OK I had to do the run / walk combo again for 30 minutes and this time I made 5 full complete laps around this area that I am working it. It takes a little bit to get there, but we rode our bikes this time to get tot he area that I do my run / walk combo instead of walking there. It was so windy and hard to run into the wind. I wanted to give up, but my boyfriend would not let me. Thank God for him, he his my motivator. He will not let me quit even when I want to.
We have a bet going and it is in his favor, so it really surprises me that he is willing to push so hard, instead of being like you want to quit, sure quit...
I am excited for Friday to see if I can beat my 5 laps in the 30 minute run / walk combo. I will update you on Friday evening (maybe Saturday - We have a wedding that we are going to and I will need to get my run / walk combo in prior to that, but I am not sure if I will have time to post).
Thursday, May 1, 2008
April 29, 2008
Today I was a little sore, but not as bad as I thought that I would be. Tonight I have to walk for 30 minutes.
April 28, 2008
This was the first day that I started training for the Marathon. It was an extremely hard first day, but I was impressed that I finished it. I made 4 1/4 laps in 30 minutes. I have to run one minute and then walk for two and I continue this pattern until I have completed 30 minutes.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
April 27, 2008
I have lost two more pounds, so I am down to 182. I would like to lose 7 more pounds before I go home at the end of May. I am going to start training tomorrow for a Marathon that is exactly one year away. Many people believe that I will not be able to accomplish this task, but this is something that I WANT to do and now I have even more drive to prove them wrong. I realize that my motivation can not be the fact that people feel I can not do this. My motivation needs to come internally from me.
I am ready to face this challenge and I will not be alone. I am going to be doing this with my best friends. I did ask myself today, what if they do not have the same desire or want as I do. I know that we decided to take on this challenge together, but what if one of us becomes weak and wants to drop out, will the other continue??? I am not sure.
I do know that this is something that I have thought about doing for a while, however thought that it was impossible do to my size, but I am realizing that size does not matter. What matters, is how bad do you want something and I want this pretty bad.
I am ready to face this challenge and I will not be alone. I am going to be doing this with my best friends. I did ask myself today, what if they do not have the same desire or want as I do. I know that we decided to take on this challenge together, but what if one of us becomes weak and wants to drop out, will the other continue??? I am not sure.
I do know that this is something that I have thought about doing for a while, however thought that it was impossible do to my size, but I am realizing that size does not matter. What matters, is how bad do you want something and I want this pretty bad.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
March 23, 2008
Happy Easter!!!
I found a wonderful new site today, OK it is not new, but it is new to me. The website is: http://www.prevention.com/cda/homepage.do You can join their online forum for free and it allows you to track your calories, exercises, and much much more. It even allows you to set a weight loss goal and enter the time frame that you want to reach it in and the system will calculate how many calories you need to cut daily in order to reach your goal. There are charts and graphs. I really can't say enough about their forum. I would recommend that everyone check it out and give it a try.
I found a wonderful new site today, OK it is not new, but it is new to me. The website is: http://www.prevention.com/cda/homepage.do You can join their online forum for free and it allows you to track your calories, exercises, and much much more. It even allows you to set a weight loss goal and enter the time frame that you want to reach it in and the system will calculate how many calories you need to cut daily in order to reach your goal. There are charts and graphs. I really can't say enough about their forum. I would recommend that everyone check it out and give it a try.
Monday, March 17, 2008
March 17, 2008
Happy St. Patricks Day!!!
It has been a long time since I posted a message on this board. I have no excuses for not posting. I just have not had anything to really to add.
George and I have been going bike riding. It is quite fun to get outdoors and start experiencing all the fun things that we have not done together and also to start doing some of the things that we used to do.
One thing that I am really looking forward to is camping. We are going to try the camping thing again. (YES, you read that correctly we are going to try it again). George and I have gone camping once together (actually this was my first time camping) and it was not the most exciting thing that we have ever done together, however I do have some fond memories of that event.
It has been a long time since I posted a message on this board. I have no excuses for not posting. I just have not had anything to really to add.
George and I have been going bike riding. It is quite fun to get outdoors and start experiencing all the fun things that we have not done together and also to start doing some of the things that we used to do.
One thing that I am really looking forward to is camping. We are going to try the camping thing again. (YES, you read that correctly we are going to try it again). George and I have gone camping once together (actually this was my first time camping) and it was not the most exciting thing that we have ever done together, however I do have some fond memories of that event.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
February 14, 2008
Wow, it has been a long time since I posted a comment. I have had a lot of things going on and no time. I know that is a horrible excuse and I need to take time for myself to update this more frequently.
I went back to my Step Aerobics and Toning classes on Tuesday and I am still feeling them. They say no pain no gain. I am not really all about the pain, but I do like the benfits.
I definately need to be more consistent with my workouts if I plan to reach my goal. I have started to create smaller goals rather than looking just at the end result. The next goal that I am currently striving for is 160 by the end of May. This means that I need to lose 25.5 pounds and that I have about 3 1/2 months to accomplish this. This also means that I need to average 8.5 pounds per month (easier said that done).
There are several people in my life that are working towards a healthier them and I want them to know that I am so proud of them. They are beutiful people (no matter what they think) and I love them just the way they are.
I went back to my Step Aerobics and Toning classes on Tuesday and I am still feeling them. They say no pain no gain. I am not really all about the pain, but I do like the benfits.
I definately need to be more consistent with my workouts if I plan to reach my goal. I have started to create smaller goals rather than looking just at the end result. The next goal that I am currently striving for is 160 by the end of May. This means that I need to lose 25.5 pounds and that I have about 3 1/2 months to accomplish this. This also means that I need to average 8.5 pounds per month (easier said that done).
There are several people in my life that are working towards a healthier them and I want them to know that I am so proud of them. They are beutiful people (no matter what they think) and I love them just the way they are.
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