I hate treadmills. I am open about. I think they're terribly boring and bad for your knees. I love running, but I hate running on a treadmill. It's ridiculous. I feel like a mouse on a wheel in a cage...
I've had a change of heart. I no longer hate the treadmill, but I like it. Not love...yet. It hasn't been bad on my knees, because part of me is thinking that I use my bad knee as a crutch, as an excuse.
I started running the C25K program outside a while back. I stopped doing it regularly, but still sometimes. It builds you up to running a 5k race. And for the record, it's much more of a workout to run outside than on a treadmill...it's been proven, but either way you're still working out!
In the past week or two, I've been doing my workout on the elliptical, for 30-60 minutes. If I am not at my target of calories burned by that I've hopped on the treadmill. It started with just doing an extra 10 minutes, to last night where I did 50 minutes. I sweat A LOT more while running than doing the elliptical, but I think I enjoy the elliptical more.
For the first time in almost 4 years I was able to run longer than 5 minutes at a time. In fact- I ran two, 20 minute sections....I went from 5 minutes to 20 minutes in one night.
What was my motivation? I have realized when I am losing weight and I'm doing well, I get off track easily, I let things slide...why-I'm not sure. I didn't do well this past weekend with my food choices, and this weekend will be equally as hard. I have dress shopping in a month, and a wedding in seven months. Things HAVE to change. Things WILL change.
I WILL NOT BE A FAT BRIDE. I WILL NOT BE A FAT WIFE. It ends now.
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I'm totally impressed by you, Ashley! Keep up the good work!! :) Maybe next year, we'll do a baby triathlon together!! Whaddya say?
ReplyDeleteI say heck yeah! I'd be down. I was thinking if my new found love for running stays, I'll have to have an end goal to work towards! But like I said...I suck at swimming...all will figure itself out!
ReplyDeleteSara was inspired by my triathlon (or so I like to think I inspired her). She's afraid of open water swimming, so she signed up for a half-marathon at Disneyland instead. Ken's looking for a half-marathon to sign up for, too.
ReplyDeleteEven if you suck at swimming, the Danskin is a good one because they have "swim angels"-- if you have trouble, they jump out of their kayaks and save you. Technically speaking, you can just hop on their kayak and have them take you the whole way if you're really bad at swimming. See--- no excuse next year!
you are so fuckin kick ass!!!
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