The good news first:
I don't owe $20 to the pot...it was touch and go there for a while. My goal had been this week to drop below 195 so I would have lost 50 pounds total since Feb this year. So I upped my exercise & my intensity and cut out all snacks. In 4 days I gained 3 pounds and was quite irritated! I *think* I put on extra muscle because when I didn't exercise for 2 days I lost that 3 pounds quite quickly. Who knows!
I was able to run walk a mile this morning. 50 pounds ago it hurt to run to the end of the driveway. 50 pounds ago I had a hard time "racing" with Joseph. The last month or so, I noticed when I would "race" with him I didn't hurt! So this morning I decided to run the one mile "course" I have made for myself around my neighborhood. I was able to run it mostly and didn't feel the aching pain in my knees or back! I was quite proud of myself. I timed myself too, before I was able to get the mile done in about 22-23 minutes today I got it done in 15! sweet!
Today was the last day of my 5th 10 week exercise bet. Gretchen I were laughing the other day because we didn't know which week we were on, believe me when I say I used to know intimately which day / week we were on and how many days/ weeks we had left (I would even calculate how many minutes that was total {yes, I am that math nerdy!}). To be at the point where it has become habit is quite amazing to me!
Bad news: So I didn't make the 50 pound mark but I am 1.3 pounds away from it, so maybe next week? but my totals are 49 pounds so far and if we count my heaviest (when I was pregnant with Liam) I am down 80 pounds! cha-ching!
Oh, I was reading a recent blog where the lady is doing a program where you reset your metabolism and she didn't loose any weight but did loose inches. Holly and I had started The Shred (No, Jillian not everyone can do Jumping Jacks! I don't care that you have 400 pound people doing it! :P~~) and we measured ourselves so I decided to remeasure myself and here are my numbers, since July 19th:
Neck: -1/2 inch
Bust: -1 inch
Waist: -2 inches
Hips: -1 and a half inch
Thigh: -1 and a half inch
Arm: -1/2 inch
Total: lost 7 inches!
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