Ran 3 Miles!!! And signed up for my first 5K!!!

So I signed up for my first ever 5K race!!!!!!! It is in 2 weeks on September 18th! I am both excited and nervous to see how it goes as I have never ran that long in my life! The  Cracker Barrel Race is run every year in my home town so it should be fun! I am debating on whether or not to do it with the baby in a jogging stroller or alone and have her there cheering with her daddy. I think I will do a few trial runs with her and see how it goes. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! :)

So I went into the gym today with the excitement of beginning to prep for the race. I got on the elliptical for 15 minutes to warm up and did 1.2 miles.

Then I got on the treadmill and set the goal for a distance of 3 miles. I was not sure if I could even go the whole 3 miles but I just thought hey the worst that can happen is I stop or go to a walk when I cannot run anymore. I think that is the thing with working out and training, our minds doubt the body too much. I was determined as all hell to finish though and just told my body to do what it has come to love to do. I got through the first mile fairly easily and stayed at the steady pace of 5.5 mph. I walked and got a sip of water for 30 seconds and then increased the speed to 5.8 mph for the next mile. I was pleasantly surprised at how it went I could actually do it. I slowed down for another sip of water and set the treadmill back up to 6.5 mph for the final mile. I did not think I was going to be able to finish but, I DID!!!! I finished the 3 miles in 29 minutes. I was shocked at my body and how I could actually do it.

If someone, anyone had told me a year or 2 ago I would be running miles and prepping for a 5K race I would have honestly laughed at them. I would have just said oh no I am not a runner, I can never do things like that. Well now today I sit here still a bit amazed at myself that I am becoming a runner, and liking it. I was smiling at the end of this run knowing I had done something I had never even considered possible. I have achieved greatness these past 6 months and I am looking forward to achieving even more in the next 6 months. I am more energized than I have ever been and I feel better than ever!

I came home and did No more trouble zones because I had so much energy left :)

I ended the workout with some stretching and an ISO 100 protein shake.

I set a new record for myself with calories burned during a workout :) Have I ever mentioned how much I adore this monitor? hehe

Long elliptical routine tonight!

Well I headed to the gym tonight despite how truly tired I was. It was a bit difficult to get going I am not going to lie. I got on the elliptical and set the time for 45 minutes. It is probably the longest amount of time I have ever set it for. I knew I could not run a second day in a row so I figured hey why not stick it out on the elliptical and see if I can do it? (I normally do no more than 35 minutes on it)

Well I did the entire long 45 minutes. I will admit I did not like it! It was hard and very tiring, I think I prefer running and only doing 25 minutes on the elliptical. It is good though to push my body further and it definetly was a new challenge so I plan to do it again of course :)

After the elliptical I went to the bowlfex. I worked my arms and abs for the remainder of the workout.
I was a bit dissapointed to see i only burned:

Yup 423 calories! I was bummed out!!!!!! I guess I will go back to the No more trouble zones and running tomorrow! but you live and learn, and this is why I love love my polar monitor it helps me stick to the right workouts that push my body to the limits.

But it was a good second day workout for the September success challenge! http://healthylosergal.blogspot.com/2010/08/lets-join-together-for-september.html

Ran 2 miles without stopping tonight!!!!

Well as the title says I ran 2 miles without stopping once tonight in 20 minutes. I do not know why lol. Well I guess obviously I do because I can and I have been working and building up to get to this point for oh what 5 months now, but it was a sense of accomplishment since being out of the gym for 2 days.

I took full advantage of having the bf home tonight I got my workout gear on and off I went! I started on the elliptical machine for 25 minutes and got my body ready for the run. On the elliptical I did the cross train routine and managed to go for 1.8 miles.

Then I got on the treadmill and set the speed to 5.7 mph and set the time for 20 minutes and just ran. granted it was not super fast but it was a good pace for me and it allowed me to continue without stopping for the entire time. It was a great feeling to know that my body has been conditioned enough to go 2 miles without stopping in only 20 minutes. Now I have finally come to like running and will definitely continue to do it every week.

I ended the workout with Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zones. It gets me sweating and burning muscles everytime I do it and I can honestly say I can finally get through the entire ab routine. It is tough doing the bicylcle crunches and push ups are always tough for me. But I am stronger and stronger everyday and I felt strong tonight finishing it with energy left to stretch and walk home from the gym :) I love looking at the monitor and seeing I burned 623 calories  I feel like a new woman!

Wednesday Weigh In!!!!!

Well I did not want to go to Weight Watchers this evening after work. I am going to be completely honest I just have been having a crazy busy week this week and although I am staying on track with my points and tracking, I did not get to work out hardcore like I have in the past weeks. I worked out Sun, Mon, and Tues, missed Saturday and today. Unusual for me lol. I guess I am just hard on myself.
So with a heavy heart and feeling heavier than usual I went in and stepped on the dreaded scale. I figured up a little, I figured I would not be cheering, but alas I was proven wrong again!

Yup down 1.4 more pounds! I am teetering on being in Onederland!!!! I have mixed emotions about this though.
One side of me is all for it, getting ramped up and excited. The other side of me is nervous, feeling like I can fail at any moment and get all hyped up only to be let down. I know this is foolish and I should be determined and focused, but I honestly am just nervous at this point. I think I am just focusing too much on the scale and not on the non scale victories. It is just hard to NOT focus on the scale with these big milestones in place all back to back lol.
So you know me I am a planner and whats my plan?
Honestly I just plan to get to the basics this week and keep my scale on the counter in the kitchen and literally weigh and measure everything. I am determined to succeed and drop this weight for good.
I have been thinking too about all the things I want to do when I reach goal. Lol I keep picturing myself throwing this fat suit off of me and off a bridge weighing the amount I lost. It is just a mental picture for me now of how I feel every time I feel like I am going to fail. I picture 51 pounds and think damn that's a ton of weight you threw it away do not even think about picking it back up!

Also to help keep me on track with my workouts I have joined the September Success Challenge here at  Healthy Loser Gal.
So Check it out and join if you want!

Looking forward to hopefully being officially in onederland next week! :)

The T-Shirts Are Available!!!!

I recieved the first official Fit Bee T-shirt last night :)

Do not mind the look lmao I took these right before I went for a run!

I love it! It is a little big I ordered an XL I was not thinking lol so I have to tuck it in but it was pretty cool seeing the logo on a shirt! :)

I will plan a give away soon!!!!!

Here is the link if you are interested :
My Shop

30 day shred and morning run

Preparing for a long night of work tonight so I decided to wake up early before everyone else in the house and hit the gym :)

It was so nice and cool outside and it was nice to just be out when things were still quiet and calm. I began with 25 minutes on the elliptical and did the cross train routine. I think it is time to increase my elliptical time because it goes by too quickly and effortlessly now. I remember the days when 10 minutes on it nearly killed me! Now I look forward to it :)

Then I was ready for my run! I got on the treadmill and ran strait for 1.75 miles! I was really glad to be able to keep going. I would have probably kept going and stayed on longer if I did not have to go home so the bf could go to work.

When I got home the baby was still sleeping (shocking I know) so I thought what the heck lemme do the 30 day shred. Now the last time I did the shred was around 240lbs and when I was first starting to go to the gym. Well I was surprised how good of a workout it is! I had kind of forgotten :) It was a challenge but again it was nice to just be able to get through it without wanting to keel over and quit!

So once again another good workout burning 600ish calories. I find its easier and easier as the weeks pass. It was hard to get up early do not take it wrong, I did have to push myself to do it but once I got to sweating and moving it felt good and I felt energized. This is why I work out, that feeling after wards is worth all the pain!

What do you find easier since starting your journey?

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