Saying goodbye to July

My challenge has been completed and reached! The challenge of walking/biking 100 miles for the month of July has come and gone.  I am proud to report that I crushed the goal and covered 108.09 miles.  I’m beyond excited and so happy that I stuck with it and didn’t disappoint myself by quitting.  Not only did I do lots of sweating and walked more than I thought I would be able to, but I can tell a difference in my body.  I can’t wait to see what August has in store for me, since I’m doing the challenge again.  Tomorrow my 108.09 miles rolls back to 0 and it all starts over.

38.74 more...

Life is good, the Hubs support and love me, and my Girly Girl is just the added bonus I needed in my life.  I’ve been working a lot more, and still counting down the miles. A couple of exciting things is going on right now, my niece Alivia will be born next Thursday, July 26 and I’m looking forward to our vacation that starts on August 2^nd and I just can’t wait for either of those.  As of today, I’ve covered 61.26 miles and still have 38.74 more to cover.  I’ve got faith in myself and I know I can reach my goal of walking 100 miles in the month of July.  Walk it out!

Day 7 & 25.34 Miles

The first 7 days of my 100 mile month has been pretty good…I’ve walked 25.34 miles…woohoo…go me!! Today my Hubs got me a new pair of walking/running shoes, which I walked a mile in a half in.  They seem to be pretty good, but I’ll have to wait and really try them out tomorrow.  I am on track to complete the 100 miles and I am more than excited.

A bunch of numbers

Today is the third day into my 100 mile challenge for the month of July.  Since I started working my way up to the challenge later in June, I can already tell a difference in my body.  I have had that good feeling for about 2 days now that I’ve been losing inches, which to me is way better than what the scale says.  Though I have a long journey ahead of me and I know that both inches and weight loss will go hand in hand.  About 3 weeks ago I finally broke down and went shopping for some new shorts, and shopping has never been something that I really cared for.  Since I seem to get frustrated because I can’t find anything cute in my size, I may be plus size but I don’t want to dress like a grandma.  The day I went shopping I had the pleasure of taking my sister along for the adventure, let’s just say that after getting caught in a rain storm and shopping for 8 hours, I brought home three new pairs of shorts, and three new shirts.  I look forward to the day that I can just walk in a store and try on a normal size piece of clothing instead of having to have super big tops and bottoms.  Anyway, with all that said, my new shorts are now hanging off of me.  I know this is a good thing, since I’ve been walking my butt off, but it is also frustrating.  Don’t get me wrong, I am super proud of myself and have walked several miles since I’ve started walking, but now I feel slouchy in my new clothes.  You know you’ve lost inches when you go from washing your clothes in cold water, to washing them in hot water and crossing your fingers that they will shrink.  I know there will be many days ahead when I put on something and it will be too big, but I also want to look good throughout this challenge.  This new chapter in my life is starting off really good and I have high hopes for what is to come.  I weighed myself today and have lost 6.4 pounds, which I am over the moon excited about.  This being the third day of July, I have already covered 12.03 miles & can’t wait to add more.  I’m loving life!

Here is a picture of me that was taken in May...notice how full my face is & that I'm trying to hide behind the clown.

I can't wait for the day that I truly feel comfortable being in a picture...with me being a photographer...I'm used to always capturing everyone else & not myself...it's going to be a long but happy journey...I can do this!

Goodbye June…wow…44.15 miles

Okay, so I started walking and working my way up to the month of July and the 100 mile challenge.  Who knew that I’d be able to clock so many miles, because I didn’t.  Don’t get me wrong, I have faith in myself but when I decided to join the 100 mile challenge I had some reservations.  One being that I’ve not walked that much ever & that it’s summer and hotter than hot.  To be honest I’m very proud of myself & have accomplished more than I would have thought I could. With all that said, in 11 days I’ve clocked 44.15 miles.  WOOHOO!!!! Tomorrow is July 1^st and the miles roll back to 0 & the real challenge begins. I can’t wait to see what the end of July has in store for me; I’m extremely happy and excited that I’ve decided to partake in this challenge.  Pepper has even joined me a couple of days on my journey, granted it took me longer to complete the miles, but she seemed to enjoy herself also.

24.3 Miles

Happy Monday, the last Monday in the month of June, wow time is flying.  I’m waking up early & getting moving, which is leading to me accomplishing my short term goals.  Knowing that my challenge is just days away, I’m pushing forward and giving it my best shot.  As of this morning after I walked another five miles, I’ve walked a total of 24.3 miles in 5 days.  To say the least, that’s amazing even if I have to say so.  Right now I’m averaging 19 minutes a mile, which is okay but I’m a little disappointed in myself.  When I say I’m disappointed I only mean in the sense that I would have thought I’d not take as long to walk a mile.  Granted I know that the more I walk, the faster I’ll get.  A longer term goal for me is to be able to jog the whole time or even work up to being able to run the distance.  Though as of today I know that is a good ways in the future, but I am aiming for it. I’m super excited to see what’s to come.

Summer 2012

To keep it short, I have finally put my money where my mouth is.  Maybe I should say I’ve finally stopped wishing & started working.  It’s one thing to want something so bad and it’s a total different thing to actually do the work that is required to reach it.  I’ve started walking for a purpose, and it’s to get healthy. In the past three days I’ve walked a total of 14.4 miles, which is a lot but I can do even more.  It’s been a while since I’ve walked like this but now I’m even more serious and you know what they say about a woman that has made up her mind.  The jump start that I needed was that I am starting a challenge for the month of July.  That challenge requires me to walk, jog, run, or bike for a total 100 miles from July 1^st to the 31^st. I wanted to get a head start of working my way up to being able to walk that many miles, and I have surprised myself and pushed further than I thought I could walk.  Now knowing that I have actually gotten up off the couch and have walked over 14 miles in three days, I know I can.  That in itself gives me motivation and hope that I can do what I set my mind to.  Can’t wait to see what the rest of this month & July brings.  Happy Summer 2012!