So I've been loving the elliptical but I need something to work towards. I decided to start the C25K program (Couch to 5K). There's an app for it and it basically ramps you up to running a 5K. Do I think my feet can handle it? I dunno. But so far so good. Some foot pain, but my knees are great, just need more cushion in my shoes. I love that it dings at me to walk or run...lol Ok just for the sake of keeping track...I did the walk parts at 2.5 mph, and the running at 3.0mph.
Food: breakfast was just some crackers. Lunch after the gym was at Chili's. I had chips and salsa, and then got the Monterey Chicken (my fave!) which is grilled chicken with some bbq sauce, bacon and cheese on top, plus mashed tatoes, and broccoli. I also had a side of ranch with the broc. Dinner was a banana and a muscle milk light to end my day at 1521 calories. You'll notice (hopefully) that the next few weeks, my cals are way less than 2000. I can tell I'm building muscle but I need to get to burning more fat, so I'm going to drop those under 1700 or so from now on. Maybe one day a week I'll go higher but for now, yeah.
Workout: I started out with 5 min on the elliptical to warm up, then did half my usual weight training machines. My workout buddy had a flat tire so we had to leave the gym to help her and then came right back. I did Week 1 Day 1 (w1d1) of C25K. It lasted 26 minutes and I walked a few extra minutes to make an even 30 min. After that, my workout buddy and I headed to the ab room. I did the Ab Coaster machine, plus crunches. Then we did some teamwork stuff with the 6lb ball. I was appropriately freakin exhausted. This doesn't count as a workout but I also did some grocery shopping and house cleaning. lol I'm tired!
WTG on doing c25k! that's what I used to get started, too. It's pretty good, altho I didn't finish it in 9 wks. I did several weeks over, taking time to do be able to do one week's program confidently, not just barely, before moving on. Two years later and I'm still running, so, I can say it works!
ReplyDeleteWhen I'm trying to keep my meal total calories down, I add a huge helping of some kind of green veg without fat (or some soup like the Weight Watcher's Zero or One Point soup) to fill up on. I have a HUGE appetite, so I try to find stuff that has low enough calories for me to really fill myself up on!
Keep on truckin'!!