Drum roll please.....................................I lost 4.4 pounds this week!!!!!! I was shocked when I stepped on the scale. I was just looking for at least a 2 pound lost but I almost started crying when I saw that I had lost 4.4 pounds. I even went out to dinner on Saturday. I ate pretty good. I drank water, had a little bit of the spinach dip appetizer not on bread but these cracker crisp things that were in the bread basket. For dinner, I had a crab cake sandwich sans the bread, a side salad instead of fries and dressing on the side. I planned on ordering dessert as a treat but instead a I ate three pretzel rods covered in white chocolate from the goody bag I received from the dinner. There was also dark chocolate and Reese's PB cups (my absolute favorite candy) in there but I didn't touch one piece! I actually haven't had any cravings for sweets which lets you know that I didn't need them! I do have a love affair with food, now I'm just remembering all the healthy food tips I learned in boot camp. Someone asked me "how hard it was to lose weight?" I know the person meant well but I am just using those insensitive words as my motivation to get through. To show that person that its actually not hard at all if I put my mind to it!
Yesterday was day 1 of training for the 5K in March. It was a pretty easy day as I just did a 5 minute walking warm-up, 3 minutes walk, run for 5 minutes-this was repeated three times. Today, on the other hand, was quite a bit challenging. I had to run 1.5 miles. I got tired right at one mile. I did complete the 1.5 miles at about a 5.3 pace running all the way in about 17 minutes!!! I was SO proud of myself. I had to keep giving myself a pep talk because I wanted to quit running especially right at the end but I was a little too close to the end. I am following this training schedule. I am actually a week ahead so I will just repeat the last week twice. Wish me luck because this schedule gets tougher each week! I am looking forward to the rest day tomorrow and hitting the treadmill again on Thursday. My hubby suggested that once the ice and snow slow down that I train outside some so I can get used to the actual race. I thought that was a great idea.
That brings my weight loss since January 4th to 7.2 pounds!!!! I am so amazed and even more inspired because I know that I can do this. I am more than halfway to my first goal of 10 pounds by Feb. 14th. I am actually only 2.8 pounds away and I hope that I can meet that by at least the 1st of February. We are going to a Wizards game on Saturday so I am hoping that I can keep my eating to a minimum. We shall see!!!!
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