Wake me up when September ends...week 17

This past week, we closed the chapter of September and it feels like I was in a coma that whole month because I woke up and it was already gone. Sa la vie September!

This week has been full of some awesome points:

1. mini-goal conquered: Warrior Dash
2. Ran a 9 . 22 minute mile
3. Cut 5 minutes from my 5K run in 3 weeks

Now that I have become a warrior, I needed to set a new ambitious goal for myself. Today, I registered for the Hot Chocolate 15K in D.C. and boy am I already nervous about that one!

I was distracted by the cute logo and the idea of chocolate before really letting it settle in that this is just over a 9 mile run. Mind you, I have been running a couple 5K distances a week, but 9 miles-wow. That will be the longest I've ever run for, get this, fun. Or ever for that matter. AND to boot, all runners have to be below a 15 minute pace in order to complete the race. I am not too worried about this, but who knows. It's another pressure point. Either way, I WILL finish it and I WILL get to enjoy hot cocoa and chocolate fondue stations afterwards. It defeats the purpose of burning 1,000 calories but what woman could resist?!

In addition to this news, I have 3 blog followers and one of their boyfriends also participating in the run so it looks like we'll have a mini-team the day of and I will have a network of friends to run with and support me in achieving this goal. I was out with two of my friends last night doing a run and let me tell you, they pushed me pretty hard (I was whimpering like a dog and panting like one too). But I am thankful for it. These two will be my core running mates and hopefully the other 2 will join for weekend runs here and there. And that, my friends, makes me excited.

Ok, so onto the weigh-in for the week:

Week 17:

Weight: 178.6

Percent of Body Fat: 39.2%

BMI: 29.3

Water Weight: 44.2%

Weeks to Meet Goal: 44 

From initial weigh-in:

Weight Day One: -29.2 lbs

Percent of Body Fat: -5.1%

BMI: -4.9 pts

Water Weight: +3.6%

Weeks to Meet Goal: -29 weeks (12 weeks ahead of schedule)

Ok y'all. I am THHHHHHHIIIIIIIISSSS close to 30 lbs! WOW. Pretty cool. And how about the fact that I want to share the progress and text everyone I know? Haha. I won't go shouting to the mountains yet, but when I hit that mini-milestone, a facebook post will be in order. I might have to sneak a weigh-in over the weekend to see if I did it as I'm not sure if I can wait until next Thursday to find out.

Overall, September was great to me and next week I'll be discussing making it 4 months into this lifestyle. Man, how time flies when you're getting fit.


Love w/ all my bum,
CH