April 3rd Weigh In

Well I weighed in at Jenny yesterday and I gained 0.2 pounds, she asked me if I wanted to go potty quick then weigh again haha! I decided to just take the gain, like I said before I had started some weight training with my Kettle Ball and then on Monday I started the Couch 2 5K program with my friend Heather, which includes running/jogging, and they also said that you would most likely gain a little weight when you first start the program. I guess that's normal since when you use muscles that you don't really use when you sit on the couch all day, so when you use them they grow and muscle weighs more than fat! So I am hoping that my body will get used to using those muscles and get back on track to losing weight. Also, I plan to not have ANY cheat days this week, oh snap I forgot about Easter!!! Grrr I will eat my Jenny food and just eat the veggies and fruits. Hopefully there won't be anything too tasty to tempt me..yeah right! Did I mention that I have been using the Body Media Fit armband? It is pretty cool, it measures 5,000 data points per minute so it gives you an accurate measurement of how many calories you burn in a day, how many steps you take in a day, how much sleep you actually get in a night, etc. You wear it 24/7 except in the shower. But I really like it because it helps keep me motivated and on track. If I have a bad day where I don't burn my targeted amount of calories or take my targeted amount of steps, I get mad at myself and learn from it. Then the next day I knock it out of the ball park!

So with the Couch 2 5K program, it starts out with three times a week and I actually didn't mind it. Granted it was only Day 1, but it gradually increases so that you get used to it. Day 1 was 5 minute warm up walk, then 1 minute jog/run, 1:30 minute walk...you do the jog-walk trade off for 20 minutes, then end with a 5 minute cool down. I had to walk to Heather's house, so I had a little extra warm up of walking and then we kept walking even after the cool down, for a total time of 53 minutes!! I felt really good afterwords, a little sore in the legs, but not really bad at all. Then yesterday I wanted to go do it again, but you are supposed to have a rest day in-between your jogging/walk days. Unfortunately, Heather can't go with me today and I'm not sure how I feel about doing it by myself. I might look dumb, but who knows I might still do it. Well I will let you know how it goes tomorrow or something!