So, I told you guys that back in like... May? I think it was May... ANYWAY. A few months ago I joined a summer challenge on 3FC that ran through September 1st. Well... It's September 1st! The challenge is officially over. My goal was to lose 20 pounds - I started at 249, with a goal of reaching 229. For the past 3 days, I've seen 229 on the scale. This morning, I saw 230, which I largely attribute to eating late last night thanks to my weird class schedule. Keeping that in mind, I gave myself the 229 today. I changed my tickers, I'm considering myself at goal. The whole point in daily weigh ins is to understand the fluctuations that happen all through this process, so I'm using that knowledge today. :)
I LOVED this challege. Seriously, I cannot begin to express the serious amounts of support that came from the people over there. Towards the end it got rather sparse, we lost most people, but what really counted to me was that I stuck with it the whole way through! I also had one other person posting consistently with me in the end, and she's fabulous. :D For real though, I don't know if I would have gotten this far without that group. Definitely lucky that I hopped in there!
Since this was coming to an end, I actually have joined another challenge with a goal of reaching onederland by Christmas. Now, that's about 30 pounds in basically 4 months. I *think* this is doable... Maybe. If I fail, no big deal really. Progress is progress either way, and if I don't quite make it by Christmas, I can always try to finish it off by New Years!
I'm in my second week of school, and so far it's been... Interesting? Hahaha. I ended up having to drop a class, so I have a break of time where I can actually eat... Which means I end up eating in the cafeteria. I make efforts to hunt down healthier options... Salads and whatnot. It's what I have accessible to me, so I work with it. We did our first actual day of exercise in Step Aerobics last night, and that was pretty awesome! Definitely a challenge for me and my less-than-fabulous coordination... LOL. I managed to keep up pretty damn well, though, and I really enjoyed the workout. Hooray! Now I just need to get back on top of running.... Though I think that might get easier with Step thrown in, because I get more variety in my exercise. Maybe. We'll see!
EDIT: I went out and ran, and it was AWESOME. This really shouldn't come as a surprise to me when I reach the end of 30 minutes straight of jogging, but it continues to blow my mind that I seriously go out there and do it! My very first 5K race is coming up in just eleven short days... So super stoked! Even more stoked to have my mom running it with me. Of course, she's all crazy and has a relay she's already planning to do next! I was going to do it until I found out the required pace of something like a 12ish minute mile? Something like that. Basically way faster than I am, since I'm currently doing a mile in just under 15 minutes. Whatever. That's still super awesome. Someday I'll work on my speed... Someday...
Di! I think your blog is just right for what it is trying to be- sometimes short and sweet is the way to go with such things as a weight loss challenge. I'm impressed at your progress; the great thing about working out and getting in shape is that it's addictive! Following :-)
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