C25K: Week 2, Day 3

Whatever happened to "Day 2" go, you ask? Mwah-ha-ha! I will tell you. Week 2, Day 2 was "relax" day, and I did that with flying colors. :) I mean, I meant to go to the gym yesterday... but could justify holding down the couch thanks to the "Couch to 5K" instructions. It felt good. It's been pretty busy/stressful at work so I was happy to have some down time.

Week 2, Day 3
Walk: 5 minutes
Jog: 4 minutes
Walk: 5 minutes
 I forgot to grab today's post-it, but was able to remember 5/4/5. I'm smart like that. 

... and then I walked for another 47 minutes. Yes, I'm proud of myself.

Some more details about today's workout. At my gym each of the cardio machines has its own television. During the first 5 minutes of my walk, I turned the TV on and planned on flipping through to find something to good watch. But when I tuned in, Spike TV's "The World's Wildest Police Videos" came on screen. Clearly, I am not the target audience, but it was surprisingly good stuff to watch while jogging and walking briskly (I also enjoy watching "The Walking Dead" while working out. Or anytime, really). Also that show reminded me how many wild stupid crazies there are out there.

Another fun anecdote from my workout. There was a very toned and active-looking guy on a treadmill behind me. Well, he must have either lost is stride or tripped or tried sprinting too fast, but in any case, he made a loud stomping noise and fell off the treadmill. I turned around just in time to see him slide off the rear of the treadmill. I didn't know if I should laugh or rush over there to see if he was okay, but he popped up pretty quickly and gave a thumb's up that he was fine. It sort of reminded me of watching people two- or three-times his size faint and fall off treadmills on "The Biggest Loser." It made me glad it wasn't me who fell off, and glad to see it happens to slender people, too.

C25K: Week 2, Day 1

I have 9 weeks until my first 5K. Aaaaaaaaaaah!  So I found a SUPER EASY Couch to 5K Program to complete. However, it's a 10-week program (dum-dum-dummmm), so I'm starting on week two. I think it should be fine since I'm relatively physically active. Heck, I even went to a TWO-HOUR-LONG Zumbathon last Friday!

I created a little tool to help me track my work outs. I took a sticky note pad and put each day's assignment on its own page. Looking at the program as a whole is a little overwhelming, but the change from one post-it to the next doesn't look too hard. This is what the top one told me to do:

Week 2, Day 1
Walk: 5 minutes
Jog: 3 minutes
Walk: 5 minutes

It felt good to get going on this program, but I was already fatigued since I went to my 50-minute Zumba class right before the treadmill workout. At least the 3 minute jog went quicker than I expected.

OH SUGAR!

OH SUGAR! I know I shouldn't eat it, but I have a terrible sweet tooth. Additionally, I work in an office where people like to bring in treats. For example, I declined a piece of cake on Monday, a donut on Tuesday, and a cookie today. That is a step in the correct direction, right? Right?

According to my daily food diary I consume WAY TOO MUCH SUGAR. After I looked a little closer, I realized it is usually natural sugar from fruit. I try not to worry about those sugar grams, but it does add up. All things in moderation* and I need to be more moderate with my sugar intake.

My greatest downfall is chocolate. I looooooove a good chocolate. Chocolate and peanut butter, chocolate and almonds, chocolate ganache, chocolate donuts. Okay, enough of that. It is NOT helping!

What does seem to help, however, is dark chocolate. Specifically: Dove Promises. I think the special combination of a slightly sweetened piece of chocolate with an uplifting message really allows me to slow down and enjoy that bit of sweetness.

*Even moderation itself, we all have to let loose sometimes.