Winter Park, CO, Summer 2010
If we were to hit the hiking trails this summer, it would be like me carrying four 10# bags of potatoes around with me all day. NO THANK YOU. While my weight has fluctuated a few pounds over the past year. . . I am proud to say that this month marks the one year anniversary of my 40 pound weight loss. And, I'm still wearing the same clothes I wore last summer!!! And the clothes I wore TWO summers ago??? LONG GONE, and NEVER again will I wear that size of clothing. My knees feel better, my lower back pain is less, and I can be more active without feeling miserable. My walking route is just over 3 miles, I can bicycle all over town, and overall I just feel healthier. One of my most memorable milestones, though, is from Branson. We've been to Silver Dollar city many times. If you've been, then you are familiar with the HUGE hill that leads up to Main Street from the back of the park.
THE Hill. This picture really does it NO justice! :)
Before I lost my weight, I would literally grab Troy's arm and he would help drag me up the hill. I could not make it up the hill without his assistance. Pa-the-tic. I know. Sad. In my 20's and 30's and couldn't make it up the hill on my own. But, last year we went to SDC multiple times. Each time it was easier for me to trek up that ginormous hill. And by Thanksgiving, it was a breeze. All by myself, no pain, no huffing and puffing. What a great feeling.
Here are a couple more pictures.
Lebo Graduation, May 2010 (Size 16 dress, tight around midsection)
Lebo Graduation, May 2011(Size M dress)
Summer 2010, Summer 2011
And now, Summer 2012---Happy one year anniversary of 40 pounds gone.
