Y 5

Today was another Saturday with another 5k towards my Challenge.

BUT

Today I decided that I was going to start working towards my "moving to a 10k" goal. I was going to "wog" (walk/jog) at a race pace for the entire 1 hour. I averaged a pace of 4.5 mph so I ended up with 4.5 miles! I am pleased!

I signed up for my next 5k this past week. I had the choice of the 5k or a 10k. I really wanted to register for the 10k but knew I'd better train for it before I took the plunge. So dive in is what I did today.

I have been thinking that I was jogging at a pace that was too face for me! On the treadmill I jog at 5 mph and really can't go very long. So today I moved it down to 4.8mph and was able to jog for 10 minutes and then rest walk for 10 minutes. Since this was new for me, I couldn't really do it for the entire hour but it was an encouraging start!

My weight has just been stuck! it's getting frustrating since I have turned down some really tempting and tasty things and it still stays the same. I know it will break through but really... REALLY!

Vacation Frustration

I know it's never bad to just take a vacation from working out and I know it's not bad to relax your standards of strict eating on vacation. BUT I just returned from 1st a weekend of wonderful family reunion food. I was all good and if that had been my only time to binge it would have been good! BUT we (my youngest son and I) turned right around and left on a mini waterpark vacation with grandma.

My mother is the one that taught me to eat. To eat unhealthy. It's just the way she was raised and she's always prided herself on being a good cook. I was so disappointed in myself at how quickly I just slide right back into that habit.

I had checked to see what kind of snacks she was taking and brought my healthier snacks (hummus, wholy guacamole, triscuits and carrots), so I did get a couple of veggies in. But the scales were not balanced and the temptations were too great. Really who can turn down a pile of M&M's or homemade chocolate chip cookies for a carrot!?

I'm just chalking it up to a learning experience and moving forward. Or moving forward after this junk food fog leaves my body!