Callipygian...

Maybe this should be my next goal, LOL!!

My First 5K!!

Today was the Drop & Trot 5K. I had two goals going into the run...

1. Run the entire 5K, no walking.
2. Complete the 5K in 30 minutes.

The first goal was obviously the more important of the two for me. And guess what? I DID IT!! I ran the ENTIRE 5K, no walking! No stopping to catch my breath or drink water (though I did drink a couple cups of water while running - lots of dribble down the front of my shirt there!), just running! I am proud of myself for that. You see, not only was this my first 5K event to run in, this was the first time I have ever run 5K in one shot. EVER. I'd never even made it past 2.15 miles in my practice runs, so I wasn't sure I could do it. But I can. And I did.

As for my time... I didn't quite make the run in 30 minutes. My final time was 31:52, but I am proud of that! My legs felt pretty much like jelly at the end of the run, so I was just happy that I could push to the end, and even speed up for a good finish! 31:52 is just about a 10 minute mile and I am proud of it!! But my "official" time, after it was adjusted from the "drop" part of the Drop & Trot was 23:42. Sounds a whole lot better, eh?? See, before the run starts the participants have the option of seeing how many push ups they can do in one minute. For every push up you do, they take 10 seconds off your run time. I did 49! I originally wasn't going to do the push up part, because I didn't think I could do very many. But I got to do girl push ups, and I can do more of those for sure! And I did!!

So... Now I have run my 5K. I have made it through the Couch to 5K program, and successfully competed in a 5K run. That was my goal. I don't know if I count myself as a runner yet, but it's a start. And last night Leif and I went on a date downtown for the artwalk and stopped in Chalet Sports to see their 50% off shoe sale. So I got some new running shoes! I think that means it's time to break them in, so I guess I'll keep running! Maybe not 3x a week, and maybe not following the C25K program any longer, but I have a new goal brewing in my mind and my new shoes will help me get there.

I haven't run yet today...

And I really probably should, but it just finally got cool enough to go. And now my parents are out for a walk and Leif is out mowing the lawn, so if I leave the house to run I will leave poor Ellie unattended, and I probably ought not do that, especially if she does what she did last night with getting out of bed a million times declaring she needed to go potty. So I stay home.

But I'm drinking my water.

And I stayed in my calorie range, so that's good. I even have a little extra for a snack tonight.

And I even got to have a Frappuccino today, but I was good and I got the light one with NO whipped cream. It was 130 calories and it was a nice treat!

So... it's getting dark now and I'm not sure that I'll run, but I will do some tomorrow and then Saturday is the big 5K day!!

I bit the bullet...

Yes, I weighed in this morning. Bit the bullet and stepped on the scale. I was afraid I wouldn't see any change from the last time I weighed, but I did! And the good kind of change, too! I've lost 3 lbs from Sunday, so that is encouraging! If I can keep up with the calorie counting, exercise, and pick up on my water drinking (which should be easier now that I don't have any Splenda pop in the house... I just hope I don't fall prey to a sugar filled pop instead!) I think I'll be good to go! Still don't think I can make it to my goal of 110 for Ellie's birthday, but I will be happy with progress. My stalling point seems to be 115, every single time, so I will be very excited to see 113 on the scale, if that ever happens. Just have to keep on trucking.

Cheaper than a gym membership....

So Taylor and I were talking on our walk/run yesterday that we are so much more motivated to work out well when we're at the gym. I find it ridiculous, but true. She has looked in to getting a gym membership, but you have to pay for childcare at all the gyms around here, and with 3 kids now, that gets expensive fast! I told her that before she decides to buy a gym membership, she should head over to my house and we can let the older girls play, the younger girls sleep, and we can workout together! I have 2 steps, 2 DDR mats, a weight bench and free weights, and a few workout video options. She was excited about that idea, so we've made plans to workout together on Tuesday mornings, then have lunch. I think that will be fun and hopefully keep me on the ball so I don't loose motivation and drop out of exercise for a week or two as I am prone to do. I don't know if we'll start this Tuesday since my parents are in town, but we will for sure do it the following week and hopefully every week thereafter! It might not be a full blown gym membership, but it IS a buddy workout, cardio, weights, and free. =D

Chugging along....

Well, I should be chugging along, come to think of it... I'm struggling with my water intake. But everything else is going well. I'm at 1200 calories (1206, actually, I think) for the day, but I might eat just a little snack before bed because my tummy is growling and I'm pretty hungry. Whatever I eat won't be over 100 calories, though, so I'll still end the day under 1300, which is good. I did end up running with Taylor today, though it was much more walking than running, and the running was pretty slow. It was good, though, and it got me out. All told we walked/ran 5 miles, so even if it wasn't a strenuous run it was still decent exercise.

I haven't had the heart to weigh myself after the other day, so we'll have to see if I can do it tomorrow. I will also need to run tomorrow, maybe with Leif in the evening. And I'm hoping to do better on my water.

So far so good...

Well, 2 successful days of tracking my calories and staying at the low end. Actually, at the very low end, as low as I can get and still be within my calorie range! I didn't really mean for it to work that way, but it has.

My parents are here, and I'm going to try to keep tracking and eating well. It's usually not too hard, since I'm spending time with them instead of snacking.

Leif and I ran together for the first time last night, and it was fun! I'm still not sure that I can do the full 5K running on Saturday, but I will try and I will have fun with it!

I was supposed to go for a run with Taylor this morning, but I haven't heard from her yet, and Ellie's already awake, so I don't know if we'll go. Even if we don't run, I'd still like to take Ellie for a good walk this morning so we'll see.

Right now I need to go eat some breakfast.... fried eggwhites and Flax and Fiber toast. Maybe I'll combine them and eat a fried egg sandwich... Mmmm!