2 Years

September 21st, 2009 was the day I quit soda. It was the day I decided to go "cold turkey" on a lot of crap and start watching my weight. I remember that I had a pretty bad cold that week, which helped suppress my appetite, but I didn't start exercising until the following week or so. I joined Planet Fitness after about 2 weeks...

Like most people, I tend to focus on my failures and neglect to celebrate my successes. Yes, I have gained about 25 lbs or so since January. Am I proud of that? Not in the least...BUT I am going to take a look at what I am proud of...

Since Sept 21, 2009, I have.....
-logged 320 miles on my Nike+, having started running in April 2010. I'm sure I've run more than that if you include stuff done without the Nike+, but that's pretty cool.
-run the Superhero 5K, Gobble Gobble Gobble 4miler, Hyannis 10K, James Joyce Ramble 10K, Milton 5K and will be running the Tufts 10K in a few short weeks.
-lost 80 lbs by Jan 1, 2011, but have managed to keep off 60-65 lbs total.
-gone down 4 sizes.
-found a love of running, swimming, dancing, exercising that I didn't think would ever exist.
-found self-esteem that I didn't think existed either.
-blogged a lot.
-managed to share my story with a lot of people, and became an inspiration for others to take their lives into their own hands!

I am proud of what I have accomplished. I know that I will never be finished with this journey. It has its ups and downs. I'm hoping for more ups in the coming months...

Thank you for reading, for listening, for caring and for being so supportive as I try to change my life. I appreciate it more than you'll ever know.

RECOMMITMENT!!!! :-)