I did it!

I jogged (3 short walks) 3 miles yesterday!

Coming to the end

WOW! It's hard to believe the challenge is almost over. What an experience! My top ten accomplishments are:

10. Getting up at 5:30 to workout at 6:30
9. Only farting one time with my trainer
8. Jogging for the first time in 20 years
7. Not peeing my pants while jogging
6. Doing intervals around a track for 2 miles
5. Comparing workouts with my high school son
4. Feeling at home in a weight room
3. Looking forward to workouts
2. Giving up pop
1. Turning 50 and being in better shape than I've been in 30 years!

Thank you Dallas for your support and pushing me to do more than I ever thought I could. Also for putting up with me whining, texts, dirty looks, and smart mouth.

Thank you Jen for your support. When we were doing the intervals around the track, she would always say something encouraging. She's so much stronger and faster than me, but she always complimented and encouraged me. What a great support, inspiration and friend!

No Stairs Today

Dallas sent us a 3 page text yesterday at 6:15 A.M. informing us that we need to work out on a track in preparation to run the 5k in a couple of weeks, so last night Jen and I met Dallas at the AFHS track. We jogged around one time, stretched, did these rabbit chasing drills (whatever it's called), jogged the straight aways and walked the curves and ended with an abs workout and stretching. After it was all over I went 2 miles and Jen went 2 and 1/4 miles (way to go Jen). Jen's a lot faster than I am - she's awesome!

Today my left calf and bone spurs are really sore. Whenever I stand up I have to hold onto something for the first few steps, then I'm good. Walking into the hospital, I went up the stairs by the dock and thought I might need to crawl up them. BUT I DID IT!!!!!!!!

Wearing heels with a sore calf and bone spurs, there are no stairs today!

PS - still pop free!

A Gentle Kick in the Butt

I guess it's been awhile since I've blogged, so here is the update. My eyes are great. My trainer is back from Hawaii (leaving again for Chicago - good luck!). I figured out I'm walking/jogging on the outside of my foot and that's why I have just bad shin splints. Still haven't lost much weight. Still pop free.

I want to thank Dallas for putting up with me. The other day I was whining about my shin splints and he sent me this looooooong text: "Ok I am not going to lie there is going to be pain no matter what you do when starting a program like this when you really have not done much exercise before now. Your muscles are being broken down tendons are stretching etc...so if you can work through the pain you will adjust to it and it will be easier and easier for you to exercise. However if you hive into the pain and ease off the workout your body simply falls back to the comfortable state where it has always been. If it is unbearable then we need to find a treatment for it but if it's pain that you can handle even though it's uncomfortable then I say work through it. " I love the fact that Dallas cares enough to give me the kick in the butt I needed!

I'm jogging a little more every day and I'm trying really hard to run on the inside of my foot. When I do that my shins feel a lot better. I'm still nervous for the 5k though.