10 weeks down...12 DAYS TO GO...

Ten weeks down, 12 days to go, one day at a time!  'One day at a time' a familiar slogan especially in the  world of recovery. When one day at a time isn't even manageable chunk it down to one hour at a time, or one minute.   Time passes--no matter-- it waits for no one. How we choose to perform at any given time is on us. This has been an interesting past couple of weeks where life really interfered with 'my plan'. Looking back on it now I feel like the previous 8 weeks were cakewalk! 

I have no idea how I will perform in the upcoming 5k.  I think the Couch to 5k is a great program and does work- While I was keeping with the training I was on track, not easy by any means but manageable and definitely worth the effort.  When my phone crashed and my data was lost it was disappointing. However, I  chose to resume where I was by skipping the first 5 weeks of training. I did that for 3 sessions and when my times were logged I found myself feeling incomplete (the data was inconsistent).   I then decided I could start over with day 1, session 1, and complete it on a daily basis (rather than the every other day it is programmed for), so I started over.  That was an interesting concept for me to wrap my head around- to start over? Its so easy to tell others, especially your children "oh you don't like how its going? well just start over"  or when the building blocks they are so carefully working on come tumbling down  we reassure them that  it's alright and direct them to start over. This got me thinking about  "starting over" especially since we moved over the new year and it feels so much like 'starting over', yet remaining the same. Starting over doesn't have to be grim it can in fact be refreshing.  In many ways starting over is like a second chance and when it comes along its an opportunity to relieve yourself of past regrets, not relive them. Take the lessons learned and generously apply them!

 My replacement phone crashed. The phone with the 'started over' Couch-2-5k app. The phone didn't exactly crash -it just isn't taking a charge and its now left drained and useless.  Yes, I will get a new replacement for the recently replaced phone, and yes I could start over. Or I might just try again. 

The SparkPeople app has an on line version so that data has remained. The newly added Fitbit also has an on line version so that data is safe. The Fitbit has been a great addition yet I wonder if it also hasn't served as a hindrance.  I value it for its 'weight loss' component but I think I may have compensated my treadmill jog  time for "steps in a day" time. One night I was about 600 steps short of 10k so I literally paced the floors in my home!  Then I simplified it by marching in place. And when I tired out Fitbit logged nearly 3x's the needed movements to reach the days goal.  So-since then I have pulled out the mini trampoline and I run away.  I have really surprised myself at how long I can run in place on it-- through 1/2 of a Law an Order or a complete Judge Judy show!  I have since added weights and have a whole mini circuit running in my living room.  There is heavy breathing, sweat dripping and throbbing muscles, in conjunction with accelerating and exhilarating heart activity. I don't know how trampoline time computes into run time, but I do know either is definitely worth my time! Its up to me on how I want to perform.