Weight Loss Journey Update

I ran for 4o minutes this morning, total 50 minutes with warm up and cool down. I haven't truly ran in over 10 years, wow that's a long time. It all happened when I signed up for this nutrition class with the local recreation department called Lose It Fast, Lose It Forever with Pete Thomas. I had no intentions of signing up for the boot camp that goes along with the course, I felt at the time all I needed are some instructions and I would figure out the rest. The truth is, once I attended the first class, I was so inspired by Pete, I signed up for the boot camp (Tuesday, Thursdays and Saturdays).

The first day of boot camp was Tuesday, June 21, 2011 and after nearly two hours of high intensity interval training, I could barely breathe and felt nauseous. I knew that people claimed to have this feeling after working out but I had never experienced anything like this. My body was completely sore for two full days. I could barely move and when Thursday came around, it was unclear if I would return. In the end, I went to Thursdays class but gave myself permission to leave if things got too hard. Would you believe that I, not only went to class but stayed the whole time and wasn't nauseous like the first night. I've been diligent every since.

Nine weeks later, with a starting weight of 306 pounds, I've lost over 20 pounds. My last weigh in was Monday, August 15th, 2011 and I weight 285. What I do know is this, I feel strong and despite my lower back pain, I am able to do the boot camp and can run again. Hip, hip hooray!

What I also realized a few weeks ago is that I have to love the body I am in. So every day I try to lovingly rub my fat rolls and thank them for a job well done, however, I tell them that they may shrink and eventually go away. I will miss my fat rolls but as the old saying goes, there is a time and place for everything. I look forward to the continued journey because I'm just at the very beginning but if this morning is any indication of things to come, I'm well on my way. I'm so proud of myself and it feels so good to accomplish something I thought I would never be able to accomplish ever again.

peace, light and much love