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Newest attempt at being a "fit person". Working off of the couch to 5K program. Except slowing it way the fuck down and trying to listen to and respect my incredibly out of shape body. This, rather than getting all gung ho and breaking myself. I know running is not the ideal goal for a person of my proportions -  short and stocky sums it up. But I think about running all the time. Often at like 11 oclock at night I am overcome with an incredible urge to run. I never really have run though. Between childhood asthma followed by a 1 1/2 pack a day smoking habit I just never got around to running. Well been off the butts for 3 years now and there is no sign of my asthma returning so now I have no excuse. Here's how week 1 went. [today is day 7 and I took it off. I actually really wanted to go for a walk/run but I figured it wasn't a bad idea to take a day off and I have a paper due in 2 days I really need to focus on - and yet I am blogging, whoops]

Day 1: Stretched pretty good, sit-ups, other ab/back exercises. brisk walk, attempted the 90 seconds run, 90 seconds walk. That didn't work. Probably ran for about 1.5 minutes all told. Huffing and puffing so bad by the time I got home I'm surprised the neighbors didn't call an ambulance.
Wanted to die the following morning. Lower back agony. verging on vomiting kind of lower back agony. 
Day 2: Brisk walked - kinda power walked arms flailing thing. felt pretty good about it. Stretched beforehand and did upper body stuff with kettle bells (8lb) 20 behind head, 20 in front, 10 each arm.
felt pretty good the following day
Day 3: Raining - did a pretty aggressive (for me) 20-25 min work on the heavy bag. That was fun! Unfortunately I totally hit like a girl - need to learn how to actually throw a punch. Also did stretching and abs/back.
Next day a tiny amount of soreness in arms shoulders but not much. 
Day 4: Brisk walk am and pm, stretching, abs upper body kettle bells.
Next day slightly sore lower back and calves.
Day 5: Brisk walk with handweights (2lbs each) stretching, upper body
Calves tight next day arms slightly fatigued. I think I need new sneakers.
Day 6: Brisk walk about 1.5 times the length of previous. And I RAN about 1/2 the way home!!! And my back didn't hurt the next day. Though I learned if I am going to be running I should probably be wearing 2 sports bras cause one just didn't cut it.

While we are talking supportive undergarments and accomplishments I would like to share something with any of you who may be on the not skinny side of the fence. For a long time one of the deterrents to me exercising was the extremely uncomfortable experience of having stomach flab flabbing all over the place trying to make your pants fall off, your underwear ride up, your skin rip apart, and your pride go flying away from you. And lets face it. We all secretly want to feel sexy and powerful when we are exercising - regardless of how completely idiotic we know we look. Flabby belly flapping like a very unattractive 5th limb does not equal feeling sexy or empowered. It does equal pain, chafing and I was quite serious about the skin tearing thing. I came up with a solution - I'm not proud but it does work. Control top panties, they aren't just for smoothing the waves anymore! Now they are utilitarian!

And if your bottom has a padonk a donk that makes it hard to jog with a rhythm then these should do you right as well. And they do sell supportive undergarments for men if anyone was interested.
They ussually have this stuff for like $5-12 at Marshalls. Just wrap it up and take off running! Enjoy!

Now to write very very long paper of last minute misery.