I have been running full time since May. I cut back from 6 days a week because I was wearing myself out. So, I started walking on alternate days and doing lunges on those days. I was at 133 when I got married in January. (My lowest weight ever was 118 in September 2009. I managed to get down that low from counting calories religiously and walking at least 2-3 miles a day.) I don't have a way to check my body fat, so I will need to seek out a place around here that has calipers or an electronic body fat reader.
After I took my running down to 3 days a week instead of 6 I started to see myself losing weight. I am happy to say that this morning the scale said 124.6. I haven't seen that number in well over a year! I started heavy lifting yesterday. My biceps feel pretty sore, but it's nice. I got this advice from Kyra Williams--The Get in Shape Girl. She is amazing, and very motivating! Plus I also joined a great group on Facebook--Clean Eaters and Fitness Fanatics. These guys really know what they're talking about, and they have the same struggles I do! I know now that I'm not the only person who wants to gain muscle, get fit, run fast, and still wants to eat sweets!
I ran my first 5K about a week and a half ago. I finished 9th from last...not too shabby for my first ever try. I just didn't want to finish dead last. I will run my next one the beginning of September. I am looking forward to it...it's in a much larger area, and we will have a dinner the night before, and a great goody bag, and post-race showers and massages will be available. I ran with my daddy (a.k.a. Bland County Survivorman) this past Saturday. He's a self-taught survival guru, and he is in awesome shape for someone whos knocking on 60's door. He kept up with me (which is not a huge feat), and he even encouraged me to run faster...I beat my time on this course by a whole 3 minutes over the last time. I had to run early--so I wouldn't burn up after the sun came up. It gets so hot these days!
I have been making numerous trips to the doctor over the past 6-8 months. I have problems with headaches, and I can't stay awake. Even though I try to workout, eat healthy fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean protein, I will get SLEEPY most of the day. I have had my iron checked--and it was low, so I started taking 1 iron supplement a day. After 90 days I had it checked last week--and it's still low. Today my Dr. told me to start taking 2-3 supplements a day and check back in another 90 days. I have taken an iron supplement before, and it pushed my hemoglobin level 2 tenths over the threshold so I could donate blood to the Red Cross. After giving the blood I passed out, then I couldn't drive home, and I stayed in bed for 2 days. I am pretty sure I won't be giving blood ever again.
This morning I power walked, and I will be doing HIIT this evening--running sprints. Oh, how I love/hate running them. But I have to imagine the results: losing body fat, and looking great for vacation. Maybe I can get back into blogging on a regular basis, I just didn't feel like much was going in around here to talk about.
Until next time...
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