and i was run-nang, days 8 & 9

What a weekend….

Two days come and gone and STILL I’m on track, both with eating and the workouts.

I’m a little unstoppable at this point.
Watch out now.

I love the thrill of a challenge, ya know.

My attitude and actually this experience, reminds me of when I decided to train for a half marathon when Taylor was 2.
Jimmy had just ran one, and I thought….well if HE can do it, I can do it too.  

And not only was I determined to do it, I was determined to beat his time.
{i guess i should admit he had knee pain and had to walk the last few miles, but still…}

Maybe it’s being one of 4 girls, maybe it’s being the middle child of those 4 girls, but sometimes I just want to feel like I can do it too.

Do we never grow up?

Up until that point, I had never run.
Ever.

In fact, I hated running.

But, I had a goal, and doggone it, I was gonna reach it.

So, I ran. 

I ran and I ran and I ran.

I followed the training and never missed a day or a run.

And most of the time I didn’t love it, but some of the time I did, because I knew I was doing something I NEVER thought I would ever do in my life.

I gave myself a challenge, and it thrilled me to see if I could reach it.

At the beginning I had a partner, which definitely helped the motivation, but midway she dropped out.

I had a choice, I could give up….

or I could do it ALL BY MYSELF.

 Really there was no choice.

I was going to run it.

Alone.

Allllllll byyyyyyy myseeeellllllffffff
{sing with me.}

So a coupla months later, there I was at the butt crack of dawn, suited up and ready to go.

Ready to see what I could do.

I had decided that not only was I going to finish the race, but that I would run the entire thing without stopping AND I would try to keep up with the 8 or 9 minute a mile pace group.
{thus beating Jimmy}

And I did it, you guys.

I ran the entire 13.1 miles, all by myself, without stopping….and I came in UNDER my time goal.

{might have had to do with the fact that I ran with the wrong pace group!  WHOOPS!  math was never my thing…}

I can’t tell you how good it felt to come through it all, alive.

Reaching a goal I never thought I’d have or even be able to do.

It is. THE. BEST. FEELING.

And it felt so good, that I knew I never needed to do THAT again.

Ugh, the torture.

And anyway, SO not Tracy approved anyway.

Unless I skipped, sashayed, and plied my way through it….

Actually….that could be totally fun.

Can you see that marathon?

The Tracy Anderson Marathon.

I would totally do it.

Anyway, that whole long story just to say…

When I reflect back on that marathon, I realize that if I could do that, I can totally do these 30 days as well.

I have it in me.

I am a strong woman, hear me roar.

I also realize that some goals are so lofty and so intense, that you really only feel the need to do it once.
Since that race, I have never felt the desire to do another.
And since experiencing these 30 days, I realize I never want to gain that much weight that fast again, therefore making me HAVE to do 30 days!

Although!
I was thinking that with the insane results I’ve already seen in the first week that I may in the future return to that first weeks menu, maybe say, after a vacation week or a week where maybe I let a little too loose.
Basically after a short time of free eating.
It’s the perfect thing to do here and there just to get back on track without needing the full 30 days.
Kind of genius, I’d say.

So tomorrow is DAY 10!!!
Only 20 left, and only 2 more sequences!!!  

And I swear that today not only did I have biceps, but I found those hipbones I’ve been really missing.
I may have to suck in a bit to see them, oh, but they are there.
I think my legs look smaller too, but I have yet to try on my jeans.  

Tomorrow.

So far I have not strayed in the slightest.
Still absolutely NO cheats, and I eat ONLY what is on that day’s menu.

HOWEVER.

I would not, could not, get that “Bloody Mary” to stay down.  

{must have been in quotations in the book for a reason}

And oh did I try.

I first tried to gulp.

Gag.

I then tried a straw.

Retch.

So, I then dumped it out and ate the ingredients whole instead, figuring that had to be just as good.

I decided to do the same with the cream of broccoli soup.
{“cream” should have been in quotations as well, as there is no cream on this diet.  sigh}
Rather than tossing all the ingredients in the blender to puree it, I simply ate it the way it was in the pot.
And it was super yummy, you know, for a vegetable soup.

I don’t think I’m a blended kind of girl.

Unless it’s the choco chestnut pudding or fruit puree.

I have to say that my favorite dinner EVER was the Turkey meal simply because I got to eat almost a whole freaking turkey!
Okay, more like 8-12 oz, but still….that’s a ton of meat.
{that’s what she said?}
It felt like thanksgiving, it tasted like thanksgiving, and I am now sitting here writing this feeling absolutely happy and full.
Also feeling a bit gluttonous, but of course, that is just silly.
It’s turkey, not chocolate cake!

As Jimmy and I were eating dinner together,
(he’s been eating the lunch and dinners with me),
he kept saying,
“I’m so glad Tracy gave us this reward meal.  That’s what it has to be.  A reward.  It’s just. so. good.”

9 days ago we were eating pizza, and now turkey with broccoli is a reward.
Love that.

Speaking of pizza, our church had muffins AND cupcakes this morning, and then when church was over they announced that everyone was invited for a FREE Pat n Oscars lunch on them.
So not cool.
I had a mini pity party as I drove home, but the moment I started my workout, I was actually proud that I had stood up to my temptations and OVERCOME.
Boooya.

So Saturday I kept it to 35 reps of the legs WITH the ankle weights, 40 reps of the abs WITH the ankle weights, and then 6 minutes of the arms done to my own music.  

And to keep things mixed up, I ditched the trampoline, and went back to the book cardio (both sequences), and then two times through the Thanksgiving Cardio.

Today I did 40 reps of both legs and abs WITH the ankle weights.  And then another 6 minutes of arms.
I’m telling you….if you’re short on time and can’t do 50-60 reps, use the ankle weights.
It’s intense.

And then because my left shin has been throbbing all the day long, I decided I better stick to the trampoline until I feel healed.
And because the kids were still napping, I danced way beyond my time….
So fun, that trampoline. 

So that’s about it for the weekend!

Tomorrow I’ll be combining fashion with the update…
keepin’ things spicy.

Hope you guys are rocking it out!

And if you’re doing this and blogging it, share your link in the comments, as I seem to be having a hard time linking everyone up at once!

ps….
omg!!!
just remembered i have my annual tomorrow where they will absolutely weigh me.
Oh no.
I will not look.
And I have to make sure to tell them NOT to tell me.
Oh the anxiety.
=)

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