So this morning I got up in the blustery cold and met my daughter and her fiancé to run our last 5K of the year...Seattle's Jingle Bell Run. I knew this was going to be a tough race. The last time I did a training run was Thanksgiving morning. The weather has been nothing short of abysmal and all I want to do after work is to come home, start a fire, and settle in. So I was not expecting great results...and I did not get great results! My last race I finished in 40:50 and my goal for this year was to run a sub-40 minute race...that was not to be. Today's official time was 41:40. In some ways, I was disappointed...in others I was grateful. Disappointed that I did not reach the goal I set for myself back in June of this year...but grateful that I (at the age of 55) have developed a love of running and that my daughter is willing to share in this with me! I plan to run a 5K every month in 2016 and so I know that my goal will eventually be met!
I have been doing much better with my food choices. After a month of getting further and further off track, this last week saw a return to my good habits. It also saw the scale go back down and so I lost the 3 pounds that I had gained in the last month. My plan is to continue these good habits and to make it thru Christmas and New Years with no weight gain. Once the holidays are behind me, I am going to rededicate myself to getting these last 20-25 pounds off! Once I am below 140, I can begin to plan for my tummy tuck surgery and this is something that I really want to have done. I really feel like until the skin of my middle is tightened back up, I won't feel like my journey is complete. So I am motivated and focused on that end goal.
Other than these things, I have been doing great. I am getting ready for my daughter to come home from college for Christmas and the house is all decorated and festive. My mood is light and work is not kicking my ass too hard. All in all, things are looking bright.
Until next week...
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