HOMG. I had to run home and tell you this.
Today is a run/walk day for my 5k training. When I started on July 1st, I could only jog for 30 seconds at a time. As of Saturday, my last training day, I could jog for 2 minutes. Today I jogged for 7 mins at once. SEVEN!!!!
Then I walked for 2, jogged for 2, walked for 5, jogged for 5. So total time, 14 mins jogging, 30 with warm up and cool down, but 7 at once!
This is major, major for me. I just thought, let's see how long I can jog for. I'll jog until I want to die then I'll walk. And I did!
I never before understood what people meant when they said "you'll be proud of yourself" for doing something psychical. I never got that, because I never felt it. But I think I'm going to be proud of myself for doing this 5k. Like, I might actually be able to do this!
Ok, off to pick up the kid and head to the pool. Just call me Erika!
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!!! I know how *fond* Erika is of the bananas, but you deserve a WHOLE BUNCH
In other news I am so close to onederland! I am at 202.2 as of this morning... I don't think I am going to do anything to derail myself tomorrow even though it is my birthday... DH and I had sushi saturday so technically that was my birthday meal... so we'll see... I want to be out of the 200s sooo bad....
Happy Birthday Sarah - the gift of good health. That's the best thing you could ever give yourself!
So weigh in last night thought I was going to be up after two parties over the week but I was down 3.2 pounds for two weeks. So a total of 29.4 total weight loss!
Awesome Steph!!
So as you can tell we have been a little busy and with out power, so I promise to get caught up reading and responding.
you've been a LITTLE busy?I'd call that a WHOLE LOT of busy!
Hey - as long as everybody is O.K., the trees & other damage can be dealt with.
Losing weight has not been very successful, I have not gained anything, but for some reason even with all the heavy logging and still getting my walks in I am unable to budge.Hopefully, I can get back on track and break this plato.
No gain is a GOOD thing!You'll be back, we know you will!
to promote our upcoming 4H Fair. At 12, she is the publicity chair for the entire County 
Working on a tv interview for the beginning of August. 
Lots of newspaper interviews, photos, stuff like that. Between that and a HOUSE FULL of teenage boys today (can you say GROCERY BILL??? 
) I'm straight out today! ....apparently I don't POSE for pictures, I TAKE them all! 
I know I'm probably being a bit vain here, but I get my hair cut and colored on Friday - I'll take a pic this weekend and see if I can't get it out there for all of you to see (finally).....feel like I've been in hiding here..
) Both DH and I grew up in this town (on the same STREET no less!) and it's grown and changed so much since we were kids. It's still considered a "small" town for our area (population roughly 10,000) but it's gotten a bit "snooty" for our tastes- and croweded.Steph -
I just went and looked at that house - LOVE IT!
Sometimes I wish I could move. Real Estate prices around here are just thru the roof. We're in an awkward place though. At this point in my life, I would not consider moving until all my kids are out of school (high school that is. College is a completely different story). But we also have so much family around us - on both sides- and I have to say for the most part it's FABULOUS. (there are members of MY family however, we wouldn't mind so much having a bit of separation from..
<sigh>
maybe if I can figure this whole photo thing out I can show you my corner of the world as well....
)Thanks I love the house too! It's much better on the pocketbook, too!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH!!!!
I've had yet another crazy day. Up and out early - DD12 was on TWO radio stations this morning - live in the studio -
Looked last night, could NOT find a picture of me that I wanted to post....
STEPH--Love the house! And for that price! WOW! Like Nancy, I live in McSnootsville where housing prices are outrageous. So to have that house...fireplace, hardwood, a pool, and hello riverfront (!) for that price seems like a great deal to me.
I hear yah. You can only buy the empty lot around here for that price...
AS FOR ME...I had a different workout today. I ran to the gym, did my workout, then ran home. It was....weird. Don't know if it was a good way to workout or not. The run home was brutal. My legs were tired after the first half of the run and then the regular workout.
I ran yesterday for the first time in ages. 40 minutes! My legs were like jelly last night
But TOMORROW...now tomorrow I am excited about. I will get up and out early for swim practice, but then at 9:30 my parents are taking all 4 kids to Old Sturbridge for the whole day (Nancy and Steph will know the place). Plus, Jeff leaves for NC tomorrow morning at 4am. So that means I will be ALL ALONE from 9:30am - 8-ish pm. That has not happened since....well, since before I had kids. I am so unaccustomed to having "free" time that I don't know what to do. I don't have a plan yet. I just don't even know how to handle it.
I LOVE Sturbridge Village! If you were going, I'd SO go up there!!!
- DD12 was on TWO radio stations this morning - live in the studio -
That is completely awesome. She must be quite a quite a little leader.
Looked last night, could NOT find a picture of me that I wanted to post....
You CAN do it Jodi. We know you can. And more importantly, YOU know you can. So many things in our lives are beyond our control. No more excuses...Grab ahold of something you CAN control and start to make small, but very important changes in your life. You'll feel so much better. Hi again,
Sarah Happy Birthday, hope you had a wonderful day.
Man let me tell you all it is so hard to get back to eating and drinking the right stuff. Does anyone else have that problem? I hate it, my insides know I need to eat right and drink a lot of water, but my mind is telling me different. I am going to have to jump start my body all over.
Plus, living out of town I don't have to motivation to drive and go to the Y like I should and taking a walk on the gravel roads is so hot and dusty.
See I am complaining and making up excuses. I need some motivation.....
HELP PLEASE!!! tell me how good it is for me to get in shape...
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