One foot in front of the other...

Yesterday morning, I went with +Jimmy Ho to a middle school around our neighborhood to walk around the track while he ran. It was POURING rain the entire time. Jimmy had to run about 5 miles which took him about 40 minutes. So in that time I walk/jogged (mostly walked) 2 miles. I felt pretty good afterward. I was a little tired, but I didn't feel like I was going to die. I was completely soaked. My shoes are STILL soaked and sitting in the garage. It was so weird being in the rain because I loved and hated it at the same time. It was nice because it was cool, and I didn't feel like I was sweating. At the same time, getting hit in the face with rain totally sucked because it kind of hurt!  Here's a pic of me soaked post-working out.

When we got home we made breakfast. As you can tell from my last post, I'm kind of obsessed with avocados right now. So we made this! We baked a corn tortilla in the oven to make a tostada and topped with with some cheese, tomato, egg, and avocado. It was SO good! That recipe came from Pinterest, and I've been pinning a TON more so watch out. Here is a pic of our breakfast from yesterday!

After breakfast we just kind of hung out for a while around the house. Then we ran to the outlet mall in San Marcos and then to see the new Star Trek movie, which was actually pretty good! After that we spend a quiet night at home, which was nice since Jimmy was out of town last weekend.

I told Jimmy I kind of wanted to to go walk around Town Lake this weekend, and we decided we would go Sunday, AFTER walking 2 miles on Saturday. I don't think I have ever, EVER walked 2 miles one day and then walked the next day as well. Town Lake is really pretty. It is close to downtown Austin, and there is 10 mile loop trail that goes around parts of it. There are smaller loops along the way that go from 1.5 miles all the way up to the 10 mile loop. Since I did pretty well with 2 yesterday, we decided 2 would be good today too. Obviously I am still alive, but today was tough. We did not wake up until 10:00 a.m. (which was awesome), but in Austin, that means it is already hot! And since we got so much rain the past 2 days, it was also really humid, especially down on the trail by the water. So we get out to the trail around 11. At first it was cloudy and breezy. It felt pretty nice! That didn't last long though. The sun came out, and it became harder for me to breathe as the humidity was rising. Walking in the trail was a little stressful for me because it is really popular, and Austin is a really active city so tons of people are always there. I am super self-conscious so that doesn't help! In my entire time of living in Austin, I have never walked a loop around town lake! I have gone there and walked a little bit to an area where Bentley could play, but never gone there for a workout. It is very different from walking in my neighborhood or on a track. There are places that incline, places you have to go up and down stairs, and you have to watch out for other walkers/runners/bikers/and dogs. With all of that going on, it made it hard for me to focus on you know.. breathing.. trying to walk... things that come naturally to everyone else it seems! With the heat, humidity, the trail, and doing 2 miles 2 days in a row, when it got toward the end, I honestly thought I would not make it. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Sounds easy, but it isn't, and that is what I had to keep telling myself. I kept taking steps, and eventually, I made it around to the loop and back to the car 2.33 miles later!!! It is kind of sad because I remember back in 2008 or 2009 when I was probably my heaviest, sometimes we would take Bentley to Auditorium Shores at Town Lake to play. We would probably walk about 1/2 mile from our car to the place he played, and I would be exhausted. EXHAUSTED! I walked almost 2 miles farther than that today, and I'm okay. It is so easy to not realize what kind of shape you are in until you try to change. The good thing is, it isn't too late.

I have not sweat that much in so long. I think I swelled up, and I looked like a tomato. It was not cute, but I took a pic anyway because I was really proud of myself.

 After the walk, we ran by my office to drop some things off, went to lunch, went to Randall's (grocery store), Costco, and another store. We ran around until 5:00 p.m. after walking 2.33 miles today and 2 miles the day before. There is no way in the world I could have done that a few months ago, and that makes me happy.

I have to say that I'm really thankful for Jimmy. He is able to run marathons, and he makes it look easy. I'm very lucky because he is so supportive of me, and he will go out and walk 2 miles with me even though in the same time he could run 5, and he doesn't complain. It means a lot to have some support you. If you can think of anyone you could support in making a life change, do it! I can't tell you how much it means to me when I get comments, emails, and texts from you guys that support and encourage me.

Well, time for some much needed rest. Hope you all have a fun and relaxing Memorial Day tomorrow.