So in my last post I mentioned that for some reason I had it in my head that I could not start back until the kids went back to school and we got on a better schedule. Well I am happy to say that the kids have been back in school for a week now and I am doing and feeling great. It is amazing how powerful the mind can be. I was terrible up until the day the kids started school and then something switched on in my brain and we are back on track. That is something huge I have learned along this journey. Our minds are very powerful things. I just hope I can continue to figure it out so I can have even better control of what I put in there, or maybe more importantly try to figure out how to get things out of it that have been programmed into it for so long. We are definitely making progress though.
So this past week I got in a lot of great exercise and have not felt so sore in quite sometime. Tuesday night I really tried to talk myself out of exercising. I had gone to a funeral earlier that day and was really just exhausted. Thankfully I realized that skipping a workout was not the best way to get back on track. So I laced up my running shoes that night at 9:00 and went out for a nice run. Then on Wednesday I went to the gym in the morning and attended a class called muscle fusion, and let me you, that kicked my butt. I was so sore for two days afterwards, but I loved it and can't wait to go again this week. Thursday morning I went out running again. Friday I was lucky and got to tag along with a friend on a beautiful hike. We hiked Ogden canyon falls for 2 and 1/2 hours and I could barely walk later that night. But is was so beautiful and I can't wait to go some more. Luckily my hiking partner was very patient and had to do a lot of waiting around for me to keep up with her. Thank you again Jen for a great day!!
This was me reaching the top!!
Views from the top.
The waterfall is kind of hard to see since there is not a lot water this time of year.
Then lastly on Saturday morning I ran in the Layton Classic 5K. It was a really pretty course but uphill for at least 75% of it. It was a bit brutal on my legs that were already killing from hiking the day before. But I am happy to say that I was able to complete it again with no stopping or walking. My time was about a minute slower than the last two, but considering the uphill course, I am happy with that. I would like to go and run the race again but do it backwards and see how much faster I can do it on the down hill side. :) Another fun thing about this race is that my kids competed in the kids K following my race. It has been fun getting the whole family involved on my journey. Tyler has told me that he will run a 5K with me when I reach my 100lb mark. He says he is not a runner but he will do it for me as a reward for my accomplishment. He better start training because I will definitely hold him to that.
I still love that running gives me something to work towards and the sense of accomplishment. I can't wait to feel what it feels like to run with all this weight off of my body. I imagine myself gliding through the air, OK it probably won't be that easy but I am looking forward to it still.
This next week my goals are to exercise each morning right after the kids leave for school, and then to have dinner figured out before they return home from school. I have been looking for some new recipes and am so looking forward to fall and all the yummy soups and such that go along with it. If you have any healthy fall favorites, please send them my way.
And thank you again to those of you that still follow along and keep supporting me on this journey. It is a long road and I could not do it alone. Your words of encouragement mean so much to me.
My favorite part was your comment saying you could see yourself gliding through the air. Such a great metal image! That is something your mind can grab onto and help you to keep going. You are doing great things!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome Christa! I totally agree with the mental thing. I've been sooo off my game for months and telling myself that I needed to get a plan in place to start moving again, but just couldn't get anything going until the school year started. Now I feel like we are are set in this routine for the next 9 months, so I better include the exercise from the start.
DeleteAlso, if you need great recipe ideas, see if you can find a "Moosewood" cookbook. They are mostly plant based foods with some fish. Their newest book is "Moosewood Restaurant Simple Suppers" and everything we have tried is AMAZING - and easy! (They have about 5 different books available on Amazon - Fast and Easy, Cooking for Health, Low Fat Favorites, etc)