Official Race Results from the Possum Ridge 5K

Official Time: 41:52 (sweet because I thought it was around 42:30 something.. the seconds count)!

Official Page with Results

Truth Be Told Tuesdays ~~June 14~~

Well.. another week has come and gone with a lot of things going on in between! I weighed in today with an official weight loss of 1.8 lbs! Yea! I have broken into a lower weight range. I felt like the last few weeks have been a struggle for me to see any progress in my weight loss goals... especially since I have started training for my half marathon...  Things are getting better though!

If you read my previous post, I completed my first 5K this weekend with an unofficial time of 42:32. Official time will not be posted on the website until Friday-ish (which is when I leave for vacation- Beach and NYC here I come- Don't be jealous! wink wink)! I also saw my friend for the first time since she has lost 72 lbs! I've said it before and even told her that she is my "Thinspiration"! Seeing her look like a sexy momma gives me hope and faith that I can get there too! She has worked long and hard and I know she is happy! :-) Good job to her! I love her!

I put together this handy dandy chart today (as I pull my hair out at work in frustration at other things) ... I wanted to see my weight gain/loss since the start side by side... I have another chart that does the calculations and tracks my weekly and to-date weight loss and percentages, but nothing that has just the lbs +/- since the start... I thought it was an awesome picture of the journey I have been on.. Definitely some ups and downs, but the downs out weigh (no pun intended) the ups! :-D ~~Also.. Note that the chart is purely gains/losses and not the week to week ups and downs... Anything below the green line is a loss...

Until next week (which may be a little delayed to Weight a minute Wednesdays (as that is when I fly back to town from the beach and will have an opportunity to weigh in before I fly back out to NYC)!

Possum Ridge 5K - 6/11/11 - Taylorsville Lake State Park

My friend and I ran our first 5K on Saturday.. She could've finished with a faster time but instead she was a good partner and stuck with the slow poke! We finished in 42:32 (unofficial time) which was under my 45 minute goal... Check it out!

Half Marthon... Here I come!: Possum Ridge 5K - 6/11/11 - Taylorsville Lake Stat...: "Wow! My friend and I finished out first 5K this morning! Needless to say I am tired now! I definitely did not run the whole way, but I did..."

Picture Update (Thursday, June 9)

I know this is silly... But I just wanted to share with you my new Brooks running shoes (From John's Run Walk Shop here in Lexington) and my new Half Marathon visor! 

If I am going to be serious about this (which I am), then I need the gear to go with it. I've been running in my Nike + shoes and just putting on the Brooks shoes is a world of difference! They were expensive and almost hurt to buy, but I know they will help my feet and the rest of my body out a lot.. Getting fit for running shoes has been the #1 suggestion from all my running companions! 

The visor.. probably not needed, but my friend and I got the same one! We thought it would be great inspiration/reminder for what our end goal is *besides being healthy and in shape*... It also is going to be part of our team gear! Then it will also help (hopefully) keep the sweat from rolling down our faces and into our eyes... We are going to try it out! 

Weight a Minute Wednesdays - 6/8/11

Oh man.. I'm late on posting again! A lot going on in this little brain of mine! :-) Just an FYI, Bryson's 2nd birthday was Sunday! Very bittersweet that my little man is just that... a little man and not a baby anymore! I love him to pieces! Sunday was fun but overwhelming for me! I did good though, with all the grilled food and potato salad and cake and cupcakes around me, I did not indulge myself in them! I had one cheeseburger with no topping and a spoonful of amazing strawberry salad (not as healthy as it sounds- the Reliford family will know what I'm talking about) and I only had a smidgen of cake! I didn't even cut myself a piece! Go me!

However, I am disappointed in myself that I did not run on Sunday as I was supposed to as I was too exhausted to do so! I did walk on Monday and run yesterday and today is another walk day... I also have my first 5K on Saturday AM @ the Taylorsville Lake State Park (Possum Ridge 5K)... Wish me luck! Next time you hear from me, I will officially be a runner! :-) Doesn't mean a good one though! Haha!

Status for this week: I lost 1 lb since last week! 

Goal: 75 lbs
Gain/Loss: (27.8) lbs -- 37.1%
To Go: 47.2 lbs -- 62.9%