I really DID IT!

lets just say april 2011 I seriously woke up one morning and was done being over weight, self consious, and unhappy. I had 3 beatuiful children and a husband who LOVED me for who i was not how big or small i was but i still wasnt happy with myself. So april 2011 I signed up for weight watchers and started walking every night and i mean i walked a lot of miles...they weight just started falling off and the encouraged me so much. I started getting compliments how ppl stated to notice. And i would go try on clothes at my favorite clothing store just to compare the difference and loved having to go down...then winter came and i didnt do much of anything and gained some weight back not much but it was a gain and so i finally told my husband that it was time to sign up for the gym..and i started going daily..and again i started losing weight again and was getting closer and closer to my GOAL WEIGHT. i dont remember what brought me to MFP, but i couldnt be more thankful. I met a lot of inpirational girls on mfp who also kept me going even if they didnt know they were. I had a few on there that were runners and i thought to myself, i could NEVER be a runner...thats way out there. No way could i even tempt it...and i read some running inspirational quotes and thats all it took..lol i download couch to 5k on my phone and just went for it...im the type of girl i have to have to drag someone else to try things. But i did focused on what i wanted and started my couch to 5k...did each week...hurt my knee on week 3 and rested then started again...then i was looking up 5k runs and a friend mention one for may ( this was in april that she mention it to me and i was only on week THREE) and it just stuck to me...SO i signed up for it with a friend who was also a beginner runner. I got to week 6 on couch to 5k and i just ran.....i didnt stop until i got to 3 miles..i couldnt even tell you how excited and accomplished i felt...so couple days later i did it again and ran 3.15 miles.. needless to say I finished on week 6.

So May 20th was my first 5k and i was so sore from a muscle work class that i did days before race day ( bad idea). we got there by 6:30 am..took pictures and let me just say it was a awesome experience..I remember just starting out the run and my running partner was gone.lol left me in the dust but i didnt give up. i ran and ran and ran..hills, heat and all...I finished my FIRST 5k in 33:24 seconds...i was 989th person out of 2,564 people that day...i was in the above 50% line of finished ppl....I would have NEVER thought i would become a runner. I love it and im so thankful for mfp and the girls that even got me thinking about running...I have another 5k in two weeks and im hoping to shorten my time a bit...

All i want to say to those who feel like its a long road ahead and you dont feel like you can get there...YOU CAN! Set small goals and accomplish one at a time..I am 4 lbs away from goal now and its been a long year and 2 months.....find friends who will support you..find someone who will hold you accountable too...its possible..you just have to repeat to yourself that you can and will...and repeat what you want...i have changed so much in the last year. I put myself out there now and do things i would never have thought....OK enough with me!

Whats some of your goals? And how did you come about where you are now? do you have that person/people who encouraged you?? I love meeting new ppl too..=)