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 :)