Couch Potato to 5 K day 3

Oct 23(I relaxed yesterday and did this one on the 24th, today)  5 min walk  11 min jog  5 min walk



The whole family came today.  Walked down the same bluff.  Took 5 min.  The first minute went slower than a snail on land.  After that time flew.  Powered back up the bluff pushing Chloe in the stroller while Drew pushed up the little boys bikes.  It's really weird for me to jog with time expectations and not distance expectations.  Whenever I jogged in the past is was always a certain distance goal.  This is new for me.  I'm liking it.

I plan to alter the schedule to relax on Wed. as they are crazy days and Drew doesn't come home until after church.  I will do Wed. workout on Thur.

Couch Potato to 5 K day 2

It's day two of the plan and I am switching today with tomorrow. I'm not throwing in the towel yet, just relaxin :)

Couch Potato to 5 K

O.k.  I have had it with all my excuses for not exercising.  With Thanksgiving a little less than 5 weeks away I decided to start preparing for a local Turkey trot.  So here is the schedule . . .


WEEK 1  Sat - Thu  short week since I am starting late
Oct 22  5 min walk  9 min jog  5 min walk
Oct 23  5 min walk  11 min jog  5 min walk
Oct 24  Relax!
Oct 25  13 min jog  5 min walk
Oct 26  15 min jog  5 min walk
Oct 27  Relax!

WEEK 2  Fri - Fri
Oct 28  15 min jog  5 min walk
Oct 29  Relax!
Oct 30  8 min jog  5 min walk  8 min jog  5 min walk
Oct 31  Relax!
Nov 1  16 min jog  5 min walk
Nov 2  Relax!
Nov 3  17 min jog  5 min walk 

WEEK 3
Nov 4  17 min jog  5 min walk
Nov 5  Relax!
Nov 6   18 min jog  5 min walk
Nov 7  Relax!
Nov 8
20 min jog  5 min walk
Nov 9  Relax!
Nov 10  Relax!

WEEK 4
Nov 11
20 min jog
Nov 12 Relax!
Nov 13  12 min jog  5 min walk  12 min jog
Nov 14  Relax!
Nov 15  24 min jog 
Nov 16  Relax!
Nov 17  25 min jog

WEEK 5
Nov 18  25 min jog
Nov. 19  Relax!
Nov. 20  27 min jog
Nov. 21  Relax!
Nov. 22  30 min jog
Nov. 23  Relax!
Nov. 24  Race Day!


Ran the first day on the schedule.  Mary and Abi came along.  We power walked down the bluff not far from our house to a walk/bike trail.  The walk was more like 6 min. for us.  The first two minutes of jogging I thought the watch was broken.  I seriously thought I would never ever make it all 9 minutes but miraculously after 2 minutes the rest breezed past.

Lacking Self Control

Long time no post!  I lacked self control! ALL week!  What a terrible feeling. Yesterday started a new week! Today started a new day.  Each moment is new with the opportunity to choose to call out to the Lord and walk in HIM! So I have confessed my sin of overindulging (gluttony, whatever you wish to label it). I am really feeling that already/not yet tension. Already saved - heaven bound for all eternity/yet struggling to walk in the Spirit (Rom 8), struggling to conquer sin through Him(Rom 8:37 "But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.").

How am I running the race?

I Corinthians 9:24 - 27 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way, as not beating the air; but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

I have been thinking about these verses and am very convicted. I ask myself the following questions. Do I exercise self control in all things? Do I have aim? What is my aim? Is my body my slave or am I a slave to my body?

New Years Resolution

Well I am happy to say I comenced my New Years resolution early!! I worked out 5 out of 6 mornings this week. I have wanted to work out regularly for a long time. Guess what I started! My same 'ole pilates video I have been doing since right after Abram was born. So now if I don't fizzle out before January 1st I will be that much farther ahead :-) Wish me well. What are you planning for a New Year Resolution?

(I added the pilates dvd and the workout mats I like to use to my amazon widget)

Life Time Commitment

I am back up 6 # so am tracking every bite again this week. It is so good to have the monthly accountability (with the option of weekly accountability). I have made time to work out a bit more. I do so want to jiggle a tad less when I walk :-). I did my pilates a few times. Ah such a great whole body work out. I love that I can get my heart rate up and be slightly sore when I do the 10 minute solutions work out.