Another WOW Moment

So a few years ago, before I had my second child, my fiance and I went on a hike. Going downhill, of course I was fine, but uphill, after 100 feet or so going up, I felt like I was dying, breathing hard, chest hurting from my lungs working so hard. And he basically had to coach me, cheer me, and pull me up the hill... with several rests along the way. Yesterday, we (and our son Charlie, who is 3) went to the same place, but this time, we did the really HARD hill, which was about 1/3 of a mile up a pretty steep hill, and then down another hill. It was like nothing compared to the last time I was up there. It was like mild cardio excercise (the dvd I excercise to makes me breathe WAY harder than that hill). I could NOT believe it. Last time we went there and he suggested we go up that hill, I said "NO WAY!". This time, it wasn't even that bad, and I felt comfortable as we walked up, I didn't have to stop and rest or anything. We cut the hike a bit short, after a mile or so, because we didn't want our son to get overtired (boy did he sleep well last night). I find that climbing stairs and obviously mountains are so much easier now that 100 lbs is off of me. I am still in shock that something that was so hard for me, was not hard at all, and in fact, if Charlie hadn't been there, we probably could have done the whole hike (5 miles) pretty easily. I just wanted to share that... I know everyone is going through similar revelations, but sharing it with you all, I know you can appreciate where you've been and how far you've come. Yay for US!

Now, that's a WOW moment! I had something similar. A few years ago while on vacation, we toured Mammoth Cave in KY. We did the "easy" tour and it still almost killed me. This year, we did a much harder tour. We were in the cave for almost 4 hours and walked/climbed over 5 miles. I had a blast. Terri

WTG Liz That's a super wow moment. I can't wait to see if I can accomplish something similar without feeling out of breath. You're an inspiration! Elisa

Congrats on doing the hard hill. I am glad that you now can share that with your son and have a good time doing so. I know how feeling crummy during family events ruins the day. So now things are easy and fun for you and everyone else. Hugs, Sandy

Congrats! Way to go! Woo HOo!!!! What an accomplishment for you!

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!!! Dont it just feel great?? You have done so well and Its so nice to hear your wow moments it makes me teary eyed cause i totally understand those feelings......WOW I DID IT feeling GREAT JOB!!!! J