Oh my god I did it!  I ran for five minutes in a row... twice!  I think w4d1 is a big turning point in the couch25k program: not only is it the first day of the second trimester (so to speak), it's also the first day where the walking intervals are shorter than the running intervals and you spend more time running than walking (well, not including ( Read more... )

I finished week 3 ( Read more... )

I've had my health on my mind lately.

I started C25K about two weeks ago!  The first week was awesome - the first day was tough, but the second and third were pretty easy, and I was all geared up for week 2.  But then I got one of those nasty summer colds where I was all congested and had a sore throat and was wheezing... not nice.  So I took the ( Read more... )

My cat is overweight!  She weighs ten pounds, and the vet wants me to get her weight under control before she develops cat obesity.  She is being restricted to 114 calories per/day.  No word about how to factor in activity points, or if she has flex points.  She should reach her goal weight in two months, if I'm strict about her diet ( Read more... )

... and I feel AWFUL (ha).

I spent the whole morning in this weird mental haze where I kept having the surreal thought "I am going to RUN today!?".  I haven't run - voluntarily - for six years.  I've never enjoyed running; I've never been good at it.  And I've always known people who loved it and were great at it, which only made me hate it more.  ( Read more... )

Today, I am wearing trousers that are a size 12.  A 12 ( Read more... )

I first started this journal in August, when I was 248 pounds.  At that point, my short-term goal was to be in the 220s by mid-November... I was going back to my doctor for a follow-up on my thyroid medication and I would be seeing my boyfriend for the first time in three months.

This morning - the morning of my short-term-goal - I weighed 199.  ( Read more... )

Well, today was a big day for me, in terms of my weight-loss-better-life-related goals ( Read more... )

Okay, so yesterday I did my first challenge post for the 100pounds2lose holiday challenge (along with everyone else in the universe, apparently) and we had to post our goals.  My goals were to cook more for myself, keep up my exercise and diversify my exercise routine, and pamper myself.  Well, tonight I was so tired after work that dinner was a ( Read more... )

Hooray!  Well, this week I did a much better job of sticking to my guns, as it were.  My goal for the week was to not lose control, which I managed to do - I'm not saying I was perfect, but I did a good job of being moderate.  For example, there were free cupcakes in the lounge all week, and I only ate two, on two different days.  I ate at ( Read more... )