Alarm went off at 5:00am. Snooze... 5:10 snooze... 5:20 snooze... 5:30 OK I'll get up. Dressed and out the door by 5:45. Darn that only gives me 15 minutes (I leave for work at 6:30am).
So I turn on the podcast in my ears and here Suz explain what we are doing up so early. Start off with a brisk 5 minute walk. Ok I can do this.
I decided, for at least the 1st week, to keep my path short and close to home in case my body freaks out when I ask it to run. So from our driveway to the golf course parking lot is 1/4 mile and the I thought I would use the empty parking lot as my training ground for the week. So the 1st 5 minutes go by and then Suz in her sweet little voice says "it's time for your 1st run, it's only 60 seconds, let's start NOW" (I'm sure I won't think her voice is so sweet in another couple weeks). So I run. OK I think I'm running... it feels different than a walk, but it's been soooo many years since I have run I forgot how it feels.
All I have to say about that is 60 seconds when you are running for the 1st time in probably 20 years... is a LOOOOOOONG time!!!
So I made that 60 seconds, then 90 second walk then another 60 second run then 90 second walk theen I had to head back home to get ready for work. I skipped the next 60 second run on the way back home... but I did the one after that. So for my 1st day I ran (jogged) for 3 minutes... I am on my way to my mile and beyond!
Monday, August 16, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Back on track!
OK so about a month ago I made a decision... a goal... for my 40th birthday I want to complete a 5k. My 40th birthday will be July 14, 2011. That gives me over a year to get ready for it - plenty of time! I decided to start slow by walking everyday... a little more as I could and build up slowly. I started walking the next morning. I only walked for 10 minutes because that is all I could do. As that day went on I started feeling bad and was starting to have trouble breathing. I couldn't goo for a walk the next day or the next. Day by day after that I started feeling worse and worse and started having more problems. Finally it got to the point that I couldn't walk from one room to the next without being totally out of breath. Went to the doctor and he said the words I didn't want to hear. "Asthma Attack". Oh man I haven't had any problems with asthma for at least 5 years! Unbelievable that I was just talking about doing a 5k and now I can't walk from one room to another without having to catch my breath. ridiculous!!
It's been a month now since I took that morning walk and one month closer to my 40th birthday. Now I am FINALLY starting to feel better again so NOW it's time to get serious!! Time to cook healthily (is that a word?) and measure foods and write down every single thing I eat and it's time to get my butt moving and let my trainer Bob (love ya Bob!) kick my butt!!!
So friends... I'm back and I'm ready to continue on this jouney to a new and healthier me starting RIGHT NOW! 5k HERE I COME!!!
It's been a month now since I took that morning walk and one month closer to my 40th birthday. Now I am FINALLY starting to feel better again so NOW it's time to get serious!! Time to cook healthily (is that a word?) and measure foods and write down every single thing I eat and it's time to get my butt moving and let my trainer Bob (love ya Bob!) kick my butt!!!
So friends... I'm back and I'm ready to continue on this jouney to a new and healthier me starting RIGHT NOW! 5k HERE I COME!!!
Friday, April 30, 2010
Fit and healthy by 40?!
OK tomorrow is May 1st. In 2 1/2 months I will be 39 years old. So that means I only have 14.5 months to reach my goal of fit and healthy by 40. Ok so that would be on average... 9.5 pounds per month left to lose (ok I know some of you are doing the math now... not a very pretty number huh?)
But if I break that down a little more that's less than 2 1/2 pounds a week... that's reasonable! That I can do! I need to remember to stop looking at the big picture because that just overwhelms me and makes me want to give up, instead I need to look at the here and now - what I am doing right now to reach my final goal? What are my small goals along the way that I can set that I can reach? I think I will set a goal of losing 10 pounds. and when I reach that goal I will set another goal of losing 10 pounds. and when I reach that goal.... you get the picture! So I believe I will accomplish my goal to be fit and healthy by 40... 10 pounds at a time!! :)
Good luck to all of you in doing what you can to succeed in reaching your goals!
