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January 24, 2010

By Lorie Love Hailey The Richmond Register Sun Jan 24, 2010, 10:17 PM EST

It has been more than a week since our last blog update and what a busy week it has been!

I have a wonderfully busy life and a demanding and rewarding job, but I am learning that I still must make my health a priority. This requires planning, from what to eat and at what times, to how to work in an extra 15 minutes at the gym.

For me, waiting until the end of the day to exercise usually does not work. It is too easy for me to make excuses.

This week was full of challenges. We finished Week 4 of Couch to 5K and started sessions with a personal trainer at the Y. We will be meeting with him five times so he can teach us to properly use equipment and develop a routine that will help us meet our goals. The first two sessions were Wednesday and Friday, and they were very grueling.

It was an eye-opening experience. I learned I had been doing several exercises improperly, such as squats. Believe me, my legs now know the difference between cheating squats and the real thing! Everyone is tired of hearing me say how sore I am.

This week, I also learned there is such a thing as overdoing it. I bruised my tailbone in Pilates and later pulled muscles in my thigh while working out. It is very difficult to run with a throbbing thigh! I had to take a few days to let my muscles rest and just do light exercise. After four weeks of intense workouts, it really was difficult for me to take it down a notch. I am ready to get back to the intensity, though.

I also ate some unhealthy foods this week, and I really could feel how sluggish it made me.

On Thursday, I ate a dessert at the Chamber banquet. It was small, but very, very sweet. Of course, it was nothing compared to Friday night at the Kentucky Press Association banquet, where I ate two pieces of cake!

I’m back to healthy foods now. A little indulgence now and then is OK, as long as it not too often.

I admit I am kind of scared of weeks 5 and 6 of C25K. I had to really work hard to do Week 4.

As long as I don’t give up though, I am making progress. Progress, not perfection, is my goal.

I hope you’ve begun your fitness journey. If you have, let us know about it. E-mail me at llove@richmondregister.com or Tinsley at tcarter@richmondregister.com.

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