Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Wheezing elephant

Hi all! Sorry I haven't updated. We had a busy weekend and I am just now getting around to writing. I have been diligent on my running program. I try to run (or at least walk) every day and I feel like I'm starting to long for it in my bones and muscles. I had a knee injury when I was pregnant with Sara that has decided to rear it's ugly head again. Mostly it's just pain on the side of the patella, almost like a bruise. I am just continuing to run on it, because I know once this weight drops off, the pain in my joints, my knees, my tibia, hips, etc, will start to go away. I am down 3 lbs this week and am trying to stick to my WW plan. It was hard on Friday, as we were having a birthday party for a good friend with lots of goodies. I stuck to half a hamburger patty sans bun, grilled asparagus, and fresh pico de gallo. I faltered a little by having two large bites of the awesome birthday cake I baked...yum and by the single malt scotch that a good friend was pouring. Therefore, using all my points and borrowing from the "free" weekly points as well.

Of course this meant that I ran extra hard the next evening. I am up to a 2.1 mile walk/run. I alternate 90 seconds of run with 2:00 of walk, for 30 minutes and a 5 min warm up/and cool down. It's my 40 minutes of me time and I love it!

I have not yet adopted the "runner" label. It's more like a "wheezing, red-faced elephant trotting" title I bear.

so, I'm trying to fit in running as a part of my life, like brushing my teeth. Couple this with two toddlers, one of which who is potty training (sigh). Now can you see why I look forward to my 4o minutes a day of torture?

Cheers!

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