This week overall was a good week. I plugged in 26 total miles of running in order to follow my training for the half-marathon and completed my 40 day challenge of not eating out. Naturally, my husband wanted to celebrate by going out to eat-LOL. Men, I tell ya. I obliged by telling him we could celebrate with Subway. What a good compromise that was! Easter can be another food pitfall but I am happy to share my meal with you. I was pretty proud that it wasn't a gorge fest and rich with protein, fruits & veggies:
Naturally, with all the running I have been doing, I thought that I was destined to have dropped some major weight this week. WRONG. I GAINED three flippin' pounds! I was so disappointed that I cried a little and felt super discouraged this morning. But, I got up, put my big girl panties on and hit the gym. I am determined to have a funeral for my fat whether it likes it or not!
My TNT coach could sense my frustration and pow-wow'd with me offering words of encouragement after my workout. If I feel like I accomplished something, then I did accomplish something and prior to that weigh in this morning, I thought that I was golden. I am one to lean more towards the guilty conscious about things (I immediately thought about some of the treats I allowed myself to have this week and how I maybe could have pushed harder during a run) but that isn't necessarily a good thing now is it? Then my bestie, Jen, put it into a fresh perspective. I ran 26 miles this week. A year ago, I wasn't running anything. And a few months after that, I was happy to finish a single mile. What seems like a no biggie this week would have been monumental and insurmountable to me last year.
Amazing how the impossible becomes possible. Sometimes I am so caught up with the next step that I forget about what I am doing at present to change my life for the better 'now' that will eventually make my 'future' that much more rewarding.
Breakdown for this week:
This Week:
Weight: 170.2
Percent of Body Fat: 36.9%
BMI: 28
Water Weight: 46%
Weeks to Meet Goal: 35
Weight Day One: 207.8
Percent of Body Fat: 44.3%
BMI: 34.2
Water Weight: 40.6%
Weeks to Meet Goal: 73
a. To run a mile without slowing down
b. To run a 5k, 8k, 10k
Wow! I remember these goals being very big for me. To run a mile without having to stop seemed like a mountain I was going to have to climb and now I can run for miles without having to do intervals. I mean, I ran a 10K as part of my training last Saturday and that wasn't even a long run for me! I guess Jen was right. I need to be proud of how far I have come even if this week's weigh-in stunk. With the renewed perspective my supporters gave me, I am ready to kick some butt and take some names...well, at least kick some butt so I can make this bum smaller!
Love w/ all my bum,
CH
P.S. I need to take some more pictures in my dreaded bikini-but will post them later this week! Stay tuned.
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