cause for celebration is that I have braved some pretty cold temps this week, and feel good about that. Last night I heard the low was going to be 17 degrees! We ran around 7PM and I'm guessing we were right around 28 degrees, but the wind chill was stinging. Shawn ran nearly an entire mile before stopping to walk - I am so envious of him!
Once we both completed our mile We gave each other a high 5 and walked probably another 1/4 - 1/2 mile on our street :). I do love our little neighborhood. It's fairly well lit and not heavily traveled, and really, after a long day at work and commute home, who wants to load back in the car to go to the track...I will say this though - the ground is hard! Ugh, I've got a dull ache today in both legs, but I'm guessing this is par for the course and am grateful to not have sprained anything or injured myself thus far. I'm proud of what I'm accomplishing, even if my progress is slow.
I went against my coach's advice and weighed myself this morning. Is it actually possible that after 5 weeks of running 3 times a week, and all of the activity these past few weeks, that I gained 3lbs?! What the hell! I was ready to pitch the damned scale this morning, but decided against it. Here's what I do know, my scale probably could use a re-set, and both times I've weighed myself since this journey began has been in the poorly lit early AM light of my bedroom. And I didn't write down the first figure - mostly because I was scared of it, so maybe I remembered it wrong too...either way, it looks like I need to be a little more conscious of what I'm eating heading into holiday party season, not that this is ANY different from any other year. God bless all of you who live each day without food/weight issues - you really have no idea how lucky you are!
Two days til the Jingle Bell - and while my sister is uber-excited, I am moderately terrified. There are two, well three pluses for me with this 5k: 1) I don't have to run Friday 2) I get to design cute outfits for us 3) I've raised $ 120 for a good cause.
And now, a word from the boss:
Can you believe it's been 5 weeks of running already...and 13 runs? You are really doing well. I am super excited for Saturday and if things go well, I think we should look for some more 5K and maybe 10K races in the near future. It will certainly be good time for us to be together. Much love~
Did she say 10K?!
Keep it up! You really do impress me...seriously...I can't run a short sprint without becoming winded.
ReplyDeleteI'd say that designing cute outfits is definitely worth it!
What did I tell you about weighing yourself??? To really start losing weight, if that is your goal, you have to do between 30-60 (60-90 being ideal) minutes of continuous exercise. We are starting from the beginning and this takes time. Stay focused on getting yourself in better condition to then be able to work for longer periods of time and gradually you will see the weight come off and stay off. Focus on building your endurance...THAT is what is important right now. I love you and know that there can be a day when food/weight will not control you anymore!
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