So this post is more about the weight loss then the running, however I'll talk about that too. So I went to breakfast today with a friend then she and I went shopping at my favorite fat girl store, Lane Bryant. Not only did I make a killer sale purchase I also found out that I have gone down 2 dress sizes. I was grabbing my normal (what I thought was at least) size and was finding it really too big, so I tried one smaller, and found it too big too, then went down one more and wow, it fit. So I was in a 26/28 dress and today I bought size 18/20. Seriously!?! The funny thing is that I have only gone down 1 pants size so I'm still sporting a 24 in jeans. But I'll take it. Over all weight loss has been about 25 pounds but I'm feeling differences in my build and I think that is the most important. I was told once to not count the pounds count the dress sizes lost. I think it is funny that I have a hard time letting go of that size 26 and acknowledging that I'm in a smaller size now. The best thing is though when I tried on the dresses (3 of them :) like I said a good sale) for Matt he actually said they looked good. That was a nice boost :)
On to running. So as you know I've had about a 5 week break, there was family to take care of then I was graceful and talented and sprained my ankle and tore the ligaments, but am making a pretty good comeback and am back on to being focused and determined. I went for a little test jog last week and found that my ankle has healed enough that I dont have any pain when running. It still hurts with certain movement but as long as I dont roll it again I should be good. I did start the couch to 5k ap again and the first day was tough, I didnt start off good because I was hot and tired but I gave it a go anyways. I cheated on the last 2 run parts and just walked..... so I'm going to start back up again Sunday (tomorrow) morning. I'm also going to sign up for a 5k that is towards the end of October, I think that little extra motivation is what I need to really be committed and also I have a small group of girlfriend's who are going to do it with me. So really that is the motivation, I dont want to embarrass myself and I want them to be proud of me.
I'm feeling positive and good about things right now, the dress thing helped a lot :) So back to regular exercise and back to regular blogging!
Talk to you soon!
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good to see you back on your blog! I hope you continue to take it easy, heal, and get stronger with the ankle. And, you didn't "cheat" when you walked the 2 parts the other day--you got out there and exercised/trained and did your best after a hiatus and an injury. That's not cheating, that's being smart and getting back on track. Good for you! :)
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