Results are in...I lost 1.1lbs last week, bringing my total weight loss to 106.9lbs.
I seem to have hit a plateau the last few weeks, I am glad I had a loss this week and didn't keep gaining. I get antsy that a gain one week will snowball. Not sure why, I'm doing the same things I've been doing this past year. Just a fear I have.
In the "things that don't fit" category...I need new pants...again. Also, new shirts. I've only purchased a couple and have tried to make do with what I had, but I got a couple of comments that I looked a little dumpy. Doh!
I also got a quote to resize my ring and learned I need to have it sized down from a size 9 to size 8.
I got up at 4 this morning for my run...it was the first time in a long while where I didn't want to get up and go run. I forced myself to and am glad I did. I had an hour run scheduled, with one of the miles at a sub 10:45 pace. I felt OK- not great but not terribly horrible. My third mile I paced at 10:41 and I ended up running 5.25 miles.
I think I'm part tired from Sunday and part stressed out with everything going on. I feel like I'm struggling to balance everything, like I'm running in place and not getting far. My email chat with Coach Jen this morning helped...a lot. She told me to hang tight and hang in there and that I'm not alone. There are a lot of people in a similar boat...work, kids, family, spouse's work and training. I'm going to push through it and keep things in perspective.
And maybe, just maybe I'm dwelling a bit on the countdown to the marathon...31 days if you lost count.
I got into the habit of hanging my race bibs up in my cubicle when I started training along side of the map of my next race. The only race left on the calendar (as of now) is the big one...the Chicago Marathon.
I think it's both awesome and bat crap terrifying at the same time. In a way I'm looking forward to this weekend's sandwich run...3 hours on Saturday and 2 hours on Sunday...to see where I am at. I'm hopeful I'll run well but I'm a little nervous that I'll struggle. In the end I just need to go out, focus on one mile at a time and knock it out of the park. The rational side of me knows that I've been training for a year and I just need to keep working hard.
Are nerves at this point common?
I'm anxiously awaiting (in a good way) for pics from Half Madness on Sunday...they're supposed to be available today. In all honestly I want to see if there's a pic of me falling...and yes, I'll share it if there is one.
I'm also excited for tomorrow's surprise guest post! I got a preview and am excited to share it when it's done!
More later!
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So excited for you, Dan! Hang in there... you're gonna knock it outta the park. Woot! (and "bat crap terrifying" is an awesome new phrase to me that I'm going to borrow from time to time.)
Thanks Kristen! Ha! I made that up on the fly, feel free to use it as often as you'd like!