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First run.

stinkhund — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:15:38 +0000

The first run on my very own treadmill went okay. Let me get my excuses for it not being better out of the way first…I didn’t run until 9:30pm because my day was so busy and by the time I got home it was already dinner time (another reason why I want to move out of my parents’ house asap - plan my own mealtimes!!). Running after dinner even if it’s a few hours after definitely does not feel too well!

So on to my workout…I did a total of 35 minutes, a little over 3 miles at a grade of 2%. I had 1-minute walks (at 3mph) at 10:00, 13:00 and 17:00 and at 20:00 I decided to do sprints as I could feel that I wouldn’t be able to run for longer periods much more. I did three sprints: one for 1 minute @ 8mph and two for 45-seconds @ 9mph.

Overall what do I think? YAY!! I love the treadmill despite the display being a little too dark and angled so that it’s a bit hard to read while running.

Goals: Run daily and be able to run @ 6.5mph for 30 minutes straight by the end of this week (sunday). I also want to record my runs daily, both on here and I will get a notebook by the treadmill so I can record exact times/speeds/grades, etc.

Also add two 45-minute walks to my exercise for today Gotta love being a doggie person!!

Making dreams come true.

stinkhund — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:36:13 +0000

I’m an official treadmill owner!!

Like I’d planned, I ended up buying the Gold’s Gym 450: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7789784. A little over $400 and 2 hours of setting up, and I’m now ready to really get in shape! I’m so excited!! So far I’ve only tested it out quickly to see if everything worked, but tomorrow I will start really using it. I’m hoping I’ll be skinnier (maybe wearing jeans size 10?!) and able to run 7 miles daily by the end of this month - a very achievable goal with my very own treadmill in my basement!

There’s hope.

stinkhund — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:38:41 +0000

So after my treadmill workout while petsitting at my neighbour’s house I mentioned to my parents that I would like to buy a treadmill. My mum responded with “Hmm interesting, I’d been thinking of getting one of those ‘walk things’”…After much discussion she almost bought this one http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7789784, but it didn’t fit in the car. She later decided that she would’ve regretted spending that kind of money on a treadmill and she now no longer wants to buy one. I told her that I will be buying one, as I’m going crazy not being able to run and the gym would be a waste of money for me because I wouldn’t be able to go enough.

So…I’ve decided that I will buy a treadmill with my money. Which one? I’d love to buy the cheapest one, around $130 but it’s really crappy so I think I will go for the one that my mum almost bought at Walmart. It’s $377 and has really good reviews. Does anybody else have this brand/type of treadmill??

I’m so excited by the thought of having a treadmill and being able to run everyday!! I’ll be skinny in no time!! Hopefully I’ll be able to get the treadmill tomorrow…!!

treadmill workout.

stinkhund — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:16:08 +0000

run to 26.30, grade 1.0, cals 417, distance 2.61, 4-5 stops = 45sec-1min

walk @ speed 4.5 until 30:00, distance 2.84 cals 456

run @ speed 7.0, to 31:20, distance 3, cals 481

walk @ speed 4.0, to 32:30, distance 3.07, cals 493

run @ speed 6.5, to 35:04, dis 3.35, cals 537

1 min stop

run @ speed 6.5, to 36:36, dis 3.50, cals 562

walk @ speed 4.0, grade 2.0, to 39:50, dis 3.70 cals 596#

sprint @ speed 8.5, grade 1.0 to 41:00, dis 3.89 cals 625

cooldown @ speed 4.0, grade 2.0, to dis 4.50, 50:15, cals 732

total: 4.50 miles, time 50:15, calories 732

Also walked Henry and Teddy for 30 mins and Hershey for 30 mins, so add a total of 1 hour of walking.

