Now that I've come off my high of running my first half marathon...FIRST meaning I WILL DO MORE. It's time to get focused on dropping some more inches/poundage. But as always let's go over the NONE scale victories before the actual numbers
July 2013
Running 3-4 miles 3 days a week
Spinning 2 days a week
Playing with my kids outside in the WICKED heat all.day.long.
Just kicking ass in general
Hips: 45
Thigh: 25
Waist 39
Cheast 44
Arm 14
Weight 182 pounds
October 2013
Running 3-4 miles 3-4 times a week at a 10 -10:30 min mile pace
JUST started strength training
Just started an ab challenge
Ran a half marathon
Retired 2 pairs of my favorite jeans because they were TO BIG!
Fit into my Pre Baby #1 Jeans!!!
Hips: 45
Thigh: 25
Waist: 39
Cheast: 38 (clearly I stopped nursing............................)
Arm: 13
Weight: 177 Pounds
Total Inches lost: 6
Total weight lost: 5 pounds
Now if you look at my digits from both pictures I didn't lose any inches in my hips, thighs, or waist...and the only area I did lose a considerable amount of inches from was my tatas....which doesn't really count since the big difference with that is that I'm no longer feeding a small human..I am totally ok with these small changes for a few reasons.
1. My PRE BABY NUMBER 1 JEANS FIT!!!
2. I have gained a lot of muscle strength
3. I ran FREAKIN HALF MARATHON!!!!!
4. .My focus over the last few months was training for a half marathon...which means I ate more than I did when I was focused on losing weight, after running 8-10 miles on the weekends i was so so so so hungry..and you must feed you body! Maybe fruit and vegies would have been a better choice than chocolate covered blueberries and grahm crackers but what the starving runner's belly wants the starving runner's belly gets.
I am pretty excited for the shift in training before I start preparing for my next half in June..DEXTER ANN ARBOR baby!! Please read that as 11 miles of nice flat road and then 2.1 miles of HILLS OF DEATH...............To survive those HILLS OF DEATH (I hope you read that in the deep, announce voice i say it with) I have to strengthen these muscles!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am just figuring out the strength training...Talk about out of my comfort zone. The first day at the gym I ran a mile on the treadmill which seamed like 5 miles in pouring rain, freezing cold, wind at my face, in the snow, and up hill both ways. I hate running on the treadmill. After that I did 15 ab wheels...15!! A few weeks ago I couldn't even do 1!! And then proceed to wander around the gym for 20 minutes with absolutely no idea what to do next......................really not like me and my over prepared, planned to the second, type A personality. So...this week I'm going with a plan....
Stay tuned for WORK OUT WEDNESDAYS where I'll mostly post different workouts I've learned from some pretty awesome people in my life that have helped me not look like a crazy lady just jamming to Dirty Pop while wandering around the gym...
HAPPY MONDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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