Surprise, Surprise

Well I found time to work out! Luckily my Tai Chi class got canceled, don't get me wrong I like that class it's just kinda boring and a little disorganized, I like to be organized. So I took that time to go work out. Today was a mild work out just rode the bike for an hour, no big deal. Still burned calories though YAY!

Calories sure do suck. We need them but not too many of them so we try to burn them off and it is a long confusing process of dieting and working out and the cycle starts all over again. And whoever decided to invent fast food sure didn't care about calories. They were probably like, "Calories, yea we need more of those things they're the bees knees," and put 4000 into one burger. But at least they're making money like I wish I was.

Enough ranting about dieting time to go to sleep, good night!

I Might Not Be Fast

I might not be fast but today I finally found my pace! It feels like it took forever but I think I have it. Honestly I'm not fast at all, but I think the better thing is that I can run longer than I have before. I am talking I only walked 2 out of the 20 laps I did! I was so happy I can't even explain. Big accomplishment. The goal for the next time I go to the gym which will probably be Thursday since my work schedule is to run all of the 20 laps which means I will have ran completely 2 miles! Just so you know a 5K is 31 laps so 11 more to go and I have 3 months to do it and get good at it! Today has made me motivated again and I hope has brought me out of my slump!

It's Friday, It's Snowing

Good thing I got my workout in before it started snowing because I do not want to go anywhere! Today is a good day to be a couch potato, but not eat the potato chips. It's also Friday which means classes are over I have the whole weekend off from work and I'm going to spend this weekend with my family. All in all it's a good day except this snow. I really hate cold weather and the snow that comes with it. Where are you sun and summer?

Enough about my hate towards this weather. I did the usual workout ran/walk 2 miles. Maybe I need to switch things up so I don't get bored, but I don't know what I would switch to doing. My legs are feeling this increase in distance even though I don't run the whole thing. It might be because I upped my leg lifting too. Just trying to build muscle here. I have a few people supporting me through my journey and 2 of those few are my parents. My mom shared a quote with me today, "When you take the focus off the scale, amazing things can happen."- Coach Nancy. I don't know who you are Coach Nancy but you are a wise woman. This is a really hard thing to do but I am going to try. I just want to better for myself and my body and continue these habits even once the 5K is all said and done.

Wish me luck that I don't freeze to death!

My Milk got Soy and my Juice got Naked

Basically my 2 favorite drinks other than water. I've been on this soy milk kick ever since last semester because I just don't like the after taste of regular milk. Some people may think I am crazy with that statement, but yes I do think milk has an after taste. Soy milk is a great alternative to regular milk and it has the same if not more calcium than regular milk. Also pretty sure you can drink it if you are lactose intolerant, don't quote me on that. I also like the very vanilla flavor it tastes just like a vanilla milk shake! I just got introduced to the Naked juices but I am hooked! They are 100% juice and some of them have protein in them. It even tells you how many or each ingredient was put into your bottle which I think is cool. I will have to try other flavors and let you know how it goes but this one was definately tasty. I only wish they were cheaper. 

Today I did about a 30 minute work out of running the track and the eliptical and lifting a little. I'm sore today and I havent been sore since the first day I started so maybe that means I'm working harder or my double workout with hip hop cardio after running/walking 2 miles just pushed me over the edge. Snow is on the ground here and I am not a fan of these cold 16-29 degree days. At least I can go to the gym to get warm! 

Jumping with Negatives

To get into my jeans I do a little routine of jumping, stretching, and twirling around combination. It looks strange but that is how it has always been even when I was younger. If you have been keeping up with my blog you can see that I am having trouble with how I feel about my body all because of a stupid number.

Here is how me feeling about myself gets worse. My roommate is in the room while I am doing my little routine and she goes, "You know you can buy bigger pants." I'm just like WOW did she really just say that to me?! I just said it would really kill my self esteem if I had to get bigger pants and I'm sure the next size up would feel baggy on me anyways. I just wanted to cry, she pretty muchh just called me fat. I just walked out of the room I was that mad. So let me tell you something. I don't look like crap in my jeans, I will fit into them better once this whole thing is over, and if you want to judge me I don't want to hear it. There have been so many negatives hitting me over these past few days, but I am going to take it out on the gym tomorrow. I ran/walked 2 miles today anyways after a long break out of the gym, so get out of my way negatives!

