Life change update
I've made some discoveries about myself this past week.
Fitness:
1) I like C25K, and it likes me. I feel really good afterward and my knees don't hurt horribly. I thought I would hate it, but I wanted to try it anyway. Sure, I temporarily feel like my heart is going to beat out of my chest and my lungs are going to explode, but I feel like I've really accomplished something when I've finished.
2) I am absolutely not (NOT) coordinated enough for most of the workout videos. It's not that I'm not physically capable of keeping up, at least for part of the video. I am somewhat lacking in the whole motor planning side of things. I can't keep up with the faster paced videos without tripping over my own two feet.
3) Due to discoveries 1 and 2, I will stick to walking/running for my cardio.
4) I have decent (not great but decent) stamina in my legs. I have deplorable stamina in my arms.
5) I'm becoming more flexible. Yay! ;)
Non-fitness
1) I do, in fact, have the ability to resist chips and salsa. Considering how stupidly much I love the stuff, that's an accomplishment for me.
2) I have amazing friends! They are so supportive and wonderful. Several of my friends have told me how proud they are of me for doing this, and that means a
lot to me. I've always been a high achiever in other areas of my life, but it will be a more meaningful to me to become a high achiever in this area (or, you know, an achiever at all).
Fitness:
1) I like C25K, and it likes me. I feel really good afterward and my knees don't hurt horribly. I thought I would hate it, but I wanted to try it anyway. Sure, I temporarily feel like my heart is going to beat out of my chest and my lungs are going to explode, but I feel like I've really accomplished something when I've finished.
2) I am absolutely not (NOT) coordinated enough for most of the workout videos. It's not that I'm not physically capable of keeping up, at least for part of the video. I am somewhat lacking in the whole motor planning side of things. I can't keep up with the faster paced videos without tripping over my own two feet.
3) Due to discoveries 1 and 2, I will stick to walking/running for my cardio.
4) I have decent (not great but decent) stamina in my legs. I have deplorable stamina in my arms.
5) I'm becoming more flexible. Yay! ;)
Non-fitness
1) I do, in fact, have the ability to resist chips and salsa. Considering how stupidly much I love the stuff, that's an accomplishment for me.
2) I have amazing friends! They are so supportive and wonderful. Several of my friends have told me how proud they are of me for doing this, and that means a
lot to me. I've always been a high achiever in other areas of my life, but it will be a more meaningful to me to become a high achiever in this area (or, you know, an achiever at all).