Happy New Year!

Dec 31, 2009

I can't believe it has been so long since I updated my blog. I guess I didn't have much new to report. 

Last night,  I accomplished another major goal. This fall, my friend Chris and I did the 10K in our local Marathon by the Sea. We walked / jogged it and completed the route in about 1 hour and 22 minutes. It was then that I decided to attempt to do a 5K, jogging it instead of walking and jogging. I found a "Couch-to-5K" online training program and started out. I can remember the first week thinking what did I get myself into! I can specifically remember the first time I jogged 8 minutes straight. Me??? Jogging? Who would have thought?

Well, last night, I did 37:30 seconds continuous. Throughout my training, the longest I had ever done was 33 minutes but last night I completed it all. I didn't even whine about it :) I didn't even feel like throwing in the towel part way through. About 4km in, I will admit, it was getting harder but my friend Chris was leading the way and my friend Rob was there encouraging me  "Short strides, breathe from the belly" and onward I went!

My friends Ann, Dianna and Amy who are "true" runners finished their race and then came back to meet me for the final sprint to the end. That meant so much to me. There was no way I wasn't going to finish this one strong! Rob gave me the lowdown - 4 minutes to meet your goal, 2 minutes to meet your goal! I wanted to finish in less than 38:29 and I did it. 37:30 was the time :) I just wanted to cry as I crossed that finish line!

What a way to end the year! I shared it with my OH friends, with my Facebook friends and with the long time friends on my own weight-loss website, Friends Supporting Friends. The support I have received from everyone just makes this all the more joyous.

Weight-wise? I'm about 25 lbs above where I want to be. I'm 172 at home today and was 175.8 at the gym earlier this week. My goal this year is to get back to 150 lbs where I was in the summer of 2008. But you know something? This time last year I was around the same weight. So being able to maintain this weight loss - 100 lbs gone - is something I need to be VERY proud of. Never in my LIFE have I been able to keep off the weight and now I am.

Restriction-wise, I'm good. I went to see the doc at the beginning of December and I have great restriction. I'm at 6.5CC now and I'll stay here 'til I get to goal. It is a bit tighter than I like to be but I will keep an eye on things and as long as I'm not PBing / sliming, then I'll stay where I am at. I need some "control" in my eating life again, and I feel like this is definitely going to give it to me.

My goals for this year?

- get back to 150
- continue with my 2000 minutes of exercise each and every month
- 1600 calories or less daily
- work towards my next goal of jogging a 1/2 marathon this fall
- work with a personal trainer (starting Monday) to fit all my fitness goals into my 2000 minutes most effectively.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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