healthy is becoming a habit!

So I just had to share my own little victory for the day. Today I hit my first 5 pounds lost. I know its nothing compared to people who have lost an entire person (I bow down to you), but its huge for me. Its confirmation that I CAN do this. The pounds arent coming off as fast as I would have liked, but I'm noticing very small changes in how I look. I wore a pair of jeans yesterday that used to be uncomfortably tight. Today I caught my reflection in the mirror and my stomach looked flatter. My neck looks slimmer. My face looks happier.

And even more exciting for me is that I am no longer obsessing over calories. It is just becoming habit. I do not NEED a pop. I can stop eating dinner when I am no longer hungry, instead of when my plate is empty. Things that used to be habit are gone, and healthy choices are coming naturally now.

I have not one athletic bone in my body. I only own a pair of tennis shoes because they were pink, sparkly, and on sale. I have been into a gym once in my entire life. But just now, I registered for my first 5k, taking place this thanksgiving. And I know that I can do it. I WILL do it. I am so excited about this new chapter in my life that I feel like crying and screaming from a rooftop. But instead, I am going to lace up those sparkly pink shoes, and go for a very slow, painfully awkward run. And I will love it.