This week is off to a great start!

I really loved this day!  Things went really well from the morning to end.  My new hours started today…wonderful!  I came home from work had lunch, did some cleaning up, and watched a movie all with my boys.  I’m already looking forward to coming home early tomorrow!

Received some great news today!  TJ had a follow up doctor’s appointment and has done amazing.  His cholesterol is way down, he has lost weight, his blood pressure is good.  I am so happy, relieved, and proud of him!  He is eating great and exercising more.  I am so grateful that he is doing this for himself and our children.

My fast has been a success so far.  I will be able to eat again tomorrow at 11:00 which will is just an hour before my workout…perfect!  I will continue to do this each Sunday until the half marathon (that’s my plan anyway). 

I am really determined to get a good amount of weight off before November; I can feel improvements in my running…even my motivation to run and push myself to go further has improved.  Maybe improved isn’t the right word…let’s rephrase that and say, I now have motivation to run and push myself.  I know getting some weight off will make a huge difference.

Tonight’s workout was great.  Brent incorporated lots of running into it.  I was paired with Tammy who is an awesome runner so I was a bit intimidated by that.  She is such a wonderful person!  She slowed her pace so I could keep up with her but she pushed me and kept me going through out each run.   The last run we did was the best, we even finished first.  That was such a moment for me since I am always last J  There are times when we workout and I feel great about my performance that I just want to jump up and down for joy…that’s how I felt about this last run. 

I truly love the group I work with on Mondays. They are intense, so encouraging, supportive and FUN!

Brent told me I needed to be more positive about running (I was so negative about it), so I pushed myself to be the first few weeks (It was tough but I did it).  Now, I find that I don’t need to push myself to be positive about running any more.  It’s just there now.  I think I’m developing some confidence with my running just because I can see and feel a difference and I’m hearing positive feedback from others. (Looks like Brent may be right about this...It's a good thing I always listen to him) J