So, 12 days until the race and I've officially quit couch to 5k. Over the last week and a half I've just felt so BLAH. Lots of lovely digestive issues and headaches. Yesterday was the first time I've jogged in about a week, and like I imagined, it was pretty horrible.
Running outside is way harder than running on a treadmill.
There's just no motivation to keep going. If you stop running on a treadmill you're probably going to hurt yourself, but if you stop running on the pavement, no harm done.
I tried the whole interval thing yesterday and the first few sets were killer. After I got warmed up though it wasn't so bad. Then I got my intervals all screwed up and ended up running while I was supposed to be walking so I ended up just walking the last bit. I was shooting for the whole 3.1 miles, but I ended up around 2.4, which is 75% of what I was shooting for....so close!
Apparently when I get outside, everything I'd taught myself about breathing goes out the window. I had a killer headache last night when I got done. Not sure if I was a little dehydrated or if it was the horrible breathing that got me. Probably a little of both. Either way, it was miserable and I ended up calling it a night around 9.
TMI alert: I quit early because apparently the aforementioned digestive issues are not resolved. And I really don't think I could have made one more lap. Could be because I had an ice cream cone with lunch yesterday and I'm lactose intolerant. Whoops.
BUT, from here until October 5 I do solemnly swear to eat healthy, good food, and nothing but good food, so help me if it's the last thing I do!! I've come too far to give in to temptation now. I'm going to try to cut out all processed foods this week and next and stick to whole, healthy foods. If I've learned anything throughout this process, I've learned that you really are what you eat. Good food is good fuel, junk food is junky fuel. Simple as that.
Well guys and girls, wish my luck! It's almost GO TIME! woo!
Monday, September 23, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Weigh in Day....!
Alright y'all. I've fallen off the couch to 5k band wagon. I haven't done it in a week or so now.
I tried the interval thing this morning and I am positive that 6 mph is too fast. I don't know if I am still recovering from giving blood on Sunday or what, but after running intervals for 17 minutes today, I was done. Totally spent and I felt AWFUL. Banana and bagel almost came back up. I'm quitting the whole breakfast before I run thing btw. Being tired is better than puking any day of the week.
I'm going to keep doing intervals I think until I get up to 3 miles. I've GOT to get it together. 16 days til the race.
I think I'm going to pick back up with c25k after the race. I had such high hopes for being able to run this thing, but I know I won't be able to. I was hopeful, but it's time to be realistic about how I'm going to do this. Intervals it is.
Intervals are faster though. Did my first 13 minute mile today. 3 minutes of that on the beginning was a warm up too, so I think if I can work my way up to 6 mph running over the next 2 weeks I'll be ok. I guess we'll see!
So, the numbers. I was super bummed about this weeks weigh in because I really thought I was going to have nothing to report. I've been SO good over the last 2 weeks I only messed up once in two weeks with Mexican food on Sunday, but I didn't even eat all of it....so when I stepped on the scale this morning and was only down 1.6 lbs for the last 2 weeks I was a little bummed. The numbers on the tape measure weren't impressive either.
So, last time I was at 200.8, this week 199.2. 1.6 seems to be the magic number. 21 weeks til 30 gets here. Last time I reported my numbers I did some seriously bad math. I reported that I'd be on track to meeting my goal by my birthday if I was good, but I was so wrong. IF I continue at this 1.6 lbs every 2 weeks thing I've been doing, I'm looking at being down to around 183 then. Which is about 20 lbs more than goal. BUT, if I get down to 183, I'll be down to my pre marriage weight, which is awesome in and of itself.
So to reach my goal, I'm looking at 42.5 weeks. Which lands me right middle of the summer next year. Which will be fantastic for our trip to California next June/July.
It's really hard to think about it taking that long to lose 34 pounds. I wish I knew what was slowing me down. I suppose getting older has a lot to do with it, but it's still really hard to not get frustrated. I'm eating right, I'm exercising 5-6 days a week....I have no clue what's holding me back.
