Awesome News #1: Today, I woke up and stepped on the scale to finally see myself at the halfway point! I have lost 69 pounds and I have 69 to go to reach a normal BMI. This put a pretty big smile on my face since the scale hasn't been that friendly of late.

Awesome News #2: I have signed up to run a 1/2 Marathon on January 30th with my husband. This is a pretty big goal for me. One of the reasons I finally decided to have surgery is that I signed up for a training program last year and was too big to keep up with the workouts. It was a wake-up call. Anyway, last Saturday was the official first meeting for the new year with the training program. I was SO nervous. Last year, I went thinking I would be able to run to only learn that I could barely walk the 1.5 miles (I was in serious denial about my weight). This year, I wanted so badly to "be a runner". I went out there and easily ran the 1.5 miles in 18 minutes with Hubs. It was AMAZING!

Tonight's homework was to run for 20 minutes. Which I did. Without walking. For the first time since I was 18 years old. Kinda feeling like a rock star right now.

Thanks for letting me share my excitement!

Amanda

:rockon: WOW i still can't walk for 20 mins and you are running. YOU ROCK :whoo: :success1:

:rockon: WOW i still can't walk for 20 mins and you are running. YOU ROCK :whoo: :success1:

You will totally get there too!!! Keep up the good work!! At the begining I did Water Aerobics and that is a workout that I could do at my heaviest!

I didn't win the lottery for Aramco.

I hate the new lottery system. They started it last year and I was lucky enough to get in, but this year, not so much. I am going to do the 5K like I did 2010... Maybe I can get under a 30 minute finish. It'd be nice.

That sounds awesome. Maybe I will sign up for some event on that. Are they doing multiple races?

I hate the new lottery system. They started it last year and I was lucky enough to get in, but this year, not so much. I am going to do the 5K like I did 2010... Maybe I can get under a 30 minute finish. It'd be nice.

That sounds awesome. Maybe I will sign up for some event on that. Are they doing multiple races?

They have a 5K, 1/2 and Full Marathon. Here's the link: http://usafitmarathon.com/

I agree, the lottery is no fun! I think I may run the El Paso 5K too, since I'll be there to cheer on the friends who won the lottery anyway. Of course, I'll be thrilled with being under 35 minutes... 30 would just be crazy talk.