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Whew!!!  I took me 5 1/2 months to lose 50 pounds but I made it :-)   I'm over halfway there!!!

I had a great run yesterday.  I finished the 5K in 44:23.  That's 9 minutes faster than my last 5K.  The couch to 5K training works!!  I've been doing it for 5 weeks and I have improved so much it's amazing. 

The next race coming up is in 2 weeks.  I don't know if I'll be able to beat my time that soon or not but I will give it a shot.  It was just amazing to me that I was able to run the entire distance without any walking breaks.  The adrenaline of the race atmosphere and energy sure helps that along but now that I've done it I know that I will continue to do it and increase my distance and hopefully my speed as well.  I'm such the turtle just plugging along at an easy pace though.  Just finishing is what counts for me.  I'm only out to beat myself if I can do that. 

My friends and family were at the race yesterday and it was pretty cool to see the sign and hear people who know you cheering you on.  That was very cool.

Yep that's what I feel like today.  Same as I felt yesterday.  You should not be allowed to get a head cold in the summer time.  Ugh. 
I didn't go in to work today because I really needed the extra time to rest up and get healthy for my next 5K on Saturday.  Yep just 4 days away.  I'm excited.  I can't stop thinking about it.  It's a big deal for me because while it will be the 3rd one I've done this is the first one that I've trained for.  My C25K training isn't complete yet but I'm 5 weeks into it and the difference is amazing.  I am a bit obsessed with running now.  Yesterday was not a training day but I got out and ran 2 miles just for fun.  Even while feeling like crap on toast!  I have Runners World Website on my FAVORITES!  Cheese and rice it's crazy.  I'm dreaming about running.  Does that make me a runner?  In my head heck yeah.  In reality I think people think this is just the latest "fad" that I'm into.  I've invited my mom and I'm making the girls (hehe) go to the 5K with me.  I want them there to cheer me on and I also want to show my mom that I can do it.  It's kind of silly but it can't be too much fun not to have someone either running the race with you or waiting at the end.  Saturday I will have both.  A friend from work is going to do it with me although she will be walking it.  That still counts!!!  And then I will have family at the end.  A pat on the sweaty back and a "good job" is what I need.  It's like grown up show and tell.  See what I can do??  Lol  

Oh...and I had an nsv this weekend.  I put on my running clothes and when I looked in the mirror I could see that my shirt was not as tight as it was a month ago when I got it at my last 5K.  I like that shirt because it's a wicking shirt and I haven't splurged and bought myself one yet.  I have also had to tie my shorts.  They aren't too big yet but they fit better tied. 

I'm also not quite as worried about who might see me while I'm running.  I just do my own thing.  That will be put to the test this weekend though because this 5K is in my hometown.  Like I could run the route in my sleep with my eyes closed because I know the area so well.  I'm sure to see people that I usually avoid and I'm going to be running.  It's not like you can hide and be invisible while running down the middle of the road wearing very awesome and bright running shoes.  :)  It will be a difficult thing for me to overcome.  I've been stressing about it ever since I actually registered for the run.  I have that nervous feeling like when you have to talk in front of a group or you're going on a job interview.  I know this will be a smaller run than the other 2 I've done so I can't really get swallowed by the crowd.  I just hope there are more than myself and my friend registerd.  Lol   The good thing is that it's a run/walk so as long as there are walkers I won't have to worry about actually crossing the finish line last. 

Ok.  I'm done rambling again for now.  I've added some new pictures and I'm going to try and change my avatar pic too.  Time to get rid of the old me and show off the new me for a bit :)

I want to BE a runner.  Right now I run but it's hard.  It takes me a few minutes to fight through the breathing and to find my rhythm.  Once I do I'm good to go but doing this C25K training is about intervals and once I get into my groove it's time to walk again.  I know it's working.  I can do so much more than I could a month ago.  I LOVE being able to finish the training.  I love even more that last night I decided to go out on my own and go for a run.  What????  Really??  Was that me???  Lol   I will be a runner.  I love the feeling of pushing myself and running even longer and farther than the training tells me too.  My first 5K since starting the training is in one week.  I can't wait.  I'm hoping that I can cut a few minutes off of my time.  I have a few more 5K's lined up already into September.  My youngest daughter is 14 and she's doing them with me too and I love that.  I just feel like right now that people stare at me and wonder what the heck is she doing here.  She's not a runner.  I feel like an elephant lumbering behind all of the gazelles.   My head gets in my way sometimes.  It tells me that I can't do this and why do I keep pretending to run?  When I look in the mirror I still see that 40+ pounds that I've lost still sitting on my body.  Even when the skinny jeans that I bought in a size I haven't worn since high school fit with room to spare.  It's exciting but I keep waiting for someone to laugh and say they just switched the tags and that's not really a size 16 it's a 22.  Stop trying to be someone you aren't.  Why does our mind have to work so hard against us?   As if it's not bad enough to have to fight cravings and addictions to food every day as it is I have this little Jiminy Cricket voice in my head laughing at me.  Telling me to go ahead and give into those cravings.  UGH!!!  I knew this would be more of a mental game than a physical one.  You just can't prepare yourself for it. 

