Week 15: the plateau is broken!!

Thank fricken god it's finally happened. 6 weeks of only 2 pounds of weight loss and boom. 4 pounds this week. So I'm now officially half way to my goal weight! Yay!

I think it helps that I've been running longer runs now. Hit 8 miles on Monday. It was the hardest run I've done yet. If it wasn't for my friend Nicky, I don't think I'd be able to pull it off. It's crazy hot and feels like we're running in a botanical garden. I may be sweating the weight out...

It's funny. A friend of mine commented on the picture below which shows the changes in my body from the beginning until now. Just one side mind you.




He said, all I can see is that you have better posture and bigger boobs. The funny thing with bodies is that your shape doesn't really change. I'm still going to have junk in the trunk no matter what size I am.

So I look the same shape but I'm shrinking. I've lost between 5-6 inches everywhere (except my arms). That's hips, thighs, bust and waist! And now I've officially lost 30 pounds. That's 30 sticks of butter people! Or, as the picture from Passion for Paleo shows, a whole table of fat :)



My boobs look bigger only because Hector (my affectionate name for my belly) is slowly disappearing and by the time I hit the marathon, I expect him to be well out of my life. Only 12 weeks to go! Just have to work even harder to get the next half of the weight off.

The most exciting thing about getting to the end will not only be about feeling fantastic and healthy but I'll be able to get a whole new wardrobe. I'm already buttering up my friend Kim to take me shopping. She's such a style guru that I can't wait to see what she picks out for me. You'll definitely be seeing a very new me this winter.

Weight training needs to be a bigger priority

It's not that I don't listen, it's that I don't do. Charlene has given me great advice about training and I'm just not doing it. But the more that I run the more that I realize I have to get my muscles even stronger.

The two places I need it most is my abs and my thighs. A strong core is SO important when running. In order to run tall without injury is to get those muscles wrapping around your spine working. If you don't, you'll start to lean forward with not only puts a strain on your back but your knees as well.

Nicky and I spot check each other when we're running. I've started to imagine my shoulder blades trying to touch and my head floating up on an invisible string like I did in ballet. Much easier to do on mile 2 vs mile 8.

For me especially, I need to strengthen my thighs. Squats and lunges! I had surgery on my right knee after falling at work. I've been noticing on longer runs that my right leg is weaker and my right thigh muscles really tire out. My knee doesn't hurt, it just all feels weak.

Standing tall

My posture is so much better. Yes. The running and great eating helps but I think it's more than that.

I feel more like myself again. I walk into a room and I'm holding my head higher and giving it. I think I've always been confident but now I feel more free.

I think when you are in that good space you attract good people. We'll see where that goes but all I can say is life is great right now and I have to thank all of you supporting me along the way.