I went from struggling to run even .5 of a mile to running 1.5 miles in a week! I had to cut back to 1.25 miles per day because my body needed to adjust to the new shoes. I can definitely feel a difference and my muscles in my calves were screaming at me for a couple of days. My feet always go to sleep after I have been on the elliptical for around 45 minutes, but it doesn't happen with these shoes! Running is getting so much easier, and I am seeing progress on my weight! I came back from the funeral trip weighing 164 (YIKES!!), and now I am 159 as of this morning. Not too bad since I started this the day after Labor Day, and I had my period this last week (Yes, TMI!) I am tracking everything I eat, and I also am using a Bodybugg. It tracks every step I take during the day and every calorie I burn. I had one when I lost all the weight at the beginning, and it really helped keep me motivated and on track. I just got mine Friday, and I am constantly taking more steps and trying to burn extra calories to make my daily goal. It is awesome to see the hard work paying off! My goal is to lose 3 lbs per week, and it puts me at goal around November 17th if I stay on track. My daily goal is to burn at least 2500 calories per day, take 15,000 steps, eat less than 1000 calories per day, get more than 100 grams of protein, and eat less than 50 grams of carbs to give me a 1500 calorie deficit per day. Yesterday, I burned 2970 calories and 17,103 steps. I am running anywhere from 1.25-1.50 miles and getting at least 1 hour of cardio on elliptical and walking.
I have also noticed that my sleeve has become smaller again. I was shocked that I cannot eat as much as I could, and I am so thankful! I am not getting hungry at all, and I am back to reminding myself to eat again. Cutting the carbs, especially bad carbs has made a HUGE difference!
Keeping track of this on here is going to keep me motivated as well and also keep me from cheating. Anyone want to join me in this???
