I got surprised with some new shoes :]

My boyfriend is so encouraging and amazing! He says great things like, wow you look hot in that dress, it's so sexy when you go to the gym, you look so good all hot and sweaty (when I get back from a run -- I feel so unsexy when I'm running but he's helping me change my attitude) etc. And he is always noticing when I'm losing weight even when it's just a few pounds. :] And bless his heart he had a sit down with me to make sure what he was saying was encouraging. He said that he wanted to say something about my weight loss because he noticed and he cared, but he wanted to be encouraging so I should tell him if what he was saying wasn't motivating. And he's said one thing ever that wasn't just perfectly helpful, so he's got a great record :]

I was really excited because I wore a hole in a pair of shoes where they bend instead of exhausting the arch support in the shoes. This was the first time that has happened. In general my shoes are lasting longer now that I am lighter even though I am running more miles. The boyfriend asked me where I bought my shoes when I told him (the answer was the Shoe Carnival) and I was like weird question but whatever!

A week later he told me we were going out to dinner. So I'm in a nice day dress and some flats and wouldn't you know he stopped at a running store (Red Coyote) where they analyze your gait and make a specific recommendation for you. I was so embarrassed! But I understood why it was a surprise because if he had told me I would have said no. Fortunately the fat kid in me always layers my clothing so I was able to strip off my dress and still be wearing a tank top and shorts (though I was in a regular bra) and since they do the analysis barefoot, so my shoes were not an issue.

I got my gait analyzed and my form is really good! Five toes on, five toes off, straight line from my achilles, no over/under protonation, my arches are good, and I'm striking the right part of my foot. I was always so afraid to have gait analysis done because I thought all my work on my form wouldn't show up, or something hah. So anyway, they brought out a couple pair of shoes and when I liked one of them they brought out these babies

http://www.amazon.com/Newton-Running-Womens-Gravity-Shoe/dp/B00J0FR30Q/ref=pd_sbs_shoe_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=1TSMXHVJCET2GFT0PVZ1

Can I just say I am IN LOVE WITH MY BOYFRIEND? He bought these shoes even though they were expensive, he said, get the shoes you like, it doesn't matter what they cost (I like tripled checked). And when I thanked him for my shoes for about the hundredth time, he said, thank you for needing them, I'm so glad you are taking your health seriously, and I know you'll wear them out. I responded with of course I'll tear them up! And I told him that I'm going to think about him even more when I am running. He admitted that that was a pro :]

These shoes are AMAZING. And so perfecto for me. I can run more because of the support on the mid foot without my feet hurting. Even more than how wonderfully awesome these shoes are... they make me feel so loved and appreciated. My boyfriend knows me and he loves me and my goals are important to him. And they totally make me want to go running. They do mean if I run on the track at the gym I have to bring other shoes for the other gym equipment, but that's pretty great too :] it makes me feel like I am a legitimate athlete. Which, come to think of it, someone who runs 3-4 miles a day 6 days a week is pretty freaking athletic XD even if I am still about 210 pounds :]