Brag Moment

I just have to take a moment to share what an amazing run I had this morning. So I've been working up to running 5 miles for the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving day. Monday - Friday I run with Ariane and my good friend Tahlia, and because there is always so much to talk about, we do some walking so we can talk easier. We do a 4 mile stretch and probably run 3 miles of it. Saturdays I go alone though in my neighborhood and really concentrate on pushing myself not only to run the whole time but I also push myself in distance as well. My neighborhood doesn't have nice running trails so I have to run the same 1/2 mile loop over and over again, which is why I drive over to my sister's neighborhood everyday. Today I set out to run 4 miles, but after I finished, I still felt really good and Caleb was doing really well, so I decided to keep running until either Caleb or I got too tired/bored. I started picking up the pace after that and still had energy to sprint the last 1/4 mile to round out the most I have ever run in my entire life: 5 1/2 miles. The amazing thing was that I felt incredible after I finished. I guess the endorphins gave me this high so that I didn't want to stop. I probably could have continued to run, but I have to admit I was a bit bored doing the same loop over and over again 11 times and there was stuff to do at home. I had been out about an hour (I didn't time myself because I wasn't working on speed today), and Saturdays are always a busy chore day.

I had to write this down though because this is the best I have ever felt in my life: I weigh the least I have ever weighed in like the last 7 years and I feel like I am in the best shape I have ever been in before. This may never happen again! I have officially lost 22 pounds since my sophomore year in college (which is the most I ever weighed in my life...no dating life and wasn't super close to my roommates until the end of the year). People keep asking what sort of diet I'm on etc., and my answer is always nursing. I only set out to lose 10 pounds after my sophomore year in college and met that goal by the time I got married. I have lost the additional 12 pounds solely due to nursing. I have to admit that this last year has been one of the most enjoyable of my life because I could eat pretty much whatever I wanted (I was exercising too), and still lost weight. Those that know me understand how much I love food (sometimes I have trouble with the moderation part), so I have been totally living it up this past year. Now that nursing is over, my goal is to maintain where I am because I feel so good with where I'm at physically. Doing a 1/2 marathon has recently become a goal of mine ever since one of my college roommates just did one. I'm going to hopefully start working my running up to that. We'll see :o).