There is a strong chance I will survive this Couch to 5k program. Frankly, today there was some doubt. I got in my Week 2 Day 1 walk/run. I took an amazing 20 seconds off of my first mile. Somehow I didn’t make it as far, but I really slowed it down in my cool down. I am definately looking forward to some yoga tomorrow to stretch out my legs. Right now, I am going to do some more stretching and get me to bed!
Ladies, how is it going? I know Snarky has been in with her trainer, how is that going?
Finally, I finished my 4th run this week. I pushed hard in the first mile & managed to knock off 1:20 mins. Yeah! Still not a great time & the second half of the run was not easy. I need to go do some Easter Bunny shopping – so I better eat a good dinner before I leave the house!
Yesterday’s calories were, ummm, not good. I went over by about 500. I haven’t entered all of today’s but I was attacked by the girl scout cookies (I have got to get those out of the house)! So I’m sure I’ll be over again.
I will not buy candy for me at Target tonight. (All of the Easter Candy is staying at Daddy’s).
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I am beat. As part of my sparkpeople.com project, I am supposed to journal every day. Today will be brief. I had a long and stressful day at work. Plus I am tired from 3 days of running. So tonight I took it easy, I did 1 hour of yoga and I walked the dog for about 30 minutes (real slow – just over a mile). We walked down to pick up K from dance class & walked back.
I adjusted my end weight goal so SparkPeople adjusted my calories (down). Now I get between 1210 – 1560. I ended up over (darn those girl scout cookies!). I ended up with 1599 (39 over). I am not going to beat myself up over it – in fact, I had forgotten to take out the wine I didn’t have so it is much better than I thought! I burned at least that much exercising – probably more. I did really great with my water and despite wanting a whole box of tagalogs and a “Hot & Ready” pizza, I had 4 (still too many) cookies & a Lean Cuisine for dinner.
Now it is time to head to bed!
p.s. good weigh-in again today – 185.5! Back down to the -10 mark!
p.s.s. I will admit that I am a touch hungry . . .
Today was my first full day on SparkPeople.com. I really like it as a system for keeping track. I think I will keep using this as a system of reflection.
My calorie goal is between 1300 – 1650. Today, I hit 1465. I had ZERO girl scout cookies today (yes, they are in, you will start to receive them this weekend). (Yesterday, I had a few GSC’s). I did Week 1 Day 3 of Couch to 5k (c25k). Today I made it 1.55 miles. I also got in all of my water. I did less good on the vegetable front. I am going to have to make veg’s the first part of every meal. Otherwise, I don’t really eat them.
This morning’s weigh in was good too (186.5). SparkPeople, like Weight Watchers, will only let me record my weight weekly. Guess I will have to get used to that.
This is a bit rambley – I am going to try to hit the sack now.
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Ok, now that my life is out of turmoil (at least until I start my new job), it’s time to get back to weight watchers. My eating habits have really been awful the last few weeks – lots of take out and warmed up nonsense. But, I’m starting over and hoping to make some progress this next month. 
Well, today I got in another great workout. I used the podcast I found on the c25k.com web site. I really enjoyed it. Best of all, I made it about .41 miles farther than yesterday. I am tracking my progress on the Couch to 5K program here.
BUT, I did not eat well today. Quite a bit of mindless eating happened today. It is time to get that back under control.
Filed under: Struggles, goals, self-forgiveness | Tags: running, sabotage, self-forgiveness
I wonder why I keep losing 10 pounds and then sabotage my efforts. I am sure this is something I should try to figure out so as to learn to not do it anymore.
The family wedding was last weekend. It was very nice. I had a great time and even found something to wear. I am trying to get back in focus and make significant progress both with my weight loss and finding a job. I need to get more organized on both fronts and get a plan.
Tonight I started my couch to 5k program. I barely survived my first program! But I can do this! I just noticed found the podcasts that tell you when to run and when to walk with music. I am going to try one next time. It is a 9 week program. That means the soonest race I could do would be the week of May 19. Here is where I will track my progress.
On May 26, 2008, there is the Brian Kraft Memorial 5k. Last year, there were 297 male finishers and 187 female finishers. The fee is $20 ($25 on race day) and I get t-shirt. My brother & his friend are doing a fundraiser that involves hiking the the Appalachian Trail this summer. Maybe if I do a 5k or two, I can learn about organizing one and some day organize a 5k for MLD. I will have to keep my eye out for another 5k that I might want to run in sometime after May 19.
