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I've been craving yummy (fattening) foods this whole week. I have been "giving in" to those cravings too. Not over indulging, just eating small portions of things I love to eat. So ... no weight loss this week, but not any gaining either.

I'm holding my own.

Forced myself to go to the gym today - in fact, I found myself driving down the road towards the gym when I realized, "Hey, guess I'm going to the gym." I was debating what to do for exercise today, and my body just took over! Ended up doing a fast/hard workout on the elliptical and burned 300 calories. I wanted to give up 15 minutes into it, but made myself continue.

I need my workout partner back! Trish is sick today, not good! I hope she recovers soon. (for her sake, OK, for mine too, but mostly for her.)

2 Miles Today!!

I did it! I actually ran 2 miles today - non-stop! I did it in 23.19.4 too! So, that is just a bit faster than 12 min miles! Whoo Hooo Kay! Earlier in the month I changed my goal from running 2 miles to running 1 mile, figuring I'd struggled SO hard with week 4 that there was no way I'd make it to 2 miles by May 3rd. HA! I was wrong!

So, sometime in Feb., when I first seriously started running, I said that I would lose 25lbs and be able to run 2 miles non-stop by my birthday, and I DID IT!

I was almost crying today as I finished my run; I am so proud I could burst! I truly never thought I would be able to do this so quickly.

yea!

Planning B-Day Meal

I really really want chips & cheese for my birthday meal. Nothing remotely healthy about that, but man does it sound so very good! So, I have made a deal with myself .. if I run 2 miles and keep my weight below my b-day goal I can have cake and yummy nachos for dinner on May 3rd!

Dreaming and drooling about it!

Another Goal Achieved!

I did it!! I finally reached my birthday goal weight!

Thinkin It Just May Be Possible

The other day I ran in the neighborhood again. (well, I have done the 1.25 miles 2x now actually, so I tried something new) Being that I found the one mile run not so difficult, I decided to push myself towards 2 miles. I mapped out a run and I thought it was 2 miles, but I guess I remembered it wrong. Cause I only ran 1.75 miles or 21 mins. Still - Whoo Hoo me! And, with a run that was just a quarter mile short of 2 - my goal for my b-day -that was not that hard to complete ... I'm thinkin'

Running a full 5K nonstop may actually be possible. By Memorial Day, of course.

Contemplating Today's Workout

So, I just got back from working in the classroom. I am going to eat something and then go for a run. Am I going to do W4, or move on to W5D1 - 5/3 x3 , Or am I going to run my neighborhood run again. I might just move on to W5. ...but that means that W5D3 has me running 20 mins or 2 miles non-stop. I guess I could do it, that is only 6 mins longer than my run the other day.

Oh the decisions I need to make :)

Later:
And so, the verdict was - just run! I ended up running for 15mins straight, and competleting 1.25 miles!! I walked and ran for a total of over 30 mins today, but the biggest thing is that I ran a mile yet again!

Hmm, do I need to try for 2 miles by my birthday? I'd have to figure out another route to run, but I could do that, I guess. ...figure out the route, not run :)

One Goal Down, 1.9 to Go!

I weighed myself this am and I officially have 1.9lbs to go to reach my goal of loosing 25lbs (from Feb) by my birthday!

AND

Today I went for a run in the hood. At first I ran 5.41 mins (just a bit more than half mile) but I stopped because I had to pee really badly and every "jog" was threatening to jiggle it out of me! (note to self, pee before you go for a run!) so I quickly walked back to my house (I was on a path near our house, so it was a quick walk back!) and relieved myself, then headed out again.

This time I just ran and ran and kept on running. First I thought I'd quit when I got to the path, then I thought I'd quit when I got to the end of a friend's yard, then I though heck, I'll go all the way to the end, then I thought I'd just turn around and head back for awhile, then I thought I'd go back to the beginning of the path, which would have been 10 minutes, then ... I figured I'd go for a whole 12mins which would be a mile, then I figured I'd just go till I got back to our driveway! Which I would have, but the neighbor's dog jumped on me right as I passed their driveway, so I stopped. Which is OK, because I ran 1.23miles, in 14.28 mins. I'm OK with stopping a few yards short!

I met a goal and I'm happy!