No Im not talking about impact as in running, Im talking about impact on others. There was one woman who inspired me above all else to heave myself off my sofa and start running. She is a doctor, wife, mother and with her first marathon she qualified for the Boston Marathon (amazing!!) she made me want to give it a shot. The way she talked about running was just inspiring! So I started, very slowly….and now Ive watched my good friend Lisa start running and seems to have found a lot of peace and a much calmer life from it. Today I recieved a private message at a parenting board Ive been a member of for years. A woman sent me a message saying she had seen my profile line above my picture stating my wieght loss and how far I needed to go. Then she clicked on the link to this blog!She congratulated me on my weight loss and said she was going to bookmark my site for inspiration. What an amazing feeling that is! I hope I can continue to touch others lives in a similar fashion!
Id love to say this is just a little wieght loss plateau but its seriously sucking. Im stuck at 160lbs, Im eating low fat, drinking my water and for the most part getting my work outs in. I didnt work out at all yesterday between getting some work in and caring for the kids I just ran out of time and motivation. Today was supposed to be my rest day, instead Im going to head out for a 45 minute run. run 4 walk 1. My thighs are a bit sore still from my vegas run so I really feel like taking another rest day but with not losing wieght at all this week I need to get the work out in.
Lastnights dinner was super yummy, watch for the recipe, it was slightly higher fat than I would have liked because I only had regular mushroom soup rather than the lower fat 98% fat free version. Ive done well eating today, lots of fruit,whole grains andvery little fat-its getting to be summer around here which means fresh produce is dirt cheap and abundant!