Milestones

Weigh In, Week 61

August 21, 2011 · 16 comments

Starting weight: 283.0 pounds
Week 60 weight: 210.0 pounds
Today’s weight: 208.0 pounds
Loss this week of: 2.0 pounds
Total weight loss to date: 75.0 pounds (!!!)

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Down 2 pounds this week! Looks like my workout routine kicked things into the right direction…I was hoping for at least a couple of pounds this week and a couple of pounds is what I got! Totally not complaining!

ESPECIALLY since this brings me officially to a big, round SEVENTY FIVE pounds lost! Wowza! That’s kind of a surreal number…I mean, I know I’ve been working on this whole weight loss thing for a year. And I know that I’ve lost five pant sizes…down to a 12 from a 20-22. And I know that I look different…people (coworkers, friends, customers at Mom’s shop) tell me nearly every day. But it’s still a surreal feeling! Losing 75 pounds is just something I never thought I would be able to accomplish!

(But I have. YAY ME.)

 

…So, what’s next on the to-do list?

Well, this, first of all:

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The Giant Race 5K. Remember when I signed up a few months ago? I signed up with my little brother and we agreed to train together to run the whole thing…all 3.1 miles. That is just a little warm-up run for a lot of my blogging runner friends, but for me that would be huge! I’ve walked two half marathons, but I’m not much of a runner. At all.

And…I’m still not a runner. I haven’t trained to run this race at all. Not even one training jog. Then my brother was kind of wavering on doing it, so I kind of figured that I’d be passing on the race altogether and just sacrificing my $30 entry fee. Finally, yesterday, my bro informed me that he took the day off of work and we were going to do it after all. So, I guess I’m in! I’ll don my Brian Wilson t-shirt and go for a 3.1 mile stroll, collect my t-shirt and go get crepes at my favorite place in the city. Might as well!

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Meanwhile, this week I’m going to stay on track with my daily workouts…I might work in a couple of 3.1 mile walks to get ready for Saturday! I’m also going to work on getting my nutrition on track this week. I haven’t been bad but I haven’t been great. I know I could do better and once I get the food thing and the workout thing on track simultaneously, I know I’ll really start cruising toward my goal weight!

Until then…

How about you? Do you have any races coming up? Have you adequately trained (totally unlike me!)?

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