Work In Progress - FitoverForty

[Boss Man]

WELL DONE .

[fitoverforty]

Thank you Boss Man! It was 29 degrees what morning with a north wind blowing. Brrrrr....that's COLD for this southern girl!

[musculArgirl2]

nice pics! Nice job!

have you been having a warm winter Lynne?

It's been warm for us "so Far". it's 30's all week which is above normal and one day i believe the high is 40 which is really rare in february for us!

[Nokie173]

You look Good Lynne... Oh Man... It looks Beautifully cold 10K... that's awesome!

[ldematto]

You look great Lynne! Guess a 10 k is one way to warm up!!!! You are getting colder weather than we are in CT?!?! You are doing awesome and have lots to be proud of.

[fitoverforty]

Thanks guys!! Y'all are too sweet! Well, I found out that I did not place in my age group...came in 5th. But in a few months I will be in a new age group...50 - 59 hehehe, and I will be the young one again. have a better chance at winning medals..in fact at this race there wasn't even anyone entered in the womens 50 - 59 age group - I could've had 1st place all to myself!

Hoping that as I head into the second half of my marathon training that I will start to see more weight loss. It seems most of the weight I'm losing lately is in places I would rather it stay....if ya know what I mean! Hope to be out of the 150's by mid March (fingers crossed).

[Boss Man]

Don't forget, that you might be gaining some muscle now, so factor that in, because if you're getting less weight loss than you hoped, that might be why.

[fitoverforty]

thanks Boss. I decided to take a photo of my mid section, i usually keep covered up, but wanted to just put it out there to show what I deal with and plus I was feeling skinny this morning and so braver than usual. I am okay on the upper abs, but lower abs are still covered by my "pooch".
good news, those jeans are size 12 and falling off...
and no, I am not smelling my armpit in pic 2.


monday workout: 4 mile treadmill run with intervals in speed
tuesday workout: 4 mile street run. First 2.5 miles timed at race pace.
thursday workout: 7 mile training run.

[Boss Man]

You probably weren't smelling your Armpit, but I'm guessing it may have happened anyway, by let's say "happy coincidence"??

[musculArgirl2]

looks good Lynne. Those size 12's are definitely looking big on you.

[fitoverforty]

Funny Bossman. At least I had deodorant on.

Thanks Becky. I can remember when those jeans were too tight, so it encourages me to keep on pushing forward, it is painstakingly slow process - but it is what it is...and I just have to stay ever vigilant, ever mindful of what I'm eating, how much I'm exercising and try to make the best choices I can.

[Nokie173]

Lynne, look at your pants… it’s sooo loose! KEEP IT UP!

[musculArgirl2]

Thanks Becky. I can remember when those jeans were too tight, so it encourages me to keep on pushing forward, it is painstakingly slow process - but it is what it is...and I just have to stay ever vigilant, ever mindful of what I'm eating, how much I'm exercising and try to make the best choices I can.

You can do it Lynne. the mindfulness i think is key to living a healthy weight conscious lifestyle.

[fitoverforty]

Sunday's workout: Ran a Distance PR of 14 miles today! I've never ran that far before. Last few miles were really hard, legs were so tired, but kept pushing on. Ran with some friends of mine who have both ran 30 miles races - so this was a a breeze for them - but I had to really reach down deep and pull out my extra reserve can of willpower and energy. Can't imagine running another 12 miles to complete a marathon.....really gotta think about this upcoming race. I like to enjoy running, not sure marathoning is my cup of tea....

[musculArgirl2]

Sunday's workout: Ran a Distance PR of 14 miles today! I've never ran that far before. Last few miles were really hard, legs were so tired, but kept pushing on. Ran with some friends of mine who have both ran 30 miles races - so this was a a breeze for them - but I had to really reach down deep and pull out my extra reserve can of willpower and energy. Can't imagine running another 12 miles to complete a marathon.....really gotta think about this upcoming race. I like to enjoy running, not sure marathoning is my cup of tea....

I think you may just need to keep building yourself up and get use to the more mileage?? Maybe too you were running with your friends did they push you and your pace or were you running at your own pace?? If they pushed you to run faster maybe that was why you were so tired if you were running at a faster pace than you normally would have run. either that or you just need to keep building up your endurance.

So nice that you have people to train with!!!

It's been so long that i've ran that far i wish i had more advice.