The first week is over and I think I did pretty well. I have lost 3 pounds this week and considering it was my birthday this week and I had cake and bad food at my birthday party and my hubby took me for Indi's Chicken (yum) I still lost. I know most or all of that loss is probably water weight loss and not fat but it feels good to see the scale move a little bit. I have decided that my weight loss goal will be to lose at least 1 pound a week, 52 pounds a year slow but steady (I would love to hit 2 pounds a week though). I have read that the slower you lose it the easier it is for your body to deal with the change and not fight to make you gain it back, I hope that is true.
As for Marathon preparation I am doing ok for a week in. Yesterday I walked 3.08 miles in a little over an hour and although I was out of breath I did not feel sick and still managed about a 22 min mile. This is good progress considering one week ago I thought I was going to be sick or maybe die after 20 minutes! Once I can maintain fast walking times I will begin to introduce some small jogs to my routine. So far we have made our outings a family affair and hubby or my daughter have pushed the baby in the stroller. Our stroller is not good for speed so I now have my eye out for a jogging stroller to replace our current stroller. B loves the outdoors so he is really enjoying the outdoor trips and has been walking to the door several times a day chanting "Bye Bye? Bye Bye?" As for the other kids I get mixed reviews. Once the walks increase in speed I am not sure what will happen. I think they may not be able to keep up but they may surprise me.
Well it is time to get dinner started and then talk a walk later tonight. I will keep updating.....
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