Operation De-Whale: Week 1

Weekly Lost: -1.6 pounds (Goal: -2 pounds)
Total Lost: -1.6 pounds (Goal: -2 pounds)
Days Worked Out: 4/5

Today marks week 2, day 1 of operation de-whale and I’m back on the horse after a slight fall. Even though my weight lost isn’t super impressive, I am pleased considering the fact I ate terrible all weekend long. I’m not talking one meal; I’m literally talking the entire weekend. I had a skillet at Village Inn, Mexican food, gummy bears. It was awful. So today I’m back on the horse.

I also decided to modify my work out plans. The Couch 2 5K thing just isn’t working for me. I don’t like it, I don’t like having to keep track of how far I’m running and how far I’m walking, it’s frustrating, annoying and I’m so over it. The new plan is to aim for a certain distance in a certain time. 30 minutes is my cut off (including a 5 minute warm up and 5 minute cool down). That way if I can’t run for exactly 90 seconds I’m not kicking my own ass. I also didn’t do any of the 30 Day Shred last week, but on Thursday (a day I was supposed to) I did still get on the treadmill, so kudos to me there. This week will be different. Hopefully.

The new work out plan is as follows:

Week 2 – 4:
Mon, Wed & Fri: Run/walk 1.5 miles in 30 minutes
Tues & Thurs: 30 Day Shred, Level 1
Week 5 – 8:
Mon, Wed & Fri: Run/walk 1.75 miles in 30 minutes
Tues & Thurs: 30 Day Shred, Level 2
Week 9 – 12:
Mon, Wed & Fri: Run/walk 2.0 miles in 30 minutes
Tues & Thurs: 30 Day Shred, Level 3
Week 13 – 16:
Mon, Wed & Fri: Run/Walk 2.25 miles in 30 minutes
Tues & Thurs: To be determined work out DVD
Week 17 – 20:
Mon, Wed & Fri: Run/Walk 2.5 miles in 30 minutes
Tues & Thurs: To be determined work out DVD
Week 21 – 24:
Mon, Wed & Fri: Run/Walk 2.75 miles in 30 minutes
Tues & Thurs: To be determined work out DVD
Week 25 – 27:
Mon, Wed & Fri: Run/Walk 3.0 miles in 30 minutes
Tues & Thurs: To be determined work out DVD