To start, I am doing the loseit challenge. I haven't lost hardly a thing. 7.4 lbs. That is it. Bummer.
But, I have been tracking my calories (currently day 73 on MFP). I have been working out 5-6 days a week, including the couch to 5k program and weight training program. I have dug crazy deep inside myself and found things I didn't know existed. Right before I joined the challenge I was a smoker. I know its a bad habit, but it's sometimes hard too see when your in the middle of it. I've always wanted to be a runner. I want to bang out several 5ks a year. I want to train for and do a marathon! But I've always felt too winded and jiggly and sore and blah blah blah to do it. But I decided to just do it. Who the heck cares anymore. I may be a overweight girl on the treadmill, but who cares???
So I mustered up the courage and started. I got a free personal training session when I first joined the YMCA and the girl I met with was awesome. I told her my goals, how I felt going into this and my fears. She helped me create a plan and it sounded so overwhelming at first. But I've been doing it and working the plan and trusting the process. And it has sucked so many times. But I did it anyway. And then I got really sick a couple weeks in and didn't go to the gym for over a week and I felt like crap. But instead of just giving up I baby-stepped my way back into my routine.
Right now I'm pretty happy with how my progress is going. I am nowhere near done. But I'm still working at it one day at a time. When I first started the couch to 5k program I thought I was going to die after day 1. I couldn't even run a minute straight barely. It was so embarrassing. I was super red and really sweaty and out of breath (smokers lungs didn't help). On Wednesday I completed week 6 day 3. There's still plenty of interval run/walking. But, I ran for 15 minutes straight. I almost cried right there. Sure I was still super red and sweaty and out of breath (haven't smoked a cigarette in a few months at this point, yay!) But I totally did it. I've also made gains in the weight training department as well. When I first started I could hardly do 100 lbs on the leg press, but yesterday I was doing 3 sets of 15 reps each at 200 lbs. I've just about doubled the weight I can do an any exercise and of that I am super proud of myself. There is something that just feels really cool to me about being strong in my own body. This sub has been a huge help. I freaking love this place. also /r/xxfitness and /r/1200isplenty deserve a shout-out too.
Thank you for reading. Below I'll post some stats.
33F 5'2" SW:155 CW:147.6 GW:130ish (I originally started at about 180 lbs, but that was before the recent challenge. Maybe a year and a half ago?)
Currently unemployed, usually electrician working in industrial/commercial construction settings
I'm not very comfortable with showing pictures but I do have one I'd like to share. 6 weeks about
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