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Finished First 5K Before 40! - Ran the Davis Stampede today and finished my first 5K!  Huge goal for me :-)!  The initial goals were to run the whole time with no walking and finish the race.  The third goal was...

Size 8! Single digits are here! - I had some presentations this last week and a lot of travel over the next couple of months for work so I went shopping for a new suit.  I bought a size 8 petite suit from Jones of ...

Finished 3 mile run today! - Ran 3 miles today for the first time (no walking or stopping)!  We ran on the American River Bike trail again and it was actually sunny and warm.  Thank you California!  I had to t...

Yahoo! - Is it ok to blog every time I lose a pound?  I think so because really this is my journal/diary and I am only pleasing myself.  I wouldn't post it on the boards but in my private d...

Woohoo! Lost a pound...grand total now 105 lbs go - Progress always makes me giddy so happy with progress of late.  The inches have been going, the running pace is increasing and finally the scale decided to give me a small amount o...

Training for 1st 5K - I have been training for my first 5k since November.  All of December focused on just increasing time I was able to run without walking not distance.  Always outside not on treadmi...

Mixed feelings...8 month surgiversary today. - I have a lot that makes me feel proud, happy and healthy.  I have lost over 100 lbs, I am running distances I never thought I would in my life, I continue to lose inches and clothi...

Running breakthrough! Another pound gone! - Last night I had my best run ever!  We ran for about 26 minutes and then walked.  It was the best I have ever felt running and really could have kept going I was not even out of br...

Broke My 23 Day Stall!!! 18 lbs To Go For Goal... - I spent 23 days in a stall which included at one point up to a 3 lb weight gain.  I weighed on Christmas morning at 155.9 finally back to my 155 barely and then went out of town.  ...

Day 20 on the Stall... - I am so tired of the stall.  I am getting a bit of depression right now but trying to push through.  Last weight loss was December 3rd when I hit 155 lbs.  I am currently at 156.4 ...

My Bucket List for the big 40! - I will turn 40 on 2/23/2011. So, my mid-life crisis has come in a good way.  It led to surgery which was the best choice for my health ever and led to a change in life style.  I kn...

Registered for my 1st 5K! - I registered for my first 5K on February 6th...Davis Stampede!  I have been training everyday with my husband.  We went to spend the weekend with my sister and we even continued ou...

155! 19 to Goal! - It seems easier in my sixth month than my 3rd month for some reason.  A man tried to pick me up in Trader Joe's last night.  He asked if he knew me and I said no.  He said I look l...

Drumroll please...I lost over 100 lbs! - Two days ago I was at 158.4 lbs (99 pounds down) and I weighed this morning at 156.2!  That is a total loss of 101 lbs since I first weighed in with my PCP at 257 lbs on 12/23/2009...

I hit the 150's! Pinch me! - I weighed in at 159.6 today!  Even when I was in the 180's I did not truly believe I would get to this point.  I thought I would stop losing any significant weight as I approached ...

160 lbs! - A 16 day stall and now losses for two days in a row!  Nice treat!  I weighed in at 160.5 lbs this morning.  Only 3 lbs left to hit my 100 lbs weight loss goal!  Things I love.... ...

Broke my stall...whew what a relief! - I have been stalled for 16 days at 162 lbs.  It even went back up to 164 lbs at one point.  Stall broke today and I am now 161 lbs!  That means only 25 lbs left to go until goal an...

Six Month Surgiversary! - Celebrated six month surgiversary with a migraine yesterday. :-(  Good news is weight loss continues to be steady.  I am now 162 lbs with a total loss of 95 lbs and 26 lbs to go!  ...

I'm Overweight! :-) - I am no longer obese based on my BMI!  I am now moderately overweight at 163 lbs with a BMI of 29.8.  I no longer qualify for bariatric surgery. :-)  I had my six month labs yester...

Amazing...Feeling Strong! - I am woman hear me roar! ;-) Best thing about this journey - getting strong and healthy!  So, I started my weight loss journey with simple very slow walking for 15 minutes aroun...

Posted pictures...I am so not photogenic - So, I really felt good this last week and thought I looked good too.  I actually started seeing my thighs and breasts as being normal.  Now, once again I take pictures on a day tha...