Week 2 of the SELF CHALLENGE

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I've been trying to figure out how to motivate myself to accomplish Week 2.

This week, to continue the training for the 5k, you run 5 minutes, walk 2

minutes, 5 times, for a total of 35 minutes.

My 5k will be on Sunday, June 22 here in Baltimore.

Week 1 was definitely a challenge for me. I have a hard time following

through on this stuff -- and I've had many weeks of failed attempts, some

lasting

an hour, some a day, but all gone by the end of the week.

I feel good that this time things went differently.

But how can I make that happen this week?

I read the post from the person who has gained back 47 pounds of her loss.

She sounds a lot like me. I am trying to make myself realize that this whole

plan to run the 5k is not just about not being " over " weight anymore; it's also

about not regaining the weight I have lost. I'm realizing that running this

much is making me make better food choices as well. I'm realizing the mental

health that I am getting from the exercise is also making my life just better

all around.

But I definitely need something to wrap my head around this week -- something

to keep me going day after day.

Oh and one another thing... somehow during the 5 days of running I managed to

squeeze in 2 days of weights. My butt hurts!!! A lot. So that's another

reason I am feeling like I won't come through this week...

Losing this weight and working to keep it off is a MAJOR daily

accomplishment. I don't think I've given myself enough credit for just how hard

this is!!!

I don't think we give ourselves enough credit. It takes enormous amounts of

effort and energy. And in many ways it is overwhelming in its demand for

effort.

se

Baltimore, MD

Open RNY 11/22/99, Dr. Sweet, Reading, PA

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11/22/99 324, BMI 51

12/6/99 301, BMI 47

1/27/00 280, BMI 44

2/22/00 270, BMI 42

3/16/00 262, BMI 41

5/31/00 244, BMI 38 (no longer extremely obese... just plain obese)

7/22/00 224, BMI 35

9/23/00 220, BMI 34 (and still obese)

10/16/00 216, BMI 34

11/7/00 210, BMI 33 (65 pounds from goal!!!)

5/8/01 196, BMI 31 (new goal 157; I am 5'7 " that would give me a BMI

of 24.6; 39 pounds to go)

9/13/01 196, BMI 31 (Stuck!)

4/2/02 200, ARGH! Very frightening moment. Hopefully I can lose back

down to 190 quickly!

4/28/02 201 (started a starch-free, 4 hours a week of exercise

program...weighed in at the gym)

9/22/02 Tummy Tuck, Thigh Lift, and Lower Back Lift, Dr. Shermack, s

Hopkins, Bayview,

Baltimore, MD -- 12 pounds of skin removed!!

5/15/03 208!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ouch.