I Ran...

Well...that's not entirely true - I jogged. I jogged for a total of eight minutes. And, for those of you watching at home -- that is the longest I've ever jogged in my life. A year ago, I was lucky to have been able to job for 10 seconds and last night I started the Couch to 5k Training. If you aren't familiar, it's a program that helps you by breaking up a thirty minute walk/jog/run. I did a short warm up and then alternated between walking for 1:30 and jogging for 1 minute. I had Monster with me and honestly, the little turkey held me back a little. I'm hoping that he was just tired from his lingering cough and it being after a full-day of school. When I jogged that first minute, I questioned what in the world I was doing. My brain kept telling me to stop and that there was no way I was going to be able to finish even day one. After the second, one minute, Monster was next to me and said "Hey, Mom - you're jogging. You lied to me; you said you'd never be able to jog and you're doing it!" I sort of laughed and said "I know, bud. I'm sorry I lied, but I never thought I'd be able to do it." At that point, I knew I HAD to finish it. I had to do it for myself...and, because I have this little guy watching me. He's starting to really notice that I'm losing weight and I'm doing things that I never thought I'd be able to do. 

Needless to say, it was not easy for me. I need to learn how to breath while jogging, but I finished it - I jogged every single minute the app told me to. Additionally, we walked to and from the park near our house. It is almost a mile, round trip. When I walked it a couple of years ago, just to and from and sat at the park, it was a huge endeavor for me. I never realized how hard it was until I walked it last night -- with no issue. Plus, I walked and jogged for about two miles while at the park. Last night, I had a huge sense of accomplishment. 

Today, I have some pretty sore legs, but my sense of accomplishment is spilling over to today. I'm nervous about doing day two, but I'm ready for it. 

Tonight, I have my Muscle Definition class and Aqua Zumba. I'm thinking about adding the 20 minute Stretch & Core class between the two - I could use a little help stretching. 

As always, thanks for reading!