I actually got up on a Monday morning and ran. I haven't done that for a while. Mondays have just been rough. I'm feeling a new sense of commitment this week though, and I'm hoping to get 3 good runs in. I may even get real adventurous and try to fit in some Wii Fit or EA Active workouts. I'm seriously ready to do this thing!
Yesterday I started tracking my meals on Weight Watchers again. I figure if I'm putting in this much time running, I should really be feeding my body better foods as well. I definitely need to learn to bring some healthy snacks to work with me though. I don't mind the smaller portion sizes at lunch, but it doesn't hold me over until dinner. I find myself craving sweets in the afternoon and that just won't work. I should have known this from previous experience, but for some reason forgot.
Along with starting Weight Watchers again, I'm forcing myself to drink more water. This should be a given, right? Unfortunately, I really struggle with the whole water thing. I just don't like it. I always drink water when I'm running/exercising, but when I'm sitting at my desk at work I just want my Diet Coke. As of now, I'm allowing one Diet Coke a day, one Crystal Light or other flavored drink, and other than that it's WATER. We'll see how long I can keep this up.
It's all just a mind over matter thing, right? I can do this. MIND OVER MATTER
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
C25K - Week 7, Day 1
And back to the treadmill I go. Running while on vacation didn't happen. I'm not at all happy about that, but it is what it is and can't be changed. Let's just say it was a bit difficult to take time out for myself when we were planning schedules for 9 people. The days that I could have gotten up to run, I ended up sleeping in instead. I was very tempted to hop on some gorgeous treadmills at the hotel on our last morning of the trip, but opted to take the kids swimming instead. I'd say it was a good trade.
After we got back, I had a really hard time getting up early to run. I overslept twice and only ended up getting one run in last week which was pretty grueling after nearly two weeks off.
This week has been a little bit better. I didn't make it out of bed on Monday morning, but forced myself up on Tuesday and again today (Thurs) so I've gotten two runs in. I started C25K - Week 7 today - 5 min warm-up, 25 min run, 5 min cool down. My legs still feel a bit like lead, and I took it very slow, but I managed to complete the entire 25 minute run without stopping. I was pretty impressed with myself considering I barely made it to 20 minutes on Tuesday.
Besides not staying on schedule with my running, I've also been eating like crap. I really need to fix that if I'm ever going to lose any weight. I know healthy eating will help me feel better and probably help with my stamina when running as well. I just need to get my head in the right place and stop giving in to cravings.
I am starting to doubt my ability to actually complete the 5K in August. I am officially registered for the Komen Race for the Cure now, and afraid that I won't actually be able to run the whole thing. I'll finish it out walking if I have to, but I really was hoping to be better prepared by this point. Taking the time off on vacation really hurt me I think. I have 45 days left and in that time I need to at least double what I'm running right now. Can I really do this?
After we got back, I had a really hard time getting up early to run. I overslept twice and only ended up getting one run in last week which was pretty grueling after nearly two weeks off.
This week has been a little bit better. I didn't make it out of bed on Monday morning, but forced myself up on Tuesday and again today (Thurs) so I've gotten two runs in. I started C25K - Week 7 today - 5 min warm-up, 25 min run, 5 min cool down. My legs still feel a bit like lead, and I took it very slow, but I managed to complete the entire 25 minute run without stopping. I was pretty impressed with myself considering I barely made it to 20 minutes on Tuesday.
Besides not staying on schedule with my running, I've also been eating like crap. I really need to fix that if I'm ever going to lose any weight. I know healthy eating will help me feel better and probably help with my stamina when running as well. I just need to get my head in the right place and stop giving in to cravings.
I am starting to doubt my ability to actually complete the 5K in August. I am officially registered for the Komen Race for the Cure now, and afraid that I won't actually be able to run the whole thing. I'll finish it out walking if I have to, but I really was hoping to be better prepared by this point. Taking the time off on vacation really hurt me I think. I have 45 days left and in that time I need to at least double what I'm running right now. Can I really do this?
Friday, May 21, 2010
C25K - Week 5
I haven't updated this week and I blame it on the fact that I'm disappointed in myself. I didn't get up and run Monday morning like I should have. I was tired, my blister and my shins were still hurting from the walk on Saturday, and I just didn't feel like getting up.
Tuesday I did get up. I did my Monday run and I felt great. I completed the Week 5, Day 1 run - 3 5-minute runs. I was proud of myself, even though it was a struggle to get through the last bit of it.
I try to do every other day during the week, so I should have run again on Thursday. Wednesday night, however, did not go as planned and I ended up staying up way too late so I didn't get up on Thursday.
Today though, I got up. I didn't want to. I even tweeted about how much I didn't want to run. But I did it. I freaked out when I looked at my C25K app and saw that I was supposed to run 8 minutes, walk 5, then run another 8. How could I possibly do that when I struggled through 5 minutes of running the last time? But you know what? I did it and it actually seemed a little easier than the 5 minute runs. I found myself having to really push at about the 2 minute mark and at about 4 1/2 minutes, but once I pushed through those it wasn't so bad. I actually think I could have gone past the 8 minutes if I had wanted to.
I'm still amazed that I ran 8 minutes in a row (twice!). A few weeks ago I really didn't think I'd ever get there, but here I am!
I haven't been updating me weight (sidebar) because I haven't really had much change there, but my body is changing. My husband even commented that my stomach is looking smaller (unsolicited) and that made me feel really good because I had noticed that difference too. I haven't really been watching what I eat, so that's the next step. If I could control what I'm putting in my mouth, I think I would see a lot more difference.
