I'm a runner

Sooooo... this is how my weight has gone for the last 7 years.

I looked fabulous for my wedding.  Then I got married and gained a couple lbs.  Then I started a new job.  I was a receptionist.  Sat on my butt all day.  Gained more weight.  Got promoted to the business office.  Even more sitting and now add stress.  Gained more weight.  Decided I hated how I looked.  Lost some weight.  We decided we wanted to have kids.  Lost a few more lbs.  Found out we had to do IVF.  Gained, lost, gained, then finally lost a lot.  First appt. with IVF dr.  Gained weight.  Got pregnant, yay!  Finally gaining isn't a bad thing!  Gained, gained, gained.  Had baby.  Lost like lightening.  Pumped milk for Wyatt.  Lost even more.  This pumping thing isn't too bad!  Got down to wedding weight.  Pump breaks and I stop pumping.  GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN...  yikes!  Where's the stop button?!  What do you mean I have to eat differently?

This is when I decided to do something about my weight for good.

I trained for and ran the Orange County Marathon for our fundraiser.

Then I started a diet called Ideal Protein and I started running some more.  Not a lot at first, but something.  Over the next 10 weeks I lost 25 lbs and 7 inches on my waist.  I went from a very tight 10 to a 2. :)  I can't remember the last time I felt this good!

I run my next half marathon, the Long Beach half, in 3 weeks and will finish the Beach series with the Huntington Beach half in February.

I run about 5x/week and am proud to be able to call myself a runner again.

This was me before getting healthy

{I used this very picture as motivation to not cheat}

and this is me now!

It's nice to be able to look in the mirror and actually feel good about myself again :)