Moving on, and moving forward

Im so glad ive been able to inspire you. You are an amazing woman and YOU continue to inspire and motivate me at the same time :)

I'll always remember the day when scrawny, at-goal me ran a 5K to exhaustion, and you, not-at-goal superwoman ran a 10K, kicking my butt.

Awww you brought back great memories....and then made me cry cause I can't run right now :(((((    I hope you are doing the run tomorrow!

Don't cry, Argentina.

No, I have to fly to San Diego tomorrow for work, sadly.  I have been swimming though.

Ive taken up swimming and realized i actually like it - thats the only good thing that came out of my running injuries. Okay, but you have to promise that we will do the May Day run next year!

this morning I got a reminder of my previous life...and a reminder of a life I never will go back to. A friend  and I had a quick conversation. Pleasant hellos and I asked him what was on his mind. His reply was...was thinking of what 200lbs is like on a body. My reply was 

it feels like a death sentence
a cage of ones own doing
it feels horrible
it feels like hopelessness
it feels like abuse
it feels like the deepest sorrow
it feels lonely

All of those things i was able to quickly relay to him...I am sure if i truly thought on it for more than a moment i could have written a short novel. But those were the first things that came to my mind...from my heart. To me that says that it was my heart that was more wounded than my body. It says to me that my body was only obeying the commands of my heart and my head. 

Remember that this journey is not only about a size or number on the scale. Its about getting your head right. Your surgery is a tool, but its not going to fix your head. Fix your head and your body will respond in like. 

 

Keep the faith honey...the faith in yourself . This journey doesnt end....not til we end.    xox Noel 

I just wanted to say that even though I don't know you well, your advice and input is valued here! I appreciate your honesty. And as a few others have said, I went from walking to running b/c of the examples from people like you on OH.
Today I completed my first 10K in my best time (60min 37sec). You were a part of that. Thank you!

Yay congrats!

Me thinks acbbrown --------------> SUPERSTAR !!!!!!!!!

On many levels.............

frisco

OK, that's it, I have to learn to write like you.  I think about it and then I pour my heart out in multi-paragraph essays only to read what you write and go "ditto".  I need a Frisco writing class.