I'm still here!!

Is it really November 24th!!  Well I actually did loose 3 pounds!! Finally got over my long long plateau!! I was so happy to see the scale actually moving I could have had a party! 

 

On Thanksgiving I ran my half marathon!  Before I start this post I will warn you it's probably not for the weak of stomach! My ankle is still bugging me so I took some Ibuprofen.  We started rather early, to be honest it was pitch black we had to wear a head lamp so we could see. But the weather perfect, no wind nothing!  So off we went!  I only ate one spoon full of peanut butter which I guess wasn't enough. so the Ibuprofen upset my stomach.  So for the first several miles that was bugging me.  We actually were going a pretty good pace for us!  Then we turned around and my side started hurting to much water!! UGH!  Then about mile 8 my feet!! OH MY FEET.  I could feel the blisters being made.  I really felt like I was running on needles.  I just kept saying in my head, "I'm never doing this again just push it through!"  over and over and over again!  So much pain.  Around mile 10 I was so done.  Mile 12 we could see the darn finish line and it never came.  FINALLY FINISHED!!!  I seriously just sat on the ground.  Which yes I know is the worst thing you can do, but my feet hurt so bad!!  When I got home I took off my shoes and counted the damage 12 HUGE blisters!  The whole ball of both feet one huge blister, in between toes blisters, on the heels, all around my heels of my feet.  Really my worst most painful run ever.  

 

Here comes the gross part, yes even grosser.  I still went black Friday shopping!!  No pain no game!!  And I love Black Friday!!  But here is the gross painful part has I was walking around the blisters would  POP!  The liquid oozing out, and the raw skin hurt so bad!  I really can't even wear tennis shoes at this point.  I'm planning on taking this week off from running I'm hoping by next Friday my feet will be healed up!  This week weight training! 

 

 

I stole this picture from Ejona, one of my running buddies and this is actually the run from the week before.  I think Monta took a picture of us this week.  But I wasn't has happy to say the least! 

 

Oh Well gives me a excuse to Pig Out for Thanksgiving which I have done so!!

New month!

 Sept. 2012

 Nov. 2012

Yes, I know, the white shirt is very unflattering, but it lets me see just how much work I've done, and still need to do.  Lot's to go, but I'm feeling encouraged.  It just takes so long to lose it.  I was looking through all my Biggest Winner pictures though, and I'm determined to get back to where I was.  I lost 1.2 pounds this week.  That is good for Halloween week I suppose, just still frustrating considering I spend at least 1 hour at the gym every day.  I really want to control myself during the holidays.  I still want to enjoy yummy food, but if I can get down even 5 more pounds before Christmas that would be great.  I'd actually love to get down at least 1 more by Christmas, but that might be a little too ambitious. 

Holidays!

Holidays have begun!!  Which I love but I also love eating!!  Halloween candy in my home from last Friday till who knows when, and why did people only give out good yummy chocolate??  Why not the fake stuff that I have no problem turning down?????  We are almost out.  But then Friday we had a girls night favorites party and again went home with more chocolate See's chocolate can you really turn it out down! 


But I did run 10miles this Saturday so between the 10 miles and the chocolate I maintained.


I also started a new goal.  Workout every day for 31 days except for Sunday, I'm on day 6 and going strong.  My Uncle got put in the hospital and I'm trying to visit him everyday, so I think someone will either be going late or very early to workout.