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Ah, yes. The time has come where my age and metabolism has caught up with me and my jeans size. For months now, I've been telling myself that I need to start working out and with the start of Summer coming, I'd figured it'd be a great time to start.
When we first moved to Madison, Matt and I were amazed at how many people we saw running, biking, etc. outside as we drove by. This towns lifestyle is so much more healthy than most communities and I can't exactly explain why. It just is.
There is an old man (and when I saw old, I mean 70-80s) who Matt and I have seen several times working out in the mornings. Not only does he walk from one end of our town to the other (we've seen him ALL over on numerous occasions), but the man does it while swinging two five pound dumbbells. He is OLD. He should be fishing and drinking a beer on a boat somewhere or in bed.
So as I drive by (probably while eating a cheeseburger), I think to myself: If this old man can work out every morning at 7am and walk all over town, I can definitely do it, too. Right? It took me about 10 times seeing this same old man before I did something about it.
All the while---
Before the wedding, Matt and I purchased p90x and decided to give it a try.
Well.........
1) The first time we actually made it through an entire 40 days nonstop, no cheating and felt really great about it. Matt started to thin out A LOT and we actually sort of, some what liked it. (ew, I know).
2) I started to gain weight because I was gaining a lot of muscle and I hated it. So, I quit. Which in result made Matt quit. He has tried to restart several times with no such luck.
3) We really, really dislike this guy.
Damn You, Tony Horton
Back to the Running....
My dear little friend at work, Addie, is quite the runner.
(Isn't she cute?)
Her facebook is covered in pictures of her from past races she's done, she is constantly talking about her next marathon, and she runs the hill on the street one over from the gym during lunch breaks (pfff, while I eat more cookies). Anyways, her attitude towards running could convince a sloth to get up an try it, so I decided to ask her how I should get started. She recommended signing up for my first 5k so I'd have no choice but to learn. I could either be out the roughly fifty dollars I spend on the race or learn how to run.
So being the gullible girl I am, I took her advice and signed up for my first 5k. She was thrilled because we signed up for one together and now she thinks out of pure fun-ness I'll want to run the hill at lunch breaks, too.
Oh Addie, I'm so sorry....
But in all seriousness.... I'm actually really, really excited to run my first 5k with her.
My reasons are:
1) We'll be doing it with several other co workers who aren't Chicago Marathon runners, like Addie. (Maybe I won't be the only horrible one).
2) Our team name is "Peanut Butter Butterfly!" (Holla Randy McCoy!)
3) We are doing the Color Me Rad 5k!
Doesn't that look SO awesome!
Its going to be so amazingly fun.................... if I survive.
Must. Learn. To. Run.
I decided I would get up in the mornings to run so I could still have time to cook at night (Look at me! Such a little homemaker!) The only problem I ran into (no pun intended) was the fact that I hate mornings! Probably more than anyone you will ever meet. The hypochondriac in me has googled several different sleeping disorders like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Narcolepsy because I am so bad at waking up in the mornings.
So, as I was thinking about starting to run outside in the mornings, Matt was thinking about restarting p90x. And after we communicated our thoughts out loud to each other, we decided to give it a "go!" and see what happened. I even enlisted in Matt to help me get up in the mornings.
Well....... It took two weeks of my alarm going off at 6am and Matt screaming at me while half asleep for me to roll out of bed.
But I finally did it.
I rocked out to some good ol' Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra while running our neighborhood a full fifteen minutes. Fifteen Minutes. That's like amazing for me. And since I jogged, it had to be at least over a mile.
Whew!
Another co-worker of mine recommended reading her Dad's website who is a huge triathlon runner, and I am so happy I did!! For those of you who would like to learn as well, I highly encourage you to check it out.
I also decided to join Matt in the p90x Yoga x portion. His work out plan has him doing the Yoga X workout once a week and even though Tony Horton drives me bonkers, I know how important yoga is for clearing the mind and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
In fact, I did a free month trial at Inner Fire Yoga in Madison a few months before our wedding and loved the Hot Yoga class so much that I seriously considered paying the one hundred dollars a month to continue going. I considered it. But wasn't totally sold.
I'd miss this guy way too much.
So my new work out plan consists of alternating days Yoga and Jogging.
Oh! Another fun thing!
With the weather warming up, Matt and I have decided to take daily walks around our pond that's practically parked in our back yard. It gives us a great chance to walk off our dinner, spend more time outside and with each other, and spend less time in front of the TV.
I'll post this again to clarify.
Patient: Doctor, I don't feel well and I'm not sure why.
Doctor: I want you to meditate for 20 minutes, twice a day, exercise at least 30 minutes a day, avoid processed foods, eat plenty of organic fruit and vegetables, spend more time in nature and less indoors, stop worrying about things you can't control and ditch your TV. Come back in three weeks.
(Life Goal)
Enjoy the pictures of our fun around our pond!
Courtney's bridal shower was last weekend. I swear it was just yesterday that we were here:
(In the dorms -- 2005)
But now we're grown ups and we're getting married.
She's so beautiful!
I'm super excited for their wedding. Like I said in my last post, its about damn time. We cannot celebrate with Mr. and Mrs. Boris on July 20th!!
(oh, and at her Bachelorette Party in Nashville on June 28th!)
*******My next post will be about Madison's Farmers Market, the capitol, Neighborly love, and our memorial day celebrations. We had lots of fun this weekend, but after I dealt with picture uploader's mishap, I need a break (and a glass of wine) Oh uhm wait--- its 11:36 AM --- Maybe coffee.
Oh my gosh-- your blog is adorable!
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