70 POUNDS!!!

I've officially lost 70 pounds since beginning Weight Watchers back in October! YEAH!! That number is still shocking to me. I can't believe it's so much!

This may seem slow to most of you. It is slow. It's meant to be slow. I want to keep it off, not just loose it. Experts say that if you loose 1 to 2 pounds a week, your chances of keeping it off are much greater. It's a slow battle, but I'm winning it!

In celebration, what did I do? I ran a 5K today. I was so motivated from this big loss. It felt so good. At 1 mile, I'd run a 10 min mile. At 1.5 miles, it was 15 minutes! This is great for me. I'm still working on keeping my pace up and speeding up my 1.5 mile time. It's also working. It's so amazing to see how far I've come in the past few months. I keep saying it, but it's amazing what my body can do right now.

One thing I must add. Before advertising my 70 pound weight loss, I debated putting it in print. I even put it on my facebook page. It's scary to let people know how much I'd gained in the past 6 years. However, the joy of loosing 70 pounds far out weighs that fear. I figure, they can judge the weight gain if they want. I don't care. I'm just thrilled that I'm at this point today. What ever I weighed last year is in the past. I only have the future to look forward to now! YIPEE!!!