177 pounds this morning:)

177 pounds this morning:)...not too shabby for being on vacation at the Wisconsin Dells (I snuck my scale in the suitcase! Do not tell Logan.)! I have been totally on target for points and exercising a good amount. I ran before we left for the Dells and walked five miles last night here at the Dells. My friend Michelle walks very fast and I had my hand weights. The path behind the Wilderness has a ton of hills! I am sore today!

This morning I ran the hilly course 4 miles and tonight we walked it again. All the "crazies" were out walking and running at 6:30 am. You can now count me and Logan among them! I never in my wildest dreams thought I would be out running on a vacation! But if I don't run or do some other exercise, than I am not happy. It's that plain and simple. Logan went running at 6 am and then I went. Life is so different this trip to the Dells (we go every summer). Last summer I made my slushy recipe and we were drinking it most of the vacation. Last year I slept in and spent the majority of the time in the lazy river. I am not embarrassed in my swimsuit this year. First time ever at the Dells. I still have work to do, but I am comfortable where I am.

Tonight I am extremely sore. Those darn hills. Tomorrow I will probably use the elliptical in the exercise room. OWWY! My melatonin is kicking in...I need to hit the hay!

Eating on Target

I have eaten right on my WW points five days in a row. I haven't dug into my weeklies or my activity points. I get a little bummed when I am eating well and the scale doesn't budge. Logan says, "most people call this a plateau"! The first few days of my WW week seem to stay the same and then I drop a pound or two right before my WW weigh in. Every Saturday I start my week over. I go to the Saturday morning meeting and my points start over for the week. I LIVE for Friday nights because I get out my weekly food journal and write down the things I accomplished that week and my goals for the following week. I NEVER write down anything negative. It doesn't matter if I didn't accomplish every single goal from the week before. I will only write what I accomplished. And I always find something, even if I am having a tough week.

I really need a hard run on the treadmill. I will probably get one later this morning. It's a gloomy, cold, summer day. Right now Hayden is begging me to work on a puzzle with her. Colin is on my computer and I am trying to write in my journal.

Last night a cutomer at work asked me if I lost weight on my own. She went on to ask me if I had a medical procedure. This is the third comment of this type. A few regular customers have taken a second look and are shocked I am the same person. I am proud of what I have done. I am doing it and will continue to do it. It has taken a lot of hard work, BUT it is easier to do than to live the way I was living. Seriously, the first few months were hard, but it got easier and easier as soon as I realized I could do it. Something just clicked this time. I will not gain the weight back. Even my mother has told me she will let me know if she sees that I have gained weight! I think I will know. I have no clothes bigger than my current size to grow into. I have gotten rid of EVERYTHING along the way! No safety guard here. I have to go. hayden lee and a puzzle are waiting for me:)

I am off the meds!

I am off the meds! I did it through diet and exercise. I still take my readings at home and they are good. My reading last night was 115/75.

Did I mention that Dr. Johnson said I have done what most people need surgery to do? I hardly think that's true. It does make me feel good though and several other people have asked me if I went the surgery route. I feel great, but I do not think it is impossible to lose this weight with diet and exercise.

I am starting to get compliments everywhere...at the pool, church, work, the neighbors...ect. It feels really good and I need to remember this for when they stop coming in. People often ask me what I have done to lose the weight and I tell them there is no magic pill. I had to change everything. I really have changed everything.

I feel ten years younger. Two people have told me I look ten years younger. I wish I had done this a long time ago, but better late than never.

We belong to the local pool and we love it. It's the first time we have been members and it's awesome. I feel comfortable in my swimming suit although I still have a ways to go. I am not being negative. I still have some work to do. I am happy I am not scared to be seen in my swimming suit.

I am so stinking happy right now. It is absolutely crazy what a little(okay a LOT!) of exercise can do. Speaking of exercise, I ran ten miles yesterday! ten miles! That was my first ten mile run ever! I pushed the kids in the double jogger too! It was about 90 pounds with the kids and stroller.

Me and Logan ran a 10k on the 4th of july. See the photo above:) Not many people were signed up for it. I was nervous. I ran it in 1:03 which was 8.5 minutes off my first 10k. I feel pretty good about that. It is crazy to think that I couldn't run a mile back in November.

This was Logan's first 10k and he ran it FAST! Nice work buddy!