Couch to 5K, Wednesday Check In

I hear ya,  i'm sitting here with a ice pack on my knee as I type.   I just try to keep the swelling down so that I can continue the program.   I am going to keep a close eye on it and the snapping noise.   But it doesn't hurt as bad anymore some days, so I guess it's getting better.

Do what you can gatormom,  just long as your doing somthing you are doing good.

Day 2 of week 2 done...barely!  Today was hard for me.  I am just plain worn out between work and school.  But I got it done and thats what counts today!!  So I'm gonna keep running with you Lee so don't stop!  Today I decided that I had to stop backsliding.  Today I need to get back on the program.  I haven't worked this hard to just end up where I started...no maam!!  I am going to do it...yes I am!

Hi April

I am so happy you did your walk/run.  I know you can do this and you know i'm here to give you any motivation I can.   I will absolutely not quit,  you know me, once I start something I am there till the end unless my limbs fall off.  LOL.

Yes you do need to stop backsliding, **** we all do.  But I am pleased to say I have been doing well for almost 5 weeks now and it is really showing. 

I was thinking maybe you need some "bathroom jeans" to help motivate you, they are sure keeping me motivated.  Everytime I walk into that spare bathroom and see those jeans I know what i'm working for and it makes me keep going.   I will be trying them on again on the 31 and I know they are going to fit me nicely.

I am so siked about this program and I know I can fini**** and I would love for you to fini**** with me.

Hey Lee,

I procrastinated until the very end today!  I really didn't want to get on the treadmill but I finally dragged my butt on there.  I was seriously contemplating doing this week again next week, but I'm not.  My problem is that I don't push myself the way that I should.   This is THE FIRST TIME that I have stuck to an exercise program for this long.  I'm going to keep on running (well jogging, LOL)

~Tel~

Tel

I am so happy you did it,  why were you thinking of doing this week again? 

You and April both mentioned how you don't push yourself.  The way I look at it is if i'm going to do it, I'm going to really do it.  When that music changes for me to run, I runz my ass off.

I am really proud of you for coming this far, don't stop girl,  if I can do it on a bum knee and then followv it up with a half hour to a hour of additional exercise all at age 45, you can to. 

Keep it up,  I am not repeating any weeks I am pushing forward.   Come with me Tel, we have a goal girl.

 

I have my jeans and they are staring me my face.  I am actually glad that I havent let up.  Yesterday was hard cause I was tired but I pushed through it.  Finally find my rhythm in the last 2 runs.  I was so excited because I have been increasing my speeds this entire time!  So one more run left this week I will get it done!!

See there you go April.   I think of it like this,  it is only 30 minutes or a hour and then i'm done.   I always try to imagine fat dripping off of me, like when i'm sweating and i'm literally dripping from every part of my body I think of it as fat dripping off of me.   I know that sounds really gross,but for some reason it helps and it makes me want to work really hard so I can melt some more fat off of me.

I use all kinds of crazy stuff to help me push,  my biggest thing right now is thinking of the biggest loser people and how they are so much larger than me and how if they can workout all those hours I can make it through just a few.

When you workout tired, which I do often I always think of my tiredness as Becca's mom who always tries to sabotague me.   I refuse to let her defeat me so I pretend that my being tired is her and other people on my back trying to get me to stop.  I'll be screaming GET OFF MY BACK TERRY,  GET OFF MY BACK,.  LOL.  people in the park look at me like i'm crazy but I don't care. 

I use all kinds of tricks to keep myself going. LOL.  I know a lot of them are crazy but they work.