Who knew??

OK-

So I have been working my butt off for over 6 months and hadn't lost much. I was really frustrated with everything because I was actually doing the right thing! So I had him run all tests to make sure my thyroid wasn't jacked- since my grandma had thyroid issues I thought it might be worth a shot :)

All the blood work came back fine- which is good- although I was secretly hoping that there was something I could take a pill for to fix me. But alas- no :)

I was also sent to a nutritionist. The nutritionist had a lot of great info for me. Turns out I AM NOT EATING ENOUGH!!! What great words to hear right??? You need to eat more?!?! My body thought I was starving so it was holding on for dear life!! So I have upped my cal intake and lo and behold the weight is starting to come off- I have lost over 6lbs in the past 2 weeks. I am really excited about this!

I have also discovered how hard it is to eat ALL the foods you are supposed to eat in the day- I can't just add a trip to Taco Bell to up my cal intake- it has to be the right foods. So I am having to plan a little more to make sure that I get everything in. The key here is to be prepared. I have to have my line up of snacks ready before I get out the door for work.

Anyway- that's what's new with me. I will see you on the flip side!

Panera 5K

Today was the day!!

I did it- I ran my first 5K today! I have to say that I am really glad that I finished! I was only able to find my zone about half of the time but that's ok. Big kudos to Nancy and Kelly who helped get me ready. Kudos too to my brother- He helped push me on those days when I didn't want to run. I did it in 51 minutes. I was hoping for 45 but that give me my next goal. I know the Koman race is in September. I don't know how well my training will be through the summer with work and Steve's travel schedule. I can't run at 3 pm :).

So my next goal is set- I just have to keep practicing!

Final moments

I am charging my Ipod

I bought new gear to run in

I am hydrating

I will be getting to bed soon

I am really excited that the race is finally here!

By this time tomorrow, I will be able to say that I have run a 5K!!!!

3 DAYS!!

There are only 3 days to the race this Saturday. I am really getting quite excited!! I am really glad that the race is in the morning. Running at 3 pm today was a beast!! We only did 2 miles becasue it was so hot. The kids we are running with are so awesome! I have really anjoyed doing this running club with them- here is my next question- what do I do after this??