The start to a fit Lindsay!

I know I've heard somewhere that keeping a journal along your path to fitness and/or diet helps so here goes...

Day One: *well it was actually yesterday /blush*
I started on a couch to 5k guide that I stumbled upon on Pinterest. I chose this as my starting point for several reasons. 1) Well, I'm overweight. Plain and simple. and 2) I have the ever so slightest presence of an annoying thing called asthma. Not enough to affect my day to day life or use an inhaler, but enough to disrupt any rhythm of breathing I attempt any time I run. First day was great. Simply walk for 5 minutes. It doesn't specify fast or slow but I opted for a brisk walk. Jog for 2 minutes. I pushed myself to the point of almost hyperventilating so I'm proud to have lasted 2.5 minutes. It's the little things I tell ya! And finish with a 5 minute walk. Again, I chose a brisk walk. I also opted to take along my four legged companion Pepper Ann who was pleased as punch to go for this outing!

Day Two: *that's today /hmm*
Ok, so today I did the same walk/run/walk routine with the same time intervals. On the guide it called for a relax day but as this is for my overall fitness and not just to prepare me for a 3.1 mile run I have decided that I will only take 1, maybe 2, days off. Today I mixed in a small inner thigh workout (man was it intense!). I followed this up with simple yoga stretching.

So far everything is going very smoothly. Normally I "need" a buddy to keep me motivated to stay with any form of exercise but I feel this routine, guide, outline, whatever you'd like to call it, is a gentle start, building up in intensity, and helping in the long run with the whole lifestyle change that I'm looking for. Yay me! /bye