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Time has a way of getting away from us.<\/p>\n
MFH (My Favorite Husband) and I moved to Mississippi, October of 2009. \u00a0Most of you know that at that time, I weighed 275 lbs and was on Oxygen 24\/7. \u00a0It was a difficult time for us as MFH was concerned about my health. \u00a0He truly was afraid that I would be gone within the next 5 years.<\/p>\n
So, what changed all that!?<\/p>\n
Well, a new Dr that I found in Mississippi changed that. \u00a0This guy is great! \u00a0He thought I was on waaaayyyy too much medication and began the process of weaning me off of the majority of the 13 meds that I was on when we made the move from Colorado to Mississippi.<\/p>\n
I was thrilled! \u00a0I’m not much of a fan of taking a boatload of meds so this plan had my wholehearted approval.<\/p>\n
There was a little hiccup along the road. \u00a0We didn’t keep a very close eye on my blood levels for a certain medication and I went toxic. \u00a0It was a pretty close call there for a while. \u00a0I forgot how to eat. \u00a0I didn’t know who MFH was…I still thought he was pretty cute and awful nice as he took care of me. \u00a0I saw pics of my kids as toddlers on the walls and thought, “Cute kids! \u00a0I wonder whose they are?” \u00a0Long story short: \u00a0I was a mess.<\/p>\n
After about three weeks of this, I started coming out of that “fog” only to discover that I had lost 30 pounds! \u00a0I was aware enough to think, “Cool Beans!” and decided to try to keep up with the loss.<\/p>\n
I started water aerobics and a mish-mash of lifting. \u00a0After doing that for about a year, I switched gyms and started primarily lifting. \u00a0At this point I had lost close to 90 pounds.<\/p>\n
My sister then contacted me to do the C25K program with her. \u00a0I figured that having done water aerobics and some lifting that I was in pretty good shape and that this would be a cake walk.<\/p>\n
I was soooooo wrong!<\/p>\n
Holy Cow! \u00a0That was hard work!!!<\/p>\n
A promise is a promise and I stuck with that C25K program. \u00a0Over the course of C25K, I dropped another 20 pounds. \u00a0Sweet! \u00a0I also got hooked on running! \u00a0Even sweeter!!! \u00a0I stuck with running entering more races and increasing my distances.<\/p>\n
I had lost a lot of weight by this point and was feeling pretty good. \u00a0I had run 2 Half Marathon by now and was looking to train for my first full. \u00a0MFH had stuck with me every step of the way. \u00a0That guy is the best, I tell you!!!<\/p>\n
So, why am I telling you all of this!?!<\/p>\n
Well, FB has this thing it’s doing now where you can see what you posted 1, 2 and three years ago on a specific date. \u00a0On a whim, I clicked on my “memories” from two years ago. \u00a0I was astounded!!! \u00a0There was a pic of MFH and I at running group. \u00a0I distinctly remember that day.<\/p>\n
We were running north on South Montgomery and we had just passed a fortuitously placed porta-potty (new house construction) and were heading off again. \u00a0I was still wearing Asics shoes and they were killing my feet. It wasn’t too much longer before I would start to experiment with different running shoes. \u00a0I remember those running shorts. \u00a0I LOVED those shorts!!! \u00a0It wasn’t too long ago that I got rid of them. \u00a0I can’t keep them up anymore. \u00a0That horrible black shirt has been long gone.<\/p>\n
But…time…<\/p>\n
When that pic was taken, I was confident in my weight loss. \u00a0At that time I was weighing in at around 160(ish) pounds (remember when we moved I was at 275). \u00a0To be honest, I wasn’t trying to lose any more weight! \u00a0My loss was easy to maintain and I was happy where I was.<\/p>\n
The more I ran, the more the pounds continued to trickle away. \u00a0I quit keeping track of how much I had lost (for the most part). \u00a0I mean, I KNOW in my head how much I’ve lost but last night’s pic SHOWED me how much more I’ve lost.<\/p>\n
In my mind, I’ve always looked the same. \u00a0No difference whatsoever. \u00a0That pic, though, told me a different story. \u00a0I’m just going to share the pic from two years ago and then a race pic from this past March (two months ago). \u00a0I’ll let the pics tell the rest of the story.<\/p>\n
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