Who am I?

It was 9PM on Tuesday night. I had a long day at work, came home, made dinner for me and Ruth, had a nice visit and was quite ready for bed. Then something strange happened. I got that fluttery feeling in the pit of my stomach. You know..the kind you get when you hear a love song, or watch the falling in love montage in the middle of a romantic comedy. Or maybe you feel it when you hear an inspiring message or watch The Biggest Loser. It was inspiration!

I stood there in my socks silently pondering why I was feeling this overwhelming need to do something. I never really came up with the answer, in fact I stopped trying to figure it out and just took advantage of it!  I asked myself how crazy it would be for me to go to the gym for an hour. Myself answered..."pretty crazy." Then I told myself to "shut up!" And I went to the gym.

It was the first time I had been in four weeks, and it was not without struggle, but it was also not without VICTORY! I burned 600 calories in the time I was at the gym...and it felt great! The next morning I did my fourth week weigh in and....I have now lost a total of 10 pounds!  I feel so inspired, I feel like I can fly! LOL I've been looking into hang gliding.

Today, I have set a goal to get some physical activity at least three times this week and try to keep up my food journal. I've been slacking on that. Tonight's plan is to swimming with Ivy, Joshua and Elisha..then walking the track. I have a hike with another friend scheduled for Friday morning. I haven't been swimming in 9 years, because I've been embarrassed by my weight. I haven't been on a hike since I was 11, because I thought I couldn't handle it physically. So..I ask you, my friends...the same question I am asking myself. "WHO AM I?" LOL I don't recognize myself...but I believe more than I ever have, and I feel better than I ever have!