Last time I uttered those words, I referred to some 5″ inch-heeled pumps. This time, I’m referring to a pair of black/silver Skechers Resistance Runners (SRR Resistor). I discovered that my holey Saucony sneakers finally had to go…so I took off to Grapevine Mills Mall on Saturday for an hour-long search for the perfect walking/cardio shoe. Shopping for shoes had becomewas a challenge, since I couldn’t really find something that really grabbed me–and I wasn’t prepared to spend $130 on a pair of Asics gel running shoes that I “kinda” liked. Thankfully, I ended my search at the Skechers store and found not just a perfect-wearing pair of exercise shoes, but also a cute pair of outdoor-active flats. 

Sunday started with a Mediterranean buffet but ended into a productive afternoon spent raking leaves. While I limited myself to one plate heaped with gyro meat, shish tawook and roasted cauliflower, I’m fairly certain that I didn’t work nearly enough to burn off those calories.

Of course, I got stuck doing some late night computer work Sunday night, which only gave me 4 hours of sleep before heading out to the morning kickboxing session. Luckily I wasn’t as tired as I thought as I was, but those undereye dark circles were telling.

Something I plan to work on more this week are those ab twists. While I’ve been focusing on crunches and planks, I haven’t focused on ab flexibility; thus I had some serious side stiches while doing alternating ab bicycle crunches.

I also am looking into getting a heart rate monitor; I’m beginning to think that the MFP presets really aren’t giving me an accurate picture of how many calories I’m burning per activity. I have read that HRMs are an invaluable tool in getting results. So I have narrowed down the field between a Polar FT60 and a Suunto t4d, with the Polar HRM currently winning the vote due to an attractive Amazon price of ~$140. Now to scrape up the funding to afford it…

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