I've eliminated most processed foods/sugars from my diet, I'm eating whole grains and "good" fats, drinking only water (with the exception of my half a cup of watered down coffee in the morning)....I try to stay around 1600 calories a day, and I rarely, if ever, go over 2000 a day. Even with all the good foods and exercising I'm still tired all the time and this weight isn't going anywhere....
I have an appointment in November to get my thyroid rechecked, so I think I'm going to ask my doc then if there's any other reasons I'm feeling this way other than getting older. Because really, I'm just 29, so I'm not really THAT old in the grand scheme of oldness. There's got to be something going on inside this body of mine that's keeping me down. Who knows. Until then, I'm going to keep on trucking til I get where I want to be! Ain't nobody got time for too small clothes!
I tried the interval thing this morning and I am positive that 6 mph is too fast. I don't know if I am still recovering from giving blood on Sunday or what, but after running intervals for 17 minutes today, I was done. Totally spent and I felt AWFUL. Banana and bagel almost came back up. I'm quitting the whole breakfast before I run thing btw. Being tired is better than puking any day of the week.
I'm going to keep doing intervals I think until I get up to 3 miles. I've GOT to get it together. 16 days til the race.
I think I'm going to pick back up with c25k after the race. I had such high hopes for being able to run this thing, but I know I won't be able to. I was hopeful, but it's time to be realistic about how I'm going to do this. Intervals it is.
Intervals are faster though. Did my first 13 minute mile today. 3 minutes of that on the beginning was a warm up too, so I think if I can work my way up to 6 mph running over the next 2 weeks I'll be ok. I guess we'll see!
So, the numbers. I was super bummed about this weeks weigh in because I really thought I was going to have nothing to report. I've been SO good over the last 2 weeks I only messed up once in two weeks with Mexican food on Sunday, but I didn't even eat all of it....so when I stepped on the scale this morning and was only down 1.6 lbs for the last 2 weeks I was a little bummed. The numbers on the tape measure weren't impressive either.
So, last time I was at 200.8, this week 199.2. 1.6 seems to be the magic number. 21 weeks til 30 gets here. Last time I reported my numbers I did some seriously bad math. I reported that I'd be on track to meeting my goal by my birthday if I was good, but I was so wrong. IF I continue at this 1.6 lbs every 2 weeks thing I've been doing, I'm looking at being down to around 183 then. Which is about 20 lbs more than goal. BUT, if I get down to 183, I'll be down to my pre marriage weight, which is awesome in and of itself.
So to reach my goal, I'm looking at 42.5 weeks. Which lands me right middle of the summer next year. Which will be fantastic for our trip to California next June/July.
It's really hard to think about it taking that long to lose 34 pounds. I wish I knew what was slowing me down. I suppose getting older has a lot to do with it, but it's still really hard to not get frustrated. I'm eating right, I'm exercising 5-6 days a week....I have no clue what's holding me back.
I've eliminated most processed foods/sugars from my diet, I'm eating whole grains and "good" fats, drinking only water (with the exception of my half a cup of watered down coffee in the morning)....I try to stay around 1600 calories a day, and I rarely, if ever, go over 2000 a day. Even with all the good foods and exercising I'm still tired all the time and this weight isn't going anywhere....
I have an appointment in November to get my thyroid rechecked, so I think I'm going to ask my doc then if there's any other reasons I'm feeling this way other than getting older. Because really, I'm just 29, so I'm not really THAT old in the grand scheme of oldness. There's got to be something going on inside this body of mine that's keeping me down. Who knows. Until then, I'm going to keep on trucking til I get where I want to be! Ain't nobody got time for too small clothes!
Monday, September 16, 2013
Week 8 day 1....failed again
I'm really not sure what's going on inside my body, but being healthy is not it this week. My body is telling me I'm getting sick, but I'm stuck on the outskirts of well not moving much either way. If I'm going to be sick I wish I could just go ahead and get it over with, the suspense is draining me.
