Joni is right

a dear friend, whom I almost never see, is right! It is time for an update!  She is also right that I am probably too busy... I have to teach four concepts tomorrow and have only one finished prepping... oi!  It's ok though... I am feeling pretty good about being able to plow through it if I put my mind to it!
I am also thinking that i need to take a break soon to run - cuz its been so long that I am pretty much going to have to start my challenge all over - BOO!  But start again I MUST!  How are all of you people out there doing with your new year's goals???
I have had SO much good news the past few days - really it feels like months because so much has happened in just a week... but until I have the clearance to talk about all of my excitement, hopes and dreams... I will simply leave you all hanging with hope and anticipation!
So what is going on in my life these days you ask... (well what isn't?!)  I am quite seriously thinking, ok almost decided, that I am not going to keep teaching next semester... its just so much work and I really want more time to spend with family, friends and my treadmill... ;) That is my biggest most immediate news! More to come I hope!

time for an update!

So, I am down 12 pounds from Jan1st til now... YAY!!!  Its been pretty great so far - one week of crazy strict eating and then really just trying to cut back on portion sizes and limit the 'bad' (but oh so good) food!  I have not been doing a lot of exercise really... but have started running again - I am doing a couch to 5k program and I am in week four - probably should be moving on to week 5 but I am having some difficulty with this one still the running for 5min stretch is still tough at times... but I am running more than I walk and I am at about 3.4km in 32mins... and the best part: I am loving it!
So I figured that and update would be good, maybe trigger the desire once again to blog some inspiration along the way!

a horrible night...

So I still feel icky... on the positive side I am day 3 into my eating plan and I have resisted the urge to eat SOOO many foods that I 'used to' love!  I have said no to chocolate, cookies, wine, nachos, cheesecake, dips, perogies... the list could go on and on and on... BUT I said no, with the strength that only comes from above... I have taken control of my body... and made the decision to no longer 'like' certain foods...
The weigh in for my DIY challenge was today... and dare I expose myself to the world.. I weigh a NASTY 232lbs... ewww..... makes me want to cry, to hide away and not even show myself... but I won't do that, instead I will say that this is as big as I will get - ever! the changes continue... and I am on my journey to health...
So with all this great stuff, I bet you are wondering where the 'horrible night' comes into play...
Last night both Matt and I were working... and it was the worst thing ever when Matt got called out to a scene where a 15 year old was in cardiac arrest... and then I was there in ER when they arrived... CPR in progress... the result was not a good one... and to make it all worse, there were some other really big events in ER last night too... thankfully they had a positive outcome...
And tonight... well I didn't sleep well at all during the day... and still have a terrible cold, now a headache.. so I am home sick while Matt is back to work...
Leaving you with one more thought/request: please pray for all of those who loved that 15yr old...