Breakthrough

Yesterday I met my goal to run 5k by August. Made it by June 30, and it really wasn't that difficult. The total distance was 5.15k (per mapmyrun.com) but .15 was used for warmup and cooldown - so I actually ran (jogged) the entire 5k. My next goal will be to run in an organized 5k race, but that won't happen until at least the fall when I can take a weekend day to do it. Unless I find a weekday run, but I imagine those are few and far between. I wish somebody would organize an 'Aid for Fat Women who want to be Fit' event. The proceeds could go toward gym memberships for women who can't afford it - or can't afford daycare while they work out. Maybe I'll send a note to David Patchell-Evans - he might be up for something like that. Listen to me - I run ONE decent distance and I'm ready to organize events...LOL Maybe I should just wait and see if I can keep this up first. The truth is - I'm really starting to feel good about myself. I haven't felt this way ever, and I'm at a point where I believe I can do whatever I set out to do. I've always been such a quitter. I think I fired the voices in my head once and for all.

My stress level has been off the scale this whole week because my van hasn't been running properly and we were having trouble getting the problem diagnosed. Turned out to be a bad water pump and Rashid the Mechanic finally got everything put back together about 8 last night - after much swearing and bolt twisting and jerry-rigging and tool borrowing and rubber-necking neighbours. Murray is so desperate for me to work over the holiday that he told me to rent a van for the weekend if I need to and he'll pay for it - AND to send him the bill for the repairs. Whatta guy! That beats a box of Toblerone chocolate all to hell. Oh yeah - if anybody wants chocolate bars we have a few cases in our fridge for some scheme Reg and Murray cooked up that fell through.

I'm still not getting on the scale until the Fitness Challenge is over - but I did measure this morning and I've lost 3 inches overall and probably added some lovely muscle to my legs. I hope that translates to a few pounds but the big deal for me is smaller clothes.