Making Progress

Some days it is almost surreal when I think about the changes that have happened in my body over the last 2 years.

Yesterday was a phenomenal day for me. I am still training for the SLC Half Mary and part of my training plan includes 3 runs a week. A "run" for me consists of about a half mile of jogging followed by numerous bouts of jog/walk/jog/walk/jog/walk. On Saturdays, sometimes my friend Andrea runs with me. Yesterday we got together for a run and had a pretty good experience. I like going out with her be case I push myself a little more when I have a running partner. She also challenges me to go a little bit further than I would normally go- and that is a good thing.

We got in about 4 miles or so and afterwards I went to her house for coffee & a bagel. She later invited me to go skiing with her and her kids up at Sundance Ski Resort. I quickly said, "YES!". I went and rented some gear , ran home and changed, and met back up with them and up we went. It was a fabulous day. The sun was shining, almost to a detriment because it was also melting the snow and it got a little bit slushy towards the end of the day. But all in all we had a wonderful time. We skied both sections of the mountain but were only able to get in 1 run on the back mountain and the view from the top is PHENOMENAL! ahhh it was wonderful.

When the day was done and I returned the equipment to the rental store, I couldn't help but just thank the Lord for seeing me through to a place in life where I actually feel ALIVE again. So far I have lost about 87 pounds. I am running??? skiing??? fitting into clothes & shopping in stores I have not frequented in over 20 years??? this is fabulous! I feel great and seriously, just thanked God for not giving up on me and getting me to a place where I am coming to life again.

LIFE IS GOOD!

P.S. By the way, Cristine Alexa "Beautiful" Vallone is the greatest daughter on the face of the entire planet! (and everyone should be jelous that they dont have a daughter like her! (per Cristine, but I agree!)