The Color Vibe 5k = Awesome Fun!!!

Hubby and I did The Color Vibe 5k today, and it was so much fun.  I'm proud of both of us for signing up for it and doing it.  There was a nice crowd there and everyone was excited about it.

Before the 5k began

My final time ended up being 50 mins and my GPS tracker said I only did 2.9 miles, so I guess I must have cut corners too much. lol  But that's ok.  I'm still proud of having done it, and I seriously did move lots faster than I usually do when I'm walking.  I walked most of it, but I did have a couple spurts of jogging.  I discovered that the shoes I was wearing, were not really made for jogging/fast walking, because the balls of my feet were killing me after the first mile, but I kept on going.

Afterwards :)

I can definitely say that this will not be our last 5k (and eventually we'll move up from the 5k).  I'm glad we chose a color run as our first 5k, because it made it so much fun.  I'll be checking the web often for upcoming runs in our area, so we can continue doing this.

So happy I have such a wonderful
hubby to do things like this with!

Fell off the wagon, but I'm back on it now :)

At the beginning of this year, I "said" I was ready to commit to a healthier lifestyle and make positive changes in my life.  I did ok for a little while...  and then I lost track and completely fell off the wagon!

It's time to change that!!!!!

So far, I've exercised for at least 30 mins every day this week.  I'm trying a new approach to eating, which is finding out my TEE/TDEE (Total Energy Expenditure/Total Daily Energy Expenditure) and eating around that number for awhile to reset my metabolism.  I work 4 days a week, and I'm off 3 days a week, so I calculated my numbers based on that, but I took the average of the numbers to find a daily calorie goal.  Once I've done that for awhile, I'll start my calorie deficits to start losing weight.  I may gain some weight right now, but it's for the greater good (getting my metabolism functioning efficiently again).  I'm not worried about it, because I'm on the right track now!!

Find your TEE/TDEE at http://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expenditure-advanced

And on this exercise and being healthier note, hubby and I are doing our first 5k this Saturday.  We are doing the Color Vibe.  I know I'll probably end up walking most of it, but I'm hoping to get a few spurts of jogging in there.  My plan is to time this one, so that I can work on improving that time before my next 5k.  Because this one will NOT be my last!!!

Current stats:
weight: 200 lbs
TDEE: 2600 (I'm eating around this for a few weeks to reset my metabolism, then I'll create a deficit)
Goal weight: whatever puts me at a healthy body fat percentage and makes me feel good about myself :)