Week 3 day 1 of c25k

So Thursday night I started week 3 day 1 of c25k. It was rough, I only got thru a little more than half of it but there were some outside factors why I decided to cut it short. First of all I went alone down to the school track with Max at nearly 9pm. it was completely dark and quiet, so with my ipod plugged into one ear off I went. My dog Max was my faithful running companion and he was totally freaking me out! every 5 or so feet he would look behind him like someone was following us, he was jumpy (and is NEVER like this) and was freaking himself out and in turn freaked me out, so 3/4 mile into it I decided to just can it and head home try again another day. It was a rough run for me anyways so I gave up easily. However as soon as I decided to leave the track my nose started bleeding, and I had already had a good nose bleed earlier that day. Lucky for me I was wearing a tank top under my shirt. I balanced Max and whipped off my shirt to cover my bleeding face. Made it home covered and I do mean covered in blood. So that just topped off my sucky run. I have been having a rough time with my allergies lately and that has been affecting my running. But tonight I'm going to redo day 1 of week 3 and give it a better go on the treadmill. I have found I do better on it then running outside, it has a little more give in my strides so impact isn't as rough on my joints and i find I can go a little farther that way. My shin splints are still KILLING me, I know for a fact that it they weren't bothering me I could totally go farther and rock at this. I feel they are really slowing me down. I've tried tiger balm, icy hot, a running ban that is charges with negative ions (whatever that means) and supper stretching. The only thing that helps a little is if I really take my time stretching and do a good job of it. However I find I forget sometimes because I'm so focused on getting going.

Also on the weight side of things. I seem to be hovering at the same weight right now, not up nor down from what it has been for the past month. So I guess matainign is good, but I know I need to kick it up a little. But on my off nights from running i have been going for good walks or finding something else to do. I've been a little stressed latley with a change to my life, looks like the kids are going to be staying. And work has been really stressful for me latley. But all in all I'm feeling really good and have been getting my energy level back up and staying positive.

So I think that is all for now. Talk to you soon.

week 2 day 1 of couch to 5k

So back on one of my previous attempts at this I made it to week 2 day 1 and I struggled with it, that was also as far as I have gotten with doing the c25k. So today was a milestone, small to some but one to me. Not only did I get over the mental hump that I cant move on from my comfort zone of week one I did it without struggling. I stretched really good before I did it and though my shin splints were better I still had some trouble with them. But nothing I couldn't work thru. I'm feeling really good about my progress and I'm excited about all my small milestones. oh, did I mention I'm officially down 30 pounds? I'm seeing some small differences in my body, things like my biceps are getting more toned and so are my thighs. I can swear my calves look bigger but Matt thinks I'm paranoid about it. Over all I'm feeling good and happy with my progress.

Anyways, just a small update.

talk to you soon

yoga's not for the weak of heart!

So I've talked about wanting to try some yoga on my "off" days from running. So I put the kids to bed, Matt leaves to go running and I plug in the new yoga DVD I got last week. By the way, I decided to buy the 2 pack yoga DVD because it was cheaper than the beginners yoga DVD. Well let me tell you, I will be going to get the beginners yoga. I gave it about 3 minutes and gave up. I always thought yoga was slow movements, stretching, holding poses and such. I've done aerobic work outs that aren't this hard. I'm still wanting to try the yoga thing but now I'm scared.

I've been having some major sweet cravings. I'm going to blame it on the you know what. I haven't really given in like I want to. instead I have found some things that are still sweet without being too bad. Part of the reason I haven't given in is because I just don't have it around to eat, I would like a rice crispy treat right now but I don't have one, so I drink so more water... I would really like some Ben and Jerry's right now but I'll eat an apple. I would really like a cheap greasy cheese burger right now but I'll refill my water.... ugh.

I was really good last night. We met up at a bar/brewery for birthday beer for my cousin/newly adopted sister Jan. I made good choices, I had a sandwich that had feta, cucumber, tomato, humus and romain on it and didn't eat the chips, and I had iced tea no sugar. I felt good about it and didn't leave hungry. I feel I'm making better choices, and I'm proud of that. don't get me wrong I still do indulge every now and then but the big picture is getting better :)

That is all for now, just a thought.

Hot weather, long days, and not enought time oh my

Ok so it has been HOT and the hubby and I have been going running after it gets dark. However that really makes for a long day for me. leaving for a run at 9pm then not getting home till about 10pm by the time I get stretched and showered and ready to go to bed it is 11pm. That only makes for about 6 hours of sleep and that doesn't seem to be enough for me. So I've been having a problem with my energy in the morning. I'm dragging myself out of bed and barley getting to work on time.

With that said I'm doing pretty good on my exercise, I've noticed another difference in my body that made me a little excited. So I think I'm making progress. I also bought a yoga DVD for the hubby and I to do on our running day's off, but we haven't tried it yet. I'm feeling good, staying positive and wow, my mom even said I look like I've lost weight. so if she has noticed you must be able to see a difference now.

Today I ran on the treadmill when I got home, I was hopeful that a cooler house would allow me to run without getting sick. and I did just fine, so I think that will be what I do at least while it is hot out. I had a good run, the shin splints are still killing me. I tired icy hot before I ran and it didn't make a difference for me that I could tell. After my run I sucked down a slim fast and glass of water and I feel great. We are heading out tonight to go to dinner with my cousin for her birthday so I wanted to be sensible about my eating and not be so hungry I make bad choices. So far I think it is working for me.

Anyways that is about it for now. Ive been running regularly and walking Max on my days off but am going to try the yoga at some point.

Talk to you soon!

And the beat goes on…..

I’ve been struggling with some disappointment and been feeling a bit discouraged lately. However, I have been getting out and exercising. Matt and I have been waiting till the kids go to bed then running away, literally. Sunday night was my first real run in a long time. The ankle injury slowed me down a lot more than I thought and hoped it would. All in all I still got back at it a lot sooner than my doctor thought I would and probably would have wanted me too. I’ve been taking Max out lately and though running with him is a hazard to your health, I’m trying to work with him on it. I feel better having my dog with me when I’m running at the track at night and it is dark.

The disappointment is that I wanted to run a 5k the end of October and was going to sign up for it as some added encouragement for myself. But in reality with the 2 month slow down from being out of town and then hurting myself I’m just not going to be ready for it (mostly the hurting myself part). And here’s is the discouragement. I’ve been a bit down on myself lately and have gotten the “why bothers”. But as I came to realize the other night while I was out running, this isn’t going to be something that happens for me overnight, or even over a month. It is a work in progress and it will take time. I just have to decide if it is worth it to me or not. Of course exercise and the goal of losing weight is worth it, so I’m sticking with it. Unfortunately I’m an impatient person and like to see results quickly and frequently. So I’m sure I’m going to go thru more bouts of discouragement, but I’m also sure I’ll pull out of it and keep going.

I don’t really see any changes in my body, but I haven’t really been trying hard lately either (at least I’m being honest).

So I probably won’t update my blog more than once a week, with the kids and everything else time is precious (I’m blogging at work right now J)

So that is it for now and I’ll talk to you soon!