You may be thinking WTF! Did her fingers lose control on the keyboard when she typed the title? Nope! I completed day 1 of week 1 of the Couch to 5 K program! And I just got home and I feel GREAT! I have attempted to complete one day of the program and could never do it. But today I was able to!!! Yay me!! AND I didn't have to modify the program!!! Woo Hoo!!! I ran a total of 9 minutes!!! There was a time I couldn't WALK for 9 mins!!! I feel great...like I could conquer the world!!! So tomorrow I will do a bit of upper body weight training. I've read many articles that you should alternate your cardio days from your weight training days in order for your body to get a FULL body workout. Just keep that in mind next time you are planning on going to the gym or a home workout.
SWOT:
I know you are thinking "what the!?!?!?" A SWOT analysis may be a regular post for me and I encourage you to do the same.
Here is what it means:
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
So my SWOT analysis for last week was the following:
Strengths: worked out during my vacation and stuck to my weight loss plan 80% of the time. Lost 2 pounds on vacation!
Weaknesses: McDonalds on travel days this week. Convenience is my weakness. Not drinking enough water another and drinking fruit drinks (big no no).
Opportunities: Prepare more portable convenience foods for traveling and plan the best places to eat while on plan to stay within net carb goal. Drinking more water.
Threats: Birthday cake, and sparkling grape juice brought home after Maddy's birthday at mom's. Poor food planning.
Doing a SWOT analysis may help you identify what is keeping you from achieving your next goal. If you have time just do a quick one of how you did last week? Did you stick to your plan? Did you achieve your goal? Why or why not? It's best to keep a journal so you can see how you progress!!
Best of luck!
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Showing posts with label C25K. Show all posts
August 8, 2011
Considering a Half Marathon! Yikes!!
I've spent most of today lounging and resting from my whirlwind week of vacation. During my day I spent an extended amount of time on Facebook. It has been a while since I've spent quality time with Facebook. I was constantly refreshing my home page for exciting new updates from friends and fan pages. Then I saw it...the post from the Couch to 5K program. They posted: "Click 'Like' if you're running a half marathon this fall." Then I followed the link they posted for the top 7 marathons and there it was...a half marathon less than an hour away! I have to say that I have been itching to do a half marathon at Disney World but I never had the guts to train or sign up. But I was just thinking today that I need to start working on a running plan if I am to become a runner. A runner is one of the "Me's" I want to be by the way.
Back to the half marathon, it will be held on Wednesday, November 30th at 6:30am. <Record scratch> Wait! I didn't see that...6:30 AM??? Oh heck no! Okay, okay I've got to think a bit differently if I am going to lose this weight. So with that being said I will start the C25K program tomorrow to get the ball rolling. You can find that program here if you are interested in a running program for the physically challenged. They also have an iPhone app if you are interested in having a guide to help you keep track of your time. Keeping you up on what I am doing with the C25K program will be a regular blog post for me. I haven't decided what day I will post but I will let you know. Okay I am off to bed. Here is to a great week for all of you ME 2B'ers out there!!!
Back to the half marathon, it will be held on Wednesday, November 30th at 6:30am. <Record scratch> Wait! I didn't see that...6:30 AM??? Oh heck no! Okay, okay I've got to think a bit differently if I am going to lose this weight. So with that being said I will start the C25K program tomorrow to get the ball rolling. You can find that program here if you are interested in a running program for the physically challenged. They also have an iPhone app if you are interested in having a guide to help you keep track of your time. Keeping you up on what I am doing with the C25K program will be a regular blog post for me. I haven't decided what day I will post but I will let you know. Okay I am off to bed. Here is to a great week for all of you ME 2B'ers out there!!!
July 16, 2011
Another pound and inspiration
Hello everyone! I am proud to announce that I lost another pound!!! I'm now down to 231 pounds! Its been so long. I am so happy!!! I am now only 2 pounds away from my first milestone weight which is 229 lbs! I'm so happy! Now that I'm down to a weight that is motivating me to lose more. I thought I would search the web for some dresses to motivate me. In my search I found an article about a remarkable inspiring woman who lost 112 pounds and just won the Miss South Carolina pageant!
Her name is Bree Boyce. She is truly an inspiration!!! She lost her weight the old fashion way. Eating right and exercising. I was especially inspired because she would wake up at 5:30am to work out!!!! I can barely wake up at 7:00am for work! Anyway, she's really motivated me to get off my butt and get moving! I have been wanting to become a runner for the longest time because I think it would help me not only lose the weight but help me manage the stress in my life. That is one activity I want to be addicted to! I can start tonight when I go back to the gym. It's been 2 months since I've visited the good ole gymnasium. You know it's sad that I belong to not one but two gyms and I can barely make it to either of them. Well that is going to change tonight.
Another woman who currently inspires me is Catherine Middleton. I mean she is just stunning and I don't use that word for alot of people. This commoner has truly brought class to the royal family. I have to admit I don't get tired of viewing pictures of her and her smart sense of style.
Here are pictures of a couple of Lilly dresses I wouldn't mind seeing in my closet...
So I found the right opportunity this evening and headed straight to the gym! I did 15 mins on the treadmill and I did a mini version of the C25K program in those 15 mins. I think I am going to need to train 6 days a week to really get the blood pumping and the pounds melting. I did upper body weight training today. So tomorrow it will be all about the cardio. I am going to do weight training 3 days a week and cardio 3 days. I am still debating doing Chalean Extreme. I think I may stick to the gym for a while until I get bored with it. I'm curious to see how my body will change doing the Atkins Diet with exercise instead of just doing the diet by itself. I will keep you posted. I will also post before pictures when I am more comfortable publishing them online.
Tell me what you are doing. What motivates you? Is a style icon you like to follow or want to dress like? Post it in the comments! Good luck with YOUR journey!
Her name is Bree Boyce. She is truly an inspiration!!! She lost her weight the old fashion way. Eating right and exercising. I was especially inspired because she would wake up at 5:30am to work out!!!! I can barely wake up at 7:00am for work! Anyway, she's really motivated me to get off my butt and get moving! I have been wanting to become a runner for the longest time because I think it would help me not only lose the weight but help me manage the stress in my life. That is one activity I want to be addicted to! I can start tonight when I go back to the gym. It's been 2 months since I've visited the good ole gymnasium. You know it's sad that I belong to not one but two gyms and I can barely make it to either of them. Well that is going to change tonight.
Another woman who currently inspires me is Catherine Middleton. I mean she is just stunning and I don't use that word for alot of people. This commoner has truly brought class to the royal family. I have to admit I don't get tired of viewing pictures of her and her smart sense of style.
Here are pictures of a couple of Lilly dresses I wouldn't mind seeing in my closet...
So I found the right opportunity this evening and headed straight to the gym! I did 15 mins on the treadmill and I did a mini version of the C25K program in those 15 mins. I think I am going to need to train 6 days a week to really get the blood pumping and the pounds melting. I did upper body weight training today. So tomorrow it will be all about the cardio. I am going to do weight training 3 days a week and cardio 3 days. I am still debating doing Chalean Extreme. I think I may stick to the gym for a while until I get bored with it. I'm curious to see how my body will change doing the Atkins Diet with exercise instead of just doing the diet by itself. I will keep you posted. I will also post before pictures when I am more comfortable publishing them online.
Tell me what you are doing. What motivates you? Is a style icon you like to follow or want to dress like? Post it in the comments! Good luck with YOUR journey!
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