Reaching the Goal

It's hard to believe that this time last year, I could barely walk up and down two flights of stairs without getting winded. I weighed in at 215 pounds last Christmas. But this was the year that I resolved to take better care of me.

Initially, that meant I was planning to splurge a little on me. I got a couple of manicures and pedicures. I bought "higher-end" clothing via thrift stores. I even bought accessories. But back in April, I decided that to really take better care of me, I needed to shed some weight.

Perhaps it was the 30th birthday looming before me. Maybe it was the invisibility of being an overweight woman in a mostly male workplace. Maybe it was just the insistence of my five year old that I could run, bike, swim just like he could, couldn't I?

No. I couldn't.

But, now I can! In the last eight months, I have dropped down to 154 pounds with a body fat percentage of 23%. I put in 10 hours/week at the gym. I bike, I row, I walk, I lift, and I'm starting to run. I have reached my weight loss goal!

So what's next?

*sigh*
My five year old is confident that I CAN and SHOULD be doing an Ironman competition. I, however, am much older and wiser than he (giggling). However, I have resolved to quit smoking this year and begin training for a mini-triathlon. Who knows! ? ! I might even try to RUN Bloomsday this spring (maybe not. . .I mean, I've never even walked it!). But my next goal is to welcome summer without the fear of a swimsuit, short sleeves, or shorts. And to run, bike, and swim to my heart's content. And on July 1st, 2007. . .I'm still going to weigh 154. On December 28, 2007. . .I'm still going to weigh 154.

Don't believe me! ? !

Stick around! (winks)