5K-Week something day something....I've totally lost track

Today, was a good day.

Although I haven't been blogging my daily accomplishments. I have still been busy working hard at this 5K training. Last week was a bad week for working out. But this is a new week and although it started off poor, Today was a good day.

This morning I decided was the day to get off the track and take my jogging to the road. So I ran around the perimeter of Milk River, a total of 4.4km. I'm up to running for 5 minutes and walking for one. Today was the first day at these times. At a little past the half way mark there is this long slow incline of a hill. As I approached it I was nearly done my 5 minutes of running, but I decided I was going to just keep going and push myself to the crest. I was slow, but I made it. The entire time I had the Rocky music going in my head and visualizing Rocky running up the steps. Today, I totally had my own Rocky moment. I even celebrated with my hands up in the air.

Today was a good day.

5K-W5-D3

I should really be beginning week 6, but I missed a day last week, so I am finishing out week 5. I've been pretty terrible at keeping up with making my daily entries.
I've been running for 3 minutes and walking for 1 for a few weeks now. I started out with running 5 intervals and increased it to 6 and today I increased it to 7 intervals. Last week I was feeling pretty good as I had previously just been able to complete one lap around the track in 3 minutes but last week I was able to run past the lap mark for 10 seconds before reaching 3 minutes.
Today wasn't as great. I was struggling to make it around in 3 minutes. But it may have something to do with not having a little something before I go running. Both time last week I had a quick bite (half a banana or half of an orange) before heading out but I forgot to do that this morning and I felt so sluggish. So I'll try eating again before heading out on Wednesday and see if that helps.

5K-W4-D1

Today I ran 3 minutes and walked for 1 and repeated that 5 times. I think that on Wednesday I'll try for 6 intervals. It was a beautiful morning with out a breath of wind and the sun shining cheerily. 

Last week I decided to try out the eating plan for the 21 day fix. My friend Jakki ordered me the work out program that comes with some coloured containers that you use to measure out your food. So I figured I'd give it a try, since it's really just about portion control. I've been following it for 4 days, today is day 5 or 21. Here's hoping I finally see some results on the scale again.

5K-W3-D3

I wanted to quit today. During my 5th interval I wanted to be done. But then all these positive thoughts and sayings from the work out videos I've been doing with some other sisters on Tuesday and Thursday nights started popping into my head.  Sayings like "The only person you are cheating on is yourself" or "You wanted to work, so work" or "You are doing great, you are going to feel so good when you are done" and "You can do anything you want", and with all these thoughts going through my brain, I pushed on through the last interval even though I felt exhausted. It was nice to have all those voices from my "personal trainers" in my head cheering me on.

5K-W2-D2

So late last night Jakki texted me to see if I would be interested in jogging with her again this morning. Since I missed Monday I agreed to it. Wow it was a tough morning, but I got it done and was glad for it. Now tonight I'll head on out to work out with the ladies in Coutts at 9 to do a little strength training. Here's hoping I've got enough energy to get it done.

5K-W1-D3

Almost didn't bother to go for a run this Holiday Friday. But then Kathryn and I decided to just do it. So glad we did. It was beautiful this morning at 8. The sun was shining bright, there was a light dusting of snow on the ground and there wasn't a breath of wind. It was awesome. Today I started out as before running 2min walking 2min. The plan was to run this six times. After the third rep I felt like walking for 2min was too long, so I cut it down to just a minute and a half. Even that felt a little long. That is good. That means that next week when I increase my running time to 3min I'll be prepared. Feeling great. Loving how this is going so far.

5K-W1-D2

It was a beautiful morning that smelled of rain. The wind wasn't blowing and that is always a wonderful thing. Kathryn and Tansley joined me and we headed to the track to do our rounds. Five intervals running for 2 minutes and walking for 2 minutes. All went well and I look forward to Friday and adding an extra interval. So far I'm feeling good about all of this. Hopefully that will continue and hoping beyond all hope that this time in addition to being able to run 5K I will also see the numbers on the scale drop. Today the scale read 256.8lbs.

