Back of the Pack

Wow guys! You are doing awesome! I am happy to be on a running schedule now...finally hit the 6 week mark last week so I am good to hit it hard and I have to in order to keep up with you all! I found a great regimen for a 26 week program online and I wrote my daily goals into my calendar so each day I know what to accomplish. There are a few extra weeks in that schedule before Sept./Oct. so if there is a week I struggle I can be a little flexible but I really want to work hard to continually progress. I am on a slow start (1 mile on Thurs., 2 mi. Fri., 2 mi. Sat.) but I am encouraged that I have seen improvement in just the few days since I started. Today I did 2 miles and cut my time by 3 min.! I can't wait till some of this weight comes off so I can move a little quicker! Here are a few things that have made me feel good: 1. A great playlist on the ipod - totally gets me moving! 2. Jason introduced me to a great breakfast: fried egg on whole wheat toast (fried with Pam, no oil or butter) with a little Creole seas. on top and some days I have a homemade fruit smoothie with protein powder. Of course, tons of water to drink. 3. A good night's sleep. Some of this depends on Caleb but I do the best I can where I have control. 4. Cutting the late-night snacking. When I feel super-tempted, I pop some air-popped popcorn and that helps...plus it's a great source of fiber! Sorry this is a long post but this is really exciting to me and I love that we are supporting each other thru it. Can't wait to see all our progress in the months to come! Good luck and Good work...I'll follow your examples!