It's a big day in my world

Today was a big deal. A HUGE deal. Hard to believe that this time last year I was 238 and now... well here. See for yourself:Which of course means I am 9.4 pounds from my goal weight. But I am thinking I may try for 130 pounds. For some reason I've always wanted to hit that number. I'm not even sure why, but it's been THE dream weight for me for as long as I can remember.

And I am now officially I a size 10/12. I pulled out all my old jeans from a million years ago (6) and they fit. My 8's are still bagged and boxed up but the the 10's fit. So my 14's are going to my sister who is THRILLED beyond words to be getting new clothes. All exercise clothes were in there and they fit. I was almost scared to try everything on, but they fit. It was so... cool to try it on. It was like going shopping and getting all these new clothes for free.

Today was a short run for me. I did 3 miles and I really enjoyed it. I had some cramps (sorry boys, but TOM came early for me this month) but I pushed through them and I really was happy with myself. I'm not the worlds fastest runner. I do 3 miles in 40 minutes. However, today, I did 3 miles in 38 minutes. So I shaved off a little time. And my new gym... I am so happy I switched. Yes the parking lot was mobbed when I got there and I had to park in the lower, LOWER lot. But when I got up to the fitness center (this gym has a lot going on) there were 4 people in there. And the spin class was going on in the next room. I finally canceled my other membership on Friday and I felt bad about it, but I won't miss the horrible parking (none), the time trying to get out of the parking lot and the hogging of the machines. Plus a pool, classes, etc! What is there not to like about the new gym?! And it's a minute from my house.

I was going to go work overtime today. But no. Decided I don't have to and I don't want to. So I'm not going to. So take that, work!! Pfffffft.

Hubby is exhausted from his first week at his new job. They love him there. His boss has told him several times he is doing great and I am so proud of him. He worked 54 hours this week. And he's set to do it again next week. Already getting overtime. I cannot wait for his paychecks to start coming in.

Enjoy your Saturday all!!

There were tears

Today was just... rough. I woke up exhausted. Just exhausted. And I was scheduled to do a 5 mile run but just could not. I decided to make today my rest day and pick it up tomorrow. And that was where I made my mistake.

I went into work in a grumpy mood. And we had a new phone system installed which was a total nightmare. I'm just going to say there was some tears shed. And I was just in a foul, rotten mood. I have a sour taste in my mouth and a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach even now.

Things at work had been going so well...

As for hubby and his job, that is going well. He is working a lot of hours. Eleven hour days. And he will be working on Saturday this week. I can't wait for his first paycheck let me tell YOU! He did get a flat tire on the first day. Which made for a little bit of a disaster. But it's all good now.

All I can say right now is that the weekend cannot get here fast enough. Although I am going in on Saturday because I feel like I haven't gotten anything done in the past 2 days and end of month is earlier then normal with only 28 days this month.

I just feel like I beat my head against a brick wall sometimes.

Best news ever!!

The best news EVER!!

My husband got a job! He lost his job nearly 3 years ago in June of 2008. And he went back to school. And then he wasn't doing anything. And it really sucked. And then he wasn't getting unemployment. And that really sucked. And then Wednesday he got a job interview and he went for it. And then Thursday they called him back and said we want to make you can offer can you come back on Friday? And then Friday they offered him the job!

This is HUGE! You have no idea. I mean, I was thinking of picking up another job. You cannot imagine what an enormous amount of stress this takes off of me. If you know me, like really know me, this is HUGE!!

We went out to dinner to celebrate on Friday. I had pancakes! Ha. I love pancakes. Yet, somehow I managed to still lose weight. I was down 1.6 pounds. 163.4 pounds my friends. Still amazing. A-MAY-ZING!

Saturday I went to the gym and after a mile and half that run was just not for me. So I decided to try a few other things. I did the Jacob's Ladder. HA! That did not last longer. That bad boy kicked my butt. It's HARD! WOW! I have always wanted to try it and it was tough. And then I did the bike for awhile. But it was a workout.

That night we went out shopping. Hubby wanted to get some work clothes. And I got some new dresses. Size medium. I was freaking out in the dressing room.

Sunday was a big day. Not only did I have a long run, it was 30 days until the half marathon and it was also the Daytona 500!! Woohoo!! Haha.

Here I am before my run in the car:

And then after at the gym:

It was pretty darn hot in that gym. But I did it. I was a littler slower then I wanted to be due to a few runners cramps, but it's all good my friends. Even if I do not run the whole half, I will finish it. And then I can make sure to finish the next one in October (we'll talk about that in the future, don't worry).

I then had to rush home to get myself ready for the 500!! I wore my Ryan Newman shirt, had my coffee in my Ryan Newman travel mug and settled in for 200 miles of AWESOME!! Haha. Unfortunately, my man was taken out with like 11 laps to go. He lead the most laps. He almost won his second Daytona 500. But I'm over that and happy with the results.

Also, let me just say, I got the best coffee in the world at Target on Saturday night. It's amazing. It's Strawberry Shortcake flavored and made by Dunkin' Donuts. It's so good! I love it.

I had plans to go to the gym for 4 miles today and do some weights, but thanks to the charming town plows that kept waking me up every hour, I didn't. I almost didn't run at all, but squeaked out 3 miles on my home treadmill. And was so glad for that.

I have a feeling that this is going to be an amazing week!!

