Christine works).  I was struggling to consistently get those workouts in.  I decided I needed a way to get in similar calorie burning but maybe cut down the number of workouts per week to 2 or 3 instead of 3 or 4.

I have been rotating my workouts between cycling and running since I would like to try to do a Sprint and or Olympic Triathlon next year.  I get bored very easily on the bike trainer and the treadmill, I would so much rather be outside.  But, since I am home alone with Noah one to two days a week it's not good parenting to leave the house while he is napping.  So I am relegated to the confines of the game room and the indoor workout.

In an effort to quell my boredom I decided to try a workout that I call the 25 and 25.  I put Noah down in his crib for his morning nap (about 2 hours usually).  I grab the baby monitor and head downstairs for my workout.  I usually start off on the bike for 5 minutes at a really light pace and resistance to get my blood flowing.  Then I shift to a higher gear and ramp up the intensity.  I ride for 25 minutes at varying intensity adjusting my cadence as my legs begin to burn.  As soon as I finish the 25 minute pedaling session, I immediately swap my cycling shoes for my running shoes, hop onto the treadmill and begin to run.  I usually crank the speed up on the treadmill to 7 or 7.5mph and adjust the speed and incline during the run as my legs fatigue.  I will occasionally ramp up the speed to as high as 8mph or higher if I am feeling really good.  After my 25 minutes on the treadmill (about 2.75-3 miles) I cool down walking for 5 minutes.  That gives me a 1 hour workout and usually enough time to run upstairs and shower before the boy wakes up from his nap.    I do this workout a maximum of twice per week, with the 3rd workout day rotating between a run or biking or a bodyweight resistance style workout.

Since starting this plan 2 weeks ago I am back on the weight loss train.  The first week I was able to shed about 0.6lb.  The second week (Thanksgiving) I was able to shed an additional 0.5lb.  I am hoping this trend continues as we head into the holiday party season.  Making sure that I watch what I eat during the holiday parties is going to be a real challenge...

Thanks for reading, check back later there may be a second post today because I was camera happy with Noah yesterday!