1 C25K-Day 1 Week 1

Day 1 of Week 1....done!

Started it yesterday, after the first interval of jogging thought the neighborhood could feel my heart beating so loud and fast! Then after the second 60 seconds, I thought I was going to trip from holding my side so tight...felt like a knife jabbing me when I breathed! That was an obvious sign I needed to do this and get into better cardiac condition. Finished the block, which is about 1 mile in roughly 18 minutes, close enough to the 20 minutes recommended I thought. I'm sure the more I do it, the quicker I will get and can just start going around again and walk whatever is left to turn around to get back to my house.

It was pretty humid and the sun was still hot, so by the time I got into the house I was pretty sweaty and a little lightheaded. Got inside txted my friend L. that my spleen was burning (LOL) and then drank a glass of water before jumping in the shower. Definitely felt some tingling in my legs for a few hours, little noodlish would be a good description. I can't imagine trying this when I was 40 lbs heavier...I doubt I would have lasted 10 minutes.

So if the hardest part is getting started, then it should only get better from here. I'm sure each day 1 of the next interval will make me feel the same way, but I'm gonna suck it up and just be proud that I am trying. One day at a time!

4 So you say you want to be a runner...then C25K is for you!

I have been contemplating starting the Couch to 5 K (C25K) program for a while now, and I decided this week to suck it up and do it. Yes...I'm serious! I figure it can help me get to my goal quicker than just doing the 30 Day Shred or FIRM videos which have proven to help me loose inches but slowed down the weightloss.

Let me explain a little about why I have hesitated to start this program. I am sooo not a runner. Having a large chest has made it uncomfortable and of course being heavy never made it something that was fun to do. So the thought of running then walking then running then walking thru my neighborhood during the first few weeks was very scary for me. But I decided that I needed to at least try the program and see how my body reacted to it.

I tend to overanalyze things and think the worst about a situation, so maybe it won't be so bad. Oh it's gonna be tough and I'm gonna feel like quitting probably more than once. But I am going to take it one day at a time...60 seconds at a time...and see what happens. Who knows...maybe in 9 weeks I will be calling myself a runner!

I'm starting today so I'll let you know how it went tomorrow!

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0 You found me!

Thanks for following me over here! I am starting the second phase of my weightloss journey so I felt like turning over a new leaf, or in this case blog. I think I'm gonna like it over "here" a little more-seems more ladybugish. Like the new look?

If you want to read more about how I lost the first 40 lbs...check out my old blog.

Stay tuned...20 more to go and I'm ready to lose them!