I officially declare the holidays and partying OVER. It's been a month of holidaying, cruising, Christmas, new years, Liam's birthday, my birthday and for-no-apparent-reason pizza ordering [my bad]. But now it's time to get down to official business. I've printed off my 8 week schedule for beginner training for a 6K run, and since my run is 9 weeks away, I get one mulligan week [which i hopefully don't blow in the first few weeks]. I did run 1.5 miles last Tuesday [which is only 2.5 kilometers] and I was pretty tired by the end of that, but here's the clincher; the moonlight run I'm going to do begins with a big steep one mile downhill, then some flat ground, and then finishes with a mile up the steep hill. So whatever little confidence I previously possessed concerning this run has now dissipated and morphed into anxiety and doubt at my ability to climb a one mile hill after having run 3 miles already. I would love to go practice the hill and get a little used to it, but the fact that it's covered in ice and snow presents a slight problem. In any case, I'm still committed and I suppose setting the treadmill to a 10 incline will have to do until the snow melts and I can get my butt out to practice.

Now about my 8 week "plan"...
Mondays = rest day (thank heaven)
Tuesdays = 1.5-3.5 miles of running, increasing weekly and meant to be done at a medium speed (whatever that is)
Wednesdays = 40-45 minutes of a cross training activity; biking, elliptical, swimming
Thursdays = 1.5 mile run every week but at your "race pace"
Fridays = rest day (thank heaven again)
Saturdays = same as Tuesdays
Sundays = moderate 30 minutes of activity; walking, swimming..etc.

So multiply that by the next 8 weeks and I should lose about 100 pounds and my will to live. However, this is really something I want to do and feel proud of myself for doing.

Weight Today: not sure...feeling bloated and giving my pizza a day to leave me and a day for my confidence to return
Feeling: uh oh
Workout: well, it's Tuesday so I'm off to do a 1.5 mile run again tonight

Happy New Year Everyone!

January is known for its resolutions and new beginnings. It makes us ponder the coming year and attempt to better our lives by promising to give up X or start doing Y. Although we all know how successful new years resolutions can be. People tend to be good at keeping their resolution for a few weeks, but eventually life creeps up on us and we are right back into our old routines again. But here`s hoping that a plan will aid in my success...

2010:
January, February
- Train for my first 5k
March 20th 2010
- My first 6k run, Lethbridge Moonlight Run 2010
June 10th
-Ladies Fest 8k run
September
-First 10k or half marathon

As far as pounds go, I hope that focusing on these goals will keep my loss at a consistent rate. Meanwhile, I'll keep my progress recorded and see if having a more fitness related goal increases or decreases my weight loss. At the very least it will keep me feeling good and striving towards something I can be proud of.

Wish me luck!