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Today is my off day, but i'm thinking of going on a very long walk tonight(evening), if nothing interesting is going on tonight. If I do, it will be really weird since i'm use to doing this early in the morning when the heat is not killer. lol
 
Ok so I did go on that walk yesterday evening and it felt really good. I had company with me so that was cool, I usually walk alone in the morning (obviously since it's early), so it was a nice change.

I think it was a nice week overall, even though it started off rough. Tomorrow is my weigh in dun dun dun. I hope I made some more progress this week or else... i'll work much harder this week. ;)
 
Hello, V! It sounds like you're doing great. I'm a young one myself, and I know it's tricky to exercise when it's raining, and there's essays waiting on your desk...
 
Good luck with the weigh in! You have such a great outlook on this weight loss. Keep that positive mentality going!
 
Thanks a lot guys!

So I weighed myself this morning and I lost 1.4 pounds this week. Now, if this was last year I would have been disappointed but I know losing slowly will be better for me in the long run, and that's what i'm here for... the long haul! No matter how I slice it whether i'm dropping 1-2 pounds or 3-5 pounds a week it's still going to take a long time to reach my goal. What is my goal? I have no idea, i've never been in shape as a young adult, so we'll see where it leads me. I guess my goal is to be more happy, more confident, healthier, stronger, faster, and more energetic, and I know i've made some great leaps in those since I started this lifestyle change in May. That's what keeps me going. Don't get it wrong though, burning fat is still one my goals. :coolgleamA:

I guess to put it short i've already tried all of my teenage life to get into shape, why not take another year to get it right this time? I'll turn 20 at the end of next month, obviously to get into shape by then will be a little out of my reach...:smilielol5: but I do want to end these teenage years on a high note. :)

I'm about 3.6 pounds away from my graduation weight and 8.6 pounds away from where I got stuck last year. I guess this should be a goal i'll shoot for to have by the end of next month and before my birthday!
 
I just wanted to come by and say hi and sorry I haven't come by your journal more. I haven't been on much the past few days and I'm about to leave for work in a few. Gratz on the weight loss V. I'll be prayin you sail right on past that weight you got stuck at last year. I think we all have our numbers that feel so good go conquer.
 
Thanks a lot douknowjello!

So yesterday my time for the walk/jog was 30:22 I believe, today it was 29:14! I finally broke the 30 minute mark!

I'll probably practice my dribbling later today and strength train.
 
Yesterday was just my walking day, so I didn't time it. Today I went down to 28:41, which was awesome. I'm not sure i'll be able to go tomorrow, since they're fixing the roads that lead there (it's going to take a month they say!) so i'm going to try to get some new kicks tomorrow. After that i'll figure out what to do and where to go, I might just have to find an even longer alternate route or just go somewhere else. I really like where I go, I really don't want to go to a track, I enjoy running with trees on the sides, and thing is, if I get to the end of it (it's longer than 1 mile each direction I think), then I have no choice but to go all the way back to get to my car... Also it's really tough to run because there's a lot of curves and goes up a little, down a little.. I really like that challenge. But I sure do hate those mosquitoes. :)
 
I didn't work out Friday or Saturday because i've been sick and really tired. So I bought some new running shoes (Asics), i've never used this brand but someone recommended them (so i'll see how they go). I got a muscle cramp this morning, it was terrible but I wasn't at the park at the time though. I had a very busy day today, but I had chance to go play soccer at the park.. which was a lot of fun.

Monday through Thursday went really well this week, but as I said Friday, Saturday, and Today I didn't so well with some of the stuff I ate. It wasn't terrible but I could've done better. Tomorrow is my weigh in, i'll be lucky if I lost any weight at all, but i'll keep my fingers crossed. :nopity:

Here's to busting my butt this upcoming week! :coolgleamA:
 
So I forgot to weigh myself before my walk/run but I did after... so i've lost 1.2 pounds since last week. I know it may be less than that since I had just finished running. But i'll stick with it and try to do better this week. So I took it a little easy today, since I haven't had much exercise the last 3 days. and I even walked a little farther. My time was 34:56, and I was like wtf mate? But somehow I felt like I worked harder than I have before... So i'll see how I do Wednesday, since tomorrow is just a walking day for me.
 
lol i'm such a dork. And thanks for the congrats!

I just walked today but I just had to jog the last part, I couldn't resist it. My legs are so sore from doing squats yesterday.

Plus, allergies are the worse. They came with a vengeance when I was at the park Sunday. Funny thing is they go away when I go in the morning even though i'm surrounded by tress and grass. Then they come back a few hours later. What's up with that? I don't know either. :confused:
 
My time was 27:27! Much better than Monday and it's my lowest time yet. I lift weights today, so it should be very fun. lol

I know it's Wednesday but i've done really well this week, here's to keeping it up ! :cheers2: <---that's water...
 
So today was my walk day aka picking up girls day. Just kidding. There's no girls there, in fact there's no trace of civilization that early in the morning. No, there is people, no one my age but I actually think it's awesome that they put the work to get their early, it motivates me more.

Tomorrow, is my running day, i'm going to try to get that 27:27 time, it will be tough, if I can get within a minute of that i'll be happy.

I didn't lift yesterday, because i'm dumb. But i'll do it today, among other things.

I've been eating really well this week too, so i'm happy about that. :)
 
My time was 26:55 today! I broke under another minute mark.. And I ended up lifting weights yesterday, which was cool.

I'm not sure what i'll work out today.
 
I didn't run today, since I ran yesterday. My time yesterday was 28:04 but I also walked like and extra 15 minutes.

Today on my way to the park I was running a little late, so i'm almost getting there (i'm on the road that it's on). So there's an eighteen wheeler going in front of me like going at 10 mph in a 40 mph zone with it's emergency lights on and it's a two lane road. I wanted to go around it but there's cars coming from the other direction, there's finally a little clearance and I see a car in the distance coming but I think I can beat it. I pull around the eighteen wheeler and get in front of it. I end up at the park and I get off and start walking on the sidewalk toward the trail. Now, the eighteen wheeler is getting there and i'm thinking "finally it's driving faster". And he pulls off to the side although there's not a lot of room in the first place. The guy gets off and crosses the street toward me and i'm thinking "this guy wants to fight", so I start walking toward him and before he reaches me, he pulls out a paper out of his pocket and asks me for directions to a distribution center and i'm like "you passed it 2 exits ago" and I explained to him how to get back on the interstate and how to get there. I thought it was hilarious at the time. haha

I lost exactly a pound last week, I wish it could have been two. But i'll take it, and try again this week. I'm like a 1.4ish away from my hs grad weight and around 6.5 from where I got stuck last year. I'm hoping I can reach this and surpass it in the next 5 weeks.
 
I think you are doing great and your dedication is marvelous. You also have a great sense of self for a 19 year old! I love the way you express yourself!

Keep at it. I hope to have success to report soon!

Colleen (eating her salad at work. Crunch, crunch, crunch.)
 
Thank you soooooo much for what you said in my diary. It's hard to believe you were ever pessimistic, least not chronically so. It's wild because I must not be faking it as well as I thought. I've had two people come up to me or call to say they are thinking of me, and they love me. I'm almost a blubbering mess, but it feels good, too, ya know? More in my diary later.

Take care! Talk soon.

Colleen
 
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