I got up Saturday morning with great intentions and lots of motivation. It was a cool 65 degrees outside, humidity was tolerable, I just KNEW this was going to be my breakthrough, "I LOVE RUNNING!!" run....
It wasn't.
I had to quit jogging somewhere around half way through. I just had no energy. It really took everything in me to pick one foot up and put it in front of the other. I jogged in intervals for the rest of the time and actually felt ok until I got back to the house.
When I got back inside I was hit by a tidal wave of OW! and zzzzz. I mean, I was totally wiped out and I was sporting a killer headache. I haven't felt quite right since. Doesn't help that I decided to give blood yesterday. I could really go for a nap right now.
I'm supposed to do W8D2 tomorrow, but I really don't see that happening. I'm 99.99% positive I'm going to do intervals again because I still feel just completely zapped. I think I'll try running for 3, walking for 1 and see how that goes. Maybe bump my speed up to 5.5 or 6 and see how far that gets me. I realize that is regressing quite a lot, but I think I'm actually going to end up going farther that way...we'll see!
19 more days!!!
I got up Saturday morning with great intentions and lots of motivation. It was a cool 65 degrees outside, humidity was tolerable, I just KNEW this was going to be my breakthrough, "I LOVE RUNNING!!" run....
It wasn't.
I had to quit jogging somewhere around half way through. I just had no energy. It really took everything in me to pick one foot up and put it in front of the other. I jogged in intervals for the rest of the time and actually felt ok until I got back to the house.
When I got back inside I was hit by a tidal wave of OW! and zzzzz. I mean, I was totally wiped out and I was sporting a killer headache. I haven't felt quite right since. Doesn't help that I decided to give blood yesterday. I could really go for a nap right now.
I'm supposed to do W8D2 tomorrow, but I really don't see that happening. I'm 99.99% positive I'm going to do intervals again because I still feel just completely zapped. I think I'll try running for 3, walking for 1 and see how that goes. Maybe bump my speed up to 5.5 or 6 and see how far that gets me. I realize that is regressing quite a lot, but I think I'm actually going to end up going farther that way...we'll see!
19 more days!!!
Friday, September 13, 2013
Week 7 day 3....I'm a quitter
W7D3 got me. It was the first time I've had to quit before time was up. I just couldn't do it.
All week this week I've been going to the gym in the morning. I am SO tired in the mornings, but I do enjoy having the evening free to get things done. I've been trying to get up earlier to wake up a little more and try to eat a little breakfast before I go, so maybe I'll have a little more energy...But so far that's not working out...
I have to take my thyroid meds first thing in the morning and I can't eat for 30 minutes (supposed to be an hour, but ain't nobody got time for that). So, I'm going to have to start getting up even earlier. (think out of bed by 4:15. eww.)
I thought I could get by with 4:45, but after my banana and bagel almost made a reappearance yesterday while I was running, twice, I decided I need a little more time to digest. I don't know exactly what these thyroid meds are doing, but if nothing else they are messing with my stomach. Ahh the joys of getting older.
I also determined this week that doing my c25k days back to back is a BAD idea. When the pros say you need a day in between to "rest" they really mean it. That might be another reason why yesterday was such a struggle.
I love love love the couch to 5 k program and would recommend it to anyone for building endurance, but the closer this race gets the more I'm thinking about how I'm actually going to run it. I'm thinking about doing intervals instead of just running it straight through. I have to keep my pace so slow I think it would actually take me longer to jog it than if I did something like run for 2 minutes, walk for a minute through the whole thing. If I jog the whole thing, I think I'm looking at a time of around 39 minutes. However, if I walk/run, I'm looking more at 35...because when I say run, I actually mean run. I think I may give that a try in the few days in between when c25k is over and 5k day. Who knows.
Oh! So far, I've logged 47.5 miles in the couch to 5k app! I'm not counting the days in between that I'm walking, but that's a long way! Yay! I've covered a lot of treadmill ground....if the weather does as it's predicted to I think I'm gonna run outside tomorrow. I'm not as good at running outside as I am at running inside, so it should be interesting. I'm a little nervous that it's going to be a train wreck....
