Counting Down The Days

I'm still alive! I've just been slacking lately... a lot! I've had a lot of stuff to do since my last post, and I just never got around to blogging! My apologies:-)

Pictured to the right is the screen of my treadmill. That is my latest personal record for a 5k, which I did on 2/7/12. Yay!! I was pretty excited about that!

Back tracking a little... on 2/4 I went out to Looney's (again) with Rob, and then we were joined later by Alicia. We had a blast!! Drank way too many shots though, and it eventually got to me! To make a long story short, I threw up all over myself, in Roch's bed (Sorry Roch!) and I was just a mess!! So embarrassing!:-/ The worst part of it was the fact that I somehow threw up on my phone, causing it to get water damage:-( So for a few days it wasn't really working. Now it's 95% recovered. The volume is always really low though:-/ So yes, two phones in the span of 8 days... *sigh*

On 2/9 I worked out with a Lieutenant who works for PG County Fire Dept. It was awesome!! He's a real good trainer. Tough, but very helpful. I learned a lot of new things! He was basically just getting a feel for how in shape I was and what I needed to work on, so it was cool!

2/10 was my fire department orientation. It was good!! 9 hours long, but we covered a lot. I got to try on gear, uniforms, class A's, and jackets. It was fun:-) I had to introduce myself to all of my classmates which was pretty nerve wracking, but I think I did ok! Everyone in my class seems pretty cool, so far!:-)

Charlie worked on Valentine's Day, so we didn't do anything. But he did get me flowers, Boordy wine, and wine glasses, which was really nice. I love Boordy wine, and I didn't have wine glasses! lol So it was a good gift!:-)

The following day, I contemplated running 13.1 miles. I had been wanting to attempt it for awhile, but just couldn't commit myself! After some convincing from a friend, I finally just sucked it up and ran! It was sunny and pretty mild out when I started the run, but after 2 hours and 21 minutes, it was dark and cold!!:-(

I actually wanted to stop at mile 8! I'm not sure why I was feeling it so early on, but it sucked. I should have been more prepared:-/ I need to get some kind of water bottle belt, and some energy beans or gel. I only had a measly piece of Quench gum!

I'm not quite sure what kept me motivated to keep going. My legs were starting to get shaky, my knee was hurting, and I could feel blisters forming on my feet. The hardest part was when I got back into my neighborhood and I was only at 11 miles. Which meant I had to run past my house multiple times to be able to reach the full 13.1! So tough. I must have went back and forth in my head about 10 times, trying to decided if I wanted to stop now or keep going. I'm so glad I kept running. I don't think I could have forgiven myself for reaching 12 or so miles, and stopping! That would have been so disappointing to me!

I soldiered on and ran past my house and back, twice. I finally reached my door with a total distance of 13.18 miles (see picture above) and I wanted to die!!! I was in so much pain. I felt like I could throw up. I was also freezing!! I'm pretty sure I got hypothermia out there! I could not stop shivering, yet at the same time I was sweating. It was terrible! I'm pretty sure that's what dying feels like!:-(

After I finally recovered, I took a shower and we went out to Outback for our belated Valentine's Day dinner. It was delish and I definitely deserved it after that run!! I also deserved a big box of chocolates! Mmm:-) It was a good day and I'm super proud of myself! Never would have imagined I could run 13.1!:-)

Let's see... On Friday I worked out with the Lieutenant again. This time it was intense! 10 uphill sprints to start, then lots of legs and upper body, some core, then we ended with 10 more sprints!! Yikes!! I burned a TON of calories! It was great:-)

Saturday was Lourdes's birthday which she had at Barcode in DC. To the right is what I wore:-) I bought that dress at Tjmaxx a few months ago, and I finally got to wear it! Along with my cheetah print heels from Target:-) So cute, but so uncomfortable!! Ouch:-(

We had a good time. The food was yummy and the place was really cute! I've never really been out in DC, so it was a good experience. We took the metro there, too, so that was kind of a fun adventure lol... kind of.

Well, I don't want to bore you with my whole entire week(s) but I just wanted to get you a little caught up.Hopefully I can finish the rest of February out strong! Since I haven't been the BEST at eating or exercising since Valentine's Day!:-/ Major slacking going on here!!!

Oh! By the way, I have a weigh in! Although I've gained like 5 pounds over the weekend, I'll still count it as a loss!:-)

Previous Weight - 150.4

Current Weight - 149.2 (2/12)

Weight Lost - 1.2 Pounds

Total Weight Lost - 82.2 Pounds!

Yipeee! Super happy about that. Now I just need it to stay that way on the weekends!! Hahaha... right;-)



Oh... so one of the main reasons I wrote this blog is because tomorrow I'm getting my tattoo!! Of course  those of you who know me on facebook will get to see a picture of it ASAP! Then I'll post a picture of it on here later. I'm really hoping that my Amaryllis blooms tomorrow! It's soooo close! I'd love to be able to take a picture of it next to my new tattoo:-)

Ok, well I'm starting to get sleepy while writing this so I need to get off the computer! Thanks for reading. Look for a tattoo blog next!:-)

Toodles!!

*19 more days!*