My Journey With Weight Loss – Time For A Break

The first thing everyone seemed to ask me yesterday was how did I feel. I can honestly say not as bad as I had feared I would. Yes, I acknowledge my quads were a bit sore but nothing debilitating rather what they should be from being pushed farther than they had ever been before. In general I felt good but also knew it was not the time to push things.

As I had been gearing up to do the race on Sunday I had already made the decision that this week I would give myself a break. I have been training hard lately and of course just ran 21.1k. I recognized that I would need to give myself some time to recoup and think about what I want to do next. Come on, in 18 months I have gone from being a non-runner wanting to run 10k to running a 1/2 marathon, I figure that is a pretty big accomplishment. So, tomorrow my husband and I are heading up to the trailer for several days of just relaxing with the dogs.

Having said that it doesn’t mean I will do nothing. Ok, yesterday I did nothing which included sleeping in until 7am which for me is unheard of. Today I did a bit of a walk to get the blood circulating in my legs and I felt better for it. Tomorrow I have my hour long walk with my seniors which I know will be done at a good pace. Then I think for the rest of the week I’ll try a couple 5k’s just to keep me going but in general a lazy week for me.

I don’t feel bad about doing this, I know next week I will be back at it with a whole new perspective on what I can accomplish. No, I don’t know where all of this is going to take me now but I do know I want to keep doing this and I look forward to finding my next goal.

Just a heads up everyone, I likely will not be posting for the rest of the week as I enjoy my bit of a break so you will hear from me again in a week. Whether you are in Canada or the USA, please enjoy your long weekend.