Jed and I went on a run tonight. It was outside in the 45* weather. My lungs hurt. But I did it. And I feel good about it.

Today I did the 30-Day Shred DVD. I did it last Wednesday, too. :)

249.3 (+.2)

Still in the 40's. Just need to work extra hard this holiday week!

Couch to 5K Challenge-ish Work Out:
I did a 5 minute warm-up at 3.5MPH.
Then I alternated jogging (at 5.3MPH) and walking (at 3.5MPH) for
3 minutes
2 minutes
1.5 minutes
2 minutes
1.5 minutes
for a total of 20 minutes.

Distance: 1.74 mi
Time: 25 minutes

249.1 (-1.8)!! I'm back in the 40's!!

The strange thing is that I didn't work out this week at all except for last night...

Couch to 5K Challenge Work Out:
I did a 5 minute warm-up at 3.5MPH.
Then I alternated jogging (at 5.2MPH) and walking (at 3.4MPH) for
1.5 minutes
3 minutes
1.5 minutes
2 minutes
1 minute
for a total of 20 minutes.

Distance: 1.70 mi
Time: 25 minutes

I talked to one of my good friends yesterday (who happens to be a personal trainer) and she gave me a lot of good tips. The Couch to 5K Challenge is great in and of itself for its purpose, but I need to build muscle in order to continue losing weight at the rate that I should be. So, I need to eat lots of protein, cut back on carbs, and strength train for 30-60 minutes on my days off of the C25K. Honestly, I'm not sure that I am up for working out 5x/week. It's been really hard to motivate myself to do 3x/week for the C25K. My point? I'm going to tweek my work outs over the next 2-3 weeks and see what works for me. I may not be continuing the C25K as outlined on the website, but I'm going to do what I need to do for me.

Thank you all for your love and support!

We went to the farmer's market last night and loaded up on fruits and vegetables. Yay!

Today, I was craving something sweet. On my way in to the cupboard for a piece of dark chocolate, I saw all of our delicious apples on the counter and chose one of those instead. Yay!

Ugh... You may have guessed, but we took a break from the Couch to 5K this week. Monday was our detox from the crazy weekend trip we took. We were going to pick up on Tuesday, but I sliced my finger/fingernail open while making dinner, so we spent the night at the clinic instead of the gym. Wednesday we both had meetings, Thursday was a bust, and tonight Jed will be going on a campout right after work. I promise we have not given up! Next week we will be back in full force.

250.9 (+/-0)

I was in San Antonio, eating my weight in good food, this weekend... : /

We're going out of town tomorrow, so day 9 was today.
Day 9 of the Couch to 5K Challenge:
I did a 5 minute warm-up at 3.5MPH.
Then I alternated
Jogging for 1.5 minutes at 5.2MPH,
Walking for 1.5 minutes at 3.4MPH,
Jogging for 3 minutes at 5.2MPH,
Walking for 3 minutes at 3.4MPH
for a total of 20 minutes.

Distance: 1.74 mi
Time: 25 minutes

Day 8 of the Couch to 5K Challenge:
I did a 5 minute warm-up at 3.5MPH.
Then I alternated
Jogging for 1.5 minutes at 5.2MPH,
Walking for 1.5 minutes at 3.4MPH,
Jogging for 3 minutes at 5.2MPH,
Walking for 3 minutes at 3.4MPH
for a total of 20 minutes.

Distance: 1.68 mi
Time: 25 minutes

AND I'M DOWN 20 POUNDS!!

250.9 (-.6)

I'm down 20 lbs now!! :)

Day 7 of the Couch to 5K Challenge:
I did a 5 minute warm-up at 3.5MPH.
Then I alternated
Jogging for 1.5 minutes at 5.2MPH,
Walking for 1.5 minutes at 3.4MPH,
Jogging for 3 minutes at 5.2MPH,
Walking for 3 minutes at 3.4MPH
for a total of 20 minutes.

Distance: 1.67 mi
Time: 25 minutes