Another Saturday at Work

Good Morning to All. I have had quite a fun filled two weeks since I signed up for the Alzheimer's memory walk. I really need to stop and give a shout out to my girls (you know who you are)for truly stepping up to the plate and signing up to walk with me. I have gone from signing up as an individual walker to being a team of 7 or 8 in a matter of hours. I LOVE YOU ALL and just so we're clear Mom and Kate yes, you are definitely one of the girls. Anyway, I have been trying to walk everyday so I don't get there and pass out trying to walk 3 miles but I think I'm gonna be OK. I have almost reached my donation goal that I set so all of that is in order. Now let me tell you about the fun part. Katelyn's girl scout troop leader that I assist called last Sunday night to talk about all our upcoming troop events and what we will be able to commit to etc etc. So she tells me about an event coming up that Kate and I had to miss last year (Kate was disappointed)and did we want to sign up to come this year. This is how the conversation went.

Barbara - Field of dreams is coming up in 2 weeks and all of the girls from last year have already signed up. Can you make it?

Me - Oh well I have to make it I promised Katelyn last year that we would go this year.

Barbara - Yes I remember. It is from 5:00 on Friday until 7:00 Saturday morning at Trustmark park and it is GREAT fun. We absolutely have to be out of the park by 7:00 because they have another function at 8.

Me - Really, tell me that date again

Barbara - Oct 3rd & 4th

Me - Oh great. Well go ahead and sign us up because I promised and We definitely won't be late for the Alzheimer's walk because we'll already be there.

So if anyone is looking for me on Oct 3rd and 4th from 5:00 p.m. until probably 11:00-12:00 on Saturday I will be at Trustmark Park. I really am looking forward to it this will be the first time I have seen our Girl Scouts since May and as for the walk I am sure that all the fun and excitement of being a part of something so special will more than make up for the lack of sleep. All I can say is if you call me on Sunday morning leave me a message because I will be sleeping in.

ANOTHER SATURDAY AT WORK

The Beginning

I guess I should start with some history about myself. I am happily married to a wonderful man, we have one amazing daughter, and one spoiled rotten dog. I really started my road to recovery in April of 2007. I QUIT SMOKING, and promptly gained 25 pounds. As happy as I was to be an ex-smoker I seriously considered smoking again just to get rid of the 25 pounds. Upon further self examination I had to admit that 25 pounds was not really my problem, my problem was much larger. I wanted to quit smoking so that I could be healthier for my daughter and set a good example for our Scout troop, but even though I was healthier after not smoking, I was FAT. I was fat before I stopped smoking and now I was 25 pounds fatter, not exactly the goal I was trying to reach. BUMMER!!!. So a little over a year later I felt that I had the smoking thing conquered(even though I still dream about cigarettes) I made up my mind to do something to lose some weight. I started my weight loss journey on May 27, 2008. Eight days after my 38th birthday. I have always wanted to lose weight but I was just kinda hoping that I didn't have normal fat and that I would wake up one day and POOF! it would be gone, like maybe it had an expiration date and would disappear after the magical date. Well, no such luck, so I figured I better get to it if anything was gonna happen. So on May 27 God led me to the Weight Watchers online web site and it has turned my life around. Today's date is September 13, 2008 (my mom and dad's 22nd anniversary, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!) and so far I have lost 32 pounds. I find it hard to believe that I am the same person that was so unmotivated and lazy for so many years after living life the way it is now. I have so much more energy today than I ever thought was possible. The changes that I have made in my eating and exercising habits have made a difference in every area of my life. My house is cleaner, my office is more efficient, my attitude is better and I am generally more tuned in to my life. I started my exercise program sometime in June by going to water aerobics at the Y. I could not believe that it was so much fun. About 2 weeks later I could really tell that my body was changing(for the better this time). Okay so now we get down to the reason that I wanted to start this blog. Not just for the obvious reasons like journaling my weight loss and keeping a record of my thoughts but lately my thoughts have been leading me in strange and scary, yet exciting, new directions. Lately I have been exploring the idea of running a 5k. Me, the fat girl, the one who said, Yeah, I'll run if I am being chased by a killer or a really really big dog. I truly think that I want to start training to run a 5k. Even though the idea is terribly scary, I think that I can do it. I haven't made up my mind yet, I still have a lot of weight to lose, but I think I just might do it......