Well, this was a mental challenging week I think more than anything. The first two days were really hard, but not once did I stop running even if it was barely jogging. Then on the last run of the week I actually kinda just gave up during the second run. I didn't walk the whole time, but did stop and walk for a bit and then picked it back up. I think I made myself go faster than I actually should have and then wore down too quick. I am a little disappointed that I didn't hold out, but I when I say it was a mental week, I mean it. I was struggling with other things and I am down and distracted by it. I did still run a lot during my cool down and didn't lose much distance on the last day of the week. The schedule was: 5 min warm up, run 4 min, walk 2 min, run 6 min, walk 3 min, run 4 min, walk 2 min, and then a 5 min cool down. Here are the pics. I am going to stop putting the walk pace unless it changes. It has been at a constant 17:08 for a long time.
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| day 1: rp: 11:19, a: 14:35 |
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| Day 2: rp: 11:19, a: 13:53 |
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| Day 3: rp: 11:06, a: 14:02 |
So, there was improvement! The run pace totals are calculated on what I guessed to be my average run pace since I didn't run at a consistent speed all week. So, it could be off some. My debate now is do I redo this week and go at a much slower but consistent pace or buck up and go to week 5. I feel it was more of a mental thing, but I guess I didn't go at a consistent rate even before I got all discombobulated with my mental stuff. I better decide quickly if I want to do it today while the kids nap (writing this during day 1 of week 5) because I figured out that I can't run at night with all the hydrating going on, or I will be up all night. I did get an amazingly better workout though this week. I was literally dripping with sweat. I am glad I still made it through this week even if slightly altered. I really still don't like running. I will say that my knees hurt a lot at the beginning of the week, but because of something else I did, I feel it is helping make my knees stronger. By the end of the week, they were not as painful after the run, but still iced them down to make sure.
Weigh in on the 28th: down .8lbs. :( Still not as big of a number as I would like to see. I know healthy weight loss is 1 to 2 pounds a week so it couldn't be too much more, but I would like to least hit 1 lb every week. Grr. I have a theory that since muscle weighs more than fat and I am working muscles I haven't in forever and strengthening them that is why I haven't lost as much. So, my theory is I am gaining muscle and therefor not losing as much. A girl can dream right?
You ask what I mean by kicking it up a notch? Well I have made a frienemy. Her name is Jillian Michaels. Yes, you know where I am going now. :) I have had her DVD 30 Day Shred since right before I got pregnant with Max and never opened it. I have heard so many of my friends out there talk about it and I own it, and I need some strength training so here we go. I also my have been inspired by Pinterest and seeing someone's pic before and after doing it for 30 days. They also were doing a c25k plan and yoga. I am not doing yoga, but I am doing c25k and it made me feel like I could do this. I say frienemy because those 20 minute workouts are BRUTAL!!! So, she is evil to me right now in week one, but I am hoping by the end I will be thanking her. If it was on day that I was running too, I did the video first then ran. I was so very sore in my arms, legs, and somewhere deep down under the layers and layers of fat in my abs Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, but then Thursday, it was all better. I didn't do it every day. I took a break on Friday and Sunday. I am down in the dumps I tell you. I thought exercise was supposed to lift your mood?
Here is a cute picture of the week though. I was working out with Jillian one night after the kids were in bed and Avery was still awake and came out of her room and was spying on me while I was doing push ups and then again when I was doing crunches. So the next day she was doing push up and crunches and I got a picture of the crunches. :)
Praying I get past this mental stuff!!
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