Snowed in for the Weekend!

Due to the major snow/ice storm this weekend I could not get to the gym. I am so ready to go back. Looking foward to it tomorrow. Saturday I did not do anything and I was very bored. I am so excited that this is the way I feel. Six months ago I would not of minded. Now I need to move. I need to workout. It makes me feel so good.

Today, I decided that I was not going to stay inside. I went outside and walked around my apartment complex. I came back inside and strength trained with some new workout equipment I got earlier in the week. Tomorrow I am back to training for my 5k.

January 31
20min walking
30min strength training

Workout Time: 50 minutes

Great Start for Week #2

Give me something to train for and I will become ambitious! I started week two of my training program this morning and once again decided to go past the twenty minutes. I did not just exceed past the time, I flew past it. I did it for an hour. Going from sixty seconds jogging to ninety minutes walking. I will probably feel it in the legs tomorrow, but it felt so good. I started getting winded towards the end, but that is to be expected. I am surprised I did not get tired towards the beginning.

January 29th,
10min Warm-up
63min on Treadmill
5min Stretch
Mileage: 4.35

Gym Time: 80 minutes

Friday Weigh-in: 183.5

Good Day

This morning's workout was awesome. I worked so hard I had puddles of sweat coming from my body. It felt so good. I wanted to keep moving. I kept pushing myself further. So here is today's info.

January 28th
21min on Treadmill (very brisk walk)
41min on Elliptical (10min mile)
10min on Stairs
10min Stretch
Mileage: 6.2

Gym Time: 85 minutes

January 27

Today was much better than yesterday. I was able to get out of bed this morning with no complaints. I trained for my 5k today and it felt so good. Instead of alternating for twenty minutes, I did it for twenty-five minutes. I did not want to stop at twenty minutes, so I kept going. I finished up week one today and will start week two on Friday. For anyone who wants to see my training program here is a link to the "Couch-to-5k" (http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml).

5min Warm-up
10min Stretch
30min Strength Training
30min on Treadmill
10min Cool Down and Stretch
Mileage: 2.6

Gym Time: 85 minutes

Hard Day

Yesterday my employer brought home some donuts and of course I could not resist. I took a little bite of one and it was over for me. I ended up eating the WHOLE donut. It was so good but so not worth it. It threw off my day. I did not eat well at all. Oh, well.

As far as today's eating goes, I am doing well. I have planned what I am eating for the day and should be able to stay within my calorie range.

Today when my alarm went off at 4:30 this morning I was not a happy person. I had gotten an adequate amount of sleep, but my body did not want to get up. I wanted to stay under the covers. I ended up forcing myself to get up. I feel I should of stayed in bed for a couple more hours. My work out was not fun at all. My body did not want to move. I did not have a good work out at all. I did go though and that is what counts. Hopefully the scale will show it was a good decision.

Today:
5min warm-up on Treadmill
10min stretch
20min on Elliptical
30min on Treadmill
10min cool down & stretch
Mileage: 3.45

Gym Time: 75min

My Progress Thus Far

I started my training for my 5k on January 22nd. I am doing the "Couch to 5k" training program by Cool Running. I did a five minute warm up and the alternated from sixty seconds of jogging to ninety seconds of walking for twenty minutes. I completed it but had difficulty toward the end.
5min warm-up
25min of Strength Training
50min on Treadmill
Mileage: 3.35

Total Gym Time: about 80 minutes (including cool down and stretching)
Friday Weigh-in: 184

-Saturday: January 23
No training for 5k. Had a good workout.
30min on Elliptical
25 on Treadmill
10 on Stairs
Mileage: 5.2

Gym Time: 75 minutes

-Sunday: January 24
Trained again today. I did the same alternations as Friday. It was hard, but I stuck with it and completed.
30min on Treadmill
20min on Elliptical
30min back on Treadmill
Mileage: 5.8

Gym Time: 90 minutes

-Monday: January 25
No 5k training today. Was at the gym at 5:30am. It was hard getting up and my body did not move very well.
5min warm-up on Treadmill
30min of Strength Training
40min on Elliptical
Mileage: 3.07

Gym Time: 85 minutes

Getting Started

I have decided to blog about my goals and what I am doing to reach them. One of my goals is to lose weight. I started out at 205 pounds in May 2009. I am now at 184. My goal is to get to 150. I have thirty-four pounds to go. I know I will be able to do it. I would love to be at this weight at the end of April for my cruise to Hawaii. That would be about 10 pounds a month. I believe this is possible.

Goal number two is to run the Knoxville 5k on March 28th. I have already started training for this and believe that I WILL RUN. I would like to run a marathon and this is the first step to doing this. I will update on my progress of training.

Hopefully blogging of my progress in these areas will help me to succeed. Let's get to it!