I need to be able to run 7 miles (without stopping) by March…Advice/tips VERY much appreciated!! Feel like it’s gonna be impossible to reach that goal

I WANT to run!!

stinkhund — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:18:23 +0000

Ahhhh I’m dying to run!!! We have about 2 feet of snow though and the roads are still slippery so there is nowhere for me to run…except at the gym…At the gym I “go” to I can do a 2-week membership ($30) and when I started I did it for 2 weeks and then left for England on a trip and never went back to the gym after. Whoops! I’ve been thinking about going back for the past few days though, but for me it’s hard to figure out if I’m gonna be able to go 5-7 times a week otherwise I think it’ll be useless. The problem is that I work 8-12 and 4-6, ride horses and walk dogs in between 12 and 4 and always have stuff to do at 6 (pick up mum from work if I have her car that day, go out with friends, eat dinner with family…). That means I’ll have to go before 8…Let’s see, I spend at least 1 hour at the gym, have to change and cool down after….that means I’d have to go at 6/6:30am and I’m not a morning person at all! Not sure what I’m gonna do, but I really WANT to run!! Grrr snowy New England!

I did it!!

stinkhund — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:26:33 +0000

FINALLY went for a run again!! I made it to 27 minutes of non-stop running even though I wanted to stop after just a few steps! I’ve been running twice for about 15-20 mins in the past few months (both times were in England beginning November), so I’m pretty happy with today’s run.

All it took was some new running shoes and being asked out on a date!

breakfast: plain bagel with dutch chocolate sprinkles (hagelslag)

lunch: 2 rolls with dutch choc sprinkles (hagelslag)

dinner: baquette with chicken salad, dressing, cheese, lettuce

snack: chocolate

exercise: 45 mins horseriding, 27 mins running, 40 mins walking

the deadline.

stinkhund — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:44:43 +0000

I’ve got 90 days to get to my lowest weight possible in that amount of time and to be able to run 7 miles (easily)…

Today is the beginning.

(Check back for updates throughout the day…)

breakfast: glass of water, 1 ‘Yo Crunch Strawberries’lunch: roll with chicken salad, lettuce, cucumber, dressing, cheese, glass of waterdinner: pasta, glass of water, yoghurt

snack: chocolate

exercise: 40 min horseriding, 30 mins walking

Didn’t do as well as I hoped but at least the thoughts were there again, I guess that’s a good start. Didn’t go for a run as it was -12*C out (bad excuse I know…) so I’m thinking of maybe joining the gym again. The problem with that is that I don’t have a car between 8/9am and 5/6pm and after that I usually have plans/family dinner. So I guess I’ll have to stick with running outside…*sigh*

Hopefully tomorrow will be better!

7 miles by March 4th…

stinkhund — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:39:30 +0000

Haven’t been running in weeks! Argh..!!

Spent nearly three weeks in England the week before Thanksgiving for my graduation. I’m gonna blame living with my parents to me not losing weight. In the week I stayed at Alex House I think I must’ve lost about 10lbs if not more! Of course in the second week with my family I gained it all back

Finally found out who the other three volunteers are on the prairie dog project. One of the girls is a stick-thin model and she found out there’s a 7-mile trail from our trailer to the research site that she wants to run everyday. As I’d mentioned I enjoy running she asked if I want to join her. Obviously I’ll say yes, it’ll be awesome to run that much! The only thing is that I’ve never actually run that much…Most I’ve ever run is 6 miles. Oh dear..!! I think I’m gonna be in amazing shape by the time July rolls around

Not much other news. Getting back into the routine of riding China 4x a week, walking my neighbours’ doggies and working at the kennel. Have been getting more into my photography again though

I miss England I’ve been applying to jobs and I’m secretly hoping I’ll get one before March even though I’m excited about the prairie dog project. *Sigh* I just don’t know!

Tuesday.

stinkhund — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:53:48 +0000

*30 minutes walking
*45 minutes walking

*3 musketeers mint bar
*starbucks tall java chip frappuccino with whipped cream
*chocolate chunk cookie
*chicken salad sandwich
*slice of cake

Monday.

stinkhund — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:08:58 +0000

-40 minutes horseriding
-31 minutes running
-45 minutes walking

*half bagel with hagelslag
*apple
*few bites of cake
*baquette with chicken salad
*small slice of cake