I am beginning the feel stronger and stronger with each training session. I did my 3rd training session on Saturday, and I kicked ass! I had so much energy, I actually ran for an additional 10 minutes. I am no longer sore, whatsoever, and I am beginning to crave the workouts. I seem to be constantly thinking about them, but not in an obsessive way. I am noticing that my legs are getting stronger and my stamina is getting better.
This week the plan calls for running 1.5 minutes and walking 1 minute. I know I can do it! So far it's been easy to keep up with the time and not feel like I'm going to die, but to be honest, I am nervous about the ongoing progression of this plan. I just have to believe that if I put my mind to it, I can do it.
I've been wearing my pedometer everyday (except for today, because I forgot it at home! very aggravating). I've met my goal of 10,000 steps on the weekends, but the weekdays have been really challenging. I sit at a desk all day at work, so I don't get a lot of movement during the day. On average, I've been getting in about 5,000 steps on weekdays. I plan on improving this by taking walks in the morning before I go to work, and taking walks on my lunch break as well. Now, if I could get my lazy butt out of bed early enough to do this, that would be great!! If you know me well, you know I HATE mornings, and you really cannot get me out of bed before 7. In order to do my walks, I need to be out the door at 6am! If anyone has any suggestions on how to get your lazy ass out of bed, I'd love to hear them!
I am so excited to move onto the next level of training and apply my walking plan! Here's to another week!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Training: Day 2
Last night was my second training session. This time was a little more difficult because my body has been pretty sore the last few days. It still felt awesome though! I can already tell a difference in myself from doing this new routine. On top of the running training, I did a strength training workout video for another 30 minutes. I also bought a pedometer so I can track my steps and calories burned each day. My goal is to hit 10,000 steps per day. I got it in the mail yesterday, so I began using it as soon as I took it out of the box. Just from the time I got home until I went to bed, I walked over 4800 steps. Not bad. Since I sit at a desk all day, I need to make sure I'm getting enough movement in. Today I feel amazing! Not a sore muscle in my body, yet. I did use the hand held massager on my back, hips and legs, which seems to have helped.
I can't wait for the weather to get a little nicer. I would like to get up early and go walk for an hour at the pond behind our nice. It would be really nice to get out first thing in the morning and enjoy the fresh air before the day gets started. I am NOT a morning person, so this should be a challenge! Lets see if I have enough motivation to do it.
Fridays and Saturdays are always my challenge. It's easy to binge and eat whatever you want to on the weekends, whereas during the week, I'm pretty strict on myself. I'm nervous about next weeks training, I hope I'm ready for it. Also, I need to find a remedy for my sore muscles. It feels good, but it did affect my workout last night. I need to be at the top of my game to get through next week. I'm feeling really good about this week!!
I can't wait for the weather to get a little nicer. I would like to get up early and go walk for an hour at the pond behind our nice. It would be really nice to get out first thing in the morning and enjoy the fresh air before the day gets started. I am NOT a morning person, so this should be a challenge! Lets see if I have enough motivation to do it.
Fridays and Saturdays are always my challenge. It's easy to binge and eat whatever you want to on the weekends, whereas during the week, I'm pretty strict on myself. I'm nervous about next weeks training, I hope I'm ready for it. Also, I need to find a remedy for my sore muscles. It feels good, but it did affect my workout last night. I need to be at the top of my game to get through next week. I'm feeling really good about this week!!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
What It's All About
I'm starting this blog because I have about 4 months until our wedding. More than ever, I am determined to get in shape and lose those extra pounds I've been meaning to for years now. Really, who wants to look chunky and flabby in their wedding photos. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event, I want to look perfect. Yes, I'm vain. So I've been working out on a regular basis, 3-4 times per week, for a few months. I try to watch what I eat, but I admit, I am not the most diligent at this task.
A good friend of mine told me how he'd been training to run 30 minutes straight, which is approximately equivalent to a 5k. I figure, if he can do it then I can. We seem to be on the same playing field fitness wise. So I am now embarking on a 9-week training program. At the end of this program, I should be able to run 30 minutes straight. My goal is to sign up for a 5k. I don't care how long it takes me, I just want to accomplish this.
