12/11/09 Wow this opportunity. . .

Dec 21, 2009

It has been 9 months and I am in the best shape of my life. I can walk forever and just want to walk more. I can walk hills and not get winded. One of my new favorite walks is from downtown Portland, 5^th and Market, where I work and walk up to OHSU, on the hill. I continue on Terwilliger to Capitol Hwy and back downtown to my car. A year ago I would have been winded trying to walk up the hill. Now, my breathing rate does not even change. I am losing weight a lot slower about 2 lbs a month, which I am ok with. I am down to 145 lbs and a size 8 pants. My goal right now is 135 lbs. I have been lifting weights along with 5 miles of walking/running at the gym. The amount of muscle I have gained in just a short amount of time is amazing. I can really see it in my arms and chest. All this progress is so exciting, it just motivates me all the more. The skin on my arms/under my arms has really shrunk.  I was seeing a new doctor and she said I cannot believe you were ever heavy. I also had another co-worker comment “Are you a runner?” I had just got back from the gym and was in my workout clothes. What a compliment! I would never have imagined anyone ever asking me if I was a runner.

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