Okay, so May was a rough month. It was the first month since Kaci was born that I didn't lose ANY weight. I was kind of upset about it. I mean I have worked really hard this last year and I REALLY wanted to hit my goal and I was disappointed in myself. Seriously I felt that I let myself down and oddly enough I kind of felt like I was letting you down (silly I know). But I brushed myself off and realized that I learned A LOT last month. I learned that just because I am thinner now doesn't mean I can eat whatever I want-seems like an obvious thing but to me it wasn't. I also learned that the more weight you lose the more you have to adjust your calories & workout routines. I'm constantly learning what foods are okay for me and body.
So here I am one year after having a BEAUTIFUL baby girl. No I didn't hit my weight loss goal on the day I wanted to. Big deal! I lost 69 lbs in a year!! What the what! I have a lot to be proud of! I didn't hit my goal BUT I get to set NEW GOALS! And that in itself is kind of liberating. So today I am going to sit down and write down my NEW GOALS! I already have one in mind and I need your advice. I want to run 2 5ks this summer. Anyway advice on good shoes, jogging strollers, good ways to train, or races? Help me out here. I am NOT a runner but I'm going to try to be. :)
I also just wanted to say thank you. The handful of you that read this blog are really motivating to me. I know sometimes this blog can get boring but having it makes me feel like I've got my own little support group. And I hope you get something out of it to. ;)
69 lbs is an unreal accomplishment... be so incredibly proud of yourself! i don't have any suggestions for jogging stollers (not quite there yet), however i have been running for a while and know a thing or two. 1- invest in a good pair of shoes. i liked my nike's a lot and recently switched to asics. they took me a little longer to break in. 2- get some good running mixes on your ipod. i love some lady gaga and adele :) 3- start slow and steady and be ok if you're not running far distances when you first start. 4- register for a race so you have something to look forward to. 5- i loooove my nike plus app on my iphone. if you have an iphone/itouch/nano, get the running app and the best part is that you don't have to have nike's to use them. talk to me more about that if you want. lastly- i run in murray park practically every morning! i run at 6 and usually by myself or with emily mills. i know you live super close so if you're interested in joining us, we go at 6am and are usually there about an hour getting in some good workouts. and that way, you may be able to run while aaron is watching the babe. let me know!
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