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!!