I missed 2 C25K training sessions this week. That means tomorrow when I should be starting week 5 I will be doing my second run for week 4. I won't start week 5 until later this week. Playing catch up is going to be rough. I have to finish the training portion of C25K before May 14th because that is when my run is scheduled. I should have never got off track. I guess I let myself get a little discouraged, but that is no reason to not exercise!
On a high note, I swore I gained this week, and I lost 2.6 lbs! WOW. Not to mention that I went shopping on saturday and everything that I bought was a size 16! Including a new bathing suit Finally down another pants size! The sweet sixteens! Next stop...the Fortunate fourteens, the the tiny twelves!
Thank God for coffee and first period planning. I'm trying to have a positive Monday, but I have tons on my mind.
I start week 3 of C25K today! Which means I have 7 weeks till the big run and it is going to fly by!. I do have to figure out how I am going to get my run accomplished the weekend that I am going to go to Destin, but I have a few weeks to figure it out. I might just move the first run to a weekend so my last run ends on Thrusday.
I may be doing great in the weightloss world at the moment, but I am having a rough time on the dating front. I have been casually seeing this guy for roughly a month. We decided that it would be best if we did not have physical contact (holding hands, kissing, cuddling) until we knew each other a little better. That way if we decided to just be friends then it wouldn't be awkward. I really like him, but he is confusing the heck out of me. I'm thinking that it might be time for me to have the talk with him.
It really sucks because he is the type of man I have been looking for. He attends church, has execellent morals, and shares my personal beliefs. The magic is fading though, I just feel like he is going to end up a missed oppertunity. I have a coffee date with another guy later this week (this just develeloped last night), and who knows I might just move on.
I am really self concious about meeting new people though. I have come a long way, but I feel like I am judged instantly because I am overweight. That might not be the real case, but you guys know as well as I do that if we feel that way, we can convince ourselves that other people do as well. I may look confident on the outside, but inside I'm a wimp.
Ps. I gained .6 this past week from eating crap. I probably have somewhat been eating my emotions, though not as severe as I used to. I still tried to be concious od what went in my mouth. I guess I am going to be working extra hard this week.
I have had at least 2 people ask me how much weight I have lost at work this week, and it is so nice that they noticed! In reality I have lost 20lbs since the end of Novemeber. Slow and steady wins the race right?! I have just now started on losing "new weight" in the past 3lbs because the other was weight that I had gained back after losing it the first time.
I'm sorry I haven't been getting around to commenting on anybody's blog lately! I have been so caught up in all the testing we are doing at school and sometimes can't even motivate myself to post in my blog. You ladies are amazing though. You have the courage to try and that makes us winners in the end of it all.
Weigh in day was today and the numbers on the scale were in my favor! 197! That is SOLID ONDerLAND! and I don't plan on returning to the terrible twos! That is the lowest I have weighed in the past 4 years!
I'm really surprised that I lost that much this week. I have been stressed and I a have a friend visiting from Alaska, so we have been eating out a bunch. I have tried to stay as healthy as possible and drank lots of water.
On a happier note, we attended the Air Show today and I forgot sunscreen (that is the bad part) I literally look like a lobster and had a horrible time dealing with running shoes. However, the show was amazing and I now have the beginning of a summer tan!
I was supposed to do this run yesterday, but have had a very eventful weekend. I had to push it off till tonight. It was semi painful, but not because of the run itself. The pain had to do more with the fact that I look like a lobster and feel like I have been dropped in hot water! The tops of my feet are even burnt!
To be honest I am really surprised that I have been able to handle this workout plan so far. The walk/jog intervals are perfect! And If I can do 1.5 miles in 30 on the intervals right now, I should have no issue getting my 5k complete in under an hour 8 weeks from now.
I promise I have other things to talk about besides my C25K workouts. I have been insanely busy lately and my treadmill has been the only thing keeping me from losing my mind.
I added .3 to my total distance on my run tonight. However, I managed to burn the same amount of calories. At the end of the day that run is so satisfying. I hope I feel the same way in 8 weeks!
A six year old I used to babysit told me today that I needed to loose weight. I had just finished my workout, so I laughed, and told him I was working on it. He was nicer than I was at that age. I just told my mom's friend she was fat and needed to be on a diet! Guess today was payback after all these years. Haha, Kids are brutally honest!
