So, I've done it again and I have no excuse. Skipping days blogging, that is. I guess one of my goals should have been to not skip days! I promise I will try harder.
One of the reasons, probably the main one, was that I was in a bit of a funk. I don't know why, really. I've been keeping up with all my goals, things are good in my personal life (aside from a messy house), and overall I'm pretty much a glass half full type of girl. Work has been stressful but I try very hard not to bring that home.
Anyway, regardless of the reason, I was in a funk. And now that I think about it, the weather has probably been a big reason. I miss the great wide open.
Let's do some catching up!
Monday, 2/3: Cross training day. I think I've shared that I have several DVDs. My current favorite is the Bob Harper Cardiomax. That man just cracks me up sometimes even though I have his monologue memorized. I'm weird that way. I was tired because B spent a lot of the night up sick and I ended up calling off for the first time in I can't remember when.
Tuesday, 2/4: 2.5 miles, 30:00
Wednesday, 2/5: 3.65 miles, 45:00. I had a work meeting, a doctor's appointment, and a lunch date. I made the mistake of not eating breakfast and grabbing a muffin mid-morning. I ended up sick to my stomach and really unable to eat anything at lunch. I enjoyed visiting with a really good friend, though!
On top of all that, it was weigh in day!
Here are the stats:
Starting weight: 196.6
Last week's weight: 185.4
Today's weight: 183.4
Total lost: 13.2 pounds
(cue happy dance)
Thursday, 2/6: 1.5 miles, 18:00 after work. Tired, emotionally and physically.
And here we are at today. I just got home from work and did 2.5 miles on the Dreadmill, 30:00. I'm in good spirits, probably because I have the weekend off. Also, someone at work told me that I looked like I'd lost weight. She said she could see it in my face.
I don't know if I've mentioned it here, but I have a running coach. She and her husband run a website and have a podcast that I've been listening to since their inception and I absolutely love them. So let me give a shout out to Marathon Training Academy with Angie and Trevor. You can find them at http://marathontrainingacademy.com/ or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/marathontrainingacademy?ref=br_tf
Please check them out, I think most of the people who read this (all 5 or so??) would love them as much as I do.
Anyway, Angie is my coach. I started working with her last summer, part of my way of healing and taking some time just for me. She has been so encouraging and supportive throughout our time together and I honestly think I would have quit many times if not for her.
When I started this blog I told her about it and also asked her to scale back my training because I felt like I couldn't keep up anymore and was getting discouraged. She didn't make me feel like a loser, she just stood by me and sent me a revised training plan with many kind words. And she read my blog.
Today, I received my next 2 weeks of training plan and I had to laugh when I read the email. She read what I'd been doing on my blog and in a sense, issued a challenge to continue to get stronger and faster. At first I read what she wanted me to do and thought "oh crap, I shouldn't have given her the blog address! I can't do this". And then I thought about all I've done this last 30 days. When I started this, I had backslid so far that I was having trouble running even 1 mile and was spending most of my time sitting on my butt feeling sorry for myself. Today I ran 2.5 after working a 12 hour shift. And that's when I realized that one of the greatest gifts Angie has given me was to have faith in me even when I had no faith in myself. I am so grateful to her for that.
Here's to many more days of getting healthy and fit! I'm excited with what the next 30 days have to offer. Tomorrow: new measurements in honor of the 30 days already completed!
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