Small NSV for me

At the beginning of the year I made the decision it was time for a lifestyle change before my choices permanently damaged my health. I am down about 29 pounds so far and am amazed at how much more I can do. After being overweight my entire life, I am finally learning how to make good choices about eating and am more aware overall of how much I eat or don't eat. My older son runs track and soccer and I would like to by next track season (2013) be able to just run with him. I know that I can start at any time to work on this goal but I have some in-between goals I would like to achieve first. My knees aren't great so I would like to have my weight be in one-derland before. I do exercise regularly, walking, zumba, etc. So anyway my NSV is this, yesterday I had gone for a walk and before I could get home it started to rain. No big deal. However when I was in the last quarter mile or so and in a relatively level section, I decided that I would try jogging back. To my surprise, I ran maybe an 1/8th of that mile. I realize to some that is no big deal but I was surprised by how far I could really go before walking the rest of the way. Maybe I am closer to starting that I think that I am. Anyway, thanks for letting me share. It is a big deal to me, even if it seems small to some.