Still going strong!

Howdy folks!!!! LOL, I'm back yet again with a GREAT update!  So since the last blog, I've really been on my A game.  Normally the likes of me to work out on a Friday is not happening, but since I decided it was time for me to get me together, hey why not!  So I'm here to report, that not only did I work out on Friday but I even worked out on SUNDAY!!! Yeh I said it!  LOL.  Went to church and thanks to my wonderful Bishop Claude Alexander, got that good word in, came home took me a good ole 2 hour nap and decided since the weather was so beautiful(and Alius was itching to get outside), that I would take my little man to the park.  While he was playing, mama was walking, speed walking, 2 miles and a quick sprint to the car (racing my son...lol). That made me feel so good, to know that I'm actually doing this my way and by myself.  The reason I can say that is because the last big weight loss challenge that I went through I decided that I would take pills to assist me (Doctors orders though) and it was the BEST thing since slice bread if you ask me.  And I'm not going to front and act like this go round that I didn't want them again ( because I really did and part of me still does).  But I know that I need to do this one on my own, I mean I've gotten to where I've needed to be before, and although I had some assistance, I still had to put in the work.  I still had to make myself go to the gym daily and workout.  It did help me not eat so much, and I wish I had that now in a way, but in another way I will be so much more proud when I get the ending results of what I really want and KNOW that I did it ALL on my own.  No my eating habits aren't exactly where they need to be, but they are getting there, it's just up to me to continue to do better.  I'm making it a point to work out as much as I do.  I've taken full advantage of my schedule change and I've planned accordingly.

Speaking of that, today whooooooooooooooooooo HUNTY! When I say I wasn't ready for today's workout, I really wasn't ready.  So here we go, I've been doing this workout called 5k workout. What this workout does is get you prepared to run a 5k, now although I'm not really trying to run one; this is a great workout to prepare you IF you wanted to challenge yourself with one.  It's an 8 week training.  So it starts off with like 1 1/2 min jogs and then moves up, so I started week 5 on Tuesday right and normally the entire week is the same.  So Tuesday starts with 5 min jog, 3 min walk.  I took yesterday off ( not purposely), so today when I got to the gym and started my warm up which is a 5 min brisk walk, then we get to the jog ...... now in my mind I'm prepared for a 5 min jog and then 3 mins walk and then 5 min jog, well I JUSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT SO HAPPEN to look down (as I always do, to see how much time I have left), expecting to see 4 mins and something seconds left and I see 7 mins and something seconds left...WOAH WOAH WOAH HOLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDD UP!!!!! Immediately I hit pause on the phone (which is where the app is stored) and hit pause on the treadmill at the same time!  I had to exit the app to make sure I'm not tripping, in my head I'm thinking "oh, I must have selected like week 7...HA, what a joke on myself, yeh I was on the CORRECT week! MAN I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THIS! On the bright side however that means, I only have 2 runs during my workout (I have to find the positive in any situation, especially when it comes to working out), I CAN DO THIS!  Okay resumes workout and talks myself through the first run.  Okay got through that, now on to my 5 minute brisk walk; this is where I concentrate on my breathing so that I can prepare for my last run.  Yep thought I'd die through that last 3 minutes, I had to really talk myself through it, but I made it!  I tried to concentrate on not breathing too hard, but that last 30 seconds I could care less however....the point is, I WASN'T PREPARED BUT I MADE IT!!!! (Currently playing in my head  ...Marvin Sapp ...I MADE IT THROUGH (and my son's remix version) FOR ME AND YOU...OHHHHHH SO GLAD I MADE IT, SO GLAD I MADE IT, I MADE IT THROUGH FOR ME AND YOU).

So know that ya girl is still going strong, I'm not where I wanna be, but THANK GOD I'm not where I use to be!!!!!

Til next time!!!!

Love ya!