Last Tuesday I did Week 5, Day 2 of C25K. Well, I sort of did it, but wasn't totally successful. It's now Saturday and I haven't done any exercise at all since then. The 'exercise 5 times per week' thing has long since fallen by the wayside (as has the healthy eating, most of the time) and now I'm just barely managing the 3 sessions of C25K. This is the week where it gets serious - Week 5 ends with a 20 minute, non-stop run and I know I'm not ready for that yet, even though technically I'm supposed to be since that's Day 3 and I did Day 2 on Tuesday.
So, today I decided I need to start Week 5 again and actually get serious about it this time. I've just done Day 1 (still sweaty and everything) and it wasn't easy. I certainly managed it better than I would have two weeks ago but I still had to push myself to finish, which just confirms for me that taking a step back and repeating a week was the right decision.
Anyway I just wanted to post this because I've been posting a fair bit of "I'm running and losing weight and I feel fantastic and the world is totally rosy!!" stuff... and while it's partly true, it's not the whole story.
Also, for dinner last night I had toast with honey followed by three Choc Wedge ice creams...
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Six and a half years later
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4 comments:
Hey - no worries, I assume that if you pick up and re-do a week you've struggled with, then that's okay! C25K in 10 weeks instead of 9 (or whatever it is.)
It's HOT here today - hot hot hot in the non-sexy sense. Your post confirms that perhaps C25K will be my winter pursuit.
This morning I walked at 5am while the household slept. If only I could exercise at that time every day and not fall into a pit of exhaustion and sleep-deprivation!
I think its marvellous that you are doing this...
For what it's worth, I often eat several ice creams in one sitting :S
AND then I walked in the late afternoon too! Pushing the double stroller! If I keep this up, I'll get so skinny my body will snap in a strong wind.
I'm so glad you listened to your body and re-did the week. There's no point in pushing to the point that you damage something and then can't exercise at all for weeks. And hey, the exercise 5 times in a week thing is a tad over-rated, right?
Good on you for listening to your body and keeping on with the C25k goal.
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