RUN FOREST RUN!

Hi there!
I don't know if you all were aware but I started weight watchers about 7 weeks ago. In February we are planning on going to Trinidad and Harold and I will be part of CARNIVAL!! We have skimpy outfits to wear and I got all inspired to lose weight! (plus I wanna make BABIES!! lol) So I started my weight watchers journey online. My first two - three weeks were hell.. I was hungry all the time... little by little it got better and I'm feeling pretty good for the most part and actually sticking to the plan! I wish I could say that I've already lost 20 pounds but if you have ever done weight watcher you know its not a quick fix diet... I'm dealing with this as best as I can! lol

When I got on the diet I also started a running plan called "Couch to 5K." Its a progressive program that is done three times a week. I started jogging for 60 seconds then walking for 60 seconds and week by week I ran a little more and a little longer.. As each week went by I was more and more excited to go for my little jog of 30 minutes and even got Harold to join me. When I got really excited about the jogging thing Harold took me to get a nice pair of shoes because mine were giving me nasty pains.. The day we got our new shoes I was all excited and did my regular run/walk for 30 minutes and had only gone 1.5 miles... i started to jog back the 1.5 miles back home and some how didn't stop! I was listening to my Wicked CD and got all inspired and tingly all over and just kept going!! I felt that "high" I thought was total BS! People... its not BS!!!!!!! Its AWESOME!!!!

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy to say that yesterday I ran my first FOUR MILES STRAIGHT!!!!!!!!! No walking in between or anything!!! 4 miles!!!!!!!!!!! I felt great!!! I ran for a little over an hour and was in total shock when I was done!! Harold did even better and ran almost 6 miles! How exciting!!

Here is the website that I used to get me going... http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml I also used a free podcast I found on Itunes called Chubby Jones... she basically has music and every so often tells you to walk and run and YOU CAN DO IT! It totally helped me!!! I am seriously trying to make this a new lifestyle change for me... it feels so good I have no excuse not to make it part of my life. Its a great stress reliever and its good for you... AND I got like 10 activity points for my run yesterday!!!!!!! SWEEEET!!!!!!!!!

Peace!