So. First of all, I really should write more often – but – some days I’m not really sure that what I have to say is going to be that entertaining for you all, not that I assume that anything I write is all that exciting! Secondly, yesterday was my birthday and it was, overall, a pretty great day. Lots of time spend with friends, cut off about 10 inches of hair to donate to Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths campaign, got to see Anderson Cooper give a talk. Overall, pretty good. It also signifies the official start of finding a way to reach this goal I’ve set for myself – which is kind of overwhelming in a “oh god, I’ve told the entire internet that I’m going to do this” kind of way. Also in a “I now officially have only 365 days to do this” kind of way. Eek!
I mentioned in my previous post that I worry about eating, drinking, etc. on special occasions and so I was pretty worried about my birthday – but – in reality, I did really well. I really hate tooting my own horn, but, I made responsible choices and tracked everything in myfitnesspal – and on top of that, I didn’t go over my calorie allotment at all. And yesterday I even ate dessert – twice! Go me. And this morning, when I weighed myself before I worked out, I discovered that in the 20 days since starting this whole thing, I’ve lost 9.2 pounds (it may have been all the hair they cut off yesterday). I’m pretty excited for myself and I’m looking forward to future successes. Not that I’m counting, that means I need to lose approximately 1.74 pounds per week for the next 52 weeks to reach my goal – that doesn’t seem too unmanageable, right? RIGHT?
In other news, I wasn’t able to swim for two weeks due to some medical restrictions (don’t worry, I’m okay) – so, I’ll be getting back to that this week, hopefully tomorrow – Friday at the latest. I also think it’s getting to be the time that I increase my time with my personal trainer from 30 minutes – maybe 40 next time? Other than this weird crampy, burny feeling I’m getting in my left leg (just above my ankle to about half way up my calf – on the outside) I feel like I could probably keep going. Does anyone have any suggestions about what that feeling might be? My trainer shared that she feels that when she runs some times and she thinks it might just be a muscle that she hasn’t figured out how to stretch out yet – and I’m certainly not an expert, so maybe you guys will have a suggestion?
Well, for now, I need to get on with my day – do some work-work and some homework. I’m also being honored as a Distinguished Member of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars this evening. I am proud to share that I was nominated for one of the five spots available for staff and faculty members on each campus which has a chapter of NSCS. I think that is pretty awesome and I am beyond humbled by the nomination and should do my best to look presentable for that!
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