Results?

When I start dieting and training I hope for immediate results - like overnight results - but that never seems to happen, ever! Why should it? You need to work for a while to get a reward, right? I usually give up if I don't see results soon enough but since I am training for something, I can't really give up. It's kind of nice actually, you know, to have something to test all of your hard work and training!

After a little over a week of training for my 5k's in August, I feel a little bit more energetic and I kind of feel lighter and tighter. I have a good ache in my muscles and my feet don't hurt today. I did two-and-a-half kilometers today, which is half of a whole 5k, in 25 minutes. So there is hope that I can actually finish my first 5k in under 50 minutes.

I repeated that little exercise I did yesterday and it wasn't any easier but I know it will pay off since it hurts so much right now. When I push myself to do something that is hard and finish it, I feel so awesome about it - even if it is only four minutes!