Thats right! I am into the 170s now! What? What? (raising the roof dance)
I am 179lbs right now so not very far into the 170s but I am waving goodbye to the 180s! Wow! I really can't remember the last time I was in the 170s. Probably high school...now i feel old....
Next victory? Size 12 jeans! Oh yeah! Now I really feel bad for all those size 12 jeans that I threw away because I said to myself "why am I lying to myself? I will never fit into these again." I want to go back in time and hit that self but I guess that was a step I had to take to get to where I am now.
This week, I was reading a post from runner's world where a woman about my height and size went from 200 lbs to 120-130. This is almost exactly my goal! It's so nice to find a story that really relates to me because if they can do it why can't I? My favorite part about the article that really got me was this part:
''I met my “rock bottom” in September 2002 looking at pictures from a vacation. I was disgusted at what I saw. At 20 years old, 5’1” and about 204 pounds, I decided enough was enough. I had been overweight most of my life. It seemed like I always battled it but nothing really every worked, so I went through a long period of time where I just accepted it and thought, “This is how I’m supposed to be.” So this was my meeting with reality. '' - Jennifer Piacenti
This seriously struck me because I remember having this conversation with my Mom. I have always been bigger and after trying all kinds of diets, I had given up. I just accepted that I was always going to be a big girl at 225 lbs. That was when I went through all my clothes and got rid of anything that didn't fit because I had the face the truth that with my lifestyle choices I was never going to fit into them. I had to cleanse myself and my closet. I guess that was MY "rockbottom." When I had to start shopping at bigger girl stores, I knew it was getting out of control. I wanted to be able to be active. I want to able to go hiking and not hold everyone up because I can't catch my breath. I want to ride roller coasters and not worry about if I am going to fit in. I want to experience everything and my weight should not be the reason that I can't. Weight is something that I control, it doesn't control me!
Here is the link to her story: http://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/how-running-changed-me-jennifer-piacenti?cm_mmc=Facebook-_-RunnersWorld-_-Content-RunnerStories-_-HRCMJennifer
Fitbit update: Back at the top! Kicking butt again!
Runner's World Streak Update: I have completed 10 out of the 16 days so far with my longest streak of 7 days so far. I have completed 15.4 miles! That's a half marathon! I hope I can keep this streak up even when I go on our cruise but we'll see!