In other news, our teams outfits are going to be fabulous. Think tutus and glow in the dark everything. I can't wait!!! 22 days!!!
All week this week I've been going to the gym in the morning. I am SO tired in the mornings, but I do enjoy having the evening free to get things done. I've been trying to get up earlier to wake up a little more and try to eat a little breakfast before I go, so maybe I'll have a little more energy...But so far that's not working out...
I have to take my thyroid meds first thing in the morning and I can't eat for 30 minutes (supposed to be an hour, but ain't nobody got time for that). So, I'm going to have to start getting up even earlier. (think out of bed by 4:15. eww.)
I thought I could get by with 4:45, but after my banana and bagel almost made a reappearance yesterday while I was running, twice, I decided I need a little more time to digest. I don't know exactly what these thyroid meds are doing, but if nothing else they are messing with my stomach. Ahh the joys of getting older.
I also determined this week that doing my c25k days back to back is a BAD idea. When the pros say you need a day in between to "rest" they really mean it. That might be another reason why yesterday was such a struggle.
I love love love the couch to 5 k program and would recommend it to anyone for building endurance, but the closer this race gets the more I'm thinking about how I'm actually going to run it. I'm thinking about doing intervals instead of just running it straight through. I have to keep my pace so slow I think it would actually take me longer to jog it than if I did something like run for 2 minutes, walk for a minute through the whole thing. If I jog the whole thing, I think I'm looking at a time of around 39 minutes. However, if I walk/run, I'm looking more at 35...because when I say run, I actually mean run. I think I may give that a try in the few days in between when c25k is over and 5k day. Who knows.
Oh! So far, I've logged 47.5 miles in the couch to 5k app! I'm not counting the days in between that I'm walking, but that's a long way! Yay! I've covered a lot of treadmill ground....if the weather does as it's predicted to I think I'm gonna run outside tomorrow. I'm not as good at running outside as I am at running inside, so it should be interesting. I'm a little nervous that it's going to be a train wreck....
In other news, our teams outfits are going to be fabulous. Think tutus and glow in the dark everything. I can't wait!!! 22 days!!!
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Week 7 day 2...a lesson in guilt
So, our work sponsored wellness group is having a 5k training class for the next 4 weeks on Tuesdays after work. I decided it might be beneficial for me to sign up and see if I could get some pointers from the coach.
I went yesterday and our only "task" was to do one mile around the track behind the office. I had decided that since I'm doing fairly well in the program that I'd let that be my W7D2 and no one would be the wiser.
But I knew. Yesterday I went home and did chores and went to bed, but this morning I couldn't live with the guilt any longer so I got my hinny out of bed at 4:50 and went to the gym, did W7D2, and felt fairly decent afterwards.
This time I left my pace at 4.5 and around the 10 minute mark bumped up to 4.6. I had decided when I got to the 20 minute mark I would bump up my speed to 5.0 to see what might happen. That left me running for the last 5 minutes, and while it was completely awful, it wasn't fun either. So I'm thinking tomorrow I might bump up to 5.0 at the halfway point and see what happens.
So, laugh at Brandy opportunity of the week: while I was in the shower this morning at the gym after my workout, I realized I had forgotten to pack the shirt I had picked out to wear to work. It was either 10 minutes to Wal-mart or 25 back home for a shirt....So I had to put my smelly work out shirt back on and go in Wal-Mart to try to find something decent to wear to work. I was only 10 minutes or so late for work, which I guess, is better than 30, but I didn't have time to dry my hair so my head looks like a fluffy hot mess today.
Anyway....5k is in 24 days!!!!
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can....
I went yesterday and our only "task" was to do one mile around the track behind the office. I had decided that since I'm doing fairly well in the program that I'd let that be my W7D2 and no one would be the wiser.
But I knew. Yesterday I went home and did chores and went to bed, but this morning I couldn't live with the guilt any longer so I got my hinny out of bed at 4:50 and went to the gym, did W7D2, and felt fairly decent afterwards.
