And the verdict is…

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…my 7-mile run, while not 100% awesome, was pretty darn close. 🙂 Like, maybe, 92% awesome. 😉

I actually slept in until 8am, which was nice. I haven’t done that in a while! I was a bit slow to get myself moving and get out there, but eventually I did, and I discovered that at 9am, it was pretty darn windy! The winds were coming from the ESE, but it was quite warm (64 degrees). I wore a short-sleeve shirt and a pair of yoga-ish pants, and I’m so glad I did!

I really enjoyed the run…it’s been a long time since I’ve been able to just relax and run without stressing about what event I had to hurry up and get to afterwards. 🙂 As expected, my knee began to hurt right around 2.5 miles (grr), but I put off taking a break, telling myself I would stop half-way (at 3.5 miles). Well, as it turns out, it felt better at 3.5 miles, so I just turned around and kept going. In fact, I continued the whole way without stopping!

My knee hurt a bit again toward the end, but I think it was because I had to run back and forth to the uneven shoulder because of cars. But I’m very happy with this run, because no stretch breaks necessary! Plus, for the first time in a while parts of me were sore OTHER than my knee!! And mostly it just felt good to be running a long distance again. I was really proud of myself when I was done.

I know I said last Friday that I would spend my Saturday doing nothing, but as it turns out, I did more than nothing. 😉 Not only did I bike 4 miles down the road while DS#1 ran, I then spent almost 2 hours digging in our front landscaping. Dude, I was one tired girl at the end of the day—I fell asleep almost instantly Saturday night!

Yesterday was Cinco de Mayo, and we love Mexican food in our house, so the meal plan included fajitas, beans, our homemade salsa, and my husband’s delicious homemade guacamole. Soo good!

I ate responsibly, and I even declined cake and pizza the birthday party that DS#2 attended in the afternoon to have plenty of points leftover for Mexican. We then stayed up late doing DS#1’s social studies project, and I kept my eating in control then, too.

When I got up this morning, I ran 4.5 miles! It was supposed to be 4, but I wanted to get to 43 minutes, which gives me 6 Weight Watcher activity points, so I just kept going until I got to 43. And by that time, I was so close to 4.5, I figured I might as well keep going. 😉

I haven’t talked about my weight this last month or so, and there’s a reason: since I first injured my knee and had to stop running, my metabolism seemed to go haywire. My last weigh-in before I hurt my knee was 113. 4. The week after, it was this:

The next week, it was 116.4, but I was so depressed I refused to take a picture.

And then it was this:

And then it was this:

Ack!! I was too embarrassed to put up that last picture especially, because it showed my weight creeping up above my “panic” weight of 117. I swear, I never, ever thought I’d actually get above my panic weight, considering that I was doing so well hovering around 113-114. 🙁

The week after I hit that awful 117.6, I set my eTools to “weight loss” mode and went from 30 to 28 points a day. I didn’t want to go to 26 (the lowest I’m allowed) because I felt like I’d be starving. That same week, I began to introduce running again. and my weight was this:

That was last week. This week, I ran 17 miles—seventeen miles!! I worked hard to eat sensibly and within my (lower) point range, and after all my hard work, my result was this:

Yeah, actually it’s the same picture, because I weighed exactly the same. 🙁

I’m really, really sick of seeing the scale in this range, and of feeling like a failure each week when I step on it. However, I decided this morning that I need to stop letting the scale dictate my emotions. The truth is, I’m feeling really good right now. I would even venture to say I feel thin! Last week when the scale wasn’t as positive as I would have liked, I decided to put on the dress I bought last August to wear for my “after” pictures. This is a dress that I have been told makes me look very “skinny,” and I wanted to see if it still fit! I wore it to DS#1’s spring concert at school, and I’m happy to report it did indeed fit. 🙂

I felt much better after that, and to be honest, I have been feeling really good all week—healthy and so much more energized now that I’m running again.

So, I will continue on with what I’ve been doing and just stick with the notion that if I continue to do the right things, that stupid old scale will eventually bend to my will. 😉

I hope this week finds you all enjoying some warmer weather and some great, healthy choices! Feel free to let me know how you’re faring in the comments—I’d love to get some motivation to get me through this rough patch!

Thank you so much for reading!!

12 thoughts on “And the verdict is…

  1. Joy

    I’m glad you are feeling better! You should feel thin because you are :). To be honest when you first said you couldn’t run and I didn’t quite understand. Since I wasn’t a runner. But now that I have been training for over six weeks. I totally understand why now there is nothing quite like challenging your body the way you do with running :). 7 miles!! Wow that’s fabulous!

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    1. steph Post author

      Ha ha, another running convert!! 😉 I’m SO glad you’re getting enthused about it–I love to hear others finding joy in running!! Thank you so much for the nice words!! xoxo

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  2. Kelsey

    1. Awesome run!

    I think that the important thing is you have energy and feel good while running.

    2. You are thin!

    You are 20 lbs under my goal weight. If you stick to your points I’m sure you’ll fall back to 113!

    So glad you’re back running and feeling good!

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    1. steph Post author

      Thanks, Kelsey–you helped remind me that it’s all relative!! I really do appreciate your support!!

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  3. Jenn

    The number on the scale is only one piece of the puzzle, sweetie. You are dealing with an injury and you need to make time for real life. You will reassess and readjust. Hang in there and congrats on a great run!

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    1. steph Post author

      Thanks, babe! You are such a help when I need you. Text me soon–I need updates from YOU!! xoxo

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  4. Kelly@Sublurban Mama

    For some reason your posts aren’t showing up on Bloglovin for me. So I’ve missed the last few posts! I’m so sorry it’s been so hard lately. I’m doing the happy dance that you are able to run again, happy for both your body and your mind. And I totally agree about the scale. You have a great attitude – keep doing what you know is right and it will eventually get it’s act together 😉

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    1. steph Post author

      I keep hearing about “bloglovin” but I haven’t tried it yet. I chose to move to Feedly when I heard GoogleReader was going buh-bye, and so far, I’ve been happy with it.

      Thank you so much for the nice words and for the support–you are one of the inspirations that keep me going!! Your attitude is awesome!! xoxo

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    1. steph Post author

      Aww, thanks, Angie!! You are an inspiration to me, too! I will check out the award–you’re too kind!!

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