A New Life, A Day at a Time

Life has seem to just pass me by lately.  It's amazing how fast time flies when you get older.  As a kid I remember it taking so long for Christmas to come. Now it seems like I take the tree down and BOOM it's time to put it up again.

Lately I have been struggling. I have been having up and down days and it's really frustrating.  But that's when I need to remember that nothing feels better than getting on that scale and seeing that number go down.  Going to the gym has been great!  I have loved it. But unfortunely it has to come to and end because of our finances.  Me driving two and three times a day in doesn't work.  I will be sad to not go because I looked so forward to that opportunity to get a different kind of a workout in.  But I will just have to kick things up here at home. Maybe for Christmas or my birthday I can talk Michael into buying me a treadmill or bike so that I have something here.  That would be awesome but we shall see.

So today I made a great accomplisment in my weight loss.  I am sitting at 212 this morning.  Which is my pre pregnancy weight before I had Samuel.  It's been 11 yrs since I weighed that much!  It sure feels great to see that number slowly but surly come down.  I have 13 more pounds to go by December 31st.  I want to weigh under 200 by the time the New Year comes around.  I don't remember the last time I weighed under that so that will be a HUGE deal for me.

Another exciting thing for me is that my pants that I bought 2 weeks ago don't fit.  I can slide them off without undoing them.  I really need to go to Good Will or Upscale Retail and pick up some new pants. LOL  The best part of this is the fact that I can NOW walk across the isle in a department store and shop in the Misses department.  That's right I can now shop in the Misses department!  What a great feeling that is too me!  I am still at the high end of the sizes but hey there are MORE options on that side. 

I was sitting here watching the Where are they now episode of the Biggest Loser.  Boy what a powerful episode that is.  It just reaffirmed to me the reason I went through with my surgery in the first place.  The funny thing is I have filled out an application for the Biggest Loser at one point in time but never sent it in.  I just didn't think I could leave my family for that long of a time.  But now I don't have to leave them and they can do it right with me.  I love the fact that they are watching me and now learning from me on how to do things.  I see them making better choices and wanting to walk and exercise. 

Melody the other day said to me Mom, can we bundle up and walk to school?  This is on a day when it was suppose to be 45 outside.  I told her that we won't be walking until Spring. When it warms up again. But I am glad that her and Samuel love to walk and get their exercise in as well.

One the things that hit me as I was watching the Biggest Loser was I need to set a goal.  Not just a weight goal but a goal to accomplish something.  Or make something better.  Krista has suggested that we run a Marathon.  I think that would be great!  So my goal is to run a Marathon. Don't know when yet but  I will pick a date.