i ran

I have been walking since the day of my surgery... I started that night, walking laps in the hall...

they were slow, but they were laps.

 

I have tried to walk at least 3 miles every time I have walked for the last month... I have sweat (always hated sweating). I have hurt (not a big fan of that either). I have tried to run (the distance of a front yard only).

 

I have not. enjoyed. a single. time.

 

The few times I have been with friends on my walks (Sunday evenings), I have loved every moment of catching up with them socially... but Holly has legs that have to be 6 feet long and is a gazelle. And Evie jogs like a beast....

 

until tonight

 

At the last minute, I decided to go walk while the kids were at youth for one hour. I knew it was not a lot of time. But I had a busy day filled with things for everyone else. I desired to do one thing for me. These days, in this economy, there are not many things that can do that are just for me...

but exercise is free!

 

I started my laps with some great music on. The air was thick and humid, and I was sweaty before I hit the sidewalk... after one lap, I thought "I will just jog this one stretch for Evie"... but at the end of the stretch I kept running... I ran one full lap...

 

It was not fast... it was not pretty... my breathing was that of a 100 year old smoker... and I probably looked like a big fat chick trying to get to the all-you-can-eat-buffet table

 

but I ran

 

For the first time ever, I loved every step. It was exhilarating. I was proud of myself.

 

I was really proud. After the first lap, I wanted to call Evie and SCREAM that I had done a full lap... but dern it, she was in Bible study! But by the end of the 3.2 miles, I wanted to tell the world because I could not believe that I had lived to share the moment.

 

I ran every other lap... half of my 3.2 miles

 

 

So, ladies (and gentlemen if there are actually any who read this), keep it up. Whatever you are doing to help your body... if you are not enjoying it, keep it up... give it a true chance. I could see the changes in my body which is the only reason I continued... until tonight. Now, I have the "bug". It took 7 weeks... but I finally caught it.

 

October 27th I will run/power walk in my first ever 5K... I absolutely cannot wait. For most, a 5K is a quick workout... for this FORMER fat chick it will be a miracle come true.

 

our God is still in the business of miracles... watch out!

favorite seasons....

We have officially entered my favorite time of year... fall leaves, cooler temps, a chill in the night air, working in the yard, jumping in huge piles of leaves...

I love fall!

Silly as it is, fall also begins my Christmas shopping season. Since we celebrate Christmas with Scott's parents and his brother's family of 9 at Thanksgiving, I have to get an early jump on it! I love Christmas shopping. The idea of putting a smile on their faces because I have tried to find something that they will love or enjoy...

My two favorite times of the year... fall and Christmas...

empty closet

I am a minimalist...
Don't get me wrong, the Sublett family has a lot of junk... but when it comes to "my junk," I have a 6 month rule... If I have not used it, worn it, or needed it in the last 6-9 months, GET RID OF IT.

 

When it comes to my closet, I have followed that rule religiously. I have never understood having sizes from 10-20 in your closet. That would have been depressing to me over the last 17 years. After gaining the weight from 1994-1995, I have been a size 20-22. I had NOTHING in my closet that I could not wear at anytime. I could fit into everything in there. There were no "skinny" clothes or chubby clothes... it was just all ready-to-wear-fatwear.

 

Yesterday was my support group meeting... I've lost a few pounds, so I knew I had a few items that were getting bigger... but I tried on 7 shirts before I could find a nice shirt that I felt okay in... My favorite go-to shirt (my favorite pink gingham from Talbot's) looked huge. I could wrap it across my body like a wrap-shirt. A wonderful feeling, but alarming when you need to get dressed! So, I decided when I got home, I would try to go through my closet a little.

 

...I need to go by the goodwill and my secret closet today....

I have three garbage bags of clothes to consign and 47 hangers that are now empty in my closet and empty drawers too.

It is true that I need to get rid of clothes that no longer fit - but I am not ready to go crazy shopping. I have no use for a new wardrobe that will not fit in a month or two...

I stopped by Goodwill this afternoon. I was able to grab a couple of pairs of jeans... they will tide me over until I am ready to go shopping again!

Love all of you - thank you for your support and well wishes. Having the support of friends and family has made this so much more of a fun ride!