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Learning to Run – Week Five, First Run

Did it!  Five minutes running, three walking, repeat four times.  Now I’m drenched with sweat and stinky sitting here at my desk.  Today is basketball tournament day for the guys, so I’d better dash downstairs and take a shower before they all come in and take over the locker rooms.  

Lost three pounds this week. LOL!! I love the week after Aunt Flo takes a hike…all that water weight just miraculously disappears, making me feel like I’ve accomplished a whole lot more than just sitting around feeling crabby and bloated and wishing I could eat chocolate.

Keep up the good work, everyone.  I KNOW you’re working just as hard as you can in the Weight Loss Battle!  CHARGE!!!!!

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Learning to Run – Week Four, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Runs – Our First Release

Slacking a bit on posting?  You Betcha.  It’s been a crazy week.  Second run happened Thursday, third run happened on Friday and fourth run was yesterday morning.  Yesterday I ran over to a construction site on the other side of my development where one of my projects is being constructed.  It looks great, exactly what I designed.  The contractor is doing a good job.  The concrete is finished well, and saw joints have already cracked through to the bottom of the pavement section.  Yes.

Here’s my focus for today –

We have a house full of family and plenty of food ready for later this afternoon.  Well, there will be plenty once I make some potato salad.   Husband Dear is outside cleaning the patio and putting ice in coolers.
Today we release our first born into the wild, ready for college and for whatever lies beyond.
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Learning to Run – Week Four, First Run

Did it!!   It’s super hot and muggy in Texas today, and in spite of this, I actually ran MORE than I walked!  Did the entire interval set with not a single stitch in my side, or ache in my hip.   Can you believe it??   I am totally impressed and so very pleased with myself.  I feel like a little kid waving a perfect math paper in front of my Mom, jumping up and down with excitement, wriggling with anticipation of a big smile from her and a boatload of praise!
Weigh in was yesterday – a whopping half pound lost.  Isn’t that just grand?  Just how much is a half pound?
  
Two of these………………one of these……………..or one of these, full
Doesn’t seem like a lot, does it.  That’s okay.  I’ll take it, just becasue I RAN today!  *all smiles and grins*
Butter Image by Julia Ewen for the Washington Post

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