Here's a review of the before picture:
And this is today:
Disclaimer: I hate pictures of myself, but I bought these boots last weekend and this picture shows that I can now actually fit into these kinds of boots because
A. My calves are small enough to actually fit into the boot.
B. I am down another jeans size, and these are skinny jeans that I bought just for the boots!
And through the blurry picture Kacie took as we were rushing out the door this morning, yes, that's a pug on a purse (a birthday gift to Kacie from a friend) and I can explain the pug purse: We were goofing off this morning before "stuffed animal day" at school. This was my stuffed animal, and then Ty attached himself to it and wouldn't let go. Oh well, there are worse things.
OK, here's the pic:
And without the pug, but with the boy who has to pose!
It felt great to finally hit that 50 lb goal. I'm still not advertising what I weigh, and I know I'm no where near "thin", but I feel SO much better. I'm most proud that I did it without a fad diet or weird regimen. It took 15 months for me to lose 50 lbs. It wasn't easy. I wanted to quit. There were nights I didn't want to run...didn't want to work out...wanted to eat the ice cream and drink that Mike's Hard Lemonade. I have made a life-style change. Do I still eat crap food? Of course, but in moderation. I don't eat fast-food, and if I do, it's a snack wrap or a salad. I don't eat deep-fried food. I'm not perfect...far from it...but I'm careful and sensible--most of the time ;)I knew that if I was going to do this, I had to figure out a way that I wouldn't torture myself and give up.
In running news...
I did end up running the 5K Zombie Dash. It was pouring down rain, but it was fun anyway. I ran with a group and we just took it easy since we were in the dark on a trail with zombies jumping out at us. Here we are after the race, and that's me in the reflective coat, which is so funny because I'd rather blend in than stand out in any picture.
Then last weekend I ran another 10K with a great friend who traded in her PE teacher job to be a stay at home mom. We had a great time. She is a great runner, and her goal was to get me to finish with 10 min miles. Well, we almost made it. Final time was 1:02.34, for about an average of 10.06 per mile. I was beat by the end!
Now tomorrow is another race, a small local fun run to benefit local foster kids. To be honest, I'm beat. I'm beyond beat. But this benefits kids, and where I live, we have a NEED to help foster kids. So I'll probably just do the 5K, then come home and do some elliptical. The race for next weekend was cancelled. Probably a good thing for me!
And now I have a new goal...you won't believe it. I don't believe it. I signed up for another half marathon, but not just any half marathon, oh no...this is the Hillbilly Half Marathon on March 2nd. It's a trail run up and down a mountain. This is for me to prove that I can do it...not for a time or a PR, but just to show that I can. It's going to be wet, cold, muddy, slushy, snowy, and FUN! There is a group going, so it should be a memorable day.
So, time to start trail training...in the winter! Brrrrr... :)
Thanks for reading and following my journey!
J
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