Enough is Enough…a journey to a healthier me…
Hey everyone!!! {This is a very long post…but there is SO much to share with you once again…so grab something to sip on…sit back, relax and read away!!! or just skim over the pictures and that should tell you a much quicker version minus the rambling and babbling!!} Today is May 16…and it marks ONE MONTH of deciding Enough is Enough and deciding to take a journey to a healthier me!!! And what a great day it was!!!
I woke up to this:

152.6!! Not too shabby….it is a loss from last week at 153.8! However, I must admit again, I was frustrated because there were a few days this last week where I saw that 151 number pop up…so I did get my hopes up of seeing that today. Oh well….once again I gave myself some time to pout a bit…and then hit the pavement for my 5am date with Amanda and Robin!
And let me tell you…some of you must have read last night’s post and followed through with sending the positive thoughts and prayers for a workout that I knew was going to be tougher, because I had an AWESOME TROT!!!! It was 35 minutes straight trotting/trotting faster with intervals….and I ended up trotting 3.47 miles!!!! And…it averaged to a 10.05 minute mile or so!!! Holy crapola!!!! I was NOT expecting that at all…and for me that is truly a huge accomplishment. {I know to most of you that will really show how slow I trot…but this is HUGE for me…and shows that trying to improve my pace and endurance with this new workout is working!!!} I swear I was smiling all day and the frustration from not having a better loss was quickly replaced by pride of what I had just accomplished trotting…and THAT is what it’s all about my friends!! I was so proud! And here is my proof from MapMyRun:

The next few workouts go back down on minutes, so I won’t be getting that mileage in for a while again, but I tell you what…it sure has me excited to see what I can do!!
When we got back home we did our 50 crunches and a few leg stretches and then I decided to weigh again…just to see if I would lose weight after a run or gain weight…I really had no clue because I have never checked it before…{honestly, I haven’t!!}…and this is what the scale showed then:
Yup!! There is that darn 151 number I wanted….151.4!! Go figure!! And so, being the Anal Annie that I am, I just had to jump on a third time to make sure…and that time it showed 150.8!! {I did not try to take a picture of that one.} Obviously my scale was having issues this morning!!!! So, in all fairness and because I am on this journey for more than the weight loss, I am going with the 152.6, so that gives me a total weight loss of 2.4 pounds since April 16. I WILL PROUDLY TAKE IT! Not a huge loss, but my trotting has come along so much this last month, that THAT is what I am going to be mostly proud of this month and consider my greatest achievement. How fitting that I would do my best trot on the ONE MONTH mark
{and thanks to all of you for the prayers and positive thoughts that guided me along!}
And since I am all about “putting it all out there”, I am taking another step, and had Amanda take another set of pictures for me to follow my progress. And quite honestly, I really suck at taking proper and consistent measurements, so I feel these pix will be a much better guide!! Now I warn you, they are not flattering at all, obviously not touched up, they are REAL…the REAL ME…and with clothes on that would help me gauge my progress a little better…and my face is still red as we had just finished that WARM Mother’s Day workout and my hair is a disaster…REALITY!! {I yam what I yam…remember??}:



And, now for the one month measurements; not much change and like I said, I really suck at taking measurements….so these could literally change daily! LOL
Weight April 16: 155 pounds; May 16: 152.6 pounds {loss of 2.4 pounds}
Bust: April 25 ~ 36.5; May 16 ~ 36
Arms: April 25 ~ 10.5; May 16 ~ 10.5
Belly button/waist: April 25 ~ 37; May 16 ~ 37
Hips: April 25 ~ 41.25: May 16 ~ 41.5 {yes, a 0.25 increase!! LOL}
Thighs: April 25 ~ Left-23.25; right 23.75; May 16 ~ L 23; R 23.75{my right leg is always about 1/2 inch or so bigger than my left-go figure!}
Not so sure I will continue posting the measurements since I just can’t seem to do them right…so we shall see!
Well, that’s it folks…that’s a wrap up to Month One….scale wise and trotting wise!! The mental and taking care of me aspects are still a daily babystep process…and this post is already way too long for more babbling and rambling.
So, on that note…Nighty Night to all of you…thanks for following me on my journey!!
~just me and that’s enough~literally!~jodi