This time I left my pace at 4.5 and around the 10 minute mark bumped up to 4.6. I had decided when I got to the 20 minute mark I would bump up my speed to 5.0 to see what might happen. That left me running for the last 5 minutes, and while it was completely awful, it wasn't fun either. So I'm thinking tomorrow I might bump up to 5.0 at the halfway point and see what happens.
So, laugh at Brandy opportunity of the week: while I was in the shower this morning at the gym after my workout, I realized I had forgotten to pack the shirt I had picked out to wear to work. It was either 10 minutes to Wal-mart or 25 back home for a shirt....So I had to put my smelly work out shirt back on and go in Wal-Mart to try to find something decent to wear to work. I was only 10 minutes or so late for work, which I guess, is better than 30, but I didn't have time to dry my hair so my head looks like a fluffy hot mess today.
Anyway....5k is in 24 days!!!!
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can....
Monday, September 9, 2013
Week 7 Day 1....this is what defeat feels like
W7D1 was absolutely horrible.
I just want to let you all know before hand, I will be sharing way too much info about myself and nature here, so if you don't want to know, you should probably go ahead and stop reading now.
Yesterday's run was the perfect storm of horrible. Let me lay it all out for you. Friday evening I ate at Macaroni Grill, Saturday I had Arby's and Logan's, and yesterday there was a potluck after church, and I didn't make it to the gym til around 5. Oh and the part where I share too much, Aunt Flo came to town Saturday.
There is only one word I can conjure to describe how I felt during/after yesterday's run: MISERABLE.
I really didn't think I was going to make it. It was a struggle to put one foot in front of the other. I did up my speed a little like I told myself I was going to do. I maintained 4.6 mph the whole time for a total of 2.49 miles. That does include my warm up and cool down distance, so really I'm only running about 2 miles. But still, that's better than no miles.
And here's the part where I expand on the TMI from earlier....So, the 5k is October 5. Aunt Flo flew in on Sept 7. Do the math y'all, that's 28 days. I don't think there are enough words in the English language to describe how sad that makes me. I get SO tired the first few days of my period. Tired, bloated, and whiney. Those are my 3 main symptoms. So last night when I got home from the gym, I did not pass Go, I did not collect $200, I went straight to couch jail. When I walked to the kitchen to fix myself a bowl of cereal for dinner, my legs felt like they weighed 1,000 lbs each. After I downed the cereal, I didn't move until I went to bed. It was awful.
I did get up crazy early and go to the gym again this morning though. Proud of me, even if I was 10 min late getting there. I did ok until I got to work. I'm pretty sure I could take a nap at my desk this morning and not even feel bad about it. I'm just hoping my energy level is back up tomorrow. I've got training to do. I can't let this stop me from kicking some 5k bootay.
So anyway, I'm going to speculate that the rest of this week is going to be miserable, so pray for me y'all. I'm going to NEED it something fierce.
I feel like my dog today:
Anyway. Until next time.....!
I just want to let you all know before hand, I will be sharing way too much info about myself and nature here, so if you don't want to know, you should probably go ahead and stop reading now.
Yesterday's run was the perfect storm of horrible. Let me lay it all out for you. Friday evening I ate at Macaroni Grill, Saturday I had Arby's and Logan's, and yesterday there was a potluck after church, and I didn't make it to the gym til around 5. Oh and the part where I share too much, Aunt Flo came to town Saturday.
There is only one word I can conjure to describe how I felt during/after yesterday's run: MISERABLE.
I really didn't think I was going to make it. It was a struggle to put one foot in front of the other. I did up my speed a little like I told myself I was going to do. I maintained 4.6 mph the whole time for a total of 2.49 miles. That does include my warm up and cool down distance, so really I'm only running about 2 miles. But still, that's better than no miles.
