3 Posts in 1 Day.... Why not?

An action shot :D Don't let the apparent puniness of my "cute little yellow" kettle bell fool you. ;)

I rocked my run today. Best run to date (1.45 mi; Duration 0:25:08; Calories Burned 232; Average Pace 17:21 / mi; Average Speed 3.46 mph). Again, don't mock the puniness. I'm getting there. Followed it with 30 min of kettle bells while Bee slept in her stroller. Good day.

OK, Just Kidding

At the prompting of a dear friend, I decided to look at how I LOOK not just the scale, so I did take pics. July 29 on left, Aug 31 on right.

1 month/2 months

So I've been running 3 times/week for a month now and I walked 3 times/week for a month before that.

I'm up to the mid-190s. Insane.

I HAVE lost 1.5 inches on my thighs though. I'll take the small accomplishments.

I am seeing a doctor about my weight GAIN despite increased activity and eating healthier. He ordered a panel of 8 different tests and I'll get the results in a few more days. Until then, I'm just going to keep running I guess.

I'm NOT doing a progress picture at the end of this month as I gained so much :/ Well, I'll take one but I'm not posting.

It's disheartening. I REALLY hope the doctor finds something wrong, because, uh, I am doing things right :*( I have no energy, barely enough energy to even finish 30-40 minute work outs..... blah.

Running and Kettlebells

:) I've been doing c25k for a while now, but somehow find myself only on week 2? I did w1d1 so many times because I didn't want to move forward until I could do all the intervals. Turns out pushing a 50lb stroller (kid included ;) ) up and down hills is WAY different from running stroller-free in the park, who knew? So now that I've ditched the stroller I am doing much, much better and feeling much stronger and like I'm moving in a positive direction and gaining momentum. I can even run and chat at the same time -- I never would have believed that was possible for me! I'm excited to up my intervals some more, but I am also pretty determined to follow the program, especially because I have had problems with my knees.

My weight is fluctuating but I think it's about to start dropping again soon. I gained a lot and now I have to lose it. But once it's gone it's gone, of that I am totally determined. My amazing and inspirational husband has lost 20lbs in 2 months! Isn't that awesome? He is working out 2 hours a day and eating a very healthy and reduced calorie diet. He is so awesome to have around for inspiration and support!

In the morning, we start working out with kettlebells together. I'm super excited. Then tomorrow evening it's our run.

I keep finding myself in excited anticipation of working out... That's a change!