End of Week 11

I know...I know...I am late doing my blog again this week.  It was been a very busy week at work and I have not even been the office since last Friday!  Well weigh in went good on Monday.  I lost 3.0 pounds this week for a total of 40.4!  I can not believe I am over 40 pounds.  It is just so crazy to think in such a short time I have lost so much weight.  I do have to let you know, we found out Monday night that this coming Monday is the last weigh in we get to see.  For the last weigh in we have to weigh in backwards so we can not see our weight!  I don't like that...I want to see it!  I know it is not all about the number but how you feel, but as hard as we work during workouts and how hard we push our selves seeing that number is kind of like a great pat on the back!  I know it will make for a great surprise at the finale but it still doesn't mean that I have to like it.

So I had a major flash back this week during workouts.  E.J., our trainer, yelled out "alright...everyone on the baseline!"  Oh ya...that's right...I had flash backs of dad and Coach Kessie yelling at us!  If he would have said "suicides" after that I really would have wanted to find myself a hole!  I hated those back in high school and I still hate them now, but after the workout that E.J. made us do, now that I think about it, suicides might have been easier.  I still don't want to do them but they might have been easier.

The other great thing that happened this week is that we are supposed to start running longer to get ready for the marathon on July 2nd.  So me and two other FWSW members decided to go and run the first lap of the marathon.  I was very scared because we drove it the night before.  We all started out walking the lap for a warm up.  Once we got going I started making small goals for myself.  First, I was like I am going to run to the stop sign, and then I ran a block.  I just made myself run more and more and finally we were in the home straight away.  We parked at Bandito's so I decided that I was going to run the all the way from Scott and Illinois to the Bandito parking lot without stopping.  The great part...I did it!!!  I did have to stop for a second at a stop light so I didn't get hit by a car, but other than that I did not stop.  I was so proud of myself.  I never thought I would be able to do that.  I know I would have never been able to do that 3 months ago.  It is just crazy for me to think of what I can do know that I have lost the weight.  I just feel so great!  Well that is all I have for this week.  If you want to come run with us in the marathon there is still time to sign up and I am still in need of sponsors.  See you next week :)

More about Week 10

So I just found out a little more info today that I had to share with you.  Today after workouts we found out where all the teams and individuals fell for weigh ins by percentage for the week.  I was in 5th place for individuals overall and the Hot Pink Lady's came in 1st place!!!!!!!!  We finally did it!  We always had it in us it just took a few weeks to get it to come out!  So until next week!

End of Week 10

Week 10 is now over.  We did not weigh in Monday night because we had a special dinner at Catablu instead.  So we weighed in this morning before workouts.  I like morning weigh ins.  I lost 5.8 pounds this week for a total of 37.4 pounds in 10 weeks.  I was so excited to see another good weigh in.  My luck so far has been if I have a good weigh in one week I have a bad one the next.  Not this week!  I am just getting that much closer to my goal for the end of this. 

This has been a fun week.  For workouts I am finally getting to run again.  I never thought I would say that I am glad to run...I have always hated to run.  That's way I only played volleyball and basketball you didn't have to do much running.  For basketball I took about 4 steps and I was at the other end.  So that is why it is such a big deal to me that I am enjoying this.  Workouts have been getting harder and harder which is expected I guess but to me I still have that mental idea of that I am still at my heavy weight and I can't do this.  But I can!  I run around the gym now for warm ups and run for 15-20 minutes straight and I don't stop.  When we first started I could not even run!  And to think that I will be running a half marathon (13.1 miles) in just 5 weeks scares the crap out of me more than you know!  I know it will be great though.  What a way to end this.  I just found out tonight that my brother-in-law is going to run in it with me.  I don't know if that is a good idea...Mister Navy might start yelling at me like we are in boot camp!  :)  Just kidding JC...I am excited because I know you will help me get through it and help me make it to the end.  I would love to run the whole race without walking...that is my goal.  We will see if we can make it happen.

I also have to tell you about my wonderful surprise that I got on Friday when I got home from work.  Friday is the only day that Andrew beats me home from work.  The rest of the week he works all day and then goes to his night summer class and gets home around 8.  So to my surprise when I got home Friday there was a beautiful bouquet of flowers!  He as sitting in the living room and I walked in there and asked "What did you do?"  I usually don't let him buy me flowers, so when he does I always think that he did something wrong or he wants something.  Well, he did not do anything wrong or want anything, he got them for me Just Because!  They even had my favorite flowers in them which made it even better.  He also told me that he was going to take me shopping and I could get a new outfit from top to bottom...shirt, pants, shoes, and purse!  The kicker was I didn't have to get rid of anything to get these new cloths.  For those of you that don't know, Andrew says I have to many shoes, and purses so if I ever buy new shoes or purses I have to get rid of 2!!!!  So when he told me I did not have to get rid of anything I then again asked "What did you do?"  But he did take me shopping on Sunday and I ended up getting 2 new shirts and 2 new pairs of shoes!!!  

Here is one of my new tops!

 

Like I said before Monday night they had a special dinner for us at Catablu.  The owner came out and talked to use and the head chef came out and showed us how they cooked our meal right in front of us.  It was so cool to see.  We had a wonderful appetizer of a flatbread with oven roasted tomato and fresh mozzarella...So good!  We then had a salad that was mixed greens with sweet mango and a berry vinaigrette.  It was also very good.  I had never had a sweet mango before and I would have that again.  For our main entree we had a macadamia nut crusted salmon with mixed vegetables.  As most of you know I HATE seafood!  So I told myself that I would try the salmon just so I could say I tasted it.  It was AMAZING!!!  I can not believe I liked it.  I might even have salmon again :)  Last they made fresh fruit with a raspberry sorbet and again it was very good.  It was just such a fun night out with all the teams and learning some new cooking ideas that are good and healthy.  Last before we left we took a team picture...so here is the HOT Pink Ladies and our RD's are on the end.

I did another updated picture of me side by side.  So now you will get to see the changes from week 1 to week 10.  It is just crazy to me to see the difference.  So see for yourself.

Last, I wanted to ask you all a great favor in helping me out.  In running the half marathon we are asking people to make a Pledge for us.  We are raising money to help fund the FWSW for next year and years to come.  Personally, I wish I had all the money in the world so I could give it to them for helping me get me back.  I don't know if I could have ever done this without there help and I just want to help as much as I can.  I was one of the lucky ones to be selected to be apart of FWSW and I take GOD every day for it!  I am finally me again and getting healthy so I can reach all of my life goals that I have set for myself in the future.  So, if you could all help me with this I would be very grateful.  Anything you could pledge will be put to good use.  So thank you for helping with this little thank you I can give them for helping me get my life back.  Thank you for all of your love and support through all of this.  I love all of the messages and texts.  It just makes me smile to feel all the love I am getting from you.  Love you all.