15 more pounds to reach my goal!

New Goal is to weigh 135. I have 15 pounds to lose. So I am stepping up my game. More excerise everyday. I gonna rotate my running scheudule so since I did 4 miles yesterday and 2 miles today I gonna do 4 miles again on Friday. Then on Monday I will try 4 or 5 and then Tuesday I will do 2 or 3 then I will build that way and work up to 6 or 7 by the end of June !! Half marathon in September!! If I can do 9 miles than i know I can do 12!! Pray for me :)

4 MILES!!

All I can say is WOW !!! I never in a million years, or even ever would have thought that I would become a runner.  Today I ran 4 miles NON Stop!!! I was so overwhelmed with Joy, peace, joy and joy again!! At first when I started running I could do a mile non stop which was a lot for me but Mike and I did it together. Then I told the Garrisons that one of my goals was to do the marathon next year and so the training was on. Angie has come over and we are running 2 miles. Today I went for my run to do 2 miles. My mind set was to do 2 miles and get thru that. As I was coming around the bend, I had a song on and I thought to myself ... " Self, you can just keep running till the song ends." So I did, then I got to the end of the street and said " self, you can run till the end of the next street cause it is down hill", then as soon as I knew it I was coming up on the half way to the 4 miles, so I kept going. As I was coming to Stater Bros which is about 1/4 mile to the 4 miles, I was just pushing to not stop.. I kept praying and singing praise songs that were on my ipod and pushing to get thru to the end of the street which would complete my 4 miles!!! I was so overwhelmed!! Wow I actually did 4 miles of non stop running!  When I stopped I had to walk cause my legs were burning and I wanted to catch my breath cause I did not want to pass out in front of the car waiting for me to cross the street . As I walked home the rest of the way I was just thanking God for this miracle in my life. The miracle of a new life, the joy that comes with it . The changes in my life have been a little tough but my God has made it so much easier for me. Yes, it was challenging and mental to keep my feet moving and to reach my goal, but I did not stop. I pressed on and kept saying , Lord help me thru, help me push thru cause it is by your strength only. ... And He did!!

So now my new goal is to be at 6 miles by the end of June. When I finished running I thought I could actually probably keep going but I did not want to kill my body . The rest of the day I was on a high that I can not explain. A high on my accomplishment, a high on the fact that I reached my goal early and that I now have a new one. A high that I can actually run!! Run and not be tired!! As the song that I was listening to at the home stretch was saying... " All things are possible for you, all Things are possible, nothings to difficult for you. I 'm ready for change, ready for rain, ready for favor, I know your Able.. to Turn it around" And that is what He has done, he has turned my life around and given me strength that I never thought I could have. I am truly blessed for this miracle of Life God has given me. I feel like a teenager again:) So with that said..... Go for your goals, even if they are small. They are small now but that is where you have to start. My goal was to run a mile and I hit that, then 2 and so on... My next goal is a 12 mile marathon in September... if I can do that, I can do 26 !!

oh yeah .. my body is feeling ... well sore!!! LOL/.. I know it will not be thanking me in the morning , but I shall press on and do 2 miles tomorrow, then if I can walk on Friday, I will do 4 again .

Over coming Food

How does one over come food you ask ?? Easy, you simply don't eat it! Here is how it works... We as the person in charge of our lives, and our mouths, simply do not eat it! I know it seems so hard but this is one lesson I am trying to continually teach my self. I am reminded that I buy the food, and that I am in control of what goes in and what goes out. If I buy cookies, I will eat cookies. If I buy fruit, I will eat fruit. Mind over matter... it really does work. Some how we have to find a way to trick our minds into thinking that we only need to eat to live... not live to eat!!

This is a constant battle for me. Sure I had bariatric surgery, sure I can only eat so much at one time, BUT and it is a BIG ONE... I still struggle with food! I still want to eat that extra piece of food but I cant cause I physically can't and I will get sick and I don't want to be uncomfortable, and it is not worth it to me.. ... That is the bottom line. I have worked so hard to go from a size 24 to a size 10 and I dont want to go back. So yes I settle for apple instead of cake, and... I am a happy camper..

Thanks to God only, Lord please remind me of self control. Thank you for letting me be able to have self control and the reminder that you are my strength , my help, and my guide. Praise to you only :)

Sharing my Journery with Options

Wow !! I am so excited. Today I was asked if I would like to share my story with a Options Class at Kaiser. ( Options is the program Kaiser requires patients to go thru before surgery ) . So I am rather excited. I am really glad that I blogged my journey cause as I was going back to read it this last year, I have come a long way !! And.. I look Different !! I must pick the important things of being a bari patient... so many to chose from cause they all important.. I have 45 mins.. I think I can fit it all in.. what you thinK??? So Excited !!

Running !!

Today Angie came over and she said on Mondays we would run together. So... as we were walking to the street I said to her... Angie wanna do the hill trail? She said sure, do you? At first I thought.... HECK NO!!! But then she said Come on, lets do it and try it. So we did and man ol man, that worked my butt hard!! I actually ran the whole incline hill . It is way different then being on the street and running at an even level. But I was motivated to push through the end of the trail, which by the way I am happy to say I accomplished :) I think it was about 2 miles!! So My goal is to run the trail at least two times a week and then once on the street. We are running the LA marathon , Lord willing next March . So we are training for it now. My goal is to run 4 miles by the end of June. I think I can do that, actually I know I can do that!! Thanks Angie for pushing me today, you were a great motivator!!