A new beginning...again 5K-W1-D1

Alright so the last 100 days didn't go so well, at all. But it's time to start new and it's time to start training for the 5K Foam Fest run that Kathryn and Tansley and I have signed up for in June. Today we started following the sparkpeople 5K Your Way Rookie Training Program. For the first week the plan is to walk for 4 minutes and then jog for 1 and do that 4 times for a total of 20 minutes. But this morning I found that to be too easy. So instead I jogged for 2 minutes and walked for 2 or sometimes only 1:30, but still aimed for 20 minutes total. I think I'll stick with that for this week with an increase of one repetition on Friday. I think I'll likely switch over to the 5K Your Way Running Plan in a week or two because I seem to be farther ahead in my abilities that the Rookie plan, thanks to the workouts I've been doing twice a week at the church for the past 6 months or so.

The girls and I were up early this morning and headed to the track for our first go. The morning was calm and warmish. We were treated to watch the sun rise and it was beautiful. If I hadn't been running, I would have taken the time to take a picture.

Summer is gone...time to get in the groove

Alright, well so much for summer. Totally fell off the wagon, but last I checked I'm still sitting around the 260 mark. Time to get my but in gear and make some changes. To start Jakki Harty has challenged me to lose 10lbs by Oct 10. I'm not sure how reasonable that is, but I think I'll take her up on the challenge. To change things up a bit, she suggested that maybe I cut out carbs for breakfast. That will certainly change things up as I always eat a high fiber cereal for breakfast. So I have to start re thinking breakfast and see if maybe that will be enough to jump start my body into losing some of this weight. I think I'll even try to keep away from carbs for lunch and just allow myself to eat them for supper. I think I can do that. As for exercise I haven't yet figured that out entirely. Donna McLachlan and I want to start working out together a couple of times a week. And I think realistically I will need to just start getting up in the mornings before sending kids off to school. I can do these things! But I need to do some grocery shopping to get me all set up to cut back on my carbs.

Day 135

Well it hasn't been a good week for posting regularly. I have however been tracking my food, and we've gone for a walk twice and I've been weighing myself every morning, I've been hovering around 261 all week.

This morning at 6:30 the scale read 260.4lbs. Kathryn and I went for a walk this morning. It's sure getting beautiful. Next week we're going to start biking in the mornings some times. That will be fun I think. What I really need to start doing better is strength training. I've been totally slacking in that area...kinda like with the walking. It all needs to improve. This week is now over, so Next Monday is a new week and time to stop being a lazy bum and get up and get moving.

Day 119

Scale read 260.4lbs at 7:30am

So much for a new week, new start idea. Once again I did not get up with Kathryn this morning to go for a walk. My excuse, I was up twice last night with upset kids. Ella was up at 11:30pm and didn't head back to bed until almost 1am, and then James was up because he had a bad dream about bigfoot and I didn't get back to my own bed until 3am. So when my alarm went off this morning. I just didn't care and turned it off and went back to sleep. I will get back into the habit. I will. I will.

day 118

At 7:30am the scale read an even 260lbs. So I'm starting to see results with just tracking food, since I haven't been very good at getting exercise in every day lately. Just imagine what I could do if I was keeping up with my 5 days a week of cardio....I guess I better get back on track and start making some really progress.

See you tomorrow.

Day 117

Scale read 261.4lbs this morning at 7:30am.

Cursed sleep. I slept in again this morning, so once again Kathryn and I didn't go for a walk. But I did do my strength training today. And that really is all there is to say. Tomorrow is a new day.

Day 112

Scale read 261.0lbs at 7:30am

I slept in this morning, so Kathryn and I didn't get to go for our walk. But I did spend some time doing some strength training today. I haven't been so great at getting it done since I started walking and not doing the videos, most of my videos have it worked in. I may be sore tomorrow. But that will be good.

see you tomorrow

Day 111

Scale at 7am read 261.2lbs

James wanted to go for a walk as soon as the kids headed off to school. But I wasn't ready to go. When Ella went down for a nap he asked if we could go for a walk now. I told him we would go as soon as Ella woke up. The very moment that she was awake he was asking if we could go. I told him we should have lunch first. When we were done eating lunch we got ready to go and headed out for a walk. Now when James wants to go for a walk, what he is saying is that he wants to be in charge. So he gets to tell us which way we get to go every time we come to a corner. So that is what we did. We went all over in circles and back tracking. And then he was done and wanted to get in the chariot with Ella. At which point I could pick up the pace and take advantage of the extra resistance now seated in the chariot. We made our way over to Kinsmen park and enjoyed the beautiful spring day that it was. We then headed on down past the school and said hello to the kids playing out on the playground for recess, and made our way back home. A good day.

