C25K Week 1 is done - Halfway to my First Weight Loss Goal!

It's a big day for me, it seems. I finished Week 1 of C25K, and while I grumble each morning about going out and doing it, I feel absolutely fantastic once I've finished the workout (once I've showered the sweat off of myself, anyway). It's getting easier, and while today felt slower, I think I paced myself a little better.

Anyhow.. workout log shows as such:

Day 2 

Workout time - 30 min
Alternating 1.5 min of walking with 1 min of jogging
10:40 min per KM


Day 3

Workout time - 30 min
Alternating 1.5 min of walking with 1 min of jogging
9.44 min per KM


I absolutely love how I can feel myself improving with this program too. On Monday, when the virtual trainer chimed in to say "Halfway there!", my first thought was "Oh God! Only half? I'm going to die!". Today, it was more like "Really??".


I'm also not checking the countdown, and watching it like hawk, counting down the mere seconds until I can walk again. I'm actually a little surprised when Constance (that's the virtual trainer, I didn't name her) says it's time to walk again. And today, I only had to psych myself up for the last running interval.. as opposed to, well, the last 5. 


At any rate, I'm very much looking forward to what next week will bring with C25K.


Today also marks a bit of a milestone for me. On Wednesday when I weighed myself, my scale was showing that I had gained 4 lbs!! Now, I was thinking that was almost impossible. When I told my Mom about it, she said that she usually bloats a bit in warmer weather, and as she keeps saying that I take after her (I love you, Mom!), I thought maybe that was it. 


This morning, I stepped on the scale, and was down 5 lbs from Wednesday (which is also a little not possible). That puts me to 25 lbs lost in total, and halfway to my first "mini" goal of 50 gone.


I'm also coming to feel less and less like checking the scale. I've got a lot of NSV happening. My improvements in running, the increased amount of energy that I have, I have less anxiety than I used to, and overall, I just feel better.


Don't get me wrong, weight loss is still a major goal for me. But the overall idea was also to get healthy, and fit. I'm feeling more and more like I'm on the right track.


I also have an amazing support group in my life, and I am thankful for each and every one of you.