The Biggest Loser competition is over with. We still get to log our workouts for points, but the weigh in and measurements are done. Drumroll please....
I've lost 9 inches overall. My weight isn't worth mentioning, because in true Air Force style, I fudged my initial weigh in to be a little "heavier." Hey, if you aren't cheating, then you aren't really trying! Besides, I'll take the inches over weight any day. Guess the running really has done some good for me.
The biggest thing I think I learned out of this was that your body is only as good as the fuel you put in it. If you eat crap, you'll feel like crap during your training. If you eat wholesome, nutritious foods, you'll feel on top of the world. Not to say that I don't eat my share of "soul" foods, but I think we've done a better job all around to eat healthier.
I also read "Food Rules" by Michael Pollan, who also wrote "In Defense of Food." It wasn't earth shattering, but it was a lot of common sense in one place. My favorite rules are "If you aren't hungry enough to eat an apple, then you aren't hungry" and "Don't eat anything your great-grandmother would recognize as food." The last one had me rolling because I could just picture Grandmomma (my dad's grandma) trying to figure out what the heck a PopTart was supposed to be.
So, I'm trying to figure out when/where my next race will be. Right now, it's looking like the May 5K to Marathon Madness at the base. Basically, they want everyone to "run" a marathon one 5K at a time. Sounds like fun to me!
Happy sweating ya'll!
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