Feelin' good about my progress!!!

The weather outside is frightful, but jogging can be so delightful......

Today was a blustery cold day. Fortunately we were able to jog in the gym. Do you notice how I have upgraded they type of exercise I am doing from walking to jogging? I still alternate walking and jogging, but I feel like my pace is more strong and is closer to being considered a jog. I LOVE that I feel myself making progress! It is a wonderful feeling to be able to celebrate these small accomplishments week by week.

I am going to be honest with you, I hands down prefer working out inside the gym. I feel like I can push myself more and I have more control over my breathing. I have to keep reminding myself, that I really do want to love running outside and that in the long run (no pun intended) I will be a stronger runner when I am as capable outside as I am inside.

Ginny and I are still trying to figure out the best way to track our progress on the days that we are in the gym.We both have downloaded phone apps. to help keep track. Mine totally lost GPS signal Monday, and I don't have a lot of faith in it. Ginny actually downloaded the app. that goes along with the "couch to 5k" program we are doing. We started off and I decided to run my app. along with Ginny's so that we could compare results and see if they were trustworthy. As we were moving along Ginny received a phone call, so I ended up being glad I was tracking our time as well, so that we would know when to change pace. Ginny's app. seems way cooler, but for some reason at one point  during our jog it paused and restarted the workout. I was happy to have kept mine running because it kept us on pace. I actually remembered what the program was suppose to be this time, and I really like the way it is run. It really builds you up to going more and more distance each week.

My brother Jacob decided to join us today and I was really happy to  have him with us. As soon as we finished our 5 min. warm up Jacob took off and pretty much did a billion laps for every one that we did!!! This was motivation for me to push just a little more! I do have to admit that I am a little sloppier with my breathing when I am inside. I think that I let myself become a little lazy because the consequences aren't as painful when I am inside. I am working on disciplining myself to be more strict on this matter!!!!

Today I knew we were making really good time. I was SO excited when we had finished and I read that we had gone 2.56 miles!!!!! Just think my first day 3 weeks ago I only got around 3/4 of a mile! I am really ecstatic about my progress!!! I know that everyday my workout may not be this productive, but the fact that I now know I can do it is such great motivation to always push a little harder!!!

I still haven't added anything new to my workouts. My favorite workouts have always been abdominal workouts and I have plenty of videos to choose from to work them. My surgeon said I am free to do abdominal workouts as longs as I don't use weights, and as long as I keep an eye on my stoma to make sure I am not causing it to herniate. He also said I could bike ride, but to really use A LOT of caution and to make sure I have a really comfy bike seat. Overall I think I am pretty clear to do anything within reason. I may start adding things in soon....maybe!!!!

Time out: 30 min.
Distance covered: 2.56 miles!!!!!! YAHOO!!!!