And here's the part where I expand on the TMI from earlier....So, the 5k is October 5. Aunt Flo flew in on Sept 7. Do the math y'all, that's 28 days. I don't think there are enough words in the English language to describe how sad that makes me. I get SO tired the first few days of my period. Tired, bloated, and whiney. Those are my 3 main symptoms. So last night when I got home from the gym, I did not pass Go, I did not collect $200, I went straight to couch jail. When I walked to the kitchen to fix myself a bowl of cereal for dinner, my legs felt like they weighed 1,000 lbs each. After I downed the cereal, I didn't move until I went to bed. It was awful.
I did get up crazy early and go to the gym again this morning though. Proud of me, even if I was 10 min late getting there. I did ok until I got to work. I'm pretty sure I could take a nap at my desk this morning and not even feel bad about it. I'm just hoping my energy level is back up tomorrow. I've got training to do. I can't let this stop me from kicking some 5k bootay.
So anyway, I'm going to speculate that the rest of this week is going to be miserable, so pray for me y'all. I'm going to NEED it something fierce.
I feel like my dog today:
Anyway. Until next time.....!
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Week 6 day 3. DONE and DONE
Whew. I am WORN OUT. Pretty sure I'm coming down with a cold or something similar, so today was a beast. It wasn't really that hard, I was just tired going in so my energy level wasn't where it needed to be. But I am running on a schedule, so there's no time to be sick!
Today was a 5 min warm up, 25 minutes of jogging, 5 minute cool down.
I decided today to hit the netflix while I was running to see if it would prove to be a good distraction, and it was ok. I ended up on season 7 of How I Met Your Mother. Needless to say, I got a few funny looks while I was giggling and jogging. Not so sure that it helped the time pass any faster, but it was entertaining. I just wish it would cool down so I could run outside!
Today I went a total of 2.42 miles in the 35 total minutes, so I think I'll be ok eventually. Just gotta add .59 miles and I'll be good to go :)
I'm so tired I can't even think anymore.
Getting up super early and hitting the gym at 5:15 in the morning. I have a feeling I will be napping at my desk tomorrow after lunch.
Until then, it's bed time y'all. Nite!
Today was a 5 min warm up, 25 minutes of jogging, 5 minute cool down.
I decided today to hit the netflix while I was running to see if it would prove to be a good distraction, and it was ok. I ended up on season 7 of How I Met Your Mother. Needless to say, I got a few funny looks while I was giggling and jogging. Not so sure that it helped the time pass any faster, but it was entertaining. I just wish it would cool down so I could run outside!
Today I went a total of 2.42 miles in the 35 total minutes, so I think I'll be ok eventually. Just gotta add .59 miles and I'll be good to go :)
I'm so tired I can't even think anymore.
Getting up super early and hitting the gym at 5:15 in the morning. I have a feeling I will be napping at my desk tomorrow after lunch.
Until then, it's bed time y'all. Nite!
The numbers!
Alrighty folks, today was weigh in day!
I'm a wee bit bummed about this week's numbers, but I'm going to say that I'm gaining so much awesome muscle from all this running it's offsetting my weight loss? Maybe?
Last week I weighted in at 202.4, and this week I'm at 200.8. Down 1.6 lbs!
I am losing inches though, so I know all my efforts aren't in vain. I've lost 2 inches off both my hips and my waist since I started! That's pretty exciting. Not really down a size yet though, probably because my "fat clothes" were starting to get a wee bit snug. I am noticing that they fit more comfortably now though. Which is pretty awesome. It will be even more awesome when I can pull those "not so fat clothes" out of storage and start rocking those.
I see all these people out there losing tons of weight with all these gimmick diets and supplements and I'm like, woah. Seeing such dramatic results compared to my itty bitty results is a little disheartening, but I really feel like I'm solving a long term problem by doing this "the hard way". Not to knock the efforts of those that do, it's just not for me.
I've done things the "easy way" before and I've always ended up back where I started or a little further on down the line. This time I really think I'm making a long term lifestyle change and not a short term, "get me where I want to be for now" change.
