Training Begins

Yea! I got up this morning and started my running program. I was excited and nervous at the same time. Worried for my knees. Worried it would be too hard. Excited for the challenge. Excited for the possibility of being active, fit, and being able to say "I run".


It wasn't so bad (although I definitely need a new sports bra). The running program has you run for 1 minute, walk for 2, every other day for the first week. The key is to build slowly so you don't injure yourself. In the beginning it wasn't hard at all. I felt I could do more, but decided to stick with the program. I didn't run very fast. Jogging is probably a better description for now. I walked at 3.4 and started jogging at a 4.0 then bumped it up to 4.6 for most of the time. On my last run I turned the treadmill up to 5.0 just to see. And I did it! I know that's not an amazing speed, but its a good start.


In my 45 min. total on the treadmill I went 2.5+ miles, and burned 311 calories (which burned off the syrup on my pancakes yesterday). I'm excited about this eight week period. I'm excited to see where I'll be at the end of it.


Breakfast:
bowl of Frosted Mini Wheat's
a bite of peach


Lunch:
a bite of ham
half a canned pear (no sugar added)
chicken tortilla soup (which I learned by plugging the recipe into an analyzer at nutritiondata.com , if you leave the cheese, sour cream, and chips out, has only 95 calories and 1 gram of fat per serving. SUPER!)
1 slice of homemade white bread (probably not so great, but oh so yummy!)


I have to say, the kids are down for a nap and I'm really craving something right now. Something yummy... must resist temptation. Drink more water. Chew gum, but don't eat!

Snack:
Ugh! Did not do well. 3.5 slices of homemade bread with grape jelly on it. NOT good for my sugar cutbacks.

Dinner:
I didn't feel like eating. I mowed the lawn instead (more calories burned, right?). The problem is that at 10 pm I was starving! I ate a dry roast beef and Swiss sandwich. Lesson: eat at scheduled meal times so I'm not eating late at night.

Late Night:
uh... I guess dinner falls under that category. No OJ today. Just pills (bleh. I hate taking my pills with water).