It has been a while since I have posted. Not sure why, but things are moving along. It is June 2, and the scales showed me at 235.4 this morning. That is up from 232.4, but I really still think it is water weight. I am so bad at drinking enough on the weekends, I usually retain water. That is my goal for this month, to drink more water on the weekends.
Since my last post, I have completed my first 5K, on 04/01/11 with a time of 45 minutes. My goals were to run the whole thing and to finish, I did both. It felt amazing. The next day not so much, as my knee bothered me so much so that I ended up going to the doctor. It was just a bit of inflammation, and is all better now. I have started running again, training for a 5K on July 4th weekend, and then a 1/2 marathon (God help me) on 12/03/11. I am still spinning and trying to incorporate more strength training into my week.
I have really struggled the last month or so, trying to balance everything. Being a mom of 2 young boys, a wife, and working full time does not leave much room for me to do things for myself. I have felt guilty about going to the gym when my house looks like a tornado went through it. Another thing is my boys hate the child care at the gym, and I feel bad making them go. It is for no other reason but they are bored as it is a small area and there are lots of kids. Over the past week or so, I have realized that whining about it is not going to do anything to make it better. I am learning that I can get a good workout cleaning the house, and mowing the lawn, so some days that is my exercise. I am trying to do a little bit each night, when I get home so that the household chores are not as daunting on the weekends. I am also asking my husband to commit to helping me with the boys more. Usually I drop the off and pick them up every day. He is going to start doing it 2x a week so that I can make it to spin class (which I love) and will keep me in the gym, since we are paying for it for atleast another year.
My weight loss is slow but steady. I had really hoped to have lost close to 50 pounds by the end of June, but that is just not going to happen. I am resolved to the fact that for me it is just going to be slower than I had hoped, but better than not at all. I am losing and that is all that matters. I am trying to stay focused on the accomplishments I have made and the fact that I feel better, look better, and have way more energy. I guess the excitement of getting started is gone, and now is when it is time to really see what I am made of. Seeing pictures of myself from the Memorial Day weekend, are sure fire motivation for me to keep going. I think part of my stall has been that people are starting to to notice and compliment me on my weight loss, and for whatever reason I always stall. That is the reason I have set these running goals for myself. I need to have something to work towards to keep me moving, on a regular basis, to get me over the humps. I am going to get there, and I cannot wait to post that post to the blog! The one that says, "I DID IT". I will do it!
