Stephanie was one of our winners in the Refresh You $5,000 Makeover for You and a Friend Contest. She’s in the midst of the Very Low Calorie Diet Program and doing remarkably well. In fact, she’s doing so well that we changed her photo — the original one just doesn’t cut it anymore. Stephanie’s blog is 99.9% unedited. You’ll read it all, as it really is — the triumphs, the setbacks and the results.
As I said in my last entry, my husband and I started a Couch to 5K program. It is basically a very slow and conservative program that helps you build up to running a 5K. (Do a Google search on C25K and you’ll find dozens of customizable programs. Actually, just click here and I’ll Google it for you in a new window. )
As well as I’ve been doing on my calorie intake, my calorie burning has been off to a slower start. Since I’m only on straight VLCD for another few weeks, I’m starting to panic about my lack of activity. Some of you might say that running a 5K is pretty ambitious. Why not start with a walking program?
So I am going to divulge the real reason. And stay with me, because I promise I have a point.
Summer in Wisconsin, in certain circles, is also known as beer tent season. Now I don’t plan my entire summer around which beer tent is hosted in which town. (Some of you do – you know who you are). But there are two or three that I like to attend with friends.
I was wondering… How can I justify spending an entire evening at a beer tent drinking and eating? Can I just never go again? Because to be completely honest, a beer tent is not the kind of activity that would still be fun if I were drinking soda. Amiright?
However, beer tents are generally tied to a community festival of sorts. And nearly every community festival includes some sort of fun run/walk. I’d feel a lot better about spending the night at a beer tent if I had run a 5K or even 10K earlier in the day.
If I complete this program, I should have no problem running in these events next summer. Eventually, I will meet my goal and I need to find ways to maintain that goal while living my life.
OK, the beer tent thing isn’t the only reason I want to run these events. It would also be a really big accomplishment for me — something I set out to do and finished. Something tangible that my family could watch me do and maybe even be involved in.
I’m already seeing results. After doing the program for one week, I lost 4.8 pounds. I’ve been averaging around 3 pounds per week throughout the entire VLCD, so it’s no mystery what gave me the extra push last week.
Now my grand total weight loss is just under 40 pounds. (I’m almost there!) Two more weeks until I get to eat real food! I’ll keep you posted!
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