Moving Right Along

It's been a little over 3 months since I started working out at Orange Theory and I have stuck with it. It's gotten to the point that if I don't work out at least 3 days a week I feel a bit lazy and depressed. I had a tooth pulled two days ago, and hadn't worked out for two days before then, so when I went today for my hour session it was like a breath of fresh air. Being cooped up on the couch with Ibuprofen and soup had run its course and I HAD to get out. Although I must say, I haven't lost any weight since started this program, I do feel more fit and healthy. One of the trainers did a session on the "Science of Weight Loss" and the core message was calories in vs. calories out = weight loss. I had asked if it was possible that I had gained muscle weight in the (then) two months that I had been attending OTF, and was told "no," that it was probably due to my appetite increase since beginning the work out. I can see that. Even though I probably have been consuming more, my body still looks and feels like I'm getting more out of these workouts than just an increase in weight/appetite. I feel great. I haven't been running in a while, although I did do a four-miler with a few friends about 2-3 weeks ago. Because I had talked my friend/co-worker into running with me, and she isn't much of an outdoor runner, we walked the majority of the course, although I must say that I was feeling REALLY good and probably could have killed the flat course. I do have a lot of races coming up starting the end of September, and those will give me a good indication of where I am health/strength/endurance-wise. Considering I did my last half-marathon with little more than OTF training, and had a near-PR finish, I'm feeling confident that these fall races are going to be more of the same - awesome. We shall see.... Although honestly, I do know I need to get out and do some long-distance training between now and then. We rarely do anything more than a 5k at OTF, and many times that isn't a straight 3.1 mile run, but rather broken up between the treadmill, weights, and rower. Regardless, I'm excited to be keeping up with this great workout regime and would recommend it to anyone.