I am so excited!

I work out a lot. On most days, I spend at least two hours at the gym. So why do I still have belly rolls? Because I know how to cheat. Usually my workouts are less than stellar but I give myself credit for the hard core workout I should be doing. In other words, I trick myself into believing I am burning way more calories than I actually am. Then I eat whatever I want. This strategy used to work just fine when I was in my twenties and even early thirties. Now my metabolism is slowing down and I end up with belly rolls and tight jeans. I need a new strategy to keep me in check. The old days of cutting back a little and quickly losing 5 lbs are long gone.

So my first step was purchasing a new heart rate monitor. I am so excited to use it. I bought a Polar H7 and it just came today. I chose the H7 because it will sync with the Polar Loop that I ordered. I will use the heart rate monitor during my workouts to give me a more accurate estimate of the calories I am burning. The Polar Loop is worn all day to calculate the calories I burn during the rest of the day. Of course these both work with different apps and training programs that will help me become more efficient in my workouts.