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This week has seen a break-through for my workouts; much more aggressive, and while not wholly pleasant they are not quite the torture they once were. Woo Hoo! I'm up to 40min of running/walking intervals, covering about 3.25 miles. When I started two months ago I couldn't come close to completing the program and now I'm actually increasing the running speed on several of the intervals, or running during the walking segments. Last night for the first time in almost 2 years I found my runners' high. I'd misplaced it for a while :) It was good to remember that running can actually feel good.
Another interesting observation occured yesterday as I carried about 3 bags of groceries up the stairs in our house. It occurred to me it was probably about 30 lbs or so. So basically, I was carrying that much weight around all the time. Quite a sobering reminder how much extra exertion is truly required for everyday tasks (like stairs) when you're overweight. I can't imagine what it's going to feel like to lose another 30 lbs, and 60 will have me bouncing off the walls--or at least, leaping up the stairs.:) Funny, I keep my Jenny meals in the freezer in the garage and I only let myself retrieve one meal at a time so I have the stairs at least 4 times a day. But we also have a flight up to the bedrooms so my house is a damn workout, lol.
Sigh. So that's all good news but I'm a little worried about this week. My husband has to go to Portugal on business and I'm at home with our little baby boy all by myself. Aside from missing him, he helps so much with our son that I'm afraid I'll struggle finding a time to workout while he's gone. Also there is the possiblity of my going insane. I love the child but there are 2 parents for a reason :)
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