Fitness Challenge

Each September for the last 4 years we have has a fitness challenge at work for 10 week.  Each year I have participated and it is just a good way to get my lazy butt moving more.  Last year was the first year I didn’t complete any part of the challenge and I felt like I let myself down.  I don’t really remember why I didn’t finish, but I do remember that once I feel behind it became harder and harder to catch up to so I just stopped.  This year I am determined to complete it!  I have decided to do the aerobic training which is complete 30 hours in 10 weeks.  The second one I have decided to complete is the weight loss section and loose 5% of my body weight.   The challenge started on Sunday so Sunday afternoon I put on my tennis shoes and took Thor on a “short” walk.  Well it used to be one of my shorter walks…..  Within minutes of me starting I could feel my calf muscles getting tight and my feet started to cramp.  After ten minutes my feet were killing me and I embarrassed as I felt like a big fat hippo.  It was humbling and humiliating.  I am the heaviest I have ever weighed and in that moment I could feel ever single pound.  I just wanted to go home and cry.  I finished the walk and it was painful to even talk my shoes off as my feet kept cramping.  Thor as a happy puppy and wasn’t worn out even a little bit.  I may or may not have slightly hated him at that moment. 

The next day I was feeling sore from the butt down which was just sad.  So I decided to take a shorter walk with Molly.  I am sure we looked like quite the pair as we gimped along.  The only difference is I swear Molly was smiling the whole time while I was just trying to get through it.

Tuesday I decided to retake what I know call the longer walk aka the “short” walk I did the first day.  I brought Thor with me again and even though I was sore it wasn’t as bad as it was the first day.  I even made better time.  Score one for the fat girl! 

By Tuesday night I started to hurt head to toe.  Thinking I may just be worn down I shrugged it off and made sure to be drinking plenty of water.  By the time I got to work (I am working graves this week) I knew that I was getting sick.  Sure enough when I woke today I felt like had been hit by a freight train.  I hurt head to toe, so much even my hair hurt.  I had been hit by a cold straight from the deeps of hell.  My noise is plugged up and yet drips like an old leaky faucet.  I cough like a chain smoker and have bags under my eyes that make me look like a walking zombie.  I thought about trying to get my walk in and decided to mow my lawn first to see if I survived.  Not so much.  I was able to finish the lawn but had no energy after that.  I came inside crawled back into my bed at took a nap before work.  Now I am sitting at work and counting down the minutes until I can crawl back in bed.  I would have called in sick but there is NO one to cover due to us being so short handed.  Ug.  Fingers crossed I will kick this cold in the butt soon!  Unfortunately I may have just brought the plague to work…   

 

So far this whole challenge thing is trying to kill me, I am sure of it!  But I am not going to let it stop me!!  My plan is to take it easy again tomorrow and Friday and then get right back out there Saturday.  Bring it!