The First Fifteen

15lbs!!! I can't believe it! I know they say the first 10lbs is water weight, but either way it's motivational. I can tell a difference in my body though, even if it's a small change. My clothes are getting looser, I can't keep my pants up! Also, I noticed my arms are looking smaller this morning and I am not just walking on the treadmill anymore. I am RUNNING, I repeat, RUNNING! Something I used to see as impossible.
It is my husband's birthday today and we have been celebrating all weekend. So I have cheated a little when it came time to cake and ice cream. The one thing I can say is the portion size I took was about a quarter of what I used to take. I am very proud of that. We also went to Applebees on Friday night. My husband loves their Wonton Tacos. I caved, I had two and I paid for it the rest of the night! It was such and eye opener about processed foods. My esophagus was burning and I felt like I was going to throw up. NEVER AGAIN. Clean eating feels so much better!
Last August, my boss purposed as a bonding experience, we all do a Moonlight Half Marathon. It was a fun run and I was in no shape to run it, but I was like 'what the heck, I'll walk it.' OH BOY. I have never hurt so much in my life! I hobbled around for the next week like an elderly person. One of my coworkers is a marathon runner and luckily he gave me some recovery advice. There was a lot of Ibuprofen and cold showers for me. I have been thinking about how out of shape I was and this may sound crazy but I want to do it again, but with preparation this time. It was such an amazing feeling to finish and I see why people do it. The sense of accomplishment was like an amazing high feeling. The whole goal was to get across the finish line closest to midnight and timing devices were not allowed. I started around 8:00pm and crossed at 12:00:33s. I have been looking at some half marathons in my area I want to do this summer, but I also want to start small some I going to do some 5Ks to start and make my end goals The American Fork Canyon Half in June. What I love about the American Fork Half is that all the proceeds go to cancer patients to help pay for their treatments. I lost my Aunt in January 2012 to Breast cancer and my mom has been recovering the last 3 years from Appendix cancer. Needless to say this one means a lot to me. The Moonlight Half is
in August so I have some time to prepare. I know myself and with goals like this I will do everything I can to do better!

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