I turn 30 in 23 weeks. So far I've been losing 1.5-2 lbs every 2 weeks. If I keep this up, and behave through the holidays, I will still be on track to hitting my goal of 165. Really my "ideal weight" is somewhere around 155. But I haven't weighed less than 175 since high school, so if I can get there, I will be more than happy.
I just have to keep telling myself that it's not the short term that really matters here. I'm in this fitness thing for the long haul now so as long as the numbers on the scale keep dropping a little bit each week, I'm on my way to healthier me!
I'm a wee bit bummed about this week's numbers, but I'm going to say that I'm gaining so much awesome muscle from all this running it's offsetting my weight loss? Maybe?
Last week I weighted in at 202.4, and this week I'm at 200.8. Down 1.6 lbs!
I am losing inches though, so I know all my efforts aren't in vain. I've lost 2 inches off both my hips and my waist since I started! That's pretty exciting. Not really down a size yet though, probably because my "fat clothes" were starting to get a wee bit snug. I am noticing that they fit more comfortably now though. Which is pretty awesome. It will be even more awesome when I can pull those "not so fat clothes" out of storage and start rocking those.
I see all these people out there losing tons of weight with all these gimmick diets and supplements and I'm like, woah. Seeing such dramatic results compared to my itty bitty results is a little disheartening, but I really feel like I'm solving a long term problem by doing this "the hard way". Not to knock the efforts of those that do, it's just not for me.
I've done things the "easy way" before and I've always ended up back where I started or a little further on down the line. This time I really think I'm making a long term lifestyle change and not a short term, "get me where I want to be for now" change.
I turn 30 in 23 weeks. So far I've been losing 1.5-2 lbs every 2 weeks. If I keep this up, and behave through the holidays, I will still be on track to hitting my goal of 165. Really my "ideal weight" is somewhere around 155. But I haven't weighed less than 175 since high school, so if I can get there, I will be more than happy.
I just have to keep telling myself that it's not the short term that really matters here. I'm in this fitness thing for the long haul now so as long as the numbers on the scale keep dropping a little bit each week, I'm on my way to healthier me!
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Week 6 Day 2....So close!
W6D2 really wasn't that bad yesterday. It looked like this:
5 minute warm up, 10 min jog, 3 min walk, 10 min jog, 5 min cool down
I really think that second 10 min jog was actually 30 minutes or so. I didn't think it was ever going to end.
But, the lungs behaved for the most part, and the legs did just fine. The whole problem for me is in my head.
Starting tomorrow (25 minutes! eek!) there are no more walking breaks at all. It's warm up, jog forever, cool down. In a way I'm actually kind of looking forward to it. I think I'm going to find a good half hour show on Netflix and immerse myself in mindless TV and see if that helps me make it through. I might give that a shot tomorrow to see how it goes.
Just as long as the show isn't funny or sad I should be ok. I can't even talk or swallow when I'm running, much less laugh or cry....
I really hope that during those final weeks I can work on my time a little. As luck would have it my job is offering 5k training as a part of our wellness program, so I'm going to check that out next week and see if they can give me some pointers.
I'm pretty excited about what the next month has in store. Week 7 is 25 minutes, 8 is 28 minutes and 9 is 30 minutes. Like I've mentioned before, 30 minutes is no where enough time for me, so I think I'm going to tack on a week 10 to the end there and see if I can't do 35 minutes....Because the last day of week 10 is THE BIG DAY. It's getting close and I can't wait!!
31 more days!!
EEEEK!
I can't wait to start working on my outfit. In honor of the theme of the 5k itself, The Neon Vibe, my team and I have named ourselves The Rainbow Brite Coalition. We're going to be fabulous, to say the least.
Anyway, 31 days!! :D :D :D
5 minute warm up, 10 min jog, 3 min walk, 10 min jog, 5 min cool down
I really think that second 10 min jog was actually 30 minutes or so. I didn't think it was ever going to end.
But, the lungs behaved for the most part, and the legs did just fine. The whole problem for me is in my head.
