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Holy crap, I can run two miles!
Aug 30, 2009
It's true, I can. Never have in my life. I have been walking faithfully all summer and was feeling pretty good. My Platte is a 1/2 mile around so one day I decided that I would try to run around once and I did. The next day my best friend (Trapper, my black lab) and I decided to try a mile and much to my amazement was able to do that. The next time it was a mile and a half and then while visiting my parents up north I tried the two mile thing and did it! And then I did it again. So now I have this secret aspiration (shh!) of trying to run a 5K in the future. I think there is one on Thanksgiving day called the Turkey Trot. Many of my husband's family run in that and I may join them. I think I am going to stay at the two mile mark for a while and try to get faster and stronger at that and then add another mile...who knows. I have always wanted to run for fun but never did it and now I can. Thanks to my incredible sleeve.September 16Th will mark my 6 month anniversary. Last I weighted I was down 84 lbs. (this is my official weigh in day but I am not at work and that is my official scale). I was having a conversation with one of my best friends and she said "it looks like our friendship has survived the food thing" as we were going out to lunch buddies for years. She asked me if I missed food and I honestly answered no. She said she thinks that that would be the worst thing for her. I told her I can't imagine a thing that I could eat that I would trade for how I feel right now, and I have about 20 more pounds to go. I spent some time with my folks this last week and my dad is a picture nut. I have always managed to avoid his photography or at least hid behind my 15 year old. It was just me visiting this time so no one to hide behind, but when I looked at the pictures I couldn't believe it was me. It was the me who can now run two miles without stopping.
There is nothing, absolutely nothing I regret. I can cross my legs, I am not afraid that I won't fit in chairs. I will wear a watch (I never did before as I thought my arms were to fat and it made them look like sausages). In fact, I wear jewelry now. I wouldn't before, except for earrings. I always thought people would just see the fat girl wearing it. Silly, I know, but true. I love to shop for clothes at my favorite store, The Salvation Army. I bought a pair of size 12 mid rise Levis there earlier this summer. I couldn't get into them but put them in my closet and called them my "dream jeans". I thought that if I could get into them I would finally feel that I had made this whole thing work. Well, this weekend I put them on and have worn them non stop since. I love them. I love how I feel in them. I love how I feel period.
I saw the dietitian this last week. Not enough protein, I know. My hair is falling out regularly in the sink. I have made an effort to drink at least one supplement, Nectar is all I can stand. I mix it with ice and some crystal light and blend it in my magic bullet. I found some protein bars at Sam's Club called "Twisted" and they have 15 grams of protein and they are okay. So I am working on that. Got the vitamin thing down too.
My husband and son went on a little trip to tour the John Deere factory in Iowa and have my camera. When they come back I will post some up dated pictures.
