I\u2019ve been staring at the C210K app on my iPhone ever since I announced it as my new year\u2019s goal<\/a> \u2026and then found out I was pregnant the very next day! So, here I am 11 months later and finally ready to tackle this challenge.<\/p>\n (This outfit is why I\u2019m considering new workout gear. Thick pants and a t-shirt are my running gear. Oh, and clearly you can tell from the background I have an affinity for horizontal stripes\u2026 dangerous for post pregnancy!)<\/em><\/p>\n Couch to 10k is set up similar to the Couch to 5k<\/a> app I enjoyed so much last year. It\u2019s a 3 day a week program, and I\u2019m trying to fit it in on MWF (reminds me off college class schedules :)). This week, I\u2019ve accomplished it! Though it is a bit more difficult while pushing a stroller and holding Koda\u2019s leash, BUT\u2026<\/p>\n Running with my posse in tow worked OK this week when the task was simply run for 30 seconds and walk for 4 minutes and 30 seconds. When things pick up, I might have to leave Hailey at home (with proper supervision, of course!).<\/p>\n So how does it feel during those 30 second spurts of running? Mentally \u2013 fantastic! Physically? Kind of like my insides are going to fall out. I\u2019m very glad it starts slow, and I hope it stays that way for a while. But I\u2019m not letting that discourage me, because like Pinterest<\/a> taught me:<\/p>\n I repeat this mantra to myself quite often.<\/p>\n And\u2026 that\u2019s not all! Look who has returned to my life.<\/p>\n I know strength is important, too, so I\u2019m fitting level 1 in on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Yes, this is adding onto my already busy schedule, but\u2026<\/p>\n it\u2019s all about making time.<\/p>\n Overall I am grateful that I\u2019m healthy enough to be able to get out and move. I\u2019m feeling inspired, challenged and ready to be a new, improved, lean, mean mommy machine!<\/p>\n And thank you facebook<\/a> & twitter<\/a> friends. With help from your feedback, I\u2019ve officially decided to take the new me to another level. Scissors meet hair at 10:30am today! AHhh! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n What is your favorite health\/fitness quote that motivates you?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Can you believe it\u2019s been 7 weeks since Hailey came into the world? I certainly can\u2019t! It\u2019s also been 1 whole week…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1483,2262],"tags":[436,434,426,51,435],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7957"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7957\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Reebok](\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Reeboktshirt_thumb.jpg\" "\\"Reebok")
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