But if I break that down a little more that's less than 2 1/2 pounds a week... that's reasonable! That I can do! I need to remember to stop looking at the big picture because that just overwhelms me and makes me want to give up, instead I need to look at the here and now - what I am doing right now to reach my final goal? What are my small goals along the way that I can set that I can reach? I think I will set a goal of losing 10 pounds. and when I reach that goal I will set another goal of losing 10 pounds. and when I reach that goal.... you get the picture! So I believe I will accomplish my goal to be fit and healthy by 40... 10 pounds at a time!! :)
Good luck to all of you in doing what you can to succeed in reaching your goals!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me?
I was thinking about that the other day as I was driving back to work after leaving Culvers. It was a frustrating, stressful day at work and Culvers fries are one of my comfort foods of choice.
As I am leaving the parking lot at Culvers I grab a small handful of fries and stuff them in my mouth. I know, doesn't paint a pretty picture in your mind does it? I'm sure it looked as bad as it sounds.
So now with this mouthful of fries I pull out of the parking lot and come up to a stop sign. I stop (because that is what you do at stop signs). The woman behind me on the phone wasn't paying attention and wasn't planning on stoping (even though she would have to go through me and the car in front of me). I braced for impact with my mouth full of fries cause there was nothing else I can do. And at the last second she must have decided to pay attention and swerved to the oncoming traffic lane, ran the stop sign and probably merrily went on with her conversation.
When I get back to my office I am working, eating my fries and grilled cheese sandwich and thinking... what would happen if I am driving down the road stuffin' my face with Culvers french fries and I get in an accident? A bad accident that kills me (please God don't let that happen)... the newspaper article could read... morbidly obese woman dies in car accident with mouth stuffed with french fries. What an example I would be!!!! But not the kind of example I want to be. Not how I would want to be remembered.
Yes I do want to be an example to others... I would love that my example helped others become happier and healthier. But I want my example to be that I lost a lot of weight... that I kept that weight off... that I am an inspiration to others and encourage others through my words and actions and life to eat healthier, exercise and lose weight. That's the legacy I want to have in my life!
I was thinking about that the other day as I was driving back to work after leaving Culvers. It was a frustrating, stressful day at work and Culvers fries are one of my comfort foods of choice.
As I am leaving the parking lot at Culvers I grab a small handful of fries and stuff them in my mouth. I know, doesn't paint a pretty picture in your mind does it? I'm sure it looked as bad as it sounds.
So now with this mouthful of fries I pull out of the parking lot and come up to a stop sign. I stop (because that is what you do at stop signs). The woman behind me on the phone wasn't paying attention and wasn't planning on stoping (even though she would have to go through me and the car in front of me). I braced for impact with my mouth full of fries cause there was nothing else I can do. And at the last second she must have decided to pay attention and swerved to the oncoming traffic lane, ran the stop sign and probably merrily went on with her conversation.
When I get back to my office I am working, eating my fries and grilled cheese sandwich and thinking... what would happen if I am driving down the road stuffin' my face with Culvers french fries and I get in an accident? A bad accident that kills me (please God don't let that happen)... the newspaper article could read... morbidly obese woman dies in car accident with mouth stuffed with french fries. What an example I would be!!!! But not the kind of example I want to be. Not how I would want to be remembered.
Yes I do want to be an example to others... I would love that my example helped others become happier and healthier. But I want my example to be that I lost a lot of weight... that I kept that weight off... that I am an inspiration to others and encourage others through my words and actions and life to eat healthier, exercise and lose weight. That's the legacy I want to have in my life!
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Reflection Perception
The other day I walked into my office. It was was still dark outside when I got there because of the storms. The back wall of our office is all windows. So as I am walking down the aisle to my cubical I see a reflection in the window and a very large lady... not sure if I recognize her. Weird thing is I don't see myself so she must be walking in front of me. However, I am alone in the aisle. Maybe it's not a reflection and she's actually outside. No it's raining pretty good outside, don't think anyone would be just walking around out there.
Then the reality hit me... that person in the reflection IS ME! How can that be? I'm surely not that big!
My weight perception must be so off!! Weird! I don't see this person when I look in the mirror! Maybe if I did see this person the desire for weight loss would be more urgent, more focused!
