Running and other good things

The last two days have been amazing to me.  I feel like my old self again, something I have been longing for since before I scheduled the surgery.  Yes, I know... "Two days?  Big deal!" Well, it's a big deal to me. 

Yesterday was a great day.  I did a 14 minute lower body DVD, went for a mile walk, did some chores, and then in the afternoon I went for a one mile run with Juli. 

Felt great to put on my
running shoes again!

And how was the run? It was awesome!  The best I was hoping for was a combination of walking and running.  What I did was run nearly the whole mile!  I  set a comfortable pace and Juli kept me company.  About a half mile in, I took a short walk break, but that was my only walk break.  I did 1.08 miles in 13:23 which made my pace per mile 12:25!  Not only did amaze myself by running the whole distance, but I never would have believed that I could get such a good pace just 3 1/2 weeks after surgery.  

I have thanked Juli numerous times, because her saying she would run with me got me out to do it.  Since then, I have had a major mental shift.  I realized I am through the bulk of my recovery and there's nothing stopping me from getting back into my normal daily routine.  I have been much happier and more energetic since the run.  I spent way too much time wondering if I could do it, instead of just going out and doing it.  

I did well with my eating yesterday.  Not great, but pretty darn good for Hubby being gone.  No closet binging, no overeating, and I tracked everything I ate.  

I love the 15 minute Express
Workouts on these DVDs

As for today.  Again, it has been amazing!  I slept well last night.  My Fitbit showed I was waking up every 60-90 minutes, but I was able to get right back to sleep.  This morning I did another workout DVD, and headed off to work with a positive attitude and that feeling has stayed with me all day.  I even got out for walks on both of my breaks.  I haven't done that since the re-org at work.  I didn't walk as far as I usually do, but I still managed to get over 3/4 of mile in on both walks.

At lunch today, I met up with Sibyl and Ondrea.  Lunch was a lot of fun, getting caught up, laughing with friends, and I loved being away from the office for a bit.  Plus, I planned my meal before I went... and stuck to it!  

All of the this positivity and energy is giving me the motivation to do well tonight, too.  I came home from work and immediately started on the chores I wanted to get done before bed. And let's not overlook the fact I'm writing my third blog post this week.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for another good nights sleep so this amazing, wonderful feeling will flow into tomorrow.  

Finally... getting back to the old me.  And maybe a little happier version of the old me!