The big 5-0!!

Big week!  50 POUNDS ARE GONE FOREVER!!  Weighed in this weekend at 211 and I almost cried.  I didn't think there was any way in hell I was going to reach that goal this week so I was shocked when I stepped on that scale Saturday.  211 even.  I am so close to my Chicago goal I can taste it.  THAT will be a wonderful day.  It will be such a big deal for so many reasons....it will be my lowest weight since I gained all these pounds in the first place, it will be UNDER 200!!!  It will be my drivers license weight, it will have a 1 in front of it.  I can't even believe it's getting so close.  I'm really going to try to hit that goal by the end of March...which would be even more amazing because it would be nearly three months early.  Not getting too excited but it sure would be awesome!

I also was able to run 1.5 miles today!  I meet with Jami on Mondays for cardio, and normally we walk 6 miles, either outside or on the treadmill.  Today in the middle of our walk she had to go take care of something so I decided to put on my headphones and try my mile run again.  I was about 3/4 of a mile in and I felt really good!  I thought I'd try today for 1.25, but when I got there I still felt ok, so I did a little more and when Jami came back I only had .2 left to get to 1.5!  So we chatted (ok, she mostly chatted, I mostly huffed and puffed) and before I knew it I was at a mile and a half!  Which is even more awesome for me because when she came back I had to take my headphones off and I CANNOT run without my music.  But I guess I discovered I can! (at least .2 miles haha) So yay! NSV for me today!

Bad news is my hip is killing me tonight.  I had noticed the last few days whenever I would run any significant distance (significant to me;)  my hip would be a little sore.  Today, it is REALLY sore.  I still have my appointment scheduled with the orthopedic surgeon in a couple weeks, which I was going to either cancel or let my husband go (he has a hip issue too) but I am thinking I may just want to go and make sure nothing is wrong.  If it hurts like this now, I can't imagine how it might feel at 3 or 4 miles. 

Anyway.  I am feeling really thankful tonight for all the support I have along this journey.  I am so blessed to have such great family and friends to help push me and encourage me, and also so many internet friends....an amazing network of online groups/pages/people that are going through the same things I am, experiencing the same struggles and celebrating the same victories.  I feel like God has really shown me this is finally the path I am meant to be on to get my life back.  This is what He wants for me and it is evident by seeing all the amazing wonderful supportive people around me.  So thankful!  We can do this!!!