My dear friend Molly reminded me just now that I haven't updated my blog in awhile...oops! Thanks for the reminder Boo, and just because I love you here is a fabulous picture of us from forever and ages ago =)
FLASHBACK! ------------->
So what have I been up to?
In March I participated in St. Jude Children's Hospital push-up challenge. I asked friends and family to donate 50 cents or $1 for every push up that I could complete in 90 seconds. I ended up with a grand total of 36 push ups! I raised over $600 towards Punch Gym's grand total of $4,000. A huge THANK YOU to all my friends and family who supported me for this event!!!
(push ups)
On April 1st I ran my very first 5k race! I finished in about 43 minutes which I think is a pretty good starting place. I certainly have room for improvement...but I am extremely proud of myself that I even finished! I jog/walked it, maybe one of these days I'll be able to run the entire time.
(5k race)
This is the Punch Gym crew "Team Punch" that ran the 5k....2 other people ran but didn't make the picture because they were too busy running a half marathon *eek!*
Here is Jay and I at the finish line...I think it would make a GREAT engagement picture....poster size....in Dad's office. HA! Just kidding!!!
In other news the school year is almost over! With the final stretch comes last minute reports, stressful meetings, and lots of paperwork. I've been trying very hard to stay diligent to my Primal/Paleo lifestyle...but life just gets in the way sometimes. I'm not making excuses! I'm just being honest. My biggest temptations are pizza and ice cream *sigh* I am also lazy, so I have to be very careful to keep healthy food in the house at all times, or I am much more likely to cheat. I look forward to the summer when I only work half days and can put more time into planning meals and go to the gym every day. That being said I continue to steadily lose weight (not nearly as much as I did last summer) but that gives me even more reason to be excited about this summer! I feel stronger than ever...even though I whine and roll my eyes a lot in class...I really enjoy using heavier and heavier weights. I even think being physically stronger has made me mentally stronger and more assertive in my professional life.
Oh p.s and by the way......I am officially a size 14 pant size, bordering on a size 12. That in and of itself is AWESOME! =D
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Hope everyone is doing well and thanks for reading!
Love Always,
Kerry & Bear (my 4-legged editor)
