Another day down

Day 12-- I walked a lot today. I walked 1 mile while pushing 30lbs. (baby in stroller with stuff in the cargo area). Then we got to the hotel and walked 1.1 miles on the treadmill. My leg feels exhausted. We ate tons of food and when I weighed myself I still weighed less then I did 3 weeks ago. I am so proud of myself. This weekend with my family on a weekend getaway is the last of my bad habit eating. I decided to wait until after this weekend so we could enjoy all the treats that come with a festival.

This morning I found a brand new pair of jeans that I had bought in January and misplaced, but fortunately they no longer fit. In fact, if I hold them up against me I look like one of those weight loss commercials. I am going to go see if I could exchange them for a smaller size, a way smaller size. Never would I have imagined that I would come for a weekend getaway and actually use the fitness room. I must really want that medal at the end of that race. Every day I think about all the running I wish I could do now. They say you should visualize yourself running and that will encourage you to run. Well, I even have dreams of myself running. When we drive by a road, I see myself running that same route. I am already motivated, I just need the knee to go along with it. I tried using a knee brace the other day and that did not work too well. I felt like it held me back more than it helped. Same with the Ace Bandage, it seemed like I was kind of limping along the way rather than actually walking or running. Maybe my leg still feels like it is in injure mode and automatically wants to limp. Oh I don't know.

I am just super excited that I will be able to get the okay from my Dr. on running the 5K in March. I am certain that he will give it his stamp of approval because he told me the day of surgery that he would like to see me back on the golf course within weeks of surgery. Only problem with that is, its cold already. Living in the mountains will do that I guess.