Today was a running day. I'm still using the Couch to 5K program and am totally loving it. So in general you have a warm up, which is brisk walking, then intervals of running and walking followed up by a cool down walk. Each week you run a bit more and walk a bit less until you are basically running the whole time. Anyhoo....today on my last interval I decided to sprint. I'm obviously the most tired by the time I get to the last running interval but I wanted to see what I could do. Oh My Goodness, it felt like I was going to die!! I just kept telling myself that it was only a couple minutes and that I can do anything for a couple of minutes. I did it and it felt great! Woohoo!!!!! I go see my sister in 10 weeks. I'm looking forward to running this 5K with her. =) I feel like I'm doing everything in my power to be physically ready.
I'm going to make that sweet and spicy paleo hash again for lunch like I had yesterday. I've been dreaming about it all morning. mmmmmmmm!!!
Tomorrow is crossfit. I'm crossing my fingers that I have a bit more energy that I did on Monday.
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Thursday, August 15, 2013
It's not fun.
Today I got up and sat on the couch, sipping my morning coffee. I didn't want to go running. It's not fun. It's physically painful and it's humiliating to run out in public when I feel so ugly and fat. The problem is nothing changes when I choose to be lazy.
I laced up my shoes and went for my second run this week. I definitely felt more tired and sore today than I did on Monday. Maybe because on Monday I'd rested a couple days and today was the day after back to back Crossfit sessions. Whatever the reason, I struggled a bit.
I'm anxious to really start seeing some changes in my body. I want to see my pants start getting so loose that I need to go down another size.....same with my shirts. I know I'm building muscle. I can feel it in my arms and can tell a huge difference in what I can do at crossfit. I just feel like the fat is taking it's sweet time to melt away. I'm sure if I was eating 100% paleo it would speed up the process. I'm just not sure if I'm willing to do that. I eat mostly paleo, but definitely not 100%. I wish this losing weight and getting stronger was an easier process.
I think for lunch I'm going to have a big salad with grilled chicken and bacon, andtonight I'm going to make salmon and steamed broccoli for dinner. It's all about planning.
Have a good day!
I laced up my shoes and went for my second run this week. I definitely felt more tired and sore today than I did on Monday. Maybe because on Monday I'd rested a couple days and today was the day after back to back Crossfit sessions. Whatever the reason, I struggled a bit.
I'm anxious to really start seeing some changes in my body. I want to see my pants start getting so loose that I need to go down another size.....same with my shirts. I know I'm building muscle. I can feel it in my arms and can tell a huge difference in what I can do at crossfit. I just feel like the fat is taking it's sweet time to melt away. I'm sure if I was eating 100% paleo it would speed up the process. I'm just not sure if I'm willing to do that. I eat mostly paleo, but definitely not 100%. I wish this losing weight and getting stronger was an easier process.
I think for lunch I'm going to have a big salad with grilled chicken and bacon, andtonight I'm going to make salmon and steamed broccoli for dinner. It's all about planning.
Have a good day!
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
BOOBS AND BUTTS
My schedule got all wonky and so I ended up running today and will go to crossfit Thursday and Friday. No matter how hard I try to carefully plan my week of workouts, things always seem to come up and throw everything off. Oh well, I supposed that is just life in a nutshell.
My run today went GREAT! Who am I? How did I just write that my run went great?! I keep researching beginner running for those that are overweight. Today I slowed my pace a bit. I concentrated really hard on take long, deep breaths in through the nose and out the mouth. I'm also making sure I'm not running on the balls of my feet and that I keep my chest up so I can get plenty of oxygen when I'm breathing. It's just all getting a little bit easier with each run. I didn't feel like I was going to die. I'm in shock! I am so flipping excited that I'm changing my life one piece at a time.
I used to think that if I woke up one day and I was slim, that I'd be able to keep it that way, and I'd change my life in order to stay thin. After a zillion crazy diets and exercise regimes, I realize now that for me the only thing that's going to make me keep my weight off, is tons of hard work. When you work hard for something you tend to respect it more.
So yesterday I was out watering my flowers and my husband was sitting on the front porch directly behind me. He said that he could really see my legs are starting to slim down. Really?! They still feel huge to me. Today I stood with my behind facing the mirror. What did I see? I saw that the girl who had a double behind 4 months ago, now has just a smidge over one behind. haha I'm thrilled!
For anyone reading this that is heavy and is getting into running here is a small tidbit of advice. We don't have much money. We definitely live paycheck to paycheck and the only way I can afford to have a cell phone and do crossfit is by donating plasma and cleaning houses. There is zero money for extras. Well for girls who have big breasts like I do, it's insane how expensive a nice sports bra is. I looked at several and they were all right around $100 each! My sister mentioned a co-worker of hers puts a cheapy sports bra over her regular bra and claimed it worked wonders. I was quite skeptical, but also desperate for some better support. I tried it a couple months ago, and I'm a total believer! You can get a $10 sports bra from walmart and put it over your regular bra. You'll be shocked at how well they work together. The best part is, it's cheap and it's not anymore uncomfortable that just a regular sports bra is.
My run today went GREAT! Who am I? How did I just write that my run went great?! I keep researching beginner running for those that are overweight. Today I slowed my pace a bit. I concentrated really hard on take long, deep breaths in through the nose and out the mouth. I'm also making sure I'm not running on the balls of my feet and that I keep my chest up so I can get plenty of oxygen when I'm breathing. It's just all getting a little bit easier with each run. I didn't feel like I was going to die. I'm in shock! I am so flipping excited that I'm changing my life one piece at a time.
I used to think that if I woke up one day and I was slim, that I'd be able to keep it that way, and I'd change my life in order to stay thin. After a zillion crazy diets and exercise regimes, I realize now that for me the only thing that's going to make me keep my weight off, is tons of hard work. When you work hard for something you tend to respect it more.
So yesterday I was out watering my flowers and my husband was sitting on the front porch directly behind me. He said that he could really see my legs are starting to slim down. Really?! They still feel huge to me. Today I stood with my behind facing the mirror. What did I see? I saw that the girl who had a double behind 4 months ago, now has just a smidge over one behind. haha I'm thrilled!
For anyone reading this that is heavy and is getting into running here is a small tidbit of advice. We don't have much money. We definitely live paycheck to paycheck and the only way I can afford to have a cell phone and do crossfit is by donating plasma and cleaning houses. There is zero money for extras. Well for girls who have big breasts like I do, it's insane how expensive a nice sports bra is. I looked at several and they were all right around $100 each! My sister mentioned a co-worker of hers puts a cheapy sports bra over her regular bra and claimed it worked wonders. I was quite skeptical, but also desperate for some better support. I tried it a couple months ago, and I'm a total believer! You can get a $10 sports bra from walmart and put it over your regular bra. You'll be shocked at how well they work together. The best part is, it's cheap and it's not anymore uncomfortable that just a regular sports bra is.
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