finally coming off

Well I am a happy camper. The pounds are finally coming off. I am so freaking excited I want to jump up and down and dance, like in those tampon commercials! Only this is much much better. I finally found my way back to the 240's.It looks like the week of walking on the beach and using the spinners at Anytime Fitness have been paying off.

Yesterday I went for a walk with my husband. Poor man, the woods don't like him. We spent a while picking berries and then went into the woods for a hike. Well he was dive bombed by deer flies and covered in tics. I finally told him lets go. He had 23 tics on him and I had 5. So we get all cleaned off and we head out to another trail that is more defined and we start all over again. I like this one more because there were hills and it had a wider path. We had the choice between the mile route and the 1/2 mile route. I said mile and he said something to the effect of over doing it on the first time out. I said its just a mile. So we walked and we talked and sometimes we said nothing at all, we just walked and enjoyed the scenery.

I am very lucky to have the husband I have. He is willing to go outside and do things with me. A bike ride, a walk, a hike, you name it. He will also encourage me when I say I'm going running on the beach. I am headed to the gym or whatever. He and I both have weight issues, his aren't nearly as bad as mine, but we both need to lose some weight. It's nice because I encourage him and he encourages me. We are a team and I like it that way.

I have had more energy lately too. This morning I cut the grass in the dog yard and I watered my plants and had a very long conversation with Dave. All in all I got it all done in 1.5 hours. I look forward to my morning run/walk with Becky. It starts my day off right. I feel alive when I am finished and I can jump in the lake. If it gets much better than this I don't know what I will do with myself.

On a less enjoyable note I finally got a Doctors appointment. I am going to have this mole on my cheek checked out and I am going to have my hip checked out. I cant keep going like this. I cant put my right foot on my left knee. I cant turn the hip enough to look at the bottom of my foot. It is hard putting a shoe on my right foot. It's past time for this to be done. So I go Wednesday. I am seeing a new Dr. As much as I love my old one it was time that we broke up. He has just gotten to the point where he pushes pills now and I don't want to deal with that.

Well the kids are knocking and the fireworks are getting ready to get under way so I am going to go. Here's a little prayer.

Dear God, Thank You for today. Thank You for good friends and happy hearts. Thank You for loving me. Thank You for a wonderful weekend with my husband and kids. Thank You. I ask that you be with my dear friend Sandee as she morns the loss of her mom. Also be with my friend who is struggling with her own issues. She needs Your support. Please be with those who are struggling. Those who fight the fight in their own heads and hearts. Those who fight addiction and those who are helpless to stop their loved ones from hurting. In Your name we pray. Amen