I did a 5K!!!

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I haven't been on in a couple of weeks - the family has been taking

turns fighting a cold. But I wanted to report that I did a 5K on

Thanksgiving. It's called the Hog Jog, and it's a charity walk/run

with the YMCA. I never considered participating in something like

this before, but the 5K was exactly what I wanted to do to celebrate

reaching the halfway point of my weightloss journey. I walked the

whole thing, even though I had been building up my running time,

because my asthma was bothering me since I had been sick. I came in

last place, but I was very proud of myself, and I hope to be able to

run most of it, if not all of it, by next Thanksgiving!

I started in May at 245 pounds. I am now 194 - a loss of 51

pounds!!! I can't believe I am over halfway to my goal. I can't

belive I have lost 51 pounds and I weight less than I have weighed

in 14 years!

I have to give credit to the gals at my home forum (

http://whyweight.proboards84.com ) who have been such a HUGE part of

my success. I keep my weightloss diary on there, and the ladies

give me support and keep me going. I love them and couldn't have

done it without them! I'd like to invite any ladies here to check

out my site if you want extra support.

I've only been on this forum about a month, but I figure we can all

use all the support we can find when we are making this big a change

in our lives. This is a cool place, too, and I like sharing with

others who are also working on losing big amounts. Let's do it!!!