I know that some of you may be shocked by this revelation but let me drop a little bit of truth on you. The biggest reason I decided to leave it behind was because it wasn't motivating me in a healthy way. For example, I wanted to get a high calorie burn so I could post a pic on Instagram/Facebook showing off my hard work. I am all about taking pride in hard work but approval of others shouldn't be the motivation.
The second reason I left it behind is because I am gonna burn what I burn. I lift more and do less cardio nowadays and some days (like leg day) I am going to burn more and some days (like arm day) I am going to burn less. Fact. It doesn't mean that I didn't get in a good work out. With the switch to IIFYM, calories are no longer my primary focus so I don't really care if I burned 250 cal or 750 cal. It matters that I got in my workouts for the week.
Lastly, the dang chest strap was always moving during lifting and the clasp was starting to leave a nice little scar from all the rubbing.
So there is my truth for this lovely Monday.
How do you feel about using a fitness watch?
First let me state, I respect your decision to stop using your Polar, 100%. I for one, love mine. It's not always about a high calorie burn, but it's ALWAYS about getting my heart rate going. I find for me personally it holds me accountable and I thoroughly enjoy seeing my 'Weekly Totals' and the total hours I worked out, Calories burned, Fat burn. It also is a strong indicator when I am plain ol being lazy, lol. Swear, there are days that I simply show up and hardly put effort in but if the day before I was at the gym for an hour and burned 500 calories and today I only burned 200... there is a problem, and it's me. I know that it varies for so many people but for me having my Polar HRM is one of my best accessories in my fitness journey. Key word(s) though: my fitness journey. You are on your own and you have been doing so great, keep at it and best thing you can possibly do is stick with what works for YOU :) Get it, girl!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sammy, I think you are using yours much more effectively than I was.
DeleteI get it 100% what you are saying about the validation. I don't need to take pictures of it and I don't take nearly as many as I did in the beginning because I thought it was cool. If I do post a picture now it is because I am proud of what I did. I do like it for the simple fact that I can ensure I am getting my heart rate up while doing HIIT workouts, especially at home. But what works for some does not work for others and that is perfectly fine!
ReplyDeleteI don't want to say that I will never use it again because I think it is important for HIIT, just not every workout anymore. I was getting a little crazy with it!
DeleteI can understand your saying but I LOOOVE my Garmin Forerunner 15 and it's really helped me get back on track and the information is so so so useful. Especially comparing and seeing how much you can improve over time. Maybe you can try a different chest band that doesn't dig in so much?
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