I really have a bunch more that I would like to say, but it is difficult to post from my iPod. Stats and other will have to wait till tomorrow when I feel like booting up my laptop! Till then...stay motivated!
Today was D-Day for my adventure with C25K and I felt so great after getting off that treadmill this afternoon! The fact that I completed the workout and was able to follow the guidelines makes me extreemly proud, but lets face it, it is the coming weeks runs that I am more worried about. Especially when they evolve into 20 minute runs! Eeek!
I'm starting to believe in myself and my abilities to self-motivate. It was always easy when I had my old trainer next to me. I guess he rubbed off on me, because I an constantly telling myself the things he used to tell me when I wanted to give up.
My eating has been a bit more on track today, but it is always easy when I am at work. I don't carry cash that can be spent in the snack machine, nor do I eat in the school cafeteria. I don't bring "unhealthy" foods to work. My fridge is stocked with yogurt and I keep oatmeal in my closet. TOM has also made a graceful exit, so here is hoping that my next weigh in see a decrease on the scale!
I missed this feeling. I want to work out, and I want to sweat! I have been on my treadmill for at least 30 minutes each day the past 3 days and am loving it! The key is going to be keeping this motivation going. This time it's for me though and I am worth it!
I was looking at the calendar earlier today, and realized that if I start C25K on Monday that I will finish up the 9 weeks of training the week of the 5k I plan on running in. I thought that it was kinda cool that it synced up like that. I would love to run this thing and just blast it, but realistically for my first 5k I need to focus more on completing the race verses how fast I can run it. I would love to be able to do it in under an hour though, that would be amazing!
I am a little worried about my weigh in this weekend though. I haven't been doing so great on controlling my urges to eat junk. I usually do extreemly week. I don't need to make excuses, but flow has me wanting to eat everything in the house! I am sitting right there on the Edge of Onederland and I really want to stay there!! Anyone do anything special when you are having a week like this?
EP, have you ever really sat and thought about the fact that you are in control of your own destiny? I mean really, YOU control YOUR life, YOUR attitudes, and the outcome of YOUR personal situations. Now before you get cynical on me and call me an optimistic nut job, I didn't say that it was easy to have all that control! I know it isn't easy.
I have battled my weight my whole life, and usually it wins. I give up or I give into temptation. I get sidetracked, or kicked off path thanks to the curve balls that life throws me. (Those curve balls can be pretty intimidating to a batter). It is time that I make up my mind, realize I am in control, and just do it.
If you need a little inspiration, just watch Ben's story below. If you are hungry for more information read his tumblr. This guy is my current fitness role model. There is no reason in the world that we cannot accomplish what he has. It is time for all of us to "do life"
http://bendoeslife.tumblr.com/about
So what are my goals.
My 24th birthday is on May 13. The very next day, according to the running club in my city, is a 5k race. What better birthday present can I give myself than the gift of being healthy? So at 8 am on May 14, 2011, I plan to run my first 5K. I am going to use the Couch to 5k program to complete my goal. More than ever I am going to need support from everywhere possible.
Fitness goal: Run and complete a 5k on May 14, 2011.
Short term Weight: 190lbs (Finishing up my first 20% loss of body weight)
Long Term Weight: 140lbs (Only 60lbs, I can do that!)
Life goal: BE HEALTHY, BE CONFIDENT, AND BE INSPIRED TO LIVE!
I am completely beat right now. Literally I am typing this on 4 hours of sleep. My sister called me last night crying. The elaborate cake she was making my nephew for his 11th birthday, that she was putting the finishing touches on, somehow landed in a heap on the floor! I calmed her down and we both went to bed. As soon as 6am hit, I am up, dressed, and at the store picking up mixes and confection sugar. I get to her house and a baking frenzy ensures. Cake completed and looked spiffy. Disaster averted!
Then it is off to dear nephew's skating rink party! He wanted me to skate, so I rented a pair of roller blades to see if I still had it (I haven't skated since middle school) I had a blast! I didn't even fall once! Not to mention....GREAT EXERCISE! I seriously am thinking about going skating once a week now. It will be great exercise, and fun too.
