Hurdles...

In the last few months, well since April 2nd to be exact, I have been really pushing it to lose weight and get fit. I have learned several things about myself within in these last few months. Some of points are good and a few are bad. One is that I have an amazing husband. He has truly inspired me to keep pushing on to my goals. He has given me tons of verbal motivation and always gives me compliments on my accomplishments. He definitely has also been there to pick me up when I have been down. One bad thing I have learned is for whatever reason, hormones or age, I am having a HUGE problem with losing weight. I have instead bulked up as far as muscle goes. My legs have become cut and so have my arms. I just can't drop it on the scale. I am fluctuating 4 pounds every few days. I have read so many articles that have given me tons of ways to eat better to break my plateau. However, with two little boys and a husband that is not looking to lose weight it has become hard to make good food choices. Which leads me to the second negative personal point - food choices. I am TERRIBLE at choosing foods. I love it all! :-/ I have done really good at cutting out carbonated drinks and sugary drinks, which has been a great big improvement. But the biggest improvement I have made is my length in running.

Tonight, I ran 4 miles in 40 minutes and 11 seconds. It is not fantastic by no means. I hope to one day do 5 miles in 40 minutes, so I am thinking that will be my next goal. I was able to accomplish a 9 minute mile tonight as well. No surprise there...I've been able to do that since 7th grade athletics. Running has become a mental game for me. It is not my ability to do it physically, but my ability to push myself mentally to continue and not let myself give up. I'm so tempted on lap 10 of the track to give up and quit...but I know I must press on for my better good. Although running is an accomplishment, I really wish I could accomplish some of my other goals like weight loss and eating healthier. I'm pressing on to accomplish those two things with the next three months. However, with a little boy starting Kindergarten....I'm not sure how well the emotional roller coaster will let that happen. It will definitely be a true test of my mental strength.

Until next time...I will press on with running...and accomplishing eating healthier followed by weight loss :) Hopefully the weights at the gym in the morning will make me feel somewhat better!!