Couch to 5k

[aislinamara]

So, I've always been the chubby girl.  It's just kind of been a fact of my life.  I've had ups and downs with my weight since I was in high school, and I'm now in graduate school. The first time I felt fat was at age 10. The first time my mom ever said that I needed to start being careful about food was at age 13.  I've always had an excuse. I'm too clumsy. I don't like sports. Exercise is boring.  I have crappy genetics, so I won't be healthy anyway.  Blah, blah, blah.  I recently came to the conclusion that I'm not helpless in any area of my life, including my weight, and I'm the only thing standing in my way.  It's time for me to become healthy, no matter what weight that may be.  I want to be able to jog a mile or do sit ups or push ups.  I can't do a full push up now to save my life.  There's no reason for that other than past laziness.  So, I've begun working out.  It's going to change.  I'm going to change.  Period.  I'm not going to be like my grandmother who died years before she had to because she fried her kidneys with obesity induced diabetes.  I'm not going to be like my mother or my aunts who have battled their weights and suffered health problems for years. I won't.  Because I can change this.  Because I'm that damn stubborn, and I will not fail this time.  So, well wishes, prayers, and brow beating about sticking would be welcome and appreciated.  I hope to keep a small record of how I'm doing on here.

Today is 2 weeks of food tracking.  It's two weeks of 3 day a week weight training and 2 days of intense cardio(my biggest hurdle).  It's lots and lots of yoga, which is my favorite and helps me feel like a not-failure while attempting to exercise.

I've started the couch to 5k program, and my goal is be able to run a 5k by September.  Let's see how it goes.  Regardless, I'm not going to fail this time.  I can't afford it, and I won't allow it.  This is one area where being a mule stubborn control freak might actually come in handy. :)