Well Folks, my FIRST 5K was a...

SUCCESS!
I am very happy to post that my first official "race" is COMPLETED! I would never, and I mean NEVER consider myself much of an athlete, let alone a runner. With that said, when deciding on whether or not to sign up for this 5K with my sister I was a bit hesitant but I figured it would be motivation to get my butt to the gym. We talked Christo into running it with us so it was exciting and something to look forward to during our Easter weekend in Charlotte. I was overwhelmed at the beginning but once I found my "rhythm" I managed to pace myself where I was comfortable. I crossed that finish line in 35 minutes which was a personal best for me! Overall, I'm thrilled I signed up, I'm excited Nicole and Christo were a part of it and I'm relieved to have my first 5K in the bag!

W-Day #37

Yesterday when I went to weigh I did not see Joyce. I HATE when she is not there! I know that sounds weird and "stalker like" but after so many weekly weigh-in's you develop relationships with the staff and become superstitious! I always feel better when Joyce is on the other side of the desk smiling back at me. Clearly she was off, it was time to suck it up and step on for my results. I am happy to report that Joyce or no Joyce I am down .8 lbs! As she always says, "slow and steady wins the race." I'll win this race soon enough but until then I'll take it week by week!

*** total weight loss to date 37.2 lbs ***

I'm a cheap date these days!

Wednesday night Christo and I went to the Yankee game with some friends. The weather wasn't perfect for a night of baseball but we were offered tickets and had never been to a game so we figured, what the heck, lets go! We headed up to the Bronx after work and cheered on the home team to a victory. It was during the 7th inning stretch that Christo leaned over to me and said, "You haven't had ANYTHING, are you sure you're okay?" I remembered a post from last year when I took my Dad on the Yankee Stadium tour where I pointed out the calories of popular "stadium" food and quickly replied to Christo, "No thanks, I'm great." Did I want a hot dog, um yea, did I want some popcorn, oh yea but I have realized while on WW the difference between wants and needs. I did NOT need those things to make the night any better than it was and walking out of the game knowing I didn't get something just because most people there were chowing down was the real victory of the night!

W-Day #36

Hmm. One week down, one week up, one week down, the next week up... Hoping this is not going to be the "norm" until I get to GOAL but I'm beginning to see a pattern here! I went to weigh in on Saturday morning and I'm UP .4 lbs. Every time I am faced with a gain I go through the same drill of questions with myself. What did I do wrong? What did I not do enough of? Where can I adjust? Week by week those answers change, however, there is ONE fact that never changes. I have to jump right back in if I want to make my final goal! So here we go folks; new week, new start.

*** total weight loss to date 36.4 lbs ***

W-Day #35

On Saturday morning I went to weigh and was extremely excited and pleased to hear Joyce tell me I was down 1.8 lbs. I have been focusing on gaining "activity" points lately by continuing with Pilate's and doing more cardio. It feels good when the scale cooperates knowing all of the hard work I've been putting in. I am getting closer and closer to GOAL and it has really motivated me to keep on truckin' this time around!

*** total weight loss to date 36.8 lbs ***