Sunday

Okay, so back blogging about my training instead of other emotional things!  That is supposed to be the primary focus of this blog afterall.  However, I guess the two do sort of go hand in hand, so sometimes a digression is necessary.  Today marked the halfway point in my 8 week Advanced Beginner 5K training.  To date, I have done every workout according to schedule (adjusting the days once or twice as necessary). 

Today was a 'EZ' day.  As I have every other Sunday, I walked the dogs around the neighborhood and then walked to Caliza and Evans and did my 1.5 mile run down Caliza and then walked back to the house.  I tracked my whole route today from doorstep to doorstep, and it was actually about 4 miles.  So all and all, I traveled about 5 miles today.  Not too bad. 

I also weighed myself today, and I am down 1 lb from last week.  That is not some great number, and I am hoping it is due to weight loss and not just water weight or whatnot.  Either way, it felt good.  I think I can actually tell that my body is starting to get more toned.  My arms seem slimmer and my legs seem not as jiggly. 

I think I might do Tuesday's workout tomorrow as there is now a 80% chance of rain on Tuesday.  I am going to have to do Thursday's workout on Wednesday, so it is about the only chance I will have to get it in.  I probably shouldn't be running 3 days in a row without giving my body a rest, but you gotta do what you gotta do.  We will see how I feel in the morning though.

Day # 3 of no smoking went okay.  I say that it was about 5 minutes or longer today between strong cravings instead of like 30 seconds like yesterday.  Hopefully tomorrow will be even better.  We are going to Austin tomorrow, so I am hoping I can survive my first social outing without a cigarette.  I know I can do it - Ive made it this far after all.