Couch to 5K- Week 1 Day 2

I really want to be a runner, I really do.  Everything in my being tells me I'm crazy. I have never jogged in my life. My body asks, Why do I want to do this? I need to prove something to myself-- that I CAN HEALTHY and ACTIVE!

Throughout high school I would do mile runs but it was more like a walk. I never got good grades for P.E. It was usually a C because I couldn't get myself to improve my mile runs. I didn't want to either. Why would I want to get all sweaty when I have to go back to class after it. I hate the feeling of my body wanting giving up. I hate that I feel out of breath. I hate that nasty pain on my side I'd get. So now that I want to loose weight and be healthy just the thought of jogging makes me sick to my stomach. That is why I decided to set a few goals for myself.

I will be running (at a slow pace) my first 5K. My boyfriend and I always say we are going to run the Lupus 5K Race for Life and NEVER do it! So, on March 19, 2011 I will be running my first 5K. I was inspired by Alan, you can also find him on twitter as @sweating_it_off. He is doing Couch to 5K and has signed up to run a 5K as well. Couch to 5K is: (according to c25k.com) a gentle introduction to getting the body moving, starting off alternating between walking and running small distances, and slowly building up until after 8 weeks, you're ready to run 5 kilometers or 30 minutes non stop.

Week 1 Day 1-3 is as follows:
5 min warm up
1 min jog
1:30 min walk
repeats 9x
5 min cool down.

Day 1 was hard. I had to stop in the middle of it because I was tired. I figured I had already done 15 minutes of it, why not try and finish. When I first started exercising I tried to do this program. I would maybe be 5-8 min and would stop. I couldn't do it. Day 2 was interesting. I felt okay until about 10 minutes in. I didn't stretch properly and honestly I was tired. I kept on pushing and thought I could at least get 20 minutes done and repeat this day some other time. After 20 minutes I felt better. I had to keep on giving myself pep talks but I got it DONE! WHOO!!! I felt great afterwards, tired but still great!

I saw what week 2 has in store for me. I am a little scared. I promise I will give it my all

Oh and I said I would track on my blog all week so I could get better at it... Here goes:

Breakfast:
Sandwich :1 Sandwich thin (1pt) 1oz of Turkey (1pt) 1 Tsp of Mayo (1pt) 1 cup of Spinach (0pts) 1 egg beaten (2pts) 1 slice of Kraft 2% American Cheese (1pt)

Snack: Peach Chobani Yogurt (3pts)

Lunch:
Chicken tacos: 2 whole what tortillas (1 pt each) 4 oz of chicken breast (4pts) 1 oz of TJ Mex Cheese Blend (2pts) 1/2 med sized Avocado (2pts)

Snack: 8oz grapes (2.5pts) 1 Chocolate pudding (2pts) Too much Kettle Corn --about 3 cups (3pts)

Dinner:
1 2/3 cups of Bulgur (4.5 pts) 1 oz of chicken breast (1pt)
12 halves of walnuts (5pts)

I went over by like 7 points. I wasn't anticipating going to my friends to eat or a customer bringing in a huge bag of kettle corn from the farmers market down the street.
I tracked, I feel good, I worked out. In all I don't feel this day was bad. There were a few things I could havedone without -- walnuts and kettle corn (they put me over). I'm still learning to say no to things that are very tempting. I am very proud to share that when I got home last night there was a box of Krispy Kream donuts on our dinner table. I looked at the box and went straight to bed. I didn't need that to ruin my day. =)