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well, as to the journey to health - i've lost four pounds so far. this doesn't sound like a lot to me, and at times it's frustrating. BUT, i believe i've lost four pounds while also converting quite a bit of fat into muscle, so that helps. and furthermore, my original hope was just to lose these pesky five pounds, and i'm almost there. and honestly, i've never been closer to being in bikini shape since i had a child, and probably even before! my body is never going to be perfect - the skin is a bit stretched from when i was pregnant, but i can see a huge difference since i started working out. there is a decent amount of tone, and that makes me happy. i've always thought i had kind of fat thighs and even though this was never even part of my hope, my thighs are looking slimmer to me as well. i work out four times a week in the mornings, and i walk the dog every single day. my favorite days are when finn goes to pre-k, so that i can walk without having to also push the stroller AND walk the dog, and me and schroeder do two miles. then i drop schroeder at home and do another mile by myself. on wednesdays, i get up early before gavin leaves for work and walk the dog alone so i can get in maybe two miles solo. mondays and fridays i just walk with finn and the dog, since gavin gets up really early to go to crossfit. it's working really well for me and i want to keep going. i'm also pleased to report a new gym is opening in the southlands outdoor mall near our house - it's literally three minutes from my front door, so i'm hoping it's nice and i'll probably join. for the summer, walking and using kinect fitness works well, but once it's cold i won't be walking outdoors nearly as much as i don't want to lose all my muscle like i tend to do every year. so yay!
the 5K is a little less than two weeks away, and i'm super excited. i think it's going to be a lot of fun and i'm pretty sure i've done all i can to be in as great shape as possible! three miles is easy for me at this point, but the 5k is at cheyenne mountain zoo, which is massively hilly. it's going to be quite an ascent, and i know it's going to be tough, but i'm still stoked.
and the cruise! it's less than a month away and i'm kind of terrified. we fly out on june 1 - i don't know how it snuck up on me like this. really my biggest concern is the flight out there. we leave colorado in the morning, get to new jersey in the afternoon, have a layover, and then fly from new jersey to barcelona. i believe we're going to arrive in spain in the middle of the night colorado time, but around 9:15 am spain time. and we can't check into our hotel until the afternoon, and i SUCK at sleeping on a plane... so i feel like i'm going to be so exhausted by the time we finally check in, and then fall asleep in the middle of the afternoon! other than that, i think we're going to have fun. we booked some expeditions, like a wine tasting for just me and gavin in rome. the mulligans are going to watch finn for us. and we're going to be in venice for our 7th anniversary, which is pretty amazing. we're gone a little over two weeks, which is probably going to feel too long, but whatever. we bought a new camera for the trip and i can't wait to document it. i really hope it goes well.
also, my hair has grown out sufficiently that i'm pretty satisfied with it finally! and that's all.
the 5K is a little less than two weeks away, and i'm super excited. i think it's going to be a lot of fun and i'm pretty sure i've done all i can to be in as great shape as possible! three miles is easy for me at this point, but the 5k is at cheyenne mountain zoo, which is massively hilly. it's going to be quite an ascent, and i know it's going to be tough, but i'm still stoked.
and the cruise! it's less than a month away and i'm kind of terrified. we fly out on june 1 - i don't know how it snuck up on me like this. really my biggest concern is the flight out there. we leave colorado in the morning, get to new jersey in the afternoon, have a layover, and then fly from new jersey to barcelona. i believe we're going to arrive in spain in the middle of the night colorado time, but around 9:15 am spain time. and we can't check into our hotel until the afternoon, and i SUCK at sleeping on a plane... so i feel like i'm going to be so exhausted by the time we finally check in, and then fall asleep in the middle of the afternoon! other than that, i think we're going to have fun. we booked some expeditions, like a wine tasting for just me and gavin in rome. the mulligans are going to watch finn for us. and we're going to be in venice for our 7th anniversary, which is pretty amazing. we're gone a little over two weeks, which is probably going to feel too long, but whatever. we bought a new camera for the trip and i can't wait to document it. i really hope it goes well.
also, my hair has grown out sufficiently that i'm pretty satisfied with it finally! and that's all.