My husband has worked out for the last year and had wonderful results, lost weight, feels better about himself, has more energy, and enjoys working out. So I thought, why not try to do the same?
I did try... I worked out 4 days a week and ate healthy for 3 months... gained 3 pounds and then lost 5. So a grand total of 2 pounds lost in 3 months. I did not notice any change in inches or feeling slimmer, and it was still a struggle to take the time to work out when there could be other things I was doing. Can we say, FRUSTRATION!? So naturally, I stopped working out. If Brandon is in the living room working out, I don't join in, I simply do other household chores, check Facebook or Pinterest, or just do something else to avoid watching him work out. This makes me feel like a lazy pile. Looking back I think my motivation was in the wrong spot, and I didn't have any reasonable goals that I was working towards.
So recently, I got on another kick of "I want to better myself" and I talked to a few friends who run. I like running, it just hurts my knees after a while. But I have always wanted to do 5K. It can't be that bad right? It's only a little over 3 miles, so why not stop procrastinating, get up off my butt and just do it? Well now that I had my motivation, I looked up the "Couch to 5K" running program that outlines what to do for 2ish months to get a person ready to run a 5K. PERFECT!!
Yesterday I had a day off and I was excited to start running... then I went outside... too freaking cold to run out there, I don't have a gym membership nor the $ to start one, and I don't have a treadmill... Why is it that it can be beautiful outside all winter and then right when I get motivated to run outside mother nature decides to make it so cold and spoil my plans? Motivation went down a notch...
Next option, I tried doing one of the workout videos my husband has. It started using weights and resistance bands, and I tried using my husbands which are WAY too heavy for me, so much that I can't even move them. Then I tried using wine bottles or canned goods which were too light and did no good. Motivation down another notch....
Finally I called Brandon, told him about my plans, and how frustrated I was that nothing was working. He gave me the name of another workout that was on his computer, and I completed that workout. I felt good afterword, and I was glad that I actually did something active. Today I was going to try to run again... but once again... way too cold. So I am going to try another workout that doesn't use the weights, maybe an ab workout.
I guess that my main point in this entry (besides bitching and venting my frustrations) is that I really want to work out/be healthy. I don't feel like I need to lose any ridiculous amount of weight, but just to be healthy and feel like I am doing something good for myself. Of course a few lost pounds would be welcome, but that is not my goal. A goal that I do have is a 5K to start with. Maybe after that a 10K, but lets not get carried away. So until it gets warmer and I can run outside, I will try to work out 3-4 times a week with various videos that Brandon has. I know my sister-in-law is working up to complete a running event, and maybe sometime I can run with her... that would be way cool!
But for now, any words of wisdom, encouragement, or positive thoughts would be appreciated!
