So the holidays and my sedentary activities scared me enough to not get on a scale. Even after I got back on track with my running schedule this month, I wasn’t sure just how the hand to mouth ratio has screwed me over. This morning, however, I decided to see just how much progress I’d lost.
Um. Hello. Down 13 pounds. What? Excuse me, while I go run outside and wake the neighbors.
Goal number 2? BUSTED.
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Happy new year everyone! May 2012 bring you good health, prosperity, and lots of love.
C25k - Week 4 day 2 brought to you by the awesome DJ Earworm
The best parts of today’s run:
First five minute warm up because of the optimism, determination, and high energy. Last five minute cool down because of the proximity to my couch.
The high amount of salt from last nights dinner (so I’m assuming) caused my feet to swell up like overstuffed sausages and made putting on my running shoes an ordeal. About halfway through the pressure got pretty painful but I pushed through! Now I’m nursing my poor little poopsies and drinking massive amounts of water… Yikes. I’m glad I kind of skewed my running schedule to un on the 1st of January because it starts this year off with a bang … or maybe it’s a thud. Why a thud, you may ask? Allow me to demonstrate.
-thud-
(Oh, and if you haven’t heard of DJ Earworm, I highly suggest you take a look at his website! Every year he takes the top 25 songs of the year, and does a mashup of them. Very awesome. Check out 2009’s … it’s my favorite)
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Sagittarius Health Horiscope
Good news for people under Sagittarius! Horoscope 2012 brings perfect health condition for you. However, you need to watch out for possible ailments relating to your nervous system. Furthermore, those Sagittarians who planned to lose their weight during this year will see their wishes come true. You will be able to reach your weight goal and be physically fit. It is the strong will power of the Sagittarius and determination to have a healthy lifestyle that makes this happen.
Yeeesssssss.
(via health-heaven)
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Today’s run brought to you by my favorite group… Pentatonix!
You know what’s harder than week 4? Skipping almost a month and trying to start week 4 again. Wow. Never again. The holidays, my birthday, deadlines, responsibilities… I can’t let all that derail me from my health ever again. It’s like starting from scratch.
Experienced “runners snot” today which suuuuucked. About five minutes in I felt like the bottom was going to drop out (saying brought to you by my friend kacey). It was freezing outside in the desert at 7am, so my lungs were aching even during my warm up and… Then mucus just wanted to keep coming out my nose. I’m sure this sounds delicious to everyone. Almost cheated at the last 5min interval (cutting it to a mere 3min would be so easy!) but then my Pentatonix playlist kicked in and I was home free. Well… I was still complaining, snotty, and in pain but it went a lot faster at least.
I’m back, bitches!
8 People Who Will Ruin Your Attempt to Lose Weight
It’s damn hard to lose weight and just generally get in shape. Americans are getting fatter every year, and 80 percent of people who lose weight gain it all back. Why does it seem so impossible?
Part of the reason is willpower and genetics, blah, blah, blah, but a big part of it is other people. Here are some of those often well-meaning monsters you must overcome in your battle to get healthy.
Dear C25K Week 4 (Day 1),
I hate you.
You think I say that with a laugh? Oh no. No no. I hate you. This is not going to be a good relationship, because I could tell right off the bat things were going wrong. Just barely, BARELY, was able to do the 3 minute running last week. But now? 5 minutes? Oh hell naw.
5 minutes of running made me want collapse. No wait, not just collapse…
AAAHHHHHHHH. Sides hurt, stomach hurts, calves burning, can barely breathe.
My cool down was not a cool down. It was a “i…need…to remember…how to… breaaaathe” down. Hell, I’m still out of breath.
But let’s see the upside to this. I didn’t cheat, I did run each 5 minute stretch completely, and I did not fall facedown onto the concrete. My last 5 minute stretch was mostly uphill and somehow I did not burst into flame (huzzah). Positives. Ugh.
I will make it through this week through all the complaining and pain and whatnot. And I know I need to stay positive. But for now…
No love,
Ash
This journal is dedicated to healthy eating, living, and being. Positive thoughts throughout (with the occasional "aaaugghhh" thrown in for good measure).
