So.... I decided this morning that I would try the couch to 5k training again. And what do you do you know I was able to do the whole workout without stopping early, without skipping jog parts, and without cheating at all!!! I know it might not be a big deal to most people but to me this is a good step! This on top of able to do a 1/4 mile without stopping are milestones for me.... baby steps but they are working.
I know I said I wanted to be half way to my weight loss goal before I started the c25k again but I decided that after no weight loss (but no weight gain) for the past 2 weeks I need to kick it up a notch. So I thought I would try it and see what I thought and I did it just fine so I'm going to continue on with it.
I went to the Oregon Garden Resort and Spa with my sister this weekend, and though I did indulge in desert one night, butter a few times, a couple glasses of wine/mixed drinks, and one big fat waffle, I was mostly behaved. I ate a couple salads, fruit, lots of water, iced tea instead of diet coke, and kept the carbs down as much as I could. I even got up early on Saturday and exercised. Along with being pretty active on Saturday I feel pretty good about my weekend.
Today I've been thinking about a few things... one the exercise, and the other positive attitude. I don't know why I let myself get down about my progress.... what I'm doing now is huge com paired to the nothing I was doing before. I have great support, Friends and family (most of them anyways) and I shouldn't be hard on myself if I go a little slower that I wish I was going. I need to keep in mind that it is about staying focused, persistence, being positive, and feeling good about what I'm doing.
There have been a few things that have come up that I have thought to myself that I don't want to still be this size when it comes up. so my goal now is to loose 30 to 40 pounds by October. I don't know how realistic that is but we wouldn't have goals if they were not designed to push us.
So that is all for now!
See you soon.
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You gave yourself good advice when you said you shouldn't get down on yourself for making "slower" progress than you had hoped. Try to remember that! :) It is about progress, not perfection, and you are absolutely right that doing something is so much more than doing nothing. Generally, losing 1-2 pounds each week is a reasonable goal (you really don't want to lose more quickly than that for sustainable weight loss)--just take it one day at a time! You rock!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to hear that you decided to give the C25K another try! I KNOW you can do it! :) And it's always important to remember the Non-Scale Victories - like walking up a flight of stairs without becoming winded, or being able to fit into a smaller size! Sometimes the scale does mysterious things, so you shouldn't put too much pressure on yourself to lose pounds!
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