Well. It's been awhile. I'd tell you I've been busy (which I have been) but that's so overused. This just hasn't been in my top priorities. I recently started doing writing exercises over at 750words.com, and since I like seeing those x's across the top of the screen, and I sometimes don't feel like writing about my writing and I don't always have issues to work out, I'll use that for this 2 days a week. (Like now!)
So, I'm doing steady as far as fitness. I recently restarted (as in last week) the Couch to 5K program, and I'm already doing better than the last time I attempted it. Of course, the last time I attempted it, it was about a month after I had surgery and I was also 20 pounds heavier than I am now. I'm still planetary, but every little bit helps.
I find I can walk/run better and faster when I'm alone. And at night. Maybe once I get my stamina and speeds up, I'll want to do this with other people, but at the moment it's nice to put my head phones on and just go, and not worry if I'm slowing anyone down or having to listen to unwanted, unhelpful advice. (I know I'm slow right now. I'm a big girl who NEVER ran in my life. I'm going to be slow.I don't want to hurt myself. Right now I just need to work on my form and breathing. I don't need to go faster right now. It's week one. I can go as slow as I need.)
Right. I had been doing the 150 dips/200 squats program, but my last week coincided with my husband's brother-in-law passing away. I'm going to try this week to do my final 'test' (to see how many I can do at a time) and then start both programs over, for my off days from C25K.
The body changes are so slow, but for the first time I can see visible changes on myself. My legs are turning back into the ones I had that all my friends were jealous of. My forearms are so damn bony I keep hurting myself. I set my arm down expecting that fat cushion, and it's gone. My face is getting thinner. And all of this is awesome, but it makes my middle look even bigger. Ah well. Can't expect miracles.
I've recently started adding protein powder to my food- I'm very consistent with it during the work week, but the weekends just suck as far as my eating goes. I fall right into my husband's schedule of staying up late/sleeping in, so my first meal usually isn't until after noon or one, and at that point I don't have the patience to eat well. I just want food. (Not that I eat terribly, but my go to for something fast is usually lacking in fiber and protein, and those are the two things I need the most. I've started making my own breakfast shakes (I had been drinking ones from Svelte- which are fucking delicious, but also pricey), I have a Clif Builders bar for lunch with some fruit, some almonds in the afternoon for a snack, and then dinner is usually some tofu/bean/veggie mix. On days I work out I have frozen banana mixed with protein powder and PB2 after (because it is tasty).
I -love- PB2. It's a good snack for when I'm hungry but don't want to eat a meal and don't want to mindlessly snack. I just mix up a serving with almond milk and eat it with a spoon, or fruit. Good stuff.
So that's what's been going on with me. Today is day three of week one for C25K, and I'm hoping it cools down some by nightfall (it's been in the 90's all weekend, which is gorgeous but not conducive to beginner running). My ultimate goal with C25K is to be up to running 3 miles by the time I visit my family in August. If I could lose some more weight before then, that too would be awesome.
Despite slow weight losses and barely moving inches, I am down 2 sizes in my shirts and down a size in pants. That's pretty awesome, despite the fact I have nothing in these sizes in my closet. If I can make it down one more size, I have plenty, but apparently I skipped right over this size when I was gaining all the weight. Boo.
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