August 2007Monthly Archives

I have a double WOO HOO from yesterday! First, I got in over 10,000 steps on my pedometer! i finished the day at 10,095. I was so excited!!

Secondly, my walking schedule called for walking 3/4 of a mile in 15 minutes. After my warm up walking, I got up to speed and managed to cover .79 of a mile in 14:01. That’s a 17:44 mile pace. That’s about the pace I’m hoping to walk at my upcoming 5k in November. That would have me finishing in 55 minutes for the 3.1 miles. The goal I set for myself was anything under an hour, but I would be much happier with something under 55 minutes. So, I feel like I’m right on track for where I need to be in my training since the event is still 12 weeks away.

Breakfast:
South Beach bar – 2.5

Lunch:
Tostada salad (no shell) – 8
FF/SF Pudding – 1

Snacks:
LF popcorn – 2

Dinner:
Tofurkey & cheese sandwiches – 6
Grape tomatoes – 0

Snack:
Nonfat milk – 3.5
Z-bars – 4

Total: 27
Exercise: None
Pedometer Steps: 5986
WPA balance: 35.0
Water: 80 oz

Well, I’ve not been sticking too well to the WW Walking Challenge schedule. I’ve been walking on each of the days in the schedule, but I’ve generally been walking a bit farther and a bit faster than called for each day. I want to be ready for the 5k in November, so I need to cover a little more ground that it’s calling for each day.

Yesterday, the schedule called for a 1/2 mile walk in 12 minutes. I started out planning to do that because I’d had a VERY long day already, but it just seemed really slow to me. So, I decided to just walk at a reasonable and comfortable pace instead of worrying about the suggested pace. I had actually just gotten into an almost zen/meditative state as I was walking that I completely lost track of the time I’’d been walking until I heard the Disneyland fireworks start going off. I ended up walking 1.3 miles in 25:23.

I’’ve also definitely have an increased awareness of moving more during the day thanks to wearing the pedometer. I got in just over 7000 steps yesterday, so I’m inching ever closer to that 10k steps goal. Saturday was the closest I’’ve come so far. I got in over 8k steps that day, but I was up and moving about a lot longer than normal due to a party that went until around 2am.

Breakfast:
English muffin – 1
LC light cheese wedge – 1

Lunch:
Tostada salad (no shell) – 8
Pudding – 2

Snack:
Mint patty – 2

Dinner:
Veggie burgers – 2
NSA peaches – 1

Snack:
Nonfat milk – 3.5
Z-bar – 2

Total: 22.5
Exercise: Sadly, none
Pedometer Steps: Sadly, too few – 4105
WPA balance: 24.0
Water: 80 oz