To update on Randy first, because I have not been as faithful in that regard. He is doing fantastic. He has lost 83 pounds. Yes....83 pounds! I am AMAZED! He is doing great with his eating and has even started to regularly cook salmon for us. He has a wonderful recipe! YUMMY! He had been running. He is FAST. He runs under a nine minute mile. He ran 7 miles in 1 hour and 8 minutes. That is fast! However, he unfortunately hurt himself. He has had some back and knee pain. A friend of his, that is a physical therapist, showed him some exercises to help rehabilitate the area. They have helped. He has had to stop running for the time being. However, one of his current goals is to run a 10K in September. He has not quit exercising though. He is still faithfully working out on the elliptical. He has maxed the machine out at 58 minutes on Level 20. He burns 1297 calories per workout. WHEW! I can not even imagine! The guy likes to eat though and LOVES his elliptical! To say I am proud of Randy would be a gross understatement. He has led me, and our kids on this journey. I would not be where I am today without his example, leadership, and encouragement. I adore him.
This is him last summer:
This is him now
He's pretty hot!
WAY TO GO RANDY!
I have a big announcement to make. As of today, April 9, 2013 I am no longer obese! It is my prayer that I will never allow myself to destroy God's temple in the way I had ever again. I am REALLY happy to be overweight! It has taken 10 long months of faithful hard work and self denial and a total life style change but if I can do it.....ANYONE can! Praise the Lord! I lost 4.6 pounds last month for a grand total of 74 pounds. Overall I am averaging 1.8 pounds per week but last months average was down to 1.1 per week. It is sooooo slow....but it adds up!
I am running still. I love it. I am not very fast, but I am getting faster. I finally broke an 11 minute mile and was THRILLED! I truly love running. Especially running in the spring! I don't know what possessed Randy and I to start running outside in the middle of the winter....but all I can tell you is I am so glad it happened because now I know the absolute joy of spring running. Birds chirping, the scent of fresh cut grass, flowers unveiling their splendor, the warm air....oh my word....LOVE! I have also started to do some sit ups, push ups, and light arm weights. I have been very sporadic and hope to continue to improve in this area.
I am also really excited that I can now wear a size 12. It has been a long time! I am looking forward to swimsuit shopping for the first time in YEARS AND I am also looking forward to the Angels Among us 5K run next weekend. If you would like to support me in my run you can donate to Duke by clicking the link below!
Click Her to Donate to Angels Among Us 2013 Team!
In conclusion, my current goals are to come up with a regular toning routine, to start swimming laps so I can give my joints a break from running but still get a good workout, to run in a 10 K on my birthday weekend (Sept. 6-7) and to give myself the best gift ever....a 100 pound weigh loss!
Still Swimming!
Kim
Love the joy in this post! So proud of your achievements... your hard work!
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