Starting tomorrow (25 minutes! eek!) there are no more walking breaks at all. It's warm up, jog forever, cool down. In a way I'm actually kind of looking forward to it. I think I'm going to find a good half hour show on Netflix and immerse myself in mindless TV and see if that helps me make it through. I might give that a shot tomorrow to see how it goes.
Just as long as the show isn't funny or sad I should be ok. I can't even talk or swallow when I'm running, much less laugh or cry....
I really hope that during those final weeks I can work on my time a little. As luck would have it my job is offering 5k training as a part of our wellness program, so I'm going to check that out next week and see if they can give me some pointers.
I'm pretty excited about what the next month has in store. Week 7 is 25 minutes, 8 is 28 minutes and 9 is 30 minutes. Like I've mentioned before, 30 minutes is no where enough time for me, so I think I'm going to tack on a week 10 to the end there and see if I can't do 35 minutes....Because the last day of week 10 is THE BIG DAY. It's getting close and I can't wait!!
31 more days!!
EEEEK!
I can't wait to start working on my outfit. In honor of the theme of the 5k itself, The Neon Vibe, my team and I have named ourselves The Rainbow Brite Coalition. We're going to be fabulous, to say the least.
Anyway, 31 days!! :D :D :D
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Week 6 day 1....More than half way there!
So yeah, I'm a little behind. I did w6d1 Sunday, today's Tuesday. Busy, busy weekend!!
Not a whole lot to say about week 6 day 1. I was tired going into it and tired coming out of it.
Yesterday's time looked like this:
5 minute warm up, jog 5, walk 3, jog 8, walk 3, jog 5.
I stuck to my super slow pace of 4.4/4.5 mph again and I didn't get too terribly exhausted. Starting at the end of this week the whole interval thing is over and it's straight woggling the whole time. (recap: Woggling= walking/jogging/wobbling)
Each week you add a few minutes until bam! you're jogging for 30 straight minutes. Now, unless I figure out some way to pick up my pace and not pass out, 30 minutes is no where near enough time. So really, I've got to get up to around 39 to be able to jog the whole thing.
I'm really hoping being outside and being around tons of other people that are way faster than me, will get me across the finish line a little faster.
I'm going to try and pick up the pace a little each week and hopefully fall will grace us with her beautiful presence soon so I can start doing this outside. This humidity is too much for me and my decrepit lungs and body right now.
I don't really understand why, but the second day of every week is always the hardest for me. I really think it's because we always eat out on Sunday and sometimes Saturday and it catches up with me. Not sure. But it's always hard. Doing day 2 today. Wish me luck folks! I know I'm going to need it!!
I'm all over the place today, pretty sure this Tuesday is a Monday in disguise. Anyway, time to get back to the daily grind!
Not a whole lot to say about week 6 day 1. I was tired going into it and tired coming out of it.
Yesterday's time looked like this:
5 minute warm up, jog 5, walk 3, jog 8, walk 3, jog 5.
I stuck to my super slow pace of 4.4/4.5 mph again and I didn't get too terribly exhausted. Starting at the end of this week the whole interval thing is over and it's straight woggling the whole time. (recap: Woggling= walking/jogging/wobbling)
Each week you add a few minutes until bam! you're jogging for 30 straight minutes. Now, unless I figure out some way to pick up my pace and not pass out, 30 minutes is no where near enough time. So really, I've got to get up to around 39 to be able to jog the whole thing.
I'm really hoping being outside and being around tons of other people that are way faster than me, will get me across the finish line a little faster.
I'm going to try and pick up the pace a little each week and hopefully fall will grace us with her beautiful presence soon so I can start doing this outside. This humidity is too much for me and my decrepit lungs and body right now.
I don't really understand why, but the second day of every week is always the hardest for me. I really think it's because we always eat out on Sunday and sometimes Saturday and it catches up with me. Not sure. But it's always hard. Doing day 2 today. Wish me luck folks! I know I'm going to need it!!
I'm all over the place today, pretty sure this Tuesday is a Monday in disguise. Anyway, time to get back to the daily grind!
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