5K Running Plan - Week 1

Just completed week one of my 'learn to run' plan.  Do I feel any better at running?  No!  Maybe need a few more weeks for it to kick in!  3 months from today I need to be able to run 5k.... here's hoping!  Have a health test on Saturday so hoping for a good score but expecting a not so wonderful one.  Either way, it should spur me on to get healthy.  Just need to cut the junk food!  BooHoo!

Update

So, I have been rubbish at keeping up with my blog (and my diet). It's been a long, busy winter and I have had my hand in the chocolate pot a little too often!

However, I have made some progress towards my resolutions. I have been reading a lot more and finished several great books. I have signed up for a 5k and am slowly increasing my running stamina.... the race is in July so I will be upping the ante and as the weather gets nicer there will be more incentive to run outside. I have lost 3 pounds (which I am sure I've gained back today, as the Easter bunny has stopped by). Even though things aren't showing up on the scales, my clothes fit a lot better so all these sessions at the gym seem to be paying off. If I could cut out the crappy food I would be on the road to my goals!

and so it begins....

Weight (as of Wednesday 4th January): 13st3lbs or 185 pounds (21 pounds to go!)

My diet is off to a pretty crap start. Ordered an Indian last night and have been polishing off the leftover chocolate....

On a positive note, I have been to the gym 3 times this week (go me!) for 40 minutes each time. Am aiming to do a 5K in July so have been 'learning to run' on the treadmill and am up to 20 minutes - walk for 2 run for 3 x 4. Might even get up early and do a Legs, Bums and Tums class in the morning. Although I haven't slept in for a week so we'll see!!!!

Resolutions for 2012

1. Reach my goal weight - 164 pounds (20 pounds to lose!)

2. Go to the gym three times a week.

3. Run in a 5k charity race.

4. Eat more fruit and vegetables!

5. Read more books and watch less TV.

6. Eat out less.

7. Try to save money!!!

My Story

My battle with my weight has been a long one. I first joined Weight Watchers at the tender age of 10. While most girls my age were still shopping in the little girls section of Zellers, I had already graduated to the 'ladies' shops. While not exactly 'fat', at 5 feet 8 inches I towered over my peers and wore a US size 9/10. Suffice it to say, I've always considered myself to be 'big'.

In high school, with a lot of spare time, I spent a year sweating away at the gym and got down to my all time low of 150 pounds. However, university (and the boozing and eating that went with it) helped me gradually put all that weight back on. By the time I finished uni 6 years later, I was a massive 213 pounds.

After university, my job prospects were pretty dim, so I packed my bags and moved across the ocean to England. In preparation for the big move I dropped about 10 pounds. With no car (or much money) I spent most of my time walking around which helped me drop a few more pounds. Then I met Wayne. There is nothing like true love to help pack on the pounds. Less than a year later the scales tipped at 216 pounds. On a routine trip to the doctor, the nurse informed me that I was obese and needed to lose at least a stone (14 pounds to the non-British) before my next visit. Feeling like crap, I went to a Weight Watchers meeting the next day.

I lost 3 stone on Weight Watchers (42 pounds) and have managed to keep most of it off for over 3 years. However, I am still not at a healthy weight and have decided 2012 (the year I turn 30!) is the year to achieve this!

The purpose of this blog is to document my steps to reaching this goal (and add accountability). Here's to Jennie version 2012!