Today was the 5k... I came in just under 35 minutes. This is not even close to fast but all I hoped to do was beat my previous time of 37 minutes from three weeks ago and MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! I ran with another mom who was a good match. I was glad not to feel like I was not slowing anyone down but also that I wasn't holding myself back too. I have another 5k in about 2 weeks and I'm not sure what to make the new time goal, hopefully just improvement. I'd really like to eventually get back under 30 minutes but that'll take a little more time than 2 weeks. I got 2 runs in this week and a walk so I think I am going to declare this "week one" of my half marathon training (even though I should've done one more run) or maybe I'll wait and see how this week goes before deciding. Week one keeps getting pushed up since I have not been getting in all the runs, quickly turning into month one! Hopefully the running success will stay with me longer than the success of fitting into my fat jeans.
I went shopping with my husband on Friday. I don't really like shopping that much but its so much more likable without children! It was so disappointing leaving the first store with several bags for my husband and NOTHING for me. It is so annoying how men don't even need to try things on to know they fit. I have to undress in the dressing room, get sad looking at myself while standing ridiculously close to a full length mirror. Then I try on my jeans and shirts hoping they hide all the problem areas I was just staring at, I still see them, dressing room starts to get too hot, I need to go. Luckily though we went to one more store and I found a couple of things, most importantly jeans that fit!! I think they look good, they stay up on my hips and are not uncomfortably tight. I don't think they look like "mom" jeans but the label actually is call "Not Your Daughter's Jeans" or NYDJ. I can't believe they're trying to make that happen as their brand name. Even in my desperate situation, when I read the label I considered putting them back but I couldn't bring myself to try on more. I also found a jacket to my husband's delight so I am retiring the bright yellow fleece (as well as the fat jeans) that I found myself wearing all the time. I guess this is my 5lb reward to myself.
I'm thinking this is going to be another good weight loss week. Even though we had company and went out to eat this week, I did not over eat. I feel like I lost. YAY! Off to make dinner, some kind of peanut chicken. My husband finally tried/liked one of the WW recipes, Slow Cooker Chicken Burrito. Could lightning strike twice?
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