Journey to Julie

Making a commitment to myself, holding myself accountable, & hoping to get some support along the way. Goal: Lose weight (the physical goal) and rediscover me (the mental/emotional/spiritual goal).

Saturday, June 24, 2006

finishing strong

Weekend is upon us, and I'm determined to finish off my week strong. Weigh-in is Monday, and I know it will be good news. I just have to keep a reign on myself until then! Yesterday was pretty rough, with the interview news and my weekly lunch date, but it could have been worse. I'm not counting yesterday as being on my meal plan though - it was just too rough. I also didn't exercise last night - I was exhausted But otherwise, I've earn everned every other challenge point this week, and I'm feeling good!

I just got off the treadmill for my run. I'm doing 40 minutes total right now, including 24 min of running (4 intervals of 6 minutes). I think next week I'll bump it up to 3 8's plus a 4 at the end. My goal is to be able to run 3 miles in 30 minutes. I'm still a ways off from there, but each week will bring me closer! I keep having to bump the speed up a bit to keep from kicking the front of the treadmill. Today I did most of my running at 5.3mph, with probably 2-3 minutes at 5.5 and 1.5 min (my last sprint) at 6.3. So, my base pace is an 11.3 minute mile. I want to be able to run for 30 minutes continuously at a 10 minute mile. I can do it!

DS and DH should be on their way back from the movies about now, and DD is starting to wake up from her nap. It's been some nice quiet time here. Workout, shower, computer time. I have to take it whenever I can get it!

Ok - guess I'll go throw a load of laundry in and start the dishwasher before DD completely wakes up. Have a great weekend!

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