C25K Progress Report

WEEK ONE DAY ONE
Week one workouts consist of 5 minute warm-up followed by 20 minutes 60/90 walking/jogging intervals ending with 5 minute cool-down then stretching.  Day one went really good.  I completed all the jogs and was able to push even faster on the final jog.  It felt good!!!

WEEK ONE DAY TWO
My calves were SSSOOOO sore.  I was not sure I was gonna be able to get the whole workout done.  I seriously counted down each of the jogs.  I pushed and was able to finish it despite being so sore.  I just kept looking forward to stetching when it was all done.  The stetching was by far my FAVORITE part.

WEEK ONE DAY THREE
My calves were back to normal and the jogs were fine.  I felt like I could keep going at the end of each 60 second jog.    Hubby was home when I was on the treadmill so he took some pics of me finishing my final jog of week one...

I was so happy to finish week one strong and was able to workout Monday-Saturday (6 stars so far this month).  I was proud that I chose to workout instead of just read a book or watch tv.  On Satuday, I even read my book while walking on the treadmill so that I could get my workout in and still read the book that I was COMPLETELY sucked into. 

Now on to week two...the workouts this week are 5 minute warm-up followed by 90/120 jog/walk intervals ending with 5 minute cool-down and stetching.  I have already completed day one...which I will include in my progess report once this week is over.

April Review & May Goals

Alright...let's just get right to it...April was an okay month for me.  Not good, not bad.  Let's break it down by goal.
1. Track and stay within my calorie range everyday.  Well I did track EVERY calorie EVERYDAY but I did have a couple days where I went over my goal.  Overall, I still feel good about this because life happens and none of the days that I went over, were that out of control.
2. Lose 6 pounds.  NOPE...I did lose 3.5 pounds.  I am not really sure why except that working out has got to become more consistent.
3. Earn at least 20 workout stars (one star = 30 minutes exercise).  Well I did get 15 which I think is pretty good considering that the first two week, I got only 4 of those.  Like I said before, working out needs to be consistent.  I need a plan to stitch to and I need to move more.

I am actually fine with this month.  I feel like I am on the right track.  I just need to stick with it now and up my movement.  Now, for my goals for this month...
1. Start C25K on Tuesday May 3rd and continue throughout the month.
2. Lose some weight...I don't have a specific number because I want to just be happy with any success whether big or little.
3. Continue to track using myfitnesspal.com ...which is awesome for those you want a website to count calories with.

I signed up to do the C25K with other bloggers so I will post along the way about my progress.  I have been trying to add jogging (not running, yet) into my treadmill workouts and I am excited to work my way through the C25K program.  For those wondering what C25K is...check out details here.  It is basically a training program that helps you to be able to run a 5K in 9 weeks.  I am excited to see how much I have progressed at the end of 9 weeks.

NSV

It is amazing how different I already feel after losing 10 pounds.  I feel like I am regaining my confidence.  I feel proud of who I am.  I feel strong in knowing I am sticking with my goals.  And it feels GREAT!!!

I just finished stuffing the easter eggs for our little hunt tomorrow.  Normally I would eat several of the candies in the process but I only ate ONE skittle.  Not one package, one individual little skittle.  It tasted good but I had no desire to eat more.

Also we are at my parent's house this weekend and with it comes the temptation to eat the candies out in the candy dish.  But I have not have ANY...not even one little M&M or whopper...NOTHING!!!  I am more aware of my mindless eating and think before it goes in my mouth.   Before, I would grab a handful of the almond m&ms and eat them before even realizing what I was doing.  It was just automatic...see, eat.

Now, I am not saying that everything that goes into my mouth is 100% good for me or that I never eat without thinking it through.  Especially considering I just ate a movie theater popcorn at the movie with my hubby tonight (FYI...Source Code is worth seeing).  But I planned my dinner knowing I would want popcorn, so I left myself enough calories so I could enjoy some.

I am hoping that the next two days are as successful as today was.  I weighed in this morning with a 1.4 pound weight loss for the week.  I have 2.9 pounds to lose to hit April's goal.  I will try my hardest to workout hard and eat right but I will be happy with my progress no matter what the scale says at the end of the month.  I am now gonna wait until May 1st to weigh in and see how it goes.  Here's to making everyday count and making healthy choices along the way!!!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!

10 pound REWARD

10 pounds gone FOREVER!!!

It feels great!

What feels even better is getting comments from people.  One friend told me the other day at the park that my pants were too big for me.  She knows I am trying to lose weight though so although I took the compliment, I still kinda wonder if she was saying it just to be nice.
Then a couple days ago, I was told that I look like I have lost alot of weight and that I look really good.  It was really nice to hear ESPECIALLY because she is unaware that I am working on losing weight.  I was so happy!

Now as for the reward...I have decided to reward myself every 10 pounds I lose.  Since I don't want a food reward (obviously) and I don't want it to be clothes because that seems like a waste of money.  So I decided to accessorize!!!

I first had to come up with a place to store my jewelry so I made this....

Here is it with the accessories.  Only 4 items are new...and those were on clearance.

Next up...a way to organize my earrings.

Well, on a slightly different note, I did another 5K tonight and was able to shorten my time.  I did it in 48:42...I followed it with some ab work and stretching.  I can honestly say that I can see myself really enjoying running once I am in better shape.  I can already see myself getting some endurance in my workouts.  YEA!!!

Completed

I hit the treadmill this morning. 

It felt great! 

I even improved my time from last month's 5k.

Today was much better than yesterday.  I made better food choices and got my body moving.  I am surprised that I was not more drained after working out but I heave been pretty energized all day.  Not sure what workout I am gonna do tomorrow...I just know I need to get it done in the morning since I have a commitment tomorrow evening. 

I am actually excited to weigh on Friday to see where I am.  I am feeling a difference in the way my clothes fit and starting to see it in my face.  It is such a good feeling!

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Step cardio workout!  AWESOME!!!  I was able to actually keep up with the dvd for almost all of the workout.  It felt good and although my knee did start to bother me about 20 minutes in, I felt good having finished it.

Today on the other hand...BLAH!  I woke up in the middle of the night (thanks to my peanut) and had a horrible migraine.  It took me a long time to get back to sleep because I was so sick to my stomach and my head hurt to even lay it on the pillow.  It took a long time to get going this morning and as a result my day got thrown off.  I did not eat breakfast until later.  Lunch time came and nothing sounded good which resulted in eating stuff I shouldn't have.  Dinner was okay except that I ate too big of portions.  No workout today either.  Today was just one of those days.  Despite how I was feeling and the not so great eating, it could have been alot worse.

I have a plan going into tomorrow though.  My baby normally takes an afternoon nap but due to another commitment, she will take a morning nap while my peanut is at preschool.  Which means I will have time to get in a good workout and still have time to get ready.  I am gonna do a 5K on the treadmill and then a short weights workout.  Today is over, tomorrow is a new day and I am gonna make it count!!!

Hello 180s!!!

Good news all...I hit the 180s on Friday!!!  189.2 which means a 1.7 pound loss for the week.  I was happy!!!

This week I really want to kick up the exercise though.  Obviously the watching calories is helping me to lose but I wanted to get fit as well.  I am trying to decide whether to hit the treadmill tonight or attempt a dvd...I'll let you know.

Hoping for a 2 - 3 pound loss this week.  I am gonna weigh in twice...wednesday (which is my normal weigh in) and Friday (since that is one week from when I hit 180s).

Wish me luck!!!