January update

Soon I will be 11 months out from surgery. I'm disappointed with my progress in some respects and thrilled in others. I really hoped to be closer to my goal weight by now but I'm still 35 lbs away from it. The last month or so carbs have crept back into my life so I know that has slowed my loss considerably. We were visiting family for just over 2 weeks, surrounded by all kinds of goodies and I indulged myself much more than I should. I lost no weight over Christmas but didnt gain any either. Now it's time to buckle down and make the most of my first year out.

For the first time, today I'm wearing a pair of sz 10 jeans. They must be generously sized, sice they are the only pair of 10s I would wear out of the house but I'll take it! Even though the scale hasn't budged that much in the last couple of months, my hips and thighs are definitely smaller.

I'm continuing to increase my exercise. So far I've done 4 5ks and my 5th is coming up in a few days. Every time has been a new personal record and I hope I can continue that. AND (gulp!) I've decided to continue to push myself and plan to do a half marathon in May. It's pretty daunting considering that my max run currently is just over 4 miles and 13.1 miles is a heck of lot further! Still, I've downloaded some training plans and 4 months of training seems feasible, given where I'm at currently. My goal will be to finish in 3 hours or less, which would even allow me to do some walking here and there if I  need to. I'm excited and simultaneously terrified!