week nineteen

Well, a 1.4 lb. loss last week was GREAT, especially considering the wedding reception disaster and how close I am to my goal. ONLY 1 lb. to go. That sounds pretty amazing! I've lost a total so far of 30.4 lbs. YES, my 6th 5 lbs. this last week!

This weekend I run another 5K. I hope to improve on my time of 32 minutes which sounds like a lot but considering I started last fall (weighing 30 more than I do now) at 43 minutes or 47 (something like that) it's really pretty good.

The race on Saturday did not yield the results I had wished for. I had hoped to run it in under 30 minutes and instead I came in at 32.30. I'll have to push myself harder to get it under 30. I believe I will start running outside each Saturday morning a nice 3 mile run (approximately 5K). The difference in running outside on the pavement as compared to inside on the treadmill is astounding. I run inside every day (except Sundays) for 40 minutes but running outside for 30 minutes once a month or so really takes a toll on the of joints and muscles - mostly the joints.

I used my 35 points this weekend on the "Best-ever Chocolate Cake" I made for Father's Day. The recipe is on my Blah Blah Blog at http://starbucksgirl42.blogspot.com/ if you are interested. It was well worth the 35 points!