So, I attempted to start running. And have kind of succeeded. I'm rather embarassingly slow, but I'm trying to get up to running a 5k by the end of August. I can almost run a quarter mile, straight, which is a HUGE accomplishment compared to when I started. So far it's all thanks to a Zombies Apocolypse running app, which has two options to choose from, running straight out or training for a 5k. The 5k one has been hugely motivational. Nothing more motivational than thinking a zombie is running behind you. Well, shuffling. Still.
The difficult part as I hit milestone (haha, milestone. and it's real miles) achievements is not becoming *that* girl we all know and dislike intensely on Facebook. You know, the one that posts every time she's going to the gym or has done something healthy, then moans if she made the wrong choice? I love love love the marathon photos and updates, but I don't need to know whenever someone has sweated. That being said, the high when you achieve a goal is something I totally get being proud of. So I'm working at milestones so I can track them and quietly celebrating as I feel my body getting into at least a little better shape. Today I averaged a just over 15-minute mile walking/jogging. Going for 14 min mile by the end of the month. Small, small steps. But real ones.
And it always helps that I hit 211.6 on Friday during my most recent weigh-in. WOOHOO! 20.4 pounds down. I may not make it to 90 pounds by the end of the year, but that's still 20.4 pounds that is no longer with me. 69.6 to go!
The difficult part as I hit milestone (haha, milestone. and it's real miles) achievements is not becoming *that* girl we all know and dislike intensely on Facebook. You know, the one that posts every time she's going to the gym or has done something healthy, then moans if she made the wrong choice? I love love love the marathon photos and updates, but I don't need to know whenever someone has sweated. That being said, the high when you achieve a goal is something I totally get being proud of. So I'm working at milestones so I can track them and quietly celebrating as I feel my body getting into at least a little better shape. Today I averaged a just over 15-minute mile walking/jogging. Going for 14 min mile by the end of the month. Small, small steps. But real ones.
And it always helps that I hit 211.6 on Friday during my most recent weigh-in. WOOHOO! 20.4 pounds down. I may not make it to 90 pounds by the end of the year, but that's still 20.4 pounds that is no longer with me. 69.6 to go!
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