Tuesday I did get up. I did my Monday run and I felt great. I completed the Week 5, Day 1 run - 3 5-minute runs. I was proud of myself, even though it was a struggle to get through the last bit of it.
I try to do every other day during the week, so I should have run again on Thursday. Wednesday night, however, did not go as planned and I ended up staying up way too late so I didn't get up on Thursday.
Today though, I got up. I didn't want to. I even tweeted about how much I didn't want to run. But I did it. I freaked out when I looked at my C25K app and saw that I was supposed to run 8 minutes, walk 5, then run another 8. How could I possibly do that when I struggled through 5 minutes of running the last time? But you know what? I did it and it actually seemed a little easier than the 5 minute runs. I found myself having to really push at about the 2 minute mark and at about 4 1/2 minutes, but once I pushed through those it wasn't so bad. I actually think I could have gone past the 8 minutes if I had wanted to.
I'm still amazed that I ran 8 minutes in a row (twice!). A few weeks ago I really didn't think I'd ever get there, but here I am!
I haven't been updating me weight (sidebar) because I haven't really had much change there, but my body is changing. My husband even commented that my stomach is looking smaller (unsolicited) and that made me feel really good because I had noticed that difference too. I haven't really been watching what I eat, so that's the next step. If I could control what I'm putting in my mouth, I think I would see a lot more difference.
Hillcrest 5K Benefit Walk
Last Saturday I completed my first 5K. It was a walk, not run, but I still think it was beneficial in helping me realize just how far a 5K really is. I'm still only doing a little under 2 miles on my C25K runs so I still have a ways to go.
My mom and I walked together and kept up a good pace the whole time. Unfortunately, I ended up with a blister on my toe and my shins were a bit sore afterward (I'm only used to the treadmill!). Otherwise, it went really well and now I'm even more pumped up for Race for the Cure! I think I've talked my mom into walking it, but I'm still going to attempt the run. We're hoping to put a small team together for Race for the Cure and I can't wait!
Monday, May 10, 2010
C25K - Week 4, Days 1 & 2
So, since I posted that I was going to do one more Week 3 run on Saturday, I decided to just go ahead and jump into Week 4 instead. I may have been a little unhappy that my kids decided to wake me up so early on Saturday morning and needed to run off some steam, maybe.
I actually did it though, shy of about one minute on the 3rd run when I thought my legs were just going to collapse underneath me. I was pretty happy that I got that far though. 16 full minutes of running for someone who does not run is pretty impressive, even if I sliced a minute off.
This morning I forced myself out of bed for my second try and I did it. I took a short 30 sec. break during the last 5 min run for a sip of water because my throat was way too dry (still dealing with a cold and sore throat), but I made up the 30 sec. on the end. I'm pretty amazed that I pushed myself through even when I wanted to quit.
Every time I look ahead to the next week's workout I think there's no way I can do it, but then I move forward and I DO IT. I am doing it, and it feels amazing.
I actually did it though, shy of about one minute on the 3rd run when I thought my legs were just going to collapse underneath me. I was pretty happy that I got that far though. 16 full minutes of running for someone who does not run is pretty impressive, even if I sliced a minute off.
This morning I forced myself out of bed for my second try and I did it. I took a short 30 sec. break during the last 5 min run for a sip of water because my throat was way too dry (still dealing with a cold and sore throat), but I made up the 30 sec. on the end. I'm pretty amazed that I pushed myself through even when I wanted to quit.
Every time I look ahead to the next week's workout I think there's no way I can do it, but then I move forward and I DO IT. I am doing it, and it feels amazing.
Friday, May 7, 2010
C25K - Week 3 Continued
I haven't been updating here as often as I would like, but I also haven't been running as often as I would like. I'm really not doing well sticking to my MWF schedule for various reasons (excuses?). Even though this is titled Week 3 of C25K, I'm in my 5th week of actually doing it. I'm just stretching things out a bit.
The Week 3 runs were rough at first, but the last two that I did felt a little easier. I even added on an extra 90 sec. run the last time. I'm hoping to do one more Week 3 run over the weekend, then move on to Week 4 starting Monday. I'm hoping to pick up the pace in the next few weeks and push forward a bit more, instead of stretching each week into two.
I did get slowed down a bit this week thanks to a lovely head cold my daughter passed on and some pain in my right knee. I'm actually a little surprised that the knee pain held off for this long. It isn't horrible yet, but I did notice it hurting more than usual so I'm trying to take it easy as much as possible. I may need to find some strength exercises to help with my knees as they are probably my weakest point.
The Week 3 runs were rough at first, but the last two that I did felt a little easier. I even added on an extra 90 sec. run the last time. I'm hoping to do one more Week 3 run over the weekend, then move on to Week 4 starting Monday. I'm hoping to pick up the pace in the next few weeks and push forward a bit more, instead of stretching each week into two.
I did get slowed down a bit this week thanks to a lovely head cold my daughter passed on and some pain in my right knee. I'm actually a little surprised that the knee pain held off for this long. It isn't horrible yet, but I did notice it hurting more than usual so I'm trying to take it easy as much as possible. I may need to find some strength exercises to help with my knees as they are probably my weakest point.
Monday, April 26, 2010
C25K - Week 3 - Day Off
I had to take an unintentional day off today thanks to a lovely stomach bug that hit me over the weekend. Besides feeling like someone is stabbing me in the gut with a knife, it has left me super tired, given me a lovely headache and has my muscles aching. I'm feeling a bit better today, so hopefully I can get back on track tomorrow.
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