Guess I need to try to see the reality more than the perceived, and work to make the perceived a reality!
Then the reality hit me... that person in the reflection IS ME! How can that be? I'm surely not that big!
My weight perception must be so off!! Weird! I don't see this person when I look in the mirror! Maybe if I did see this person the desire for weight loss would be more urgent, more focused!
Guess I need to try to see the reality more than the perceived, and work to make the perceived a reality!
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Saturday: April 3rd
This day has just flown by. This morning we were up and out the door early. Went to breakfast at IHOP... choices made... could be better! After leaving went to Home Depot and bought some Easter Lily's for the table... very pretty, some tulips to plant outside... yellow... they are such a beautiful flower and we decided to buy 3 bushes to plant outside the diningroom window.
Then off to fight the crowds at Walmart... on a Saturday at 10:00am? What was I thinking!!!
PLUS on top of everything else they changed everything around - how am I suppose to find anything. Tom waited in the car, after about 45 minutes he called and asked if he should send in the search party!!!
Bought 5 Easter Baskets and lots of stuff to fill (some chocolate, but a lot of stickers and temp tattoos) the 200+ eggs. Bought ingredients to make some deviled eggs for tomorrow. Got home and filled all the eggs including 48 eggs each with a quarter (our 5 year old nephew told uncle Tom this year we should use paper money and not quarters).
Looking forward to tomorrow watching 4 of the 5 kids search for them... our youngest great nephew is only 6 months and won't care too much about finding eggs.
Now to the task at hang... Losing weight, getting healthy. Didn't make the best choices eating today. Did better at portion control, but chose loaded hashbrowns at IHOP for breakfast and did go to Subway for a late lunch/early dinner, but got a meatball sub.
Exercise... walked a lot around Home Depot and especially Walmart, worked around the house, laundry, cleaning, and before I go to bed tonight I will spend some time actually doing exercise on the Gazelle.. probably while Tom is watching basketball.
Hope you all are having a great day!!!
Then off to fight the crowds at Walmart... on a Saturday at 10:00am? What was I thinking!!!
PLUS on top of everything else they changed everything around - how am I suppose to find anything. Tom waited in the car, after about 45 minutes he called and asked if he should send in the search party!!!
Bought 5 Easter Baskets and lots of stuff to fill (some chocolate, but a lot of stickers and temp tattoos) the 200+ eggs. Bought ingredients to make some deviled eggs for tomorrow. Got home and filled all the eggs including 48 eggs each with a quarter (our 5 year old nephew told uncle Tom this year we should use paper money and not quarters).
Looking forward to tomorrow watching 4 of the 5 kids search for them... our youngest great nephew is only 6 months and won't care too much about finding eggs.
Now to the task at hang... Losing weight, getting healthy. Didn't make the best choices eating today. Did better at portion control, but chose loaded hashbrowns at IHOP for breakfast and did go to Subway for a late lunch/early dinner, but got a meatball sub.
Exercise... walked a lot around Home Depot and especially Walmart, worked around the house, laundry, cleaning, and before I go to bed tonight I will spend some time actually doing exercise on the Gazelle.. probably while Tom is watching basketball.
Hope you all are having a great day!!!
Friday, April 2, 2010
Good Friday!
Having some tummy problems this morning so I am going to be a little late for work... frustrating! So I thought while I was letting my tummy calm down I would sit and figure out this blog thing.
So something about the weightloss journey... hhmmmm... I'm looking forward to Saturday so I can sit down and make a menu plan and actually plan on shopping to help us be on track. Although meals shouldn't be too hard for the 1st couple days of the week... ham and eggs, ham sandwiches, ham for dinner... LOL!! Just kidding - I'm hoping we don't have too mucch ham left over from Sunday. Hope everyone has a good Good Friday
So something about the weightloss journey... hhmmmm... I'm looking forward to Saturday so I can sit down and make a menu plan and actually plan on shopping to help us be on track. Although meals shouldn't be too hard for the 1st couple days of the week... ham and eggs, ham sandwiches, ham for dinner... LOL!! Just kidding - I'm hoping we don't have too mucch ham left over from Sunday. Hope everyone has a good Good Friday
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