Two long weeks?

Still with me? I'm lucky! After two weeks of silence, I thought I would have lost you all!

First, the weigh in:

This week's weigh in: +0.8 lbs.
Total weigh in: -19.7 lbs.

I think this weeks I'm down a bit from last week... gained probably a pound or more in the week from May 3 - May 10.

Why the silence? I'm not really sure I have a good reason. For one, I've been more tired than usual. And a bit more distracted, but I can't really say by what. For another, I don't feel like this has been the same kind of priority that it was... I'm getting used to things, even the gym, and I think that's all contributing to the plateau.

But there are some things that are new and noteworthy:

1) I bought new sneakers. Since I've been doing more running, I thought it would be a good idea to invest in some new running shoes. My last pair (Brooks, that I liked) were probably 4 years old. Granted, they hadn't seen a lot of miles, but I've relegated them to being the NH house sneakers, and invested in some Asics Gel Cumumlus 10 sneakers, when I found a great deal on some closeouts. They're really comfortable and they're cute, too. I find them to be supportive, but cushiony, and it's made a difference in my comfort level when I'm on the treadmill, which REALLY makes a difference to KEEP me there.

2) C25K is still going! I'm staring "Week 3" either tonight or tomorrow night. Week 2 was a challenge on the first night, where the running intervals had increased from 60 seconds to 90 seconds, but I also upped my own game, not only by length of time, but by increasing my speed for the last 2 runs of each section, so that I can really make sure I'm pushing myself.

One measure of improvement I watch for (I need small things like this!) was that I can run for my 90 seconds, and not look at the clock to say, "is it done yet?" I keep running, and the iPhone app tells me to switch to walking, but I probably could have run a bit longer and didn't notice the time passing. That is a big change from Week One, even with that week only being 60 seconds.

But Week Three introduces two intervals of three minute runs. It's a little scary; I know I can do more than 90 seconds, but twice that? I am hopeful that this is another instance of "seems impossible on Day One, but totally doable, maybe even at a faster pace, by Day Three".

At the end of Week Three, I'll evaluate whether or not I mentally commit to another few weeks. As a reminder, the plan is a 9 week plan, ending in a week of 3 mile jogs, with no walking breaks. Right now, that seems impossible for me, but I'll take each week as it comes.

3) Next week is Week 40 on this journey. That means pictures and measurements. I'm feeling like the last 10 weeks haven't been too monumental, and I'm worried that the pictures and measurements aren't going to show any progress and that's going to make me feel a little defeated. I need to stay focused on the last 20 weeks of this journey (the last third!) and I don't want to get knocked down psychologically with next week's results. But, I'll do my best!

Thank you for coming back to the blog after some radio silence. I appreciate your support!

Thanks for reading!