This week was an amazing week in the exercise and weight loss department. I decided to switch things up at the gym. On Sunday, we got back early enough for me to hit the gym for my hour walk. I love reading my NOOK while walking because it makes the time go by so much faster. I find myself walking more just so I can finish reading a chapter in the book. Monday was kind of a rough day on the treadmill. I had to wait for one because the gym was packed. So instead of standing and waiting, I decided to get on the Stairmaster. Holy moly! I was on that thing for 15 minutes and I was dripping with sweat within the first five minutes! It was a great workout! The girl beside me said she could tell a difference since using the machine. Tuesday I ran the last "long" run before the race. I ran 3.1 miles in just under 35 minutes. I kept wanting to speed up but I kept my pace consistent at 5.5 mph. This morning I woke up and went to spin class. I decided to do this because I am not working out on Friday or Saturday due to the race and I wanted to get my workouts in. My butt is killing me even though I wore padded bike shorts!
Needless to say, I was VERY surprised when I hopped on the scale and saw I lost 4.8 pounds!!!!!!!!!!! I mean what??! I was thinking it had to be a mistake. I hopped out and cleared the scale out and got back on. It said the exact same thing; I had lost 4.8 pounds. I can only attribute it to working out only 5 days last week and switching up my cardio exercises.
I am proud to say since January 4th, I have lost 23.2 pounds!!!! I met my March goal of losing 10% of my total body weight from my first weigh-in.
The big race is on Sunday! I got emotional on my run yesterday (Tuesday) because I cannot believe I have made it this far! I was never a runner before and all I can remember is running 1 mile and then quitting to walk or get off the treadmill. I thought I was doing something with that one mile. Now, I can run 3.1 miles without stopping. Check me out! And I can do this more than once a week. I was reflecting on how I was doubting my weight loss this morning and I realized that I asked God for this and He is doing what He said He would! How dare I doubt Him!?!? He has definitely made all of this possible. When I felt like giving up, I just called on Him, literally! So I am just going to sit back and watch God do His thing in me and through me! I can't wait to see the end results! This Friday is my hubs birthday!!! So we will actually be spending the weekend in DC. We plan on going up on Saturday morning to pick up our race packets and hang out. We are going to a concert on Saturday night. We will be going back to the hotel as soon as that's over to get a good night's rest. I plan on sleeping late on Saturday morning because I know it will be a long night and an early Sunday morning. I still have to figure out train routes and all that good stuff before Sunday. I am both nervous and excited!!! I will be back with a race re-cap.
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