Since its getting close to the most wonderful time of the year, I figured I would toss this one out there as a must have if you exercise with your phone. I use an Armpocket Xtreme i-30 (there are other models). I had to use this one due to the size of my phone (Android Galaxy Nexus). There are 3 armband sizes small/med/large and an assortment of colors to choose from. While this is a somewhat bulky armband, once your moving you hardly notice your wearing it. Other than your phone, there is a small area to hold keys, slots for credit cards/id, or anything else that is about the size of your phone. The back of the armband has memory foam which will fit snug to anyone's arm shape and tbh it works a treat. I know there are other options out there, but since I always have my phone and sometimes jog at the local high school track this suits me perfect. I want to say I've used mine for about 6 months now with 0 issues. I don't think you will be disappointed if you buy anything from http://www.armpocket.com/ If you hunt around they sometimes have free shipping coupon code.
Here is a pic of the inside. My Nexus would fit right up in the top half with the strap plus plenty of room for other goodies behind it.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
1 month - No Exercise
I didn't really plan this but it just happened. Hurricane Sandy handed me a week of high winds and cold weather. I figured a week off was due since I've been hard at it since June. 1 week lead into 2 with the cold weather. I attempted to jog once when it was in the 40's which was fine was running but holy hell it got cold fast on my cool down. I ran a 5K that weekend but other then those 2 days, that was it. After 2 weeks of basically no exercise, I figured lets wait this out for a few more weeks. I wanted to see if the exercise was the key in my weight loss/maintenance or the amount of calories I was eating.
I am happy to report, 4 weeks later, my weight basically remained the same. TBH I was very pleased with the results. It showed me that I can live this lifestyle without exercise and not balloon back to 300+ lbs. So what does this tell me? I can miss a day or 2 of exercise without huge repercussions. It also shows that just diet alone you can still succeed in your weight loss (which I did in my first diet before my wedding). I don't recommend that route (I can't wait for it to get warmer to get back out there) but missing a day isn't the end of the world.
I am happy to report, 4 weeks later, my weight basically remained the same. TBH I was very pleased with the results. It showed me that I can live this lifestyle without exercise and not balloon back to 300+ lbs. So what does this tell me? I can miss a day or 2 of exercise without huge repercussions. It also shows that just diet alone you can still succeed in your weight loss (which I did in my first diet before my wedding). I don't recommend that route (I can't wait for it to get warmer to get back out there) but missing a day isn't the end of the world.
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