2-6-10 YES!!! 100 lbs lost so far!!!

Oh yeah....what an incredible feeling!!!! Is this really possible?? Have I really lost this much?? I do have a ways to go, but already I am feeling SO much happier and healthier! It feels great to be living again... to feel alive! Some people want to put more years into their lives and more life into their years! My years will be healthier ones for sure. Of course... things happen, life happens, but... I am doing ALL I can now to take care of this body of mine, and to help my children to be healthier and to take care of their bodies as well. Even if there isn't a weight problem, like my Benjamin, he is SO active, he runs everything off, he doesn't have a single ounce of fat on his body at all, but I still want him to eat well, and take care to keep himself healthy on the inside! We've gotten into a great routine here. The kids play floor hockey in the open part of the basement, and while they play, I walk on my treadmill, then ride my stationary bike! So far, I walk 10 mintues, then ride 10 minutes, which is 2 miles. Then I also have started doing some arm exercises too. Starting out very slowly, but it really does feel so good to be able to move! I really enjoy this time, I can watch the kids too, and they love having mom down there with them!

This morning the lady from the newspaper came to our home to interview us about the POWER UP 2010 program. This program we are doing, is through the Community Education Office. It stands for:
P = Protein/Produce
O = Optimism
W = Water
E = Exercise
R = Resist grazing

This is to try and get people to eat healthier, drink more water, rather than pop, exercise more, and not to be snacking so much! So it was fun to have her here, and she asked lots of questions, what we are doing, what we are having troubles with, etc. Then she wants to talk to us again in the middle of this, and then again at the end of the program. We each are to set weekly goals for ourselves too. One of my goals has been to get in more protein since I am still behind. Neal set a goal of replacing some of his coffee and pop with more water. Benjamin wanted to get in more fruit, and Shelby is trying to resist grazing. So, a good thing here for the whole family!

Well.... I am just SO excited... can you believe? 100 pounds! That is -51 lost since surgery, and a total of 100. I do remember what I felt like at my highest point, I still have the clothes to show just how big that was.... I feel it when I go up and down our basement steps now too! Shelby made a comment about that yesterday... she said.. "Mom, you go down the steps regular now, not one step at a time!" Yes... I hadn't even realized that! But... before, I took one step at a time! My knees were so bad, I had to be so careful as they hurt so bad! Ha... hadn't even noticed that, but my knees don't hurt anymore! One of those things, you don't notice body parts UNTIL they start to hurt!!!! So... just one more thing that has improved with my weight loss! Oh yeah... this is SOOOO awesome!

Ok... well, I better be off to bed! Thank you everyone for being here for me! You don't realize just how much you are helping me... keeping me jazzed up!!! Thank you! Love ya all ... Eydie =)