Conversion Stories

Lately I feel like I have been spreading the good news about two things. C25K and PW.

C25K

Also known as the Couch to 5K running program. I have been doing it for two weeks and I love it. Of course, that is easy to say when I am only two weeks in. About week eight I may just want to die. I think C25K is fabulous because it gets me exercising, which makes me feel good and it isn't super hard or scary. I will confess that I am a bit intimidated at the thought of actually running a 5K. Even though I am intimidated I am confident that I will be able to run a 5K, no matter how slow, by week nine. Between the first and second week I went from running 60 second intervals to 90 second intervals. Ninety second intervals of running was intimidating at the beginning of the second week. That could just be because I am so horribly out of shape, though.

After finishing just the first two weeks I feel so empowered and motivated to complete the full nine weeks of the program. I thought the first two weeks would be so terrible and they weren't so that gives me the courage to get back out there and do it again next week. Now, if I could just find evidence-based-research to support my findings. This whole exercise thing started because of a class, you know.

PW

Pioneer Woman. Or PW for short. The Pioneer Woman is my hero. I want to be the Pioneer Woman. Go google her right now and check out her story. Or, if you're in a hurry, just know that she has changed the way I view cooking. I've always been a bit nervous in the kitchen. Especially in my kitchen, the one with the oven that doesn't have numbers on the temperature dial. Cooking is always an adventure in my kitchen. Regardless, her recipes are so simple to follow and she spells everything out for you, complete with pictures. I am obsessed with her cookbook and can't wait to own it. Until then, I will follow her blog religiously.

These two things have changed my life. I have converted to the way of the Couch to 5K and the Pioneer Woman.

Amen. (If you've read PW's blog this will make much more sense.)