Week Two of New Challenge

Officially down one pound!  It feels as though at this rate it will take me forever, and yet I know that this is exactly the rate I was counting on.  Why does it feel so terribly glacial?  On the other hand, at this pace by the time of Padre IS I will be back where I was in fall, having lost what I have gained, and that's what I'm hoping for--that plus the continued weight loss until school starts again.

Was checking into training for a half marathon.  I have a schedule that I know I can bump in terms of which days I do what, but it has longer runs on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday.  Since I teach now on Tu/Th and would like to get in the habit of running early in the day with the heat and humidity starting to kick in (and I can't do that on my teaching days when I'm teaching (and, I think, I need those days in between), I will start when I get back from Padre IS and into fall when I will be teaching on MW.  I'm excited about the idea and have found out that there are half-marathons in late October both in Cinti and Houston.  Nice to have a goal to look forward to!!

This week's exercise:
Sunday May 20:  1+ hr of walking hills with spurts of running slow then fast. No particular pace or regularity, but I realize that sometimes I actually feel better when I'm running faster than slower.
Monday, May 21--honestly cannot remember if I worked out Monday a.m which is sad since this is Wed.
Tuesday, May 22--not feeling well--walked a lot around campus both Mon and Tu, but no specific exercise. My challenger is also sick--is this plan contagious?
Wed. May 23-- 5./20/3/3/3 (starting with walk)--the 20 minutes was faster running--felt good! (my post-run weigh-in was lower than it's been in months!!  Hope the Sunday weigh in will reflect another loss!)
Th. May 24 20-30 min walk at UC; 20 minute upper body workout
Fri May 25:  50 min wak/run (5/15/15/8/7)--felt like I was running relatively fast and walking very fast--passing even tall guys with long legs--so the pace was good.
Sat. May 26:  1 hr advanced yoga.  Whew!  What a workout!  This is a fast-paced/flow/intense workout that I've gone to once before. I like it a lot and thanks to Andrew's gift, I was able to try this place out. Will definitely keep going even once my subscription is over.  Love it!!