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Greetings, my FS Friends!
Wow! I'm down another 1.7 lbs over the last ten days. I think it's all the extra running I've been doing that's making these last few pounds drop off so easily. Well, that and what I like to call my "Carby Carb-Carb diet" lately. My daily goal is at least 10 servings of veggies and fruits a day (at least 6-7 different veggies and 3-4 fruits), and it's working wonders! By brain and body are getting the micro-nutrients they need and are loving life!
This was a pretty interesting weekend for me!
Saturday, I woke up early and ran in a 5K race in Mifflinville, PA. I finished 18th overall and 4th in my age group, and only 37 seconds shy of getting a medal, so it was a fairly successful event for me, finishing in 30:31. It's a PR (personal record) for me at this distance so, all in all, I'm quite satisfied with my performance! It definitely helped give me a few things to consider for the half-marathon in 6 weeks on my 40th birthday weekend! I ran the first mile a little (OK, a LOT) faster than I usually do, which means I can't let my adrenaline get the better of me. Being able to sustain that pace (an average of 9:54) for 3.1 miles isn't the same as sustaining it for 13.1 miles! Also, I really need to get more hills into my training runs, because I was secretly dreading even the smallest hill during the run.
Then after the race, I shoveled in my after-run snack and headed out to go jean shopping. The only pair of jeans I currently own are a size 12 and they're way too large for me to wear this winter. I started out last November as a size 22, and I had no idea what size I am now, so I grabbed a variety of sizes, ranging from 12's to 8's, thinking there was no way I'd fit into the size 8's, and I was floored to find out all of the size 8's FIT ME! Holy moly, Batman! As much as I try to place the focus on eating the way I do and the exercise I do for my sustained and improved health, it does feel good when something as minor/superficial as smaller-sized jeans can still make me pretty proud of how far I've come! Going from a size 22 to a size 8 in less than 10 months feels pretty damn good!
Sunday was a fairly relaxing day that started out with a trip to the art supply store for some frames for my oil pastel drawings. The weather was fantastic and such a great day to be out-and-about town! Then, it was back to the house and I hopped on the basement treadmill for another 5-mile run to round out this week's half-marathon training plan. I've become kind of obsessed with watching episodes of BoJack Horseman on Netflix while I run on the treadmill. That show is hysterical, bizarre and I highly recommend it! Then, I framed my drawings and hung them in the living room. They look awesome! I think I'm going to work on a new set of drawings with a weight loss/exercise theme to them, since it seems to be permeating a large segment of my life/thoughts at the moment.
Anyway, I hope you all had an amazing weekend! Make this week extraordinary! You can do it! :D
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138.9 lb
Lost so far: 67.1 lb.
Still to go: 13.9 lb.
Diet followed 100%.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 08 September 2014:
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1302 kcal
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Fat: 25.99g | Prot: 54.12g | Carb: 226.15g.
Lunch: Wegmans Fresh Chopped Escarole, Red Leaf Lettuce, Nutiva Organic Hemp Seed Raw Shelled, Wegmans Frozen Dark Sweet Cherries, Wegmans Dark Red Kidney Beans, Dole Organic Bananas, Kale. Dinner: Wegmans Organic Green Lentils, Bragg Nutritional Yeast Seasoning, Trader Joe's Organic Sweet Potatoes, Parsley, Basil, Fresh Lemon Juice, Cooked Broccoli (from Frozen), Nature's Promise Organic Walnuts, Minced Garlic, Dole Shredded Carrots, Onions. Snacks/Other: Chunks of Energy Carob Super Greens Chunks, Trader Joe's Organic Valencia Oranges, Woodstock Farms Black Mission Figs. more...
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1766 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Stretching (yoga) - 1 hour, Standing - 2 hours, Resting - 13 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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losing 1.2 lb a week
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