So I have been thinking about how unfit I am and that being an older mom (meaning that I was older when I started to have my kids) I know that I need to make a change in my life if I want to be around to see my Grandchildren. Some of my friends from a board I am on that I have gotten to know over the past 3 years have been talking about running lately. They have inspired me to try to do more to get fit. One of the mom's mentioned a program called Couch to 5K and I thought that sounded like a good program.

So starting now, this blog is going to be about my journey to go from obese to fit. I don't know how long it is going to take, I am not looking for a quick fix, I want to do this for the long run and keep up with it. I am sure there are going to be times when I slip up, but I am creating this blog to keep me accountable. And for all of my followers to keep me accountable too. So I definitely encourage positive feedback!

~ Tina

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Day 1

Went for a walk with my friend Angela and my girls today.  We walked 1.7 miles, I am lucky enough to have a really nice walking path really close to my house.  It was such a beautiful day too.  I can really tell I am out of shape, because my legs are really achy tonight.  Part of the problem is I didn't have good shoes for walking, I went out later and got some good shoes, so hopefully that will help.  I am sure over time it will get much better as my body gets used to moving more.  Daylight savings is really throwing me off tonight too, it's 11:30pm and I am just now getting tired, I should have gone to bed an hour ago, and I have a 12 hour day tomorrow, so I really need to get some sleep!

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Samantha & Sophie walking with Momma
Today's stats:

Distance: 1.7 Miles
Calories Burned: 195
Time: 42 Min.

Calories In:  2500 of 2090 goal
(As you can see I need to work on that too) 
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2 comments:

  1. ShelbyNovember 7, 2010 at 11:57 PM

    Yay for you and your good start! I am lagging behind everyone, but have signed up for the couch to 5K emails so thats something. Oh well, I'll walk tomorrow...Thanks for the new blog and the update!

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  2. TinaNovember 10, 2010 at 11:17 PM

    There's something about peer pressure that gets us all going. Seeing everyone from our board talk about all their running really has inspired me. There is a couch to 5k group on Facebook too, I like getting their posts in my newsfeed.

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