Ok my random ramblings are done for now.  I guess I just had to get a few things out of my head.  Lol    I'm off to put on my skinny jeans and go to the mall with my daughter.  Wow.  Those words are just about as foreign sounding as going for a fun run.  Huh....I kind of like the new me :)

Today I jogged 2 full laps around the track WITHOUT STOPPING!!!!!

Yesterday when I was doing my couch to 5k training I almost made it around during the 3 minute run so I was pretty sure I could do it so I decided to try today.  I didn't do my training this was just for fun.  My mom and I went to the track.  We walked around twice and then I started to run.  I made it around the first time and decided I felt pretty good so I'd just keep going and see how far I could go.  Before I knew it I was coming up on my second full lap!!!  I got really excited and was getting tired so I walked a lap and then I ran another one!!!!  Go ME!!!  I'm really excited now for my next 5K in 2 weeks because I should be able to shave a couple more minutes off of my time. 

Ok.  So I've already completed two 5K's.  The first was the big one.  I finished in 56:23.  The second one I finished in 53:18.  3 minutes faster.  Lol   One of my besties and I have decided we both really want to build up our endurance and stamina and learn to run better and farther which should in turn help us get faster because we will be running more than walking.  We both downloaded the Couch to 5K app on our phones and have completed the first week plus 1 run this week.  It's hard.  My bestie has lost over 130 lbs and is a tiny thing now so while it's hard for her because she hasn't done this before she's not crawling down the street at the end of the workout like I fantasize about.  I can't wait to get more of this weight off so that in itself will make this training a little easier.  I've lost 40 pounds and that's awesome.  I can feel the difference and losing another 40 would help a whole lot more :)

This week we are running for 90 seconds and walking for 2 minutes.  Repeating that for 20 minutes with a 5 minute warm up and cool down.  Doesn't sound very difficult until you try it.  Especially in 90 degree 1 million percent humidity.  The kind where just stepping outside causes you to start sweating.  But I've done it and will continue to do it because I will become a runner.  I really like competing with myself and doing 5K's.  I love the energy and the adrenaline of the crowd and other runners.  It's something that you don't have to go to the gym to do.  I have a workout buddy that has the same goals I do and that is a big help in motivation.  

There is another 5K coming up on July 28 a couple of miles away.  My youngest daughter and I are planning to do this as well as one of my co-workers.  I'm excited.  By then I should be able to knock a few more minutes off of my time and setting a new Personal Best.  I'll let you know how it works out :)
 

So I'm not a huge fan of the word but here it goes......I'm in ONEDERLAND!!!  Lol

I was stuck at 200.0 for 2 weeks but yesterday the scale said 198.2.   Woo Hoo.   Of course that's not what the scale said today at the doc but that's typical.  It was in the afternoon and I had clothes on.  :)    My friend has given me a couple of pair of shorts and a pair of jeans that all fit and they are size 16.  She has also given me a few XL tops that fit.  That's very exciting but I'm still stuck wearing too big clothes to work because none of the clothes are work appropriate.  Oh well.  I'll continue to have baggy drawers until I find some clothes at Goodwill or the Thrift Stores in town.  :)

I just checked my BMI and I'm at 39.6.  I'm obese now instead of extremely obese!!  Woo Hoo!!!

I did it!!! 

Today was the Fifth Third Riverbank Run and 2 of my best friends and myself completed the 5K walk.  Yes it's a walk and not a run but it was my FIRST 5K EVER!!!!   I was so freaking happy when I crossed that finish line that I couldn't stop laughing and crying at the same time.  Then I seen my friend who finished before me and kept right on crying.  Just as I got myself under control my other friend finished and then we all started in again.  Lol   It was the best time.  I looked at my phone at the start and finish and my goal was to finish it in an hour and I did pretty dang close to that.  I keep trying to find my official results on the website but can't seem to find any of us on there.  I'd really like to know what my time is so that I have a goal for the next one.  It was very cool to be walking right down the middle of the streets in Grand Rapids.  There were so many people there participating and a ton all along the route to cheer you on.  I had to keep challenging myself so I would pick a person who was ahead of me and once I got past them I'd pick someone else further ahead.  I kept doing that until then end.  I would also jog down the hills.  Lol   My friend Sue said it best today just after she crossed the finish line "I knew I could do it but I don't think I believed it until right now."  

Today was a GREAT day!! 

Update:  Today the offical times were posted.  My chip time was 56:23  :)   Woo Hoo.   I beat my goal time!!!!

So I checked my BMI today and I'm at 40.4 still Extremely Obese but I'll be obese when I get to 39.9!!!!  I'm so close to that first little milestone :)  That does make me happy.  Down another 2 pounds this week so I'm at 29 pounds total since Feb 23, 2012.