Hope ~ RUNNING!

I am so excited!  I have been walking the weight loss program on my treadmill for one and a half weeks now.  Most days, I do it twice~ once during the little boys' nap time, and then again after they go to bed.  I don't sweat as much as I used to when I started, and I don't get out of breath.  So, this morning, I decided to see if I could run jog a small portion of it.  I was thinking that I would be able to jog about 30 seconds.  But, to my surprise, I ran 30 seconds....and kept going....and going.....and going!  I was able to run a quarter of a mile without stopping!  That was over three minutes!  Some of you may be thinking, Three minutes?  A quarter of a mile?  Big woo!  But, let me assure you, that for someone who couldn't run around the cul-de-sac last summer, it is a major accomplishment!  After the quarter of a mile, I walked at 3.8 for awhile.  Pretty soon, I felt the urge to run again.  I set the speed at 5mph and jogged for about an eighth of a mile, followed by walking at 3.8, then jogged another eighth of a mile at 5mph!  I finished out my thirty minutes by walking to cool myself down. I really want to run the 5K in May without stopping.  I don't know if that will become a reality, but I am working hard to make it one!

~Hope