DETERMINED!

YES! I did it!!!! I was down a pound and a HALF today!!!! That means I've lost 53.5 pounds so far, in the last 12.5 weeks! :) I am so super pumped about this you have no idea! I got my run in with G-Mac this morning. It felt good (as always) to do it! I slept amazing last night. After a long (but awesome) day and great workout, it felt great to get good sleep. G slept good too, she must've been tired. haha
Every time I run I can feel myself getting stronger, feel myself having more endurance. It feels awesome. It feels awesome to think about and also find out just how much my body CAN do. I may not be in perfect shape (or even close to it) but I'm working on it! I'm determined to be the best version of myself, inside & out, that I can be. After reading my friend Michele's blog the other day, I realized that I'm going to start doing what I've thought about doing for the past several months with this blog. Every day, I'm going to write 3 things I am thankful for, or really appreciate in my life. Some things to just remind me to always be positive, to be thankful for everything I have, even on the bad days! After she posted about the Oprah comment the other day, I felt like it was God's way of giving me that extra push to just do it! Like I said, I've thought about doing it the past several months, but I just haven't ever started it. So today is the day! At the end of my blog, once a day, I'm going to post 3 things I'm thankful for that day. :) It should be fun! I'm sure it will do amazing things in my life, to remember the positive's even on a negative day! :) So look for that!
Tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow!! JFJ benefit concert is TOMORROW! Ahhhh I'm excited, nervous, scared, happy, anxious all rolled into one! Like I mentioned before, it's been a long time since I've sang in front of people, besides karaoke, so I'm a bit nervous, but I really really really can't wait! It's gonna be awesome. I feel so blessed to be able to do this. I hope you ALLLLLLL can make it out!! :) And pray for me that I don't forget the words! ;) I'm gonna do some hardcore practicing later today. I can't wait for that either!!!
Justin leaves for drill tonight. :( Bummer dude. But, at least it's only for the weekend. Then he goes back to nights at work on Monday. That makes me sad. I hate when he works nights. It screws up our whole schedule!! lol But he likes to work nights, so I guess I'll be glad for him. haha I'm anxious to see what (if anything) he learns this weekend about his AD status. Hopefully there will be SOME good news. We've sure waited a long time! But you know what? "Good things come to those who wait!" This statement really is true. In all aspects. I've learned it many, many times in my life.
Well, the day is young, we'll see what the rest of it brings, but it is sure off to a great start! :) I hope everyone is already having a great day, if not, MAKE it great. In morning announcements at my HS, they used to always say "Make it a great day or not, the choice is yours!" We made fun of it all the time back then and thought it was silly, rolled our eyes, etc. But it really is true! YOU can choose to be happy or unhappy. I choose to be happy! :)
1. I'm thankful for the cooler running weather this morning!
2. I'm thankful that the scale told me I've lost 1.5lbs this week!
3. I'm thankful for being able to pay bills! (Even though I HATE doing it!) :)
Love