Still being new to this whole exercise thing there are a lot of things I don't know. One is why don't any scales read the same. Got up early this morning and checked out my rummage sale scale I got for a buck. So far, love it!!!! Said I was at 290, I didn't weigh myself on the digital since I just wanted to get going. I grabbed my I pod and went to work, about half way through the couch to 5k work out my shins started burning. Not pain burning just work out tired burning. Now I really don't remember this happening when I was 18 and running all over the place. So I will just blame it on early morning not the 10 years of not doing squat.
By the end I had done a 30 minutes of exercise. I rand 8 minutes @ 4 miles an hour and walked 22 minutes at 3 miles and hour. I can walk all day, last year I was walking 1.5 hours at 3 miles an hour. Just didn't seem to do much. I even walked home from Dublin Square after a whiskey tasting event. Seemed like a short walk but I can assure you 2nd and main to Sunrise Drive near central is a haul. On the bright side...... stone cold sober by the time I made it home. I guess I am a little confused on the couch to 5k program, it has 3 work outs per week. Is that all I do??? It says to rest but everything in me is saying at least walk? I don't know this stuff so it makes it hard but I guess I will just fly by the seat of my pants.
I went in an weighed in on the digital scale and that sun of a gun said 294. So who is lying. I ran upstairs and got back on the rummage sale scale and it said 294. What, why, how the blazes does that happen. I think they chatted while I was running and put conspired against me. I am hypothesizing that running made the blood swell into the tissue and look like I weigh more. I really don't know. I will check both in the morning after waking and see if they still are working together. I honestly don't know what to think but I am going to pick the rummage sale scale and go with it.
Over all if the rummage sale scale is right I have lost eight pounds since I started. Not bad but lots more work to do.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
New Dawn of a new Day?
Beautiful weather today..... well, all week. Got up early this morning and got the treadmill situated and went to work. I am trying the couch to 5k app on my ipod. This program looks like it will work well, my biggest problem is the constant up and down on the speed. walk down, down, run, up up up. I dropped my iPod 5 times trying to adjust the speed, Thinking an arm band we have will need to be employed or else i will have no app or tunes for the run. Since I can walk forever this is a great program to get me stepping it up to a run since it alternates.
Next I got me some garden fresh green beans at Festivals, love me some green beans. Alas after two days my little bag is no more. They were awesome tho!! Not sure how many you can eat and still be good for you but I feel I must be pushing the limits.
Lastly, Sunday I will introduce some of the Advocare products I like so much. 24 day challenge baby. Lost 10-15 pounds last time I did it by the book. I know, I know the first 8-10 is cleaning the crap out and having less water and food laying around but don't tell my eyes that they just see the number. LOL.
Over all making the baby steps I need to make so I can take the big steps in the future. I would kind of like to give some of the bigger clothes I have bought over the last few months back to good will and let someone else borrow them for a while until they get inspired. I also need to look at a new scale. mine seems to jump around depending on where it is on the floor and the direction it was pushed. I just go with the average but might just have to go back to the old dial type. It was good enough for grandpa so it is good enough for me.
Looking ahead I see a bright, light future that will take work but be worth the investment in time and resources. I already have had great encouragement from some super friends and family. With their encouragement and my lovely wife's watchful eye on my eating I should do just fine. Thanks again everyone!
jess
Next I got me some garden fresh green beans at Festivals, love me some green beans. Alas after two days my little bag is no more. They were awesome tho!! Not sure how many you can eat and still be good for you but I feel I must be pushing the limits.
Lastly, Sunday I will introduce some of the Advocare products I like so much. 24 day challenge baby. Lost 10-15 pounds last time I did it by the book. I know, I know the first 8-10 is cleaning the crap out and having less water and food laying around but don't tell my eyes that they just see the number. LOL.
Over all making the baby steps I need to make so I can take the big steps in the future. I would kind of like to give some of the bigger clothes I have bought over the last few months back to good will and let someone else borrow them for a while until they get inspired. I also need to look at a new scale. mine seems to jump around depending on where it is on the floor and the direction it was pushed. I just go with the average but might just have to go back to the old dial type. It was good enough for grandpa so it is good enough for me.
Looking ahead I see a bright, light future that will take work but be worth the investment in time and resources. I already have had great encouragement from some super friends and family. With their encouragement and my lovely wife's watchful eye on my eating I should do just fine. Thanks again everyone!
jess
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