Tuesday I did my strength training and - I did a pull up! A chin up, technically. I kind of jumped into it so I don't know if I'm going to officially count it, but here's the deal. I've done *one* full pull up in my life. And in school gym classes they actually counted half pull ups (if you're a girl) and that was all I could ever do. Except for that one day where I managed to do one full pull up. So I guess I'll have to take what I can get at this point. I've been working on them alot, and just building upper body strength in general. As I get better at them I'll start trying to do them from a hanging position.
Yesterday I did my 3 miles around the neighborhood. I realized I've been slacking lately. The last few runs I'd done were with my husband and dog, and he is out of practice because he is still recovering from surgery. And while I've really enjoyed getting out there and running with him while I still can (he is due back for his second surgery next week) I haven't been going at my own pace. And I definitely felt it yesterday. But it was still a good run, I was exhausted afterwards - which is a good thing!
Today I wanted to get some more miles in and do a short interval run since I hadn't done one of those in awhile. It went well until about 1.5 miles in. My legs cried uncle, big time. I ended up walking and limping back up to my house. That leg pain was *intense*. My husband was sweet and set me up with some ice and water to drink. He also has some compression sleeves for the legs which I'm currently using. I didn't realize he had those, but I'm so glad he did! My legs feel totally fine now. I hope they stay that way too, because the 10k is on sunday. I'm having some serious runner's regret right now, and hoping I didn't screw myself over for this race. I feel totally unprepared for it. I don't know what happened, but during the last 6 weeks I was not able to get to the mileage I was hoping for. My longest run was 5 miles and that was 2 weeks ago. Last weekend cut short due to losing my car key and I can't undo that. But whatever, I'm just going to go do this 10k and celebrate the fact that I will have finished my first 10k. Not going for a specific time. Just gonna finish it for starters. 6.2 is quite an accomplishment, and I'll be happy to be able to do it!
Also, I'm now down 30 lbs! Here's a quick recap -
Starting stats
- 195.8 lbs
- 34.2% Body fat (This may be inaccurate. Handheld monitor > scales)
- 30.1% Muscle mass
- Not sure what my BMI was
- Mile time - 13-ish
Current stats
- 165.6 lbs
- 24.9% Body fat
- 32.3% Muscle mass
- 26.0 BMI
- Mile time - 8-8:30
- I can now do about 20 burpees and 20 (GOOD) pushups in a row, hold a 1+ minute plank, do a pull up, and do crazy Yoga poses!
I can fit into clothes I haven't worn in 5+ years. Some are even too big! I even had to order new pants for work. SIZE 6. Holy crap. They are tight in some areas, but they fit! My American Eagle size 6 jeans (bought them on sale last november) don't fit comfortably yet, and I don't think I could walk or sit down in them, but they close!
Now, the last 10 lbs! Or maybe more, if I feel like I have more to lose. I still have chub on my belly, arms/forearms, thighs, and calves. My back and sides are practically bone now. I can feel cheekbones and collar bones. My wrists are tiny. So crazy!
Tomorrow I have an appointment with my doctor to follow up on all my PCOS stuff. She'll probably schedule another round of blood work and another ultrasound to see if anything has changed. I also want to see what she thinks my healthy weight should be, and if her idea is anywhere near mine. Will be interesting.
So that's about it for now. Next up for me is the Augusta 10k, and then Spartan Race in 2 weeks! I'm getting REALLY excited!
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