Back from the Dead

I'm bringing the blog back... It's been a long time since I updated but apparently learning how to take control of my life takes a lot of time.

But I'm happy to report, since my first weigh in, I am officially down 43 lbs and about 30 inches. I just took new "progress" pictures because I could feel myself falling off the wagon. Boy did those help! I don't see the difference in myself every day but in the pictures, when they're put next to my "before" pictures, I see a HUGE difference. That put me back on track.

I have a lot of reasons that I've finally been able to stick with this weight loss journey for 9 (!) months so far (seriously the longest I've ever stuck with any "diet") but that is largely in thanks to my personal trainer that I've had since February. Ryan, as much as I hate him when he's killing me once a week, has been my motivator and my cheerleader. He's pushed me and it's amazing how much having someone hold you accountable helps. Seriously, I know I wouldn't be where I am if it wasn't for him.

But I haven't reached that goal yet. I'd really like to lose about 124 more pounds, but I'm pretty sure I'd spend the rest of my life trying to reach that number. Really, 84 more pounds and I'll be the smallest I can ever remember being and I'll be healthy.

I have some new goals to keep me on track with my weight loss:
1. I'm going to run (I mean run, not walk) a 5K in May. My goal is to run the whole thing.
2. Within the next year and a half I'm going to run a half marathon.
3. Sometime in the future, I will run a marathon. It may take me years to get to that point, but the nice thing is, once I've lost this weight, I'll have the years in my life to do it.