Reach... It's Not As Bad As It Seems

Hello my amazing readers! I hope you all have been having a great week. It's almost the weekend and I'm a little excited. I have to work tomorrow so it's not as cool, but at least I'm off Saturday and Sunday.

Last Saturday was the Color Run in Baltimore. We ran it with our friends Caitlin and Tim, and Caitlin's brother Collin. It was Charlie's first 5k ever! He was able to run the whole thing in 33 minutes. So proud of him! It was pretty fun. We didn't get too colorfied, even though I definitely tried to! As far as organized goes, it was not. It was packed and the pathways were uneven and confusing. The most annoying part was all the walkers! It's fine if you need to walk, but stay to the right so you're not getting in the way of the people who actually want to run. Geez.

I'm actually signed up for the Color Run at the National Harbor on Sunday too. Not for sure if I'm going yet though. I would be by myself so if the opportunity to work overtime comes up, I might just take that instead. I really don't want to run a race by myself!

After the race on Saturday we went to the Howard County Fire/Police Department vs. Prince George's County Fire Department hockey game. It was a benefit game and all proceeds went to Firefighter Nick Garner. Charlie and him went through the academy together and they are the same age. He developed cancer and has been battling it for awhile now. It was a GREAT turn out at the game. They had tons of raffle prizes and silent auction items. Unfortunately for me, PGFD lost, but I was happy for Charlie. We also won a crossfit package and a white tail deer hunt package so that was cool!

So I've been sticking with my good eating habits and it's really paying off. I've been logging everything and really have cut back on my drinking. Even when I did go out drinking, I didn't eat any bad bar food, so that definitely helps. My workouts have been tough, awesome, and consistent! So far I am at day 21 in a row of working out. I really will feel so guilty if I skip a day, so I will try my best not to, unless I have no choice!

The best part of this blog is that I have two weigh ins to catch up on! I totally forgot to do my weekly weigh in from last week, and then my one from yesterday. I suppose every Wednesday will be my weigh in day. It works out well being in the middle of the week, I think. Here's what I got!

Previous Weight - 155 (5/1)

Next Weigh In - 154.4 (5/8) - 0.6 pounds lost

Current Weight - 152.8 (5/15) - 1.6 pounds lost

Yay! I'm so happy to finally be seeing progress again! I feel like my hard work is paying off and I'm loving it! I can see a difference in my body, the way my clothes fit, and my endurance. Also my guns! I can't believe how strong I'm getting. I never really thought I'd get into lifting but now I love it. I love being a strong girl!

People keep telling me "Don't get too big" but seriously, I'm not going to become some ripped body builder. I just want to have toned arms, nice legs, and abs! I've also had people tell me that I shouldn't lose anymore weight. Really? First of all, no one should be telling me what to do. Second, most people haven't seen me naked! I mean yeah, maybe from pictures I look slim, but under my clothes there are still flaws that I need to work on. I still have love handles and back fat. I can lose more weight and still be ok. I mean, according to my BMI, I'm still in the "overweight" category! Which is crazy, but oh well. I would just love to get to 145 and see how that feels then go from there!

Well, just wanted to update those weigh ins. Time to go do laundry for work!

Crossing my fingers for a good weigh in next week:-)

xoxoxo
Anna