I am so damn out of shape.

[missroserose]

I have been defeated by the spectre of twenty sit-ups in a row. This from the girl who could do fifty of them without breaking a sweat back in high school.

I'm also now a good twenty pounds over where I'd like to be weight-wise, and a good ten over what I'm really comfortable with.

I think I'm going to be hitting the treadmill (and perhaps doing sit-ups) on a daily basis for a while.

On the positive side, I managed to run three-quarters of a mile straight at 6 MPH. So I'm pretty close to my goal of making it for a whole mile.

So, goals: By the end of May, be able to (a) run a mile at 6 MPH comfortably and (b) do fifty sit-ups in a row. (Not necessarily without breaking a sweat. I'm trying to be set attainable goals.)

If I can manage all that, and be out of debt, I'll be a very happy woman...

Comments

[tygenco-x.livejournal.com]

Do what works for you; I've found that maintaining a specific weight and not going over or below the number works for me, but that said, it's what works for me and I don't expect anyone else to do the same if they have a different plan.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

At this point, I can go for quite some time at about 5mph. (I don't actually run, this is on an elliptical. Soft or no impact, plz!)
Will there be diet changes, or are you happy with that currently?
And also, Go You!

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Ellipticals are cool, but the Rock Dump doesn't currently have any - just a treadmill and a stairclimber. So I try to take it easy.

Diet-wise I've been trying to follow a general guideline of "more vegetables, fewer sugars", with mixed results. On the other hand, it's given me an excuse to eat salads and Vietnamese food for lunch the past week...