I RAN A MILE!

YIPEE!  I did it today!  I ran 1 mile in 11 minutes. It felt so AWESOME!  I realized about 3 minutes into the run, that I was just starting to breath heavy. I kept motivating music going and just kept running. When I was a .8 / mile I knew today was the day I could push myself to do it.

I'm also wearing my hubby's belt around a pair of pants to keep them up today. Much less frustrating this way ;-)

Committment = Success

One thing I've learned is that burning more calories every day than what I'm consuming means I continue to lose weight!  It also means that to stay on track, I must count every day what I consume and even track what I burn - for the more I burn, the slightly more I need to consume.

To date, I have lost 17 pounds!  I consume approximately 1300-1400 calories per day. I burn 1900+ calories.... depending on my exercise & daily activities.  I should reach my goal weight by November.

I'm still doing Jillian Michael's 30-day Shred at least twice per week. I do Pilates once a week. I walk/run/climb on the treadmill 2-3 times per week and often add a hike with Alan too!  This week I am going to make sure that on my treadmill days, I also add abs work. My abs are shrinking but I can tell it's going to take a lot of work to eliminate what I dont' want anymore.

I'm loving baked pretzels right now. 24 sticks are only 50 calories. A great carb addition when I'm looking for a crunchy/salty snack.

Here's to COMMITTMENT!