My 5K!!

This picture perfectly sums up how my race was! It rocked!!


Here is my new skinny picture!


Four other people from my church ran in the 5k also. It was so fun to see them while they were on their way back and get high fives from everyone. People were so friendly and shouting good jobs to random strangers on the path. It was awesome! The only thing that sucked was because of all the races that took place (1/2 mile kid run, 1 mile kid run, 10k, and 5k) the 5K started later than I wanted and so it got hot fast! The path had a ton of hills and ups and downs, which I have never trained on before so it was difficult! My time was 39:34! I was hoping for less but that was on flat ground so I am really proud of my time! Wahooooo!

Oh, and I lost another pound this week so I am down to 208.


I will DEFINITELY run another 5k!!! Maybe I should come to Modesto and run one with my friends down there!

::cough:: Tara start practicing ::cough::

Getting Rededicated!

This week I stuck to my guns! I counted points every day, If I didn't go to the gym everyday I either walked or ran. And this week I lost 3 pounds Wahoo! I'm down to 209 now!

So last Saturday I went to Fleet Feet to be fitted for running shoes. They were EXPENSIVE! I felt really bad because they were twice what I wanted to pay. I didn't really know what to expect to pay for good shoes because I just buy the ones that are pink and on clearance or sale haha.

So on the way home I went to a shoe store in the mall and bought another pair of running shoes using what I learned at Fleet Feet as a guide. I went to go return the expensive pair on Monday but they were closed. On Tuesday I went to a cardio class using my cheaper shoes for the first time. My feet hurt soooo bad! My arches were killing me, my toes were numb, ugh- it hurt... I left the class, changed shoes and went back in...DAY AND NIGHT. The difference was ridiculous! I could not believe it!
I wore them running the next morning and I ran longer without being winded, I wasn't so tired. I enjoyed myself! Hmm Weird. Went again on Friday- felt even better than before! I was actually really bummed that the next run day would be Sunday and I don't exercise on Sundays.
I remapped my run today to make it longer ( close to a 5K to practice and time myself) and I am excited to run in the morning.

My 5K is less than a week away. I am REALLY nervous!! I don't know why, its just three miles and I normally run about 2... but FIVE K sound so much worse right?!? I went and visited my friend in Oroville on Friday and had her drive me to where the race was going to be so I wouldn't be lost getting there. The first counselor in my ward is also running the Salmon run so I will see a familiar face.

I think I'm scared because I am imagining the shot going off and hundreds of people are going to take off sprinting and a huge cloud of dust is going to blow up and I am going to be stuck there at the start marker. Or I'll clock in when everyone is done and gone home and I'll all by my lonesome.... Oh I'm just nervous. I'll check in next week and I'll have pictures to show!!!

Wish me luck everyone! I could really use your encouragement this week!!!!!!

Its a new day!

So when I weighed in two weeks ago is when I hit my mile stone of -50lbs. What has happened since then? Well we took a little break and went to Modesto last weekend. I was so happy I lost 50 pounds that I just let my self go crazy! Bad idea.... We came home and so the next morning I weighed in. In a week and a half I gained 2.5 pounds. Ugghh oops.
I am getting my self rededicated to my diet and getting healthy. Last week I lost 0.5 pounds. Its a slow start but gotta start somewhere right?! I stuck to my diet ...most days, still had a cheat day yesterday.
I am going to have a great week this week!
I am going to count everyday, even if I go into the negatives, doesn't matter.
So my bike rides with the kids is really hard with my beach cruiser. I decided to sell it on craigslist and buy a bike with gears and get a child carrier seat for the back. Bradley is a huge fan and kept saying "wahoo! wahoo! cool!". Kiersten is scared to death haha- she did not like it ONE bit! She kept patting me on the back saying "Mamamamamama! All Done! All done!"
So I rode my bike to the gym this morning with Bradley on the back and Kiersten in the trailer. I did zumba and then we went home with the kids opposite. On the way home it was super hard.
I realized later the reason it was so hard is that one of the trailer wheels was flat. Uh no wonder! So here's to the new week! GO make it your own!!