My Poor Dog ...

He is in worse shape then I am.. This morning I decided to get myself motivated and go for a walk/run. I have found that from the end of my driveway to the main road is exactly one mile. So I decided that I would do that 2 mile trek this morning with jogging every other mailbox. My trusty dog, whom always wants to go with me where ever that is, came along. I do believe if he could talk he would have told me to go get the truck and come pick him up. He did great the first mile but on the way home he was fizzling out. By the time I got 1/2 way back he was trailing me by at least 8 feet and by the time I made it to the end of my driveway he was lagging behind almost the whole length of the leash which is 20 feet. It was very odd that I had to give motivational pep talks to my dog.. lol.. But on the other hand maybe that means that I am getting in better shape.

Over the weekend we had our mock race at the park to get ready for this race coming up on July 12th. Everyone was very supportive of me and let me set the pace which I was VERY grateful for. I know that I slowed them down but I at least did it with minimal complaining. My cousin Healthier Chelle had me say "Size 10" whenever I got tired and wanted to say "I can't" While I did not say it as much as I thought I would I did say it a few times.

The jury is still very out with me on this running thing. I really am not sure I like it enough to continue on after this weekend. I would like to say that I will, but in all honesty I am not sure. I think that most everyone will agree with this statement "Exercise is a real Drag" and I know that I HAVE to do it to be successful with this weight loss but I just wish that I could find some sort of exercise that I could really find fun. I just don't know what that could be, does anyone out there have any suggestions? I know from past experience that I can go to the gym daily and do weights, and machine and ellipticals but after a while it becomes so boring and such a chore and so redundant. I guess I need to find a way to mix it up a bit so that I don't grow to dislike it so much. So I guess this should be my next main focus to find some exercise routines that I can stick with !!

Otherwise things are going well. I am not having any troubles at all with eating, I have been trying new foods and so far so good. I still have the beef restriction, along with rice, pasta and white flours but that is actually only for another 2 weeks and then I can slowly start to add them in. I have to be honest and say that I am really looking forward to a bite of hamburger..

I hope everyone had a happy & safe holiday weekend.

Take Care.. MEchele