Dec 1st

I did it again! I ran/walked the Thanksgiving "Earn Your Turkey" race on Thursday morning. The good news is that I improved my time by over 4 minutes. Last years time was 55:47 and I did it this year in 51:08. I remember running/walking with Amanda last year and she kept urging me on, saying things like "you are doing so good", and "you can do it, just a little farther". I also remember thinking that if I could talk I wanted to scream at her to SHUT UP! It was hard. This year I completely surprised myself by jogging the WHOLE 1st mile. It didn't hurt and I just kept giving myself little pep talks, and just kept going. I didn't know where the mile marker was, and that was not my goal, it just happened that way. After that point though things seemed to go downhill. I still enjoyed the running/walking, but my body started to slowly protest. As usual one of my knees started protesting and that was the biggest stumbling block to actually running. I could have done more, but the knee just wasn't going to have it. I ran the last 1/4 mile or so, and Dennis was then by my side encouraging my on, but my knee hurt so bad, I just wanted it to be over. That is the look you see on my face.


Beings it is the first of a new month, it was time to get on the scales again. I am now down 2 more pounds and officially at 140 lbs. I have had several people comment to me that I need to stop loosing weight because I am so thin I am going to blow away. I am appreciative of the comments, but I am not trying to loose on purpose. I am just eating how I have eaten for the last 14 months. One book I read said that when a person eats this way, the body will quit loosing weight when it is at the proper weight. The body knows where it should be at. I feel so good, and am happy. I want to share this with everyone I know, but people don't want to hear that they have to give up their "addictions", so I have learned to be careful in what I say. I just wish everyone could feel how liberating and joyful this is. I guess it is like trying to share the gospel with someone who doesn't want to know the truth. We so badly want them to know the joy and peace that comes from being a member of the church, buy can't force anyone to join.