I'M ROCKING IT!!!!

I weighed myself this week and I LOST 1.2 pounds (0.54 kilograms). I have lost a total of 54.4 pounds (24.68 kilograms) in 23 weeks. Needless to say, I am very very happy. This week was quite eventful. I had several family gatherings with TONS of food and I managed to make good choices and maintain my sanity. In addition, I participated and here is the clincher, COMPLETED my very first 5K run/walk. Now I only ran about one block, and walked the rest, but this is JUST THE BEGINNING! I even worked out on Labor Day! That was a first for me....I did 30 minutes on the elliptical, 45 minutes of weight training and 200 crunches! Unfortunately, I have a blister the size of Long Island on the bottom of my foot and CANNOT walk at the moment, so I will need a few days off from working out. I actually thought about posting a picture of this GIANT BLISTER in today's blog, but Frank talked me out of it...But literally, I have never seen one soooooo big! Moving on....LOL

So I missed my mom sooooooo much last night, I actually was in bed and stretched my arms up towards heaven and asked my mom for a hug! I don't care how RIDICULOUS that sounds to some of my readers but hey, I just miss her a lot. Sometimes, I can't share with the family how much, because I AM THE STRONG ONE! I know she can see me and is very proud of my success...

So this week should be interesting only because I will not be able to work out until the weekend, I am serious, I am hobbling because of this blister! I will try and "catch up" with my workouts once I can actually stand! I guess this means I will have to be extra vigilant on my food choices this week...Oh, I forgot to share this tid-bit with you...My husband used to be in GREAT shape and in the beginning of our dating relationship, because of my CRAZY insecurities, I was horrified that he was a bit shorter and I was WAY BIGGER than he was...So he said he would gain weight, for me, and show me how to lose it! LOL, Sounds ridiculous, I know, but he loves me sooooo much that he would jeopardize his own health for me...Anyway, that was like 4 years ago, and I am since so OVER IT! I have been trying to get him to get back in shape and run (He used to be a long distance runner). However, Frank has been unable to get back in the swing of things...So, he made a VOW with me and said that when I reach a certain weight, he would start his plan and go for it with much gusto...Well, I am only 22 pounds away frm that being a reality..so I guess we shall see if he follows though..I hope so! Well that is pretty much it...Thanks for reading!