Workout 12-07-2010

Okay, is it really classified as a workout if all you do is walk? I must say I wanted to start on Monday morning but Tuesday it was. You feel really defeated when not one but two men in their 70's easy pass you and not just pass you but pass you by them running and you are trying to just walk it.

I must say the stupidness is still there when I work out, I lost track of how many laps I had done 3 times, so when I didn't know I went with the lesser amount so instead of 18 laps I may have done 21. I don't have a clue where my Nike workout thing is so it's up to me.

None the less I did it, I woke up took forever to get out the door and got there and I did the mileage that has been given to me for my "training" for the half marathon.

Now that I have counteracted what workout I did by buying a bacon egg and cheese biscuit for breakfast, hey not on the plan however the boy needs to have breakfast before school today and since he is not going to daycare because he has his program after school. Hopefully I have a better handle on it next time.

Eeks...

Okay so I have really slacked off, but I have stated it to two witnesses so now I have to mean business. I plan on running a half marathon in May. I know May, so far away, but really I need that time. I plan on getting on the ball this week and getting up again and going out and running (well it will be walking until my stinking cough is gone). I still can't find my missing Nike iPod attachment but I am determined.

Wish me luck.

3-5 mile walk...

Well when given the choice most people just the easier end, but because I knew I was working out later than I should be I did do the lower end.

I got my Nike iPod sensor so I am back on track.

In an hour of working out I had an average of a 16:49 min/mi pace, I went 3.56 mi, I forgot to set my weight on my new sensor so I don't know the calories but I am 3 pounds lighter than the other weight on the old sensor.

The title for this blog is 60 by 5s, that is because I want to lose 60 pounds and I am trying to do it 5 pounds at a time, I can only keep hoping.

6 weeks training...

Ah, yes my first night working out. Well I didn't do what was planned, more because I am terrible at judging distances and I am more successful at working out when I have a quantifiable workout (maybe not the word I want to use but let's remember I turn more stupid when I work out, not that I am smart), but I need a record of my work outs for me to feel more successful

I already new my iPod Nike work out tracker thing wasn't working so I tried three stores to find a new one, very unsuccessful.

I recommended going out to eat to get a burger and fries (I was hungry and was scared the salad would not have been large enough for me, which it would have worked once I saw someone else order it).

I had started just a little later than I wanted to and because I wasn't recording I think I went a little less than what I could have pushed myself. Now really I did feel the burn for a better part of the workout so that has to stand for something right? I think I started to slow down after I had decided to look at a house that was for sale in the part of town that I dream of living in so I wanted to see what I could not afford.

Good things about the workout...

I started!!!!

I didn't cheat myself out of the route I was planning on taking and I walked the dog afterwards too. She did poop twice on that walk and I ran out of bags so I had to make really good use of the one bag.

I was sprinkling rain, it was really nice, helped me to cool off, it was wonderful!

I found a quarter!!!!

I stopped some punk ass kids from fighting in the church parking lot, of course after I was talking to them it seemed they were playing around (although I still question it but they all seemed to sincerely agree so I carried on).

Over all I had fun and I stared, what else can I ask for?

three walks

I took the dog out for 3 walks today, my son left on Saturday so I have to get off my butt and work on getting into the excercise routine. The walks today was a good start. Here's to hoping.

I know again...

Again it has been too long since I have written in here. I dare to say I have lost a little bit of weight, just by changing my eating habits some, although this week I have not done very good. I have lost enough weight that some people are looking at me at work and asking if I have lost some so I must be doing something right. Of course I still haven't got a good workout routine going yet, but the boy leaves soon so I should be able to start it all up (fingers crossed).

Bagels or bears...

So come 10 or so last night I got really hungry, which is really crazy because I don't usually get hungry before bed and more importantly I don't like to eat right before bed anyway. I can usually buy off slight hunger that late at night and eat in the morning, but it was not going to work last night. I went out to the kitchen and the first thing I saw were my HUGE bag of cinnamon bears that I am slowly working on. I grabbed one, ate it. While working on a huge handful to take back to bed with me I see my bagels. I decided that might be better than the bears, only slightly but still a better choice (even if in my mind). I put back the bears and got the bagel. I then looked for some sort of affirmation to my choice through my sister, who barely agreed with me too but still agreed.

Needless to say after I ate the bagel I remember I have baby carrots! Damn, guess I will try again.

By the way out of the 3 days I have been trying to wake up and exercise this week I have made it a total of a big fat 0!

No self control...

I truly have no self control. Not only did I only complete one week of the Special K diet but I continue to eat and eat even if I am full. Why is it my body will crave the food no matter how full I am. I know it is just a mind over matter thing but why am I so weak?

I can only try again, I guess we will see if I ever loose weight. I still have been working many crazy hours so there has been no exercise trying on my part either.

Because of the hours all I do is come home and I just feel more lonely than I ever have because I don't have enough time to talk to anyone at work really and it seems I don't have anyone else I can really too and because all I do is complain about work it seems that no one ever really wants to talk to me anymore. I am sure it is all in my mind but that is the way I feel right now.

Special K diet...

While I have not had time to read "The Rice Diet" yet, I have started up on the Special K diet, well I guess it is more of a challenge than a diet but it claims you will lose 6 pounds by the end of two weeks if you trade out two meals with a bowl of their cereal. I can't say I am really losing weight by it or anything but I am at least eating more than one meal a day so my metabolism really is not freaking out and trying to keep a hold of anything my body puts into it. Of course the week end came and I blew that right out of the water.

Oh well you only live once, I will continue on... I am hoping anyway.