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Monday, May 17, 2004
Week 3 Day 16
I've decided to cover actual topics about my exercise plan to share some of my experiences I've learned. First though I'll give my update.Well week 2 is over so here is where I stand.
My weight is 173.5 pounds. I'm scheduled to weigh 176 pounds at the end of week 2. Since the plan is to loose two pounds a week I'm still a good week ahead of schedule. This is great news!
I'm doing ok with all my exercises. My only problem spot has been my abs. Doing the ab exercises are just still difficult to do so I've been bad and skipped twice last week. I did make up and do them this weekend because I felt guilty though. I'm doing very well on my running. In fact I ran almost every day last week! I've just had so much pent up energy this last week and running has been one of the ways to help me relax.
Speaking of running I'm suppose to add 5 more minutes to the running portion. That is I do a 10 minute walk to warm up, 15 minute jog/run and a 10 minute walk to cool down now. I don't think it should be too much of a problem to add 5 minutes but I think I might just slow down my pace a bit so I don't kill myself.
So anyways today I wanted to write about the energy I've gained.
You want to start working out and get into shape. You've though about trying to loose a few pounds. You try to run but you're out of breath and feel like you're about to collapse after just five minutes of jogging or you can barely go up a flight of stairs without needing to sit down and rest. I know the feeling!
No matter how much you want to you just don't seem to have the energy to go exercise. Well now that I've been doing this exercise routine for about 4 weeks now I've found out something wonderful. After about 2-3 weeks of exercise you'll actually start gaining energy. Yes that's right! I went through about 2 weeks of just hating to go out to run or do my exercises. It was hard, I would get tired and my whole body just felt like trash afterwards. I pushed through though. There's this first hump of lack of energy. Once you get into the routine you'll find that as your metabolism rises and you start dropping pounds you're energy levels go through the roof.
All of the sudden you can run up and down flights of stairs without being winded. You actually try to run more than you plan to just to see how long you can go now!
That energy follows you all day too. I used to take forever to get out of bed in the mornings. Now I can jump out and get moving as soon as my eyes open. I no longer need shots of caffeine from coffee or tea to wake me up or sodas to keep me going throughout the day.
It's a great feeling. So, just remember though it might be hard to get going once you push through that first hump you'll find your daily life gets easier and easier.
Oh my gosh!!! That is so great baby! I knew it! I was just thinking when I saw you Friday that you visibly look thinner, I was right!
That is so true about how when you start working out you get more energy. Keep up the great work! Love, Adrianne