I am a slacker!

On blogging but not in the realm of exercise!!! I have been busy busting out the C25K program to prepare for my 5K next Saturday.  I won't be done with the program but I will have a good start!

This weekend, Trisha and I have a challenge and I am going to do a mock 5K out on the road by my house.  I have it mapped out for a couple hills and even a little dirt road! :) My husband helped me out by seeing how far 1.5 miles was from the driveway that I will use part of for my warm up.  He was amazed by how far I am actually going to go!  I think that helped him see how big and important this is to me and really how hard I have been working on this.  He wants to do it with me now!!!  :) 

This weekend is going to be busy.  Lots of family functions all weekend long! So I will be getting in lots of activity. 

I have been eating good.  Keeping the bad stuff (ice cream) to moderation and watching my calorie and sugar intakes.  I do see that I am way more hungry the more that I run!  I am on week 4 day 2 of my C25K and it isn't as bad as I thought it would be!  LOL! :)  Definitely hard, but doable. 

I will keep you posted on my run!!!  I am getting nervous!

Finally Friday

It's Friday folks...in case you didn't already know! ;)  I am going into the weekend with a challenge from the War of the Scales.  Check it out! 

The week has been busy and stressful and sad and happy and lots of exercise!  I am ready to just sit and be still for like 5 minutes this weekend! LOL! 

So I am in the need of some good healthy lunch ideas and dinner ideas.  I need to revamp my recipe book and to keep it simple and quick.  I need to incorporate more veggies and fruits.  And some healthy grains.  So send me some ideas!!! 

Also, school starts next week here...what are you doing to get organized and get the kids ready? 

Tried something different

So for today's walk I went to the local track.  I wanted to take a shot at jogging a bit and not worrying about how silly I look when people see me! LOL!  No one at the track and there is a slight breeze, I start walking and think to myself "I can do this!" I start jogging after a lap of warm up walking and OMG!!!! I feel like I have never moved my body before!  Like I couldn't pick up my feet! But I went along anyways and jogged the straight stretch and walked the corners for two laps.  I think I need different shoes cause I could feel every pebble and they weren't very supportive.  I guess that is what I get for $15.00 Walmart shoes.  Maybe I did burn the soles off them the other day! LOL!  So then I walked a lap and I thought "I will do lunges on the corners!" What the heck!  Have I gone looney tunes?  At first, it was good, I did 10 and the walked and then on the exit corner did 10 more and then walked the straight stretch and on the entry and exit corners did 10 more.  All I could think about was, " I WILL FIT INTO MY JEANS AGAIN DANG IT!" "I WILL WIN THIS CHALLENGE WITH TRISHA!" "I WILL NOT FAIL!" So then I did a cool down lap and stretched cause I know I worked muscles that haven't been used in a long time.  After stretching I walked away from the track...thinking..."OMG, I am already sore! Why did I do that to myself?" I did it so I can do it again tomorrow! :) 

I have been reading up on my favorite blogs (that you can find on the side bar over there). And I have learned so much from those girls and gotten so much inspiration.  Life really has been hard on me lately and I think exercising has kept me from going over the deep end, seriously.  I just want to say thank you ladies, for being in my life.  I know you don't know me but you are important to me. And of course my husband and my bestie... :)  Cause they are always proud of me!

Tomorrow I will link you up to the challenge!  :)