I seem to have hit a weight plateau as it were. I am still counting calories, and am doing the same amount of cardio. I have also accounted for my weight loss so far and my new TDEE reflects that. I have been stuck around 89/90kg for the past couple of weeks.
However, all is not lost. I will continue as i have since August, until I see progress. I may try to make my cardio more intense, it seems 20 mins of jump rope doesn't tire me as much as it used to, so I will either have to go for longer or skip harder. I get bored of skipping around the 20 minute mark however so going for 30 mins may be a bit tough on the willpower.
I picked up a pair of solid old metal dumbells from an antique shop today, and I was quite happy when a friend told me he saw some. The pair set me back $55. I wonder who has used them in the past. They are quite old from the looks of it and they have rust, but that just adds character! I think paying an absolute premium for brand spanking new weights is ridiculous. I had a look in Big W at the weights, and they had those synthetic ones, for around $10 for 2.5kg, or a 2.5kg plate for $7, and the price just skyrocketed from there.
The dumbbells I bought have two 5kg plates each, two 2.5kg plates each, and two 1.5kg plates each. Much better value in my opinion, as a new set of dumbells and bars would probably add up to over $100.
So to break through this plateau I will now do some weight lifting, so tonight after cardio I will load up some of Scooby's videos and read some of his pages on dumbbell exercises and get started! I imagine my weight may increase from the added muscle mass provided I eat right anyhow.
Cardio did suffer this past week as I came down with something and jumping around aggravated my headache and I felt not nice all over.
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