Today was definitely a feel good kind of day.

Remember last week when I said my running was getting easier?  Well, I may have overestimated.  I spoke to my trainer Tuesday about the run and he “suggested” I do it over haha…so that’s what I did today.  He told me I needed to push as hard as I could, so I did.  My conclusion, my running isn’t quite as good as I thought haha, BUT it is so much better than it was.

I did an interval run today; 1 minute run with a 1 minute rest, 9 times…sounds easy, right?  Not so much.  The first time I did it I paced myself, this time I ran as hard as I could.  OH MY GOODNESS!  I thought I was going to meet my maker. My friend Traci and I did it together.  I was able to keep up with her the first few rounds then I started to slow down.  Plus we did it at about 1 PM when it was 99 degrees out…pure stupidity.  But we did it and lived to tell about it.  Granted, I was on the verge of throwing up, sweating profusely, and had the shakes for a little while.  I went up to my room, sat down, and fell asleep for about an hour and a half.  We both were pretty proud of ourselves J.My next run is a 40 minute run.  That’s going to be tough for me but I’m looking forward to seeing how well I do.

We had a date night tonight with Traci and her son and Nick and I.  We went to Outback for dinner then went to go see Captain America (Awesome movie! Can’t wait until May 2012).  Traci is training for the full marathon and has a trainer who is working with her.  She is struggling with her eating so he had a serious heart to heart with her.  She is determined to stay on track now.  So she and I decided to split a meal when we went out to eat.  We both did great, no bread, no salad with dressing, no Blooming Onion.  We had tenderloin, green beans, grilled shrimp, and a baked sweet potato, plain and we drank lots of water.

I’m determined to get over this weight loss obstacle that I keep running into.  When I weigh next Friday I’m hoping to see a 2-3 pound difference.  I’m excited about my progress and the way I feel. I want to hang on to this feeling as long as I can so working hard is a must…and it’s all paying off.