A Whole Mile . . .

Ann sent me an inspirational video on YouTube about a guy who has lost 120 pounds. It's really cool!  I want to follow in his footsteps.  Gosh, if I lost 120 pounds, I'd be in the 160's.  That's just unimaginable to me at this point.  We decided to do a mile today and time me.  When we set out, I said I wanted to jog the whole thing without stopping.  I could tell Ann thought I wouldn't make it without walking; she gave me several helpful strategies for getting through it, but also gave me permission to take a walk break.  Honestly, in my head, I thought I'd need a walk break too, but I was trying to drown that negative voice out.  We kept a pretty steady pace the whole time, and I really tried to focus on my breathing.  My heart rate hovered right around 172 the whole time, and I was definitely pushing myself.  Part way through lap 2 I really wanted to stop and walk. I told myself to finish the rest of the lap, then I could walk.  Miraculously, by the time I got to the third lap, I felt fine again.  That lap was pretty easy, and Ann humored me with some really funny stories that I cannot share :)   About a quarter of the way through the last lap I really, really wanted a walk break.  But how lame would that be to walk when I was almost finished???  We kept jogging and finished in 13:08.  It can only go down from here!