I had a goal for April of running for two minutes without stopping. I was determined that it was going to happen for me. I haven't run that long consistently since I played basketball 15 years ago. In that time I have gained 100lbs and two ankle surgeries.

On Wednesday, I ran twice for 2 minutes. I was soooo proud of myself that I wanted to cry on the treadmill. Now, my next goal is to do it for 3 minutes and keep increasing my time.

One of my coworkers, with whom I very rarely interact (our jobs are so different), just went out of her way to come over to me and tell me "I just wanted to tell you you look beautiful today." Wow I haven't heard that in a loooooong time. It was so nice. Particularly because I am wearing, for the first time in 5 years, an article of clothing that is NOT a plus size. It is a regular XL (probably a 16/18) top from Costco, nothing special but a very nice shade of brown, and it fits!

I completed my first half-marathon Saturday.

That is awesome!

Congratulations all on some great NSV's. I love this thread!!!!!!

So, tonight was the last night of my toughest class this semester. A few weeks ago, me and some of the girls in my class talked about doing something afterwards to celebrate being done. We only talked about it once, never finalized anything though. Well, as I was planning out my menu for today last night I thought "Hm..maybe I should save up some points just in case we do something after class." So that's what I did.

We ended up going to Ben and Jerry's after class. I got the Chocolate Fudge Brownie Low-fat Frozen Yogurt. It was delicious. I estimated it to be about 6 points because a 1/2 cup serving is 3 points and their small size looked to be about a cup to me.

I am happy to report I did NOT go over my points today. And I ate normally all day...even had snacks. I can't believe how good I'm getting at this! I mean, heck, if I can plan in Ben and Jerry's and not go over my points, then that must mean I can keep this lifestyle up for the rest of my life!

I never imagined I'd be able to eat Ben and Jerry's guilt free!