Yesterday was a frustrating day at work for me. Heck, a lot of days have been frustrating at work. Okay, most days. I continue to think that I dislike work. Yesterday I was so frustrated with work and with myself, I actually left at a reasonable time (6:30) and when I got home I put on my running shoes and went for a walk/run. It's the first time in several months that I've actually gone outside to run. Needless to say I was rather disappointed in myself when I could barely handle jogging for a couple of minutes.
It was good to get out, though. I found a cute neighborhood right next to my apartment complex that has sidewalks all along the road so I don't have to worry about cars. There's a trail not too far from my apartment complex that I might try and go to this weekend. I walked/jogged for 2.23 miles, according to MapMyRun (an awesome app I have on my phone).
I need to keep this up. My legs are a little sore today, but it's a good sore. Last May I was running a 5km in just under 30 minutes, yesterday was only about 3.5km, and it was at a fast walk/very slow jog in about 33 minutes. The important thing is that I'm getting out there again.
And, to prove that I need to keep this up, I slept amazing last night, and I actually woke up when my alarm went off the first time this morning. Granted, I still hit snooze and stayed in bed a while longer because I was so relaxed and comfortable, but I was actually awake and didn't fall back asleep like normal. Yay!
Side note: I'm not going to track my weight. I'm going to base how "in shape" I am based on how my clothes fit. I have a couple of skirts that fit me this past summer/fall that don't any more. I actually have one skirt that was too big for me when I bought it. Now it's too small... I've got 28 days until I see my SO again. I bet if I walk every single day I will feel a million times better than I do now when I get to see him again.
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#1snow_girl commentedApril 19, 2012, 08:21 AMEditing a commentI did some exercise for the first time in a long time yesterday, I could barely get out of bed today my legs are so sore! Good on you for not tracking weight, I saw a photo of a girl before and after her beginning weight was 127lbs and her after was 135lbs, she had gained almost 10 lbs but looked way better! Muscles weigh more then fat so def a good idea not to look at a scale!
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#2lyonsgirl commentedApril 19, 2012, 09:34 AMEditing a commentGlad to hear there are others who feel the pain too! haha Yea, I went to a doctor about a month ago (nothing serious) and the scale there said I weighed about 15 lbs less than my scale at home... so I'm going to go based on how I feel, and based on how my clothes fit me. Hopefully I'll be able to fit back into those skirts again!
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