Almost Made It...

Since I have finally accepted that I'm fat and have actually been trying to do something about it my goal has been to run the Race for the Cure 5k in November.  I've been "running" for the past two or three weeks and today I finally saw a difference.  A friend of mine introduced me to Lake Pflugerville (it's a big pond) which has a 3 mile track around it.  I've only been out there a few times but today I almost made it the entire 3 miles!  Mr. F was screaming most of the time so I just kept up my pace to try to finish a little earlier and I did!  I cut off two minutes from my time last week and I only had to walk once for about a minute.  Now obviously, I'm no marathoner but it was pretty exciting to finish today and not feel like a total pile of sludge.  I promptly rewarded myself with Chuy's...

The best part about running :)

Jolly Green Giant; Less Jolly More Giant

I've always been a sort of Giantess but today I got a slap in the face that made me feel more like Hagrid. It's definitely time to lose some serious post baby weight.  Oddly enough, I lost weight during my pregnancy.  Who knows why?  My weight came after he was born.  Then my body sweetly decided was the time to really pack on the pounds.  So today was the day...my mind is set. I must become shorter, skinnier, and smarter. As I can really only do something about one of those (shorter) I need you, my one and only reader...aka the husband, to help me stay accountable. When my alarm goes off at 5:30 and I think coffee and the paper sound better than the gym please, punch me in the gut.
I AM going to run The Race for the Cure 5k on November 4th in honor of my mom. This is also the day of  Mr. F's 1st birthday party, I like to torture myself. I started "training" today. I ran/walked 5 miles. I'm hesitant to post my times on here because I don't want to be totally embarrassed in front of the world (yes husband, you are the world ;)) I'll keep you updated on further progress...