This week is dragging

Happy Belated Valentine's Day!!

I have a lot I want to blog about, but I'm really tired tonight.

I did join a new gym that is like 2 seconds from my house and I really love it. I need to get into the weights again instead of just running. Don't get me wrong, I loved my old gym, but it's so close to my house. I got up this morning, worked out and came home to shower. I used to shower at the gym. Not anymore. It was amazing.

Requested photo of the size 10 dress (sorry it's so crappy it was taken on with my phone):

I also had some really fancy heels with the dress. I love shoes now. Who would have thought?

Can't wait for this week to be over!! It feels like it's dragging!!

What a difference a year makes

Things are...oh man. Things are amazing.

I just... Where do I start?

Last year around March or so my weight loss journey finally got back into gear because of my cousin's wedding. I was in size 22's at that time and I pulled out a red dress that was a size 18 and tried it on. I looked like a sausage. But I was determined to not look one in it when the wedding rolled around at the end of May. I was around 240 pounds when I tried on that dress.

When the wedding came in May, I was able to wear that dress. It fit. And I was 215 pounds. Of course I didn't stop losing weight after that. I kept going. And today I was trying to decide if I wanted to buy a new outfit for Monday night (Valentine's Day) with the husband when we go out to dinner or if I had something I could wear in the house. I pulled out a dress that I bought 7 years ago and only wore once. I tried it on. It fit. I cried. I laughed. I cried again. And decided I didn't need anything new. This dress is a size 10.

Yesterday I ran an amazing 4 miles that just blew my mind. It wasn't that I was fast while running. It was just that I was loving the run. I didn't have to stop because I was in pain. I just enjoyed the run. And I would have kept going if I didn't have to get into the shower and get ready for work.

Today my 7 mile run turned into a 5 mile run because I was sore. My knees were killing me. And I was tired. But it's okay. I had to stop a couple of times, which bummed me out but it's all good. Tomorrow is 8 miles and I will do that. If I have to stop, so be it. I'm okay with that. But I plan to go to the gym for my run and not run on my treadmill which is in my garage on a cement floor. My knees will thank me for it.

My back is doing awesome. My new Chiropractor is amazing. I really like her. And she is so close. Like 2 minutes from work. 10 minutes from my house. So things are going to work out great there. I can run over on my lunch and get my back adjusted and then go back to work. I will be seeing her 3 days a week. It's all good.

And then NASCAR is back tonight!! You know this makes me very happy.

I am not feeling all that great though. Not happy to be getting sick again. I hope it passes. I have training to get in!!

Oh and I weighed in at 165 pounds today. That is a loss of 1.2 pounds this week. Boo-ya!!

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I haven't updated in a few days. It's only because I feel like I have nothing to talk about it. It's really the same old, same old.

I saw 166.2 pounds on the scale this week. I'm still not sure how that even happened, but I'll take it. Which means I now have 16.2 pounds to reach goal. But I think I might try to get to 140 once I hit 150 pounds. We'll see though.

I ran 6 miles on Saturday. And 7 on Sunday. And I am really paying for it today. My back is extremely sore. I was in some seriously rough shape yesterday. Better today, but not great. I haven't been to the chiropractor in awhile which I know I need to do. But here is the issue with that. It's a 30 minute drive. For a 5 minute visit. And then a 30 minute drive home. And I have an older car. She has nearly 150,000 miles on her. So I am sure you understand I don't need or want to be putting all this wear on my car. So today I am going to call them and see if they can give me someone closer to home. Like someone in town. They had said that they could when I first went there last month. I like their office and all, don't get me wrong. But it's kind of a ridiculous to drive all the way out there for 5 minutes of work. But I need it, so I have to find someone closer.

I found out there is a new gym like 2 minutes from my house. Not even. So we went and checked it out on Saturday. Really nice place. Has a pool. Classes. Things my gym doesn't have. And it's only 10 bucks more a month then my current gym. So I left there thinking I was going to join. So Sunday morning I went over there thinking I was going to join and workout. I couldn't even find a place to park. They have this doom that is all for kids and they had this regional thing going on. People were EVERYWHERE! I was so mad I just turned around and came home. I called them and the girl who answered said it was never like that but because of the regional volleyball finals (what?) that was why it was so busy. I was so upset though. I want to join and be able to take spin classes. I'm still unsure. I mean it was 10am. My current gym I can show up at 10am and not have to worry about parking.

Hopefully I'll be back running tomorrow. I need to keep it up!!

50 miles

Thanks so much for your comments on my blog yesterday. And even though I struggled through another day and had a miserable nights sleep and ate more then I should have, I happened to notice that according to dailymile.com I logged 50 miles last month.

I had to stop and smile. So even though I feel like I'm struggling and having a hard time, I logged 50 miles last month. I didn't log 50 miles this time last year.

I'm trying to make a few big decisions in my life right now.

And this weather. I am so over the snow.

I hope to get back to the gym on Thursday. We're getting more ice and snow tonight. If I don't work tomorrow (which I'm thinking I won't with ice on the way) I will probably try to log some miles on my treadmill at home. But I NEED to get back to the gym.

I'm trying not to beat myself up too much about eating the candy that I've eaten. It's not like I've stuffed myself silly. But it's just not something I want to slip back into. I was miserable at 240 pounds. And even more miserable at 287. You see where I'm going with this.

So thank you again. I appreciate more then you know.