Toot Toot and A Sack of Taters

Tooting my horn here!

 I can't tell you enough how glad I am that today is over in the Cto5K program. Today I was to walk briskly for 5 minutes and then run 2 miles....straight....with no walking! I was dreading it. My awesome sister reminded me to not doubt myself because if I did then I would not be able to do it. 

I was trying to put it off as long as I could but with my schedule for today, I knew I had to hurry up and get on the treadmill.  I stretched really good and asked God to please give me the strength I needed to get through today.  I turned up the ipod and started walking. All was good and then the time came....4:57....4:58...4:59 and then BOOM, there it was.....the 5 minute mark. I started on a slow pace and just started jogging.  I didn't look down at the mileage or the time because I knew that if I glanced at it and the numbers were lower that what I thought they should be, then I would just get discouraged.  I ran and ran and ran. The lower calve muscle on my left leg started to hurt so I started focusing on the words of the songs I was listening to at that time.  When I focus on the words.....I'm not focusing on the pain.  And when I say pain, it's just a pain that feels like it's cramping and I need to stretch it out more.

The first time I glanced at the mileage it said 1.36 miles. I knew I had to keep going so I just kept jogging.  I looked down a few more times just to see where I was at......1.61 miles, 1.88 miles and then 1.99. I thought YES, I'M DONE, but really I wasn't . See, when I walked the five minute warm up, it took me to .25 so I knew that if I was going to actually do 2 whole miles, then I needed to go to 2.25 miles so I asked God to help me get through that and I told myself that I could do it.  I also remember thinking about the Bible verse, "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:31)  How awesome that God reminded me of that verse!

I got to 2.25 miles and slowed the treadmill down. I couldn't believe it!! I had just run 2 miles!!!!  The song that I was listening to went off and another one came on. I didn't want to listen to that one so I advanced a song and it was a song called "Deliver Me" by Selah.  I immediately burst into tears!! I had actually done what I didn't think I could do and this song was telling exactly what I was feeling......HE delivered me! I was so overcome with emotion so I just raised my hands and praised God for helping me get through that!  I kept on until I had reached 3 miles and burned 640 calories!  My legs felt so heavy when I was done but that was ok!!  I got off the treadmill and then did 100 sit ups.....5 sets of 20.  I was sweating so hard and so much and was so glad that today's workout was over. It was a good glad! Yayness!!!

I did buy a new scale this week....not a digital one though and when I weighed myself again it said that I was 1 pound lighter! SOOOO that means that I have lost a 10lb sack of taters! Hee-hee!  And actually it kept teeter tottering back and forth between the 10lb and 11lb mark, but I'll stick with the 10lbs! I'm excited. I feel like I have worked really hard for those ten lubs to come off.  I think my body has figured out what I'm doing and it wants to hold onto my lubs instead of saying goodbye to them. BUT I WILL DO IT!!! Even if it takes a while!   

Here is the song I was listening to called "Deliver Me". Please just close your eyes and listen to it. It's  so powerful!!!  AND don't forget to "pause" the music in the sidebar ------> first!!!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend sweet friends! Again, thank you ALL for your encouragement! :)