The band is doing what it’s supposed to, I am very
restricted on what I eat, and how fast. I would like to avoid the episodes of
the food getting stuck. No thank you. I can’t describe the pain other than someone
taking a crowbar to my breastplate; yeah it’s that much pain. It’s still a bit
of hit and misses on what foods I can and can’t eat, or combinations, for
example I can eat peanut butter with apple slices but can’t do peanut butter
and crackers. I can eat apples and peaches, but not watermelon (odd I know).
So now that I not only maintain my diet but take the needed
protein drinks (hair is no longer falling out) and vitamins. I need to focus on
exercise, so back to my year goal. I am
still determined to complete my goal of Twelve 5Ks in 2012.
I admit I lost momentum over the summer to exercise between
travel for work and moving to a new home and the extreme heat. Yes I know
excuses are not going to get me anywhere. Like I said I lost momentum. I was prepared to fully take advantage of a
four month project I was supposed to be on in Utah, even got a gym membership
at 24 Hour fitness. Unfortunately that project was cut short and no 24 Hour
Fitness near my home.
Bonus on the new home though, there are miles of walking
paths around the subdivision. So the hubby and I started the couch to 5K
training. I figured we need to still need to exercise and do the 5ks so why not
do one every weekend for the next two months. And the ones we have found look
to be a lot of fun.
Now contrary to what some may believe, running is not the
greatest exercise for your body and even worse when you have more than a few
extra pounds to haul around. There is a YMCA a few miles from our home in which
I sign up the family up for a membership. The indoor pool is initiative enough.
I love to swim, and the Y was too far away before so it is cost effective to
join. In addition to the 5k training a
few days a week, I am joyfully anticipating the pool usage, and being indoors I
am not hindered by weather.
Now back to the 5ks, I
said I would complete 12 5ks in 2012 and I will. Just can’t remember if I did two or three in
the spring before Life got in the way. But now that the hubby and I are doing the
Couch to 5k maybe I will actually being able to run a full 5k by either the
last November 5k or the December 5k, but my goal was to do 5ks this year,
walking them are just as much of an accomplishment as running them.
The hubby and I participated in The Color Run Richmond and
it was a lot of fun. But I felt the after effects for a good week. At first it was my shoulders and lower back
hurting, which may have had something to do with the color angels on the
ground...getting up was a bit more difficult than expected and my body was not
too happy with me. That and my shins really hurt and my legs were pretty swollen.
It means I need to get a little more conditioned. I am able to run for a few
minutes without getting winded, much better then where I was this time last
year, but my body has to actually carry me the distance and a year from now I
would still like to be able to walk. Not meaning to put a in a pun but it’s
going to be one step at a time. Thank goodness for the YMCA membership!
The current tally of 5ks: 4 down 8 to go.
