Almost made it!!!

About a year ago I looked at this picture of myself and thought "Wow! That's IT! Its time to do something about my weight!" And so I started my journey to get myself healthy and happy!  Today is 360 days since that picture was taken and I've lost 99 pounds. Now after my weight loss surgery on June 7th, 2011 I set a goal for myself to loose 100 pounds.  Then I booked our family on a trip to Hawaii in Oct. 2011 to travel in Feb. 2012 and I thought that it would be no problem to loose the 100 pounds by then. (In Oct. I think I was down about 55-60 pounds)

So here I am....the morning of our trip. 360 days since I made a commitment to get in shape and get healthy for me and my family.  And I am short of my goal ONE POUND!!!  GRRRR!!!  But never fear. As most of you that know me you know that I am a glass 1/2 full kind of girl so while I would have LOVED for the scale to said I had met my goal here are a few other achievements I have made that blow that one pound out of the water!

1. I can run 3 miles!!!  3 Miles!! If you had asked me when I was 19 to run 3 miles I would have laughed!!  I think I ran a mile in about 13 minutes in Basic Training.  I can run a mile in 9 minutes now! 

2. I am a size 8!  In my entire adult life I have NEVER been a size 8.  My best guess is that I might have been a Jr. size 7 sometime in 8th or 9th grade.

3. 17 inches from my waist-7 1/2 inches from just one thigh-11 inches off my chest (my husband would say this is NOT a good thing) 10 inches off my hips.  So I am 45 inches smaller than I used to be!!

4. This is the best goal so far......I feel amazing!!! I want to exercises. I want to eat well.  I want to be active!

So to that last pound that is hanging out on my thighs......watch out...I'm coming for ya!!!  Maybe not today but soon...very soon.

Thank you to my great friends that have motivated me to walk, run and ski!!!  I look forward to achieving some new goals this year like completing a triathlon!!