So 2 days ago, I began training. The program is designed so that you run 3 times per week and each week becomes more and more challenging. This week I begin by walking 5 minutes briskly. I then run 1 minute and walk 1.5 minutes. I do this for a total of 20 minutes with a give minute walk cool down.
My usual workout consists of walking at intervals for 30-45 minutes, 3-4 times per week. I like this workout because it allows me to burn a lot of calories, usually 350-400 calories. On my first day of training, I felt like since I workout on a regular basis, this should be really easy. Although it was quite easy, I noticed that I was sweating a lot more than usual and that my heart rate was more accelerated than usual. My first day felt amazing. The next day, my body was sore from head to toe! I've been trying to stretch it out so that I can accomplish my next training session. Today will be my second training session. I still feel sore but I am hoping that getting right back into it will help void the pain. I can especially feel it in my inner and outer thighs, which actually surprises me. When I have ran in the past, I often got shin splints. So I'm pleasantly surprised that I didn't get them this time. Maybe I'm not in such bad shape afterall! Right now I am holding off of major weight training, but I will be incorporating arm and back weight training, but very lightly. I don't want to overwork myself too soon.
Along with my running training, I will be keeping a diary of my food intake. I am using SparkPeople to track. So far I'm really pleased with the website. It seems very accurate and they have all foods you can think of on there. They also provide healthy recipes, which I always love to try. I am shooting for 1200-1400 calories per day.
The purpose of this blog is for my own personal benefit. It's an easy way to track my accomplishments, failures and feelings during this process. It makes me feel like this process and plan is "Fail Proof". Here's to the next 9 weeks!!
GOALS: Be able to run 30 minutes straight (at least)
Run a 5k this year
Lose 10-15 pounds
A good friend of mine told me how he'd been training to run 30 minutes straight, which is approximately equivalent to a 5k. I figure, if he can do it then I can. We seem to be on the same playing field fitness wise. So I am now embarking on a 9-week training program. At the end of this program, I should be able to run 30 minutes straight. My goal is to sign up for a 5k. I don't care how long it takes me, I just want to accomplish this.
So 2 days ago, I began training. The program is designed so that you run 3 times per week and each week becomes more and more challenging. This week I begin by walking 5 minutes briskly. I then run 1 minute and walk 1.5 minutes. I do this for a total of 20 minutes with a give minute walk cool down.
My usual workout consists of walking at intervals for 30-45 minutes, 3-4 times per week. I like this workout because it allows me to burn a lot of calories, usually 350-400 calories. On my first day of training, I felt like since I workout on a regular basis, this should be really easy. Although it was quite easy, I noticed that I was sweating a lot more than usual and that my heart rate was more accelerated than usual. My first day felt amazing. The next day, my body was sore from head to toe! I've been trying to stretch it out so that I can accomplish my next training session. Today will be my second training session. I still feel sore but I am hoping that getting right back into it will help void the pain. I can especially feel it in my inner and outer thighs, which actually surprises me. When I have ran in the past, I often got shin splints. So I'm pleasantly surprised that I didn't get them this time. Maybe I'm not in such bad shape afterall! Right now I am holding off of major weight training, but I will be incorporating arm and back weight training, but very lightly. I don't want to overwork myself too soon.
Along with my running training, I will be keeping a diary of my food intake. I am using SparkPeople to track. So far I'm really pleased with the website. It seems very accurate and they have all foods you can think of on there. They also provide healthy recipes, which I always love to try. I am shooting for 1200-1400 calories per day.
The purpose of this blog is for my own personal benefit. It's an easy way to track my accomplishments, failures and feelings during this process. It makes me feel like this process and plan is "Fail Proof". Here's to the next 9 weeks!!
GOALS: Be able to run 30 minutes straight (at least)
Run a 5k this year
Lose 10-15 pounds
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