Actually, I said I couldn't do this.
Run. Running. Runner.
So not me. In fact, the last time I tried...this is how it went:
August 30, 2010
Today's painfully learned lesson: I need more cardio in my life. (you have to be prepared for Zombies, you know?) so I decided to run/walk just a mile. Just one single mile. Two blocks into my slow trot....my calf muscles seized and I could barely walk my ass home. Lesson: Do not decide spontaneously to run. You are probably NOT hydrated enough to do so. So now I am laying on the floor trying to stretch so I can walk up the stairs to shower. I might be here a while :( I haven't cried in a long time. I cried today. I said every cuss word I know, probably invented some new ones -lol!!! I just hope I can get out of bed tomorrow :P And don't worry, Mike already laughed at me today - 'You gotta drink water all day before you decide to do something like that'. I just got really motivated for about five minutes.....and then science kicked my ass.
I was sore for a week....and pretty pissed at myself too.
However....
Running is the fastest way to lose weight all over. And although I may not actually seem like it....I do have a bucket list of physical achievements I'd like to accomplish.
Plus about 60lbs of not-all baby fat to lose.
I would like to run a 5K, and I'd like to run the Pat Tillman instead of just waiting at the finish line...or volunteering handing out race packets.
So I did some research, and I found a program called C25K. Couch to 5K. It's a program you do three days a week for 9 weeks...and you basically go from nothing to a 5K in 9 weeks.
So today is Day 1, Workout 1.
Brisk walk for five minutes, then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for 20 minutes, then a five minute cool down.
There's an app for it that allows you to listen to your own playlist and it gives you the verbal cues to switch between jogging and walking at the right times.
I can do this. I know I can. I've already started to conquer another bucket list item:
I haven't really talked about it a lot on Facebook because I didn't know how well I would do...but as of today, I haven't smoked a real cigarette in a month. I bought an electronic cigarette June 2, and I haven't smoked a real one since. I've moved from the high level of nicotine to the medium level, and in two weeks I'll switch to low...and I'm hoping by the end of August to not be using it at all. Pretty big deal for me, honestly, as I've been smoking half my life, and I have always enjoyed being a smoker.
But I'm also a mom now. And although I want to be able to play and run and have fun with Colton, I know that in my current physical state, I can't do that. So it's time to make a change.
So here goes nothing.
Me...a runner? We'll see about that.
