The Challenge: Beauty 5K Run

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Beauty 5K Run

The 5K run today was amazing!!! I had the BEST time ever with the other Beauties. Just being with them gives me so much joy and makes me feel so blessed to be a part of this. There were 9 of us. Here we are before the race!

Here is Carrie putting her number tracker on her shoe....

And here is Kelli showing off her number 651! There were SO many runners!

Jami was number 21, she was way cooler than us! Jami is the Beauty's story that I shared with you in the past. She has lost so much weight and she has grown SO much. I am so proud of you for running in this today !

During the race we were known as "Pink." No one caught on and started calling us Beauties. As we ran several people would say "Go Pink!" It was so cool.

And they are off!!!! Don't they look like hotties?!

It made me happy to run behind them and see the backs of their shirts. I was so proud!!

This hill was a killer!! Several of us prayed as we ran up the hills each time. It really helped us keep our minds off of the pain of the hill and focus on someone else that needs prayers.

The little girl in this picture was our biggest fan. She said that she loved our pink shirts so we had to take a picture with her at the end.

At the end they had all kinds of snacks and bananas so we definitely enjoyed that

Courtney---I LOVED running with you!! You did so awesome, we gotta do it again!

We all felt so good after it was over. We got some funny pictures of the group...here are a few of them...

Congrats to all of you Beauties who ran in the race today! I am so glad I got to meet some of your new faces. When we got in the car I told Deborah and Courtney that I have met some of the nicest people through this challenge. When we moved back to Dallas I prayed that God would bless me with some good girl friends, and He has done more than I could ever ask for. Every girl I have met so far has been so kind, so loving, and has filled my heart with joy. I am so lucky.

1 comment:

rachelOctober 3, 2009 at 12:01 PM
you girls are too cute!!! the run looks like so much fun! wish i were closer!!! great pictures! congrats to all of you!!!
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1. What is considered a "cheat?"

Soda, anything sweet (ice cream, candy, cookiest, etc), any fried foods. So if you eat cookies, you use a cheat. If you eat french fries, you use a cheat.

2. Are the 100 calorie snack packs ok?

One day is ok. I would not take advantage of them. More than one a day will hurt your progress in weight loss.

3. Is diet soda considered soda?

Honestly, in the past it has not counted as soda. However, the more I read about it, the more I understand that it DOES NOT help you in your journey at all. WATER is what you need to fuel your muscles and body for weight loss. If I were you, I would count diet soda as soda and stick to less than 12 ounces a day.

4. Is coffee a cheat?

If you drink coffee INSTEAD of soda then you are good to go. Stick to less than 2 cups a day. If you drink soda and coffee, you are hurting your journey as well.

5. Is it important to measure your inches?

Some rounds we measure and turn in inches, some we don't. However, many women lose inches first (before weight) so it is much more encouraging to keep up with inches and measurements. It really depends on your preference and how much weight you need to lose.

6. When do we weigh in?

You weigh in on Friday mornings. Just get into the habit of weighing in first thing Friday and turning your results in by Friday evening. I will post results either on Saturday or Sunday, but it helps me so much to have the results by Friday night.

Make sure to weigh yourself at the beginning of the challenge so you have an accurate starting weight. And use the same scale each week, it matters!

7. Do I need to make cheat cards?

I would say FOR SURE. If you create tokens or little cheat cards then you will keep up with your cheats much better and you will take the challenge much more seriously. I think it is super important.

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Of course. Many girls do this just for accountability since they have met their goal through the past challenges. If you choose to do the maintain program then be sure to tell me that. You get double the cheats if you are maintaining.

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I would just appreciate an email saying that you need to drop out. I promise, its ok! There are just some times when it doesnt work out to be in the challenge. It just helps me a lot to know you have dropped out instead of just not hearing from you.

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At least 72 ounces a day. The more overweight you are, the more water that your body needs. It is important that you drink your water THROUGHOUT the day and not all at once. That is not healthy for your body.