running - week 6

 week 6

I am only a few weeks away to running my first 5 K 

I found a race for Oct 14. 

I am feeling great. 

I haven't really been weighing myself since the first week, 

only because It usually makes me sad that I don't see what I want to see

and then I usually give up. 

So this time I just decided not to. 

However, last night I took a sweatshirt out of my closet. 

(hasn't fit since I had Maddie and she is going to be 5...) 

I pulled it out. Slipped my arms in ...

and 

BAM. it fit. 

Let us just say I did the happiest happy dance....

anyhow 

I decided to get on the old scale this morning.... 

DRUM ROLL.....

down 13 pounds. 

Happy girl I am. 

yup, happy. 

my husband is fabulous. 

have I mentioned that before. 

he motivates me even though he LOATHes running. 

I was so discouraged this week for some crazy reason...

(SATAN)

and I seriously considered quitting. 

I totally talked my self out of being able to run what I had to .... 

my husband said to me... why are you psyching your self out? 

You can do it. 

and we went running. 

and I did it. 

I did it well.

and at the half way point I yelled out...

YES!

I am sure people going by may have thought I was coo koo...

don't care. 

So here I am in a terrible self portrait.... 

My husband is looking hot. 

slimming down. had to loosen the old belt 3 notches. 

YAY, Dom. 

Well. that's all for this week. 

the end.

random running thoughts.

 5 weeks. 

Half way to running my 5 K. 

I don't feel like I am going to die when I run anymore. 

I feel great. 

I realize that I should have taken a before picture of myself 

day one week one

my clothes feel different a lot looser. 

this makes me happy. 

Did I say I am much happier when I am thinner. 

My husband told me my arms were getting bulky. 

(he lovingly  meant to say buff) 

this has now become the family joke. 

I LOVE my husband as he is helping me to achieve my goals

even when he really doesn't want to. 

I am so using my running time to pray and have time with God. 

mostly just thanking GOD when I running that i don't die while running. 

HAHA

I have been running to Blue Grass and Keith Green. 

Toby Mac is in the playlist as well, 

It is amazing to see how day one week one,

 I could barely run for a minute. 

and now I can run for 5 at a time. 

with only a 3 min walk and then another 5 min run. 

(that was yesterday's run) 

And that's it for now. 

run run as fast as you can...

well here it is. 

Here is the post that I tell you I have started to run 

I actually was thinking, don't tell people. 

I think I thought if I don't tell people they won't know if I have failed.

(when I quit)

WHAT! What kind of crazy talk is that. 

YUP,  I am so freakin' hard on myself. 

WHATEV..

I am turning over a new leaf. 

I am sick of failing at EXERCISE.

I am running, We started last week. 

We, is my amazing husband (Who HATES running)

he is running with me. 

Pushing me. 

It is lovely. 

I am loving it. 

I am looking for  5k to do in October. 

I am going to sign up for a race and pay for it so that 

I will continue on. 

I have some crazy pink running shoes 

and am running with my iphone strapped to my arm. 

(My kids were totally laughing at me with my phone arm band thingy....) 

Couch to 5K runner is the app we are using. 

Dom has no desire to actually run the 5k he

just wants me to reach a goal that I have set. 

I have had a goal of running a 

5 K 

10K

half marathon

& a marathon

 for as long as I can remember. 

So I am going to start little and work up. 

I actually have to say I am excited. 

Excited to RUN, Reach a goal and show my kids that hard work pays off. 

That you can set a goal and achieve it. 

I may have also been slightly motivated by my 9 year old niece who is

running 5 K (s) 

yup, I certainly didn't want to be shown up by a 9 year old. 

So, I said it. 

there it is out there for the entire world to see. 

Run, Run as fast as you can...