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180 lbs gone and running a half marathon!
May 02, 2010
I ended up on the news recently....alot actually. I think it took me seeing these news stories to wrap my mind around the changes in my body. Wow! I have lost an entire person...180 lbs. As glitter gal or happy cat would say, I lost a fat cheerleader! I weigh 169 now. I was in the news because I decided to run the half marathon. Okay so lots of people do that, why am I so special?
I guess my story is different becasue I am a survivor of the bombing so for me running the OKC National Memorial Marathon takes on a whole different meaning. I decided to run in honor of my friends that were killed and to also run as a testament to myself and others that you can not only survive the hand that life deals you but thrive if you put your mind to it. I started training on Jan 2nd and ran 3 times a week to prepare. RAN!!!!! You don't understand.......well, wait a minute, you are on OH so you probably do understand!! LOL Just a couple of years ago I couldn't stand for more than 5 minutes. Couldn't go up a flight of stairs, and certainly couldn't run even if something was chasing me.
It was incredible to cross that finish line. I felt every emotion under the sun. It was amazing to open the paper the day after and see a full page spread on me in the sports section.....THE SPORTS SECTION!!!! Me in the Sports Section!!!!!! That 350 lbs girl is gone and I keep working out and watching what I eat to make sure she stays gone.
The weight comes off very slow now...maybe an average of 3 to 4 lbs a month. I want to lost 10 more and then get some excess skin taken off. The dr. I went to said my stomach skin weighs 10 lbs. Wow!
I'm not on OH as much as the old days, because I am out living life and having a blast. But I still pop in about once a week and check out things. I still think this message board is one of the main reasons I was successful. Thank you OH family!!