The Numbers Don't Lie

The numbers sure don't lie I finally weighed myself and I think that was a really big mistake. I am a victim of the freshman 15 but in my case the sophmore 15. Actually I'm not a victim I did this to myself and there is noone else to blame. So here is my number 143. I give in to my cravings so easily and sometimes they are fake cravings. They're not even real, I just go out to eat so much cause it is easier when d-hall isn't open before or after I go to work. This has to stop so I am deciding to make a change and I know it will be hard but it needs to happen.

Also with making the mistake of weighing myself I am at an all time low of motivation to go to the gym. It's a really sucky feeling that I'm in right now. Just when I was starting to feel good about my body image it goes away all over again and I feel unhealthy all over again. I don't really know what I am going to do to break this slump I'm in. If you have any suggestions I'd be willing to try them if you know something that works for you. I'm just starting to feel like maybe this was a bad idea but I can't turn back now.

He Gets so Angry

They moved the scale on me and I don't know where it went so I guess Sunday when I go home it will happen. I've been feeling a lot better about my body already and it has only been a week. The other day I was eating with my friend and this guy comes up to talk to us and his friend was like you all look athletic. I was so happy about that comment! I think looking athletic is a compliment and I like picturing myself as athletic. I ran/walked 1.5 miles yesterday and then walked 3 more laps and ran 2 after that. I'm just trying to work my way up slowly to 2 miles then 3 miles then to the 5K. Today I ran .5 miles on the track then .5 miles on the eliptical. Then lifted, my arms are so weak I really need to work on them.

The big story is that my boyfriend Jon gets so angry when I choose not healthy foods. But I think he is just jealous that I don't take the diet as seriously as him. Yes I enjoy ice cream or a candy bar once in a while. I like these things a lot it's ok to enjoy these things. I am not in this for weight loss I am in this to get endurance and so far the food that I eat is not affecting my endurance. He thinks that because I eat some ice cream I won't be able to finish the 5K, and I will prove you wrong every second of that 5K!

I'm a Slacker

Yes, I am a slacker. I forgot to weigh myself yesterday but hopefully I will remember tomorrow. I feel like this week is just so busy! I got a 30 minute work out in yesterday so nothing really great. I also started Tai Chi and it looks like it would be really easy, you always see old people doing it in the park, but it's actually hard. You have to pay attention to your breathing and the way your body is moving as one unit not individual parts. I'll get used to it with practice.

Unfortunately my schedule didn't allow me to get to the gym today since I have classes back to back then I had work. Tomorrow should be a different story, get my 1.5 miles in between classes and then hurry off to work after my last class of the day. I can't believe it's only Wednesday when it feels like Friday. I guess I'm just wishing my slacker life away!

New Shoes!!!!

Today I wore these new shoes I got yesterday and they are awesome! They're so grippy, you can feel the ground with every step you take. So basically I would recomend these shoes to anyone! And they look cool cause they're really bright. Here is the link if you want to get some Nike Free Runs like mine or other styles. http://store.nike.com/us/en_us/?l=shop,women_shoes

I actually ran/walked the 1.5 miles I was scheduled to do today. I am still at the point where I don't think I can run the whole thing, but that could just be all in my head. I have heard that your mind tells you you are tired before your body really is tired. Today I got a good lifting session in. After you lift a little you just feel so much better when you leave the gym. I don't lift free weights or anything like that I just do the machines but it is something.

Tomorrow is the big day where I weigh myself. It's not really a big day, I don't really care what the scale tells me, I'm not doing this to lose weight but I'm just curious to see if I have lost any pounds in this past week. I guess we will know tomorrow!

