been too long...sorry

Jan 01, 2012

Dear Friends,
Happy New Year - so hard to beleive it has been nearly 2 years since my surgery - will be on January 18! wow. I am still doing pretty good - I weight in at about 191lbs...up from my lowest of about 169, but I beleive I am at or close to my hopeful healthy staeady weight. I do need to make some changes as my eating habits have been not the best. I also need to recommit myself to exercising. I was doing so well and once school started this last fall have found myself not getting to the gym.
I want to run the half marathing (will be my 3rd) in May so I have some goals to work towards - so I am going to get to the gym now in January and work on strength, stretching, and some general cardio until Ealry March when I begin my running program - so I have 2 good months to get back into the routine before I begin running. I am hoping for some more snow too so I can get out and use my snowshoes I got last Christmas.
I have felt pretty good overall. As I mentioned I have gained a bit of weight back but still have been under 200 which is a positive. I get on the scale and tell myself how in the world have I not gained weight with some of the poor choices I have made - thank God for the surgery which has helped - BUT - I need to stick to the things that will help me long term, as I am at risk of losing control.
Christmas was hard - so many temptations - I did not do well. I even found some of the clothes I bought at my lowest are pretty snug now - I do not like that, but then again - being 169lbs was pretty small - but I would like to get down to 175-180...so about 10-15 lbs less than right now. I can do it I know - but good choices need to be the norm, not a every now and then.
Well - I think I will get on OH a little more - it hepls me to think and focus, need to get to a support meeting in Fargo too - been almost 5 months or more - but it's hard with the kid's schedule to get up to Fargo for just an hour meeting - but it is important too!
Hope everyone has been doing well - and has a very Happy New Year!
Chris

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