Sunday 1/22- A Geocache in a Hobo Camp

So, after not being able to fall asleep due to horrible muscle pain followed by some fairly intense heartburn, I finally did fall asleep around 6 in the morning. Ian woke me up around 1:00 this afternoon and I got dressed to go on our walk. We went out with a purpose this afternoon, going on a geocache about a mile away which was supposed to be neat and easy and fast, but ended up being creepy and weird.  It was completely destroyed inside of a hobo camp. Here's a picture:

 

As you can see, that's not too much fun. However, the point of the trip was still to get out, go for a walk and find a cache...all of which we did. 

After coming home, we realized the group that hid the cache in the beginning hasn't really been active and the majority of their caches have been deactivated or are in such horrible shape that they have been marked as "needs maintenance." 

Other than that, I'm writing early today incase I forget to later. Remember,I'm a Giants fan...

And tonight, they're playing in the NFC championship game against the San Francisco 49ers...another nailbiter but let's see what happens.

Intentions of this Blog and First Post!

The main point of this blog?

Its time for me to get off my ass and get in shape. Unlike lofty new years resolutions, I am working daily to this goal beginning yesterday (this is important because I say "yesterday" not tomorrow or next week). This blog will help me track my progress and pitfalls along the way. My goals are not based on weight but with my overall quality of life. My first goal is to run in the annual McGuire's 5k on March tenth, just 2 days after my 26th birthday.

This is me (after a heartbreaking Giants loss):

Actually, this one is a little better and a better representation of myself:

I'm going to be trying the "couch to 5k" program I read online with other core strengthening exercises to get the rest of me in shape.

My boyfriend, Ian, is the greatest motivator right now and goes with me. He is always there to offer words of encouragement and walks and jogs along with me when he is clearly in better shape and has the stride of a gazelle. (The height difference here is important as I am barely 5'3" and he's about 6')

Here's a picture of us from last week:

This one is one of my favorites: 

Enough picture time for now, here's what I've managed to do so far:

So far I've managed to jog for about an eighth of a mile without stopping but it hurts. I walked about 3 miles on Friday, 1 Saturday and also on Saturday spent the better part of the day hiking through the woods geocaching. Tonight, I hurt everywhere. My core is the worst with my shins being a close second. Took some ibuprofen before laying down but it barely touched the pain. I do still plan on working out tomorrow but hopefully can go for a nice long walk rather than a hike or pushing too much jogging.