Day 101 - The beginning of a new day...I mean Challenge

So here it begins. Another 100 days. The first 100 were eventful, and yet not very eventful. I was pretty good at doing cardio 5 times a week, pretty much forgot all about doing push ups about half way through. And cheated a lot more often than I had said that I would allow.

But that was that, and this is now. So here is what I.m going to work at for this 100 days.

1. Continue with cardio 5 days a week.
2. Track my food at least 5 days a week. But aiming for everyday.
3. Get up at 6am at least 3 days a week to go for a walk or bike ride with Kathryrn. This will morph over the weeks as we prepare to run in the 5k Bonanza day race at the end of these 100 days.
4. Keep up on the blogging each day.

I'll keep it at that for now. I think last time I made it too complicated, too many things to keep track of. Tracking my food everyday is going to take some time, and it really is going to be a challenge, I don't think I have ever been successful at keeping at it for more than 3 weeks...if that. So this will take some dedication. But I know it's possible.

So here is today, and the next 100. 

See you tomorrow.

Day 20 - I can't breath.

OK, if I thought I felt crappy yesterday and didn't want to work out, today trumps that, ten fold. I am so stuffed up, breathing is a really effort. Just like yesterday, I didn't get up early today. BUT I did still do my work out after I laid the baby down for a nap. And just like yesterday, I was glad that I did. I felt great after the work out...now not so much, I'm right back to feeling all stuffed up and crappy. But this morning I felt pretty good.

I stepped on the scale this morning at 7 and the numbers read 265.8lbs. Yeah for that, but as a side note, that was before I had worked out and before I had eaten breakfast. I usually don't weigh myself until after I have worked out, and sometimes not until after I've eaten breakfast. So the numbers might reflect that. I think that I will try to remember to weigh myself before my work out every morning, I seem to like those numbers better....I'm sure it won't make any difference in the long run. Whether I am stuck at 266 or 265, I am still stuck. But for a day or two it might make me feel better.

Day 15 - False hope

So this morning at 6, before I started my work out, I stepped on the scale and it read 264.4lbs. I was almost ecstatic, until I thought of the fact that your weight fluctuates during the day, and usually I don't weigh myself until after I have done my work out. So at 8am, after my work out and after breakfast I stepped on the scale, and guess what popped up....yep that same ol' number 266.6lbs. Bummer.

Everything else went well today. Today I did 14 pushups. I was supposed to add 2, but I just couldn't get past 14...in fact I barely made it to 14. So I'll stick it out here a few more days.

see you tomorrow.

Day 9

Today's weight, taken at 7:30am, is 266.2lbs.

I didn't get up to exercise this morning. I kinda didn't get up right when my alarm went off and then next thing I know it's almost 7am, too late to start now. I'm kinda not sad about that, because last night at bed time, I promised my son that today when Ella was napping we would play with his trains, just him and I. And now because I didn't get up early and exercise I wont feel like I need to have a nap. First thing after breakfast this morning, the boy asked me if Ella was tired because he wanted to play trains. I told him he would just have to wait for Ella to take her nap. I'm hoping that maybe during Ella's afternoon nap that I'll get my work out in, even though all the other kids will be home from school. We'll see how it goes.

This weeks measurements;

Chest 51
waist 50.5"
Hip 54"
Arm 13.75"
Thigh 28.5"
Calf 16.25"

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..Later that day....
So her it is 10:26pm and I am now just finishing up my work out. Better late than never.
For interest sake I just stepped on the scale and it read 268.8lbs

Day 8

Today's weight, taken at 7:30am, is 266.8lbs.
So it seems that there is some progress being made. SO very tired this morning. I really need to work at getting to bed earlier. It's so hard for me, as I am a natural night owl. And there are always so many things to get done once the kids are all in bed. Since I've been doing this I have been having a nap and that doesn't help with the going to bed earlier. But I am too tired to make it through the day with out a nap. James usually comes and hangs out with me in my bed and plays games on my phone. Sometimes he even naps with me. I guess I'm still getting sleep. But it would be nice to use that time when Ella is napping to spend some one on one time with James instead of sleeping...So some how I'm going to have to get this all sorted out.

See you tomorrow.

ps Today I did 12 pushups. It nearly killed me to get the 12 in, but that might have had something to do with the 11 month old trying to climb on my back.