1 Week Down

I can see that weekends are going to be tough to stick to training. It's like saturday comes and I want to sleep in and then go to work. Excuses, excuses. Just gotta stick to it and make time. I love Sunday though because I get to go to Church and hang out with my parents for the day. I get a really good homecooked meal thats actually warm compared to d-hall food sometimes. Gotta get back to the grind tomorrow and I will probably feel the fact that I did nothing this weekend, but I will pay for my mistakes and learn from them for next weekend.

Walking to Run

Today I hit a set back in my schedule. Where I did improve I didn't improve to the point where I wanted to be today. I came up 2 laps short of 1.5 miles, my goal today, and I walked 2 of the laps ran 11 laps. I guess some improvement is better than none and walking is better than sitting on the couch at home, and I guess on the bright side I ran more than I walked. It's good to think about things this way so I won't defeat myself.

After I did my run/walk I went to Zumba. I love Zumba! There were so many people there tonight normally there is only 5 but tonight was crazy. My instructor gets off beat sometimes and can be very intimidating if it is your first time doing Zumba or any group class at all so she started getting mad at the younger kids that were there because when we worked with weights they were doing it wrong. I understand where she is coming from cause she doesn't want anyone to hurt themselves but it's kinda scary when she gets mad so we left early. Got some good sweat in while we were there though!

As of now I'm walking to run and I know that I will be able to run the whole 5K in April! See you all tomorrow.

Sweat Equity

Didn't get to write yesterday so here's what happened... My main goal yesterday was to sweat and lots of it! I ran 5 laps on the track and 15 minutes on the elliptical. I don't know what it is about those things but they really get the sweat going which is good. I feel like if you leave the gym and you look all pretty you gotta work harder the next day, but just my opinion everyone has their own pace and goals when they go work out. Then after that I lifted a little. Yay for lifting! And with all that sweating I was doing you gotta stay hydrated so lots of water for me. After I was all done my work out I treated myself to some whole wheat spaghetti and a nice salad. I was craving pasta as soon as I started walking back to my room! Today I am increasing my mileage to 1.5, I will get through it!

It's Official!

So today it became official I am going to be running a 5K on April 27, 2013. Ready or not here it comes! I thought I should register now so I would have motivation to continue to train even on those days I don't feel like it.

What I did today was ran a mile and rode the bike in the gym for 20 minutes. Also my friends and I decided to go to a Hip Hop Cardio class which was fun. The class is low intensity so it is good I got a run in before because I dont think I would have felt too much. The class showed me that I have limited rhythm when it comes to choreography, but we had a lot of fun doing it which is what matters. What is really sad is that I have class now during the Zumba class we normally go to on Monday night. So I am going to try to go to another Zumba class on Friday and hopefully make it a regular thing.

Here is the link to the 5K I am going to run just if you feel the urge to join me!
http://www.martinsburgairshow.com/c5k.html

Shhhhhhh! I'm Resting.

Well as my internet wasn't working yesterday I couldn't report to you about my rest day. So here I am to catch you up on all the fun and exciting things that happened! Ok. I must confess I am a terrible person when it comes to dieting! I have my weaknesses: Taco Bell, ice cream, snickers bars. I have no self control when it comes to these things if I have a craving for them I will cave. Yesterday was no exception to this rule. I am sad to say that I made the trip to Taco Bell and after I was done eating the delicious goodness of crap I regreted that decision. I disappointed myself and I feel like I disappointed you! Today I am going to work hard and leave it all at the gym including that taco. Good bye out of shape body, hello 5K runner!

Day 1

So today began my training! YAY! I admit I didn't do too much and I probably could have done more or pushed myself a little harder but that will come I guess I was just trying to ease into things. So as day 1 of training began I ran 1 mile! We have an indoor track so 10 laps=1mile. I walked 2 of these laps and ran the rest. Looking back on things I could have ran all 10 and I don't know why I didn't. Oh well hindsight is 20/20. I'm also trying to eat a little healthier I need to work on that though and drink more water!

After I ran my mile that took me around 12 minutes, but not really going for speed here at first, I did a little shoulders. Needless to say I am a little sore right now but the thing I like about feeling sore the next day or a few hours later is that I know I did something because I can feel it. See you all tomorrow, kind of? It's a rest day tomorrow so I'm going to work on the diet and drinking lots of water!