My Journey Partner

I haven't been on here in a while, life has been busy. That's the way with most journeys! While on the way, traveling on your journey you may stop for a rest or take a detour, but you're still on your journey and you'll eventually get to where you're heading! The journey that prompted this blog is going very well. I have only about 10 lbs to go with my weight loss, and I did buy that little bikini that I previously wrote about...and wore it in public, by the way!!! Although, maybe I felt more liberated because I was many miles from home and I didn't know anyone there, but anyway I wore a bikini for the first time in my life this summer and felt pretty darn cute in it!!!
So, the reason for the title of this wordy blog is while traveling on this weight loss/fitness journey that I'm on, my hubby and I are embarking on a new adventure. I'm very excited about this and glad to be taking this "detour" with him! I can't share any details with you just yet...but, in the next few months to come I will share more than you'll probably want to hear about! I just feel so blessed that God sent me the perfect partner for this journey called life. Now, we have seen our share of "bumpy roads", along the way and no we don't claim to be perfect. We have been married almost 14 years and still after the "bumpy roads" of life, I still wouldn't choose a different person to be "traveling" with! The past couple of years has helped shape us and brought us closer to God and to each other. I think that if we have gotten through the difficulties of losing a profitable business, financial stresses, job searching stress, on top of everyday mommy/daddy stuff we can do anything...TOGETHER!

Weigh- in Wednesday...

135.5!!!! I'm super excited about my progress! I now weigh less than when I got married, and even less than when Jeff proposed! I enjoyed the July 4th weekend, and allowed myself a cheat day ; ) The good thing is that I got right back on track the next day. The longer I eat better the more I realize that when I eat a lot of sugar or "junk", I just don't feel good. Remembering this will keep me on track, I hope! I hope your Independence day was a happy one too! 9.5 more lbs to go!!!! YAY!

Comfort Run

So today is Saturday!!! Yay, I love weekends! This past week proved to be a very challenging week. To start the week off I had two Dr. appointments on Monday, one on Wednesday, hubby and I had to cover for one of my friends, who works the small side business that we still have, and on top of all the extra, worked lots of hours. Ok...not asking for pity or an "awe you poor thing". I'm just setting the scene for what would normally cause a diet disaster! STRESS! To my surprise, I could not wait to go run! It was the thing that I looked forward to! It has become my escape. In the buried past, I would have escaped to Taco Bell, or to any ice cream parlor to drown my stress, but not this time! I LOVE running! Even after a looooong stressful day, I can't wait to run. This is just not like me. I am not the girl who stuck to a regular exercise routine, but there is something different about running. I am now a "runner girl" and I love it! I can't wait for the Crim! So instead of getting some comfort from filling my belly with things that are not the best for me, I am now finding comfort in the warm breeze, the sound of my feet hitting the pavement, the sweat dripping down my face and the awesome feeling of accomplishment when I have challenged myself to go a little bit farther! Trust me even as I read this I think, "who is this girl typing these words". It is the new me, the me that has decided to take care of me, the me that wants my kids to see their mommy healthy and fit, the me that is following God's plan and not being so stressed that I fumble around blindly doing my own thing. I am living life on purpose, making choices on purpose! So, in pushing through this week, and making good choices, I weighed in this morning at 135.5!!!! This is an 11 year low. So, whatever you're facing on your journey, don't give up! Push through and find some comfort in something that will make you a better you!