Do not dispair... I didn't get lost running in the woods or something... I am still alive... :P
So the last 3 weeks I've been training with my new treadmill, still loving the hell out of it! The convenience of having it right there waiting for me and available almost all the time. I say almost because J has started using the treadmill regularly too! He's really supportive, doing WW along with me, exercising, eating veggies, doing so many things he never ever thought he would do. He's doing so well too! It's really encouraging to see someone do so well!
My weight has stayed the same... still, BUT and I'm not saying BUTT :P so even if I'm not loosing weight, I'm making great progress on the treadmill...
I've lived through level 5! I skipped the last session in level 5 tho because of this:
Level 5 - Day 1
Walk 5 min, Run 5 min, Walk 3 min, Run 5 min, Walk 3, Run 5 min, Cool down walk for 5 min
Level 5 - Day 2
Walk 5 min, Run 8 min, Walk 3, Run 8, Walk 3, Run 8, Cool down walk for 5 min
Level 5 - Day 3
Walk 5 min, Run for 20 mins, Cooldown walk for 5 min
So i'm sure you've noticed the pattern deviates quite drasticaly on Day 3... yeah, no freaking way am I going to just go from what feels like a gruelling 8 mins of running to a heart stopping, eyeball popping, lung exploding 20 mins... pffffffffffffffttttttttttttttttt!
So I've moved to to Level 6 Day 1:
Walk 5 min, Run 5 min, Walk 3, Run 8 min, Walk 3, Run 5, cool down walk for 5 min
Dig great, pushed through it and kicked ass whilst virtually melting the treadmill and my sneakers with my hotness muuahahah and then *thump* I look at the schedule for Level 6 Day 2.... walk for 5, run 25 mins, walk 5 mins..... CRAP!
So I think for the rest of my training is going to be stuff like
walk 5, run 10, walk 3 etc etc
walk 5, run 12, walk 3 etc etc
walk 5, run 14, walk 3 etc etc
.... and maybe work my way up to the 20 mins :P
Spud out!
A lifelong overweight couch potato is awestruck in May 2009 when witnessing the runners for a 5k leave the starting line; thousands of people of all shapes and sizes. "I thought running was only for skinny people!" The couch potato realized it was time to get off the sofa and run... no more waiting for skinny, there were no more excuses.
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- Geek chick trying to make her way in this world without offending the powers that be so that I can glide under the radar but still do what I wanna do. Get it? Got it? Good.
Kick ass Carol! I'm so proud of you :)
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work!!!
(Maybe your measurements show progress, even if the scale doesn't? ... could always check that.) Either way, your lungs show progress. Too bad you can't measure that...