200+ (Week 24) Shrinking into Summer

Deb- I'm highly amused that so many of us cycle together. haha! Yeah, it makes me nervous, cause if my TOM does come next week, that probably will induce a short-term weight gain which my confidence really doesn't need. I was doing more interval training when I was doing c25k, as it involved walking and running. I might on days I'm at the rec center try and do that occasionally on the treadmill and pump up my running speed when I know I'll be able to walk as well.

Victoria- what are you going to Chicago for? I forget how much farther it is to get to everything when you're upstate. it's only 4ish hours for me here. Sounds like the next couple of days might be difficult. Hopefully you'll be able to relax a bit today with the smaller client load and be able to step up the exercise today as you might have more time. Good luck!

Nikki & dixiegal- nice of you to check in! We've missed you!

Kendal- 6 months! Wow! I'm so proud of all of us! I know some of the people in the group joined in later on, but it's amazing we've all stuck around through all of it- the ups and the downs. I'm so fortunate to have found you all. I'll be here for the future anniversaries!

So today should be okay. I'm feeling a bit better mood wise than I was yesterday. I think the apartment situation will work out okay, but that added stress was not what I needed. I didn't go to bed as early as I should have last night, as I stayed up to watch the biggest loser. Also didn't sleep fantastic last night (woke up several times), but I'm doing okay today. I have a potential client at 10am today, but that's the only set appointment. Other than that, it's just reminder phone calls to make for therapy group tomorrow, and a couple other phone calls to peeps who are interested in my study. If I start to hit the wall and get tired and not feel well, I'll plan on leaving early to catch a nap this afternoon.

It's raining really hard outside and I think it's supposed to all day, so I plan to hit up the rec center again this afternoon/evening. I've done the elliptical the last couple of days which has helped with the calorie burning, as I tend to lose more on that, but I really would like to get a true run in. So if it is raining or looks like it has the potential to, I'll hit up one of the treadmill, which I haven't used in a few weeks since completing c25k. Only 2 of them allow you to go on them for more than 30 minutes at a time, so if I snag one of those, I'll try and run a full 5K- I haven't done that on the treadmill yet (just outside), so I'm note sure if I'll make it, but I want to at least hit 30 minutes running. If I can get one of the other treadmills, I might do some intervals- running at more like 5.0 (versus 4.5 for longer distances) and then walking briefly and repeating for the 30 minutes. Then, I'll try and do 30 more of something else. Perhaps bike. Today is sort of my last chance workout, as tomorrow I have my group late again and I don't want to work out when that is finished. So hopefully today will go well.

Happy hump day!

HA!!! Doctor went better then it could have.

The most wonderful thing happened today. I can actually wear size 16 jeans!!! I really don't remember the last time I wore size 16. Of course a little snug, but comfortable. Not bad. I am soooo excited over this. I can't wait to be in 14's, then 12's, then 10's and if I get into a size smaller then a 10 that is the bonus round for me.

Mish- you and I are so similar! I'm in 16's (snugly) now. I think it'll be a while till I'm in 14's, as I think at my lowest I can remember (junior year of college) I was 171 (I just couldn't get into the 160s!!), and I still wasn't comfortable in 14's yet. Still can't even imagine it. I think I was a size 10 in middle school and never remember being a single digit size. I think I went straight from girl's clothes to 10s. haha.