My First Run

My sis and I started the C25K program Wednesday evening. I was full of excitement and anticipation. I was under no impression it was going to be easy, in fact, I was a bit afraid I was going to quit halfway through. We started with a 5 minute walking warm-up. With every minute that passed  I got a little more nervous. Before I knew it the timer read 15 seconds, then 14, then 13, and so on, and the moment of truth was right in front of me. The first 60 second jog was okay, followed by a 90 second walk. The second one seemed a bit harder, and by the time I got to the fourth and fifth ones, it seemed the 90 second walk was barely enough time to catch my breath. But I made it! All the way to the end.

Friday was our second day of week one, same plan as the first day. I started the day feeling a little sore in the abs and shins. I was anticipating my shins possibly bothering me. If they did I have no idea because everything else I felt was trumped by feeling like I couldn't catch my breath between jogs. It seemed just the slightest bit harder than the first day. In fact, I literally cried the last 35 seconds of the last 60 second jog. When my kiddos saw my tears they sprang into action. Katelyn hollered, "Mom! Mom I'm getting your water!" She then ran down the entire length of the track to get it to me. And Joshua told me, "Mom, you can do it. Just keep doing hard things. You'll get this." Precious!!!

So, we'll see how Monday goes. I think my head has got to be all in to make the difference, and Friday I was struggling with unrelated things. But I still consider it a successful start, and am so very thankful to have my sister on this journey with me. She is a blessing beyond measure.

And the weigh-in! Today was my 12th weigh-in. I needed 5 pounds to get under 300, but was expecting 1 or 2 pounds at best. I stepped on the scale and was pleasantly surprised with a 4 pound loss. So I am sitting exactly on the number I want to be under, and that's okay by me. This coming week with every workout I do, I'll be picturing a crumbling 300 in my mind's eye. When it's gone, it's gone for good and I'll never see it on my scale again!

Starting weight: 336 lb.
Goal weight: 150 lb.

Week 1: 328, -8 lb.
Week 2: 325, -3 lb./-11 lb. total
Week 3: 323, -2 lb./-13 lb. total
Week 4: 317, -6 lb./-19 lb. total
Week 5: 314, -3 lb./-22 lb. total
Week 6: 312, -2 lb./-24 lb. total
Week 7: 312, -0 lb./-24 lb. total
Week 8: 306, -6 lb./-30 lb. total
Week 9: 306, -0 lb./-30 lb. total
Week 10: 306, -0 lb./-30 lb. total
Week 11: 304, -2 lb./-32 lb. total
Week 12: 300, -4 lb./-36 lb. total