Being able to run for 7+ miles
the fact that I have been running for 7 months and I haven't quit because I love it
and seeing my collar bone was HUGE for me
oh, oh, oh I can wear my little sisters clothes...hAHA
Almost passing my PT test for an EOD contract. I ran a 1.5 miles in under 12 minutes, swam a 500 in 10 minutes, popped out 60 sit ups in two minutes, and eecked out 30 push ups in two minutes. 42 push ups, here I come. =)
That I can go to McDonald's and order their Mediterranean Salad (with grilled chicken on top) without dying for their French fries (and having some). I even eat my salad there and walk out without drooling and obsessing about the fries.
Not sure if this counts, but I can go into my fave restaurant now and order a healthy meal of a taco salad with no meat, just black beans and hot sauce, no cheese sour cream on the side, or maybe a plain black bean burrito (no cheese, no rice) with hot sauce and sour cream on the side, instead of:
2 baskets of tortilla chips
Three different types of salsa/black bean or cheese dips
Boneless deep fried hot wings
I"m sure I easily down a quarter cup of ranch dressing
BLECH!!! That was my fave meal evar and I"m so glad that I don't eat it anymore (going veggie has helped iwththe fried meats)
doing 10 push-ups from the first attempt
getting all the jealous in a good way looks and compliments at work
buying clothes that i like, not that just fits! yak!
seeing my thighs getting smaller
constantly changing a hole on a belt ^^
being able to WALK to JCPennies and back across the whole town and feel happy about it. hot, but happy ))
man, i find so many great things, i can't make myself stop!!!!
the day I could feel my bones just below my neck ( can't think of the word right now ) I haven't stopped touching them since.
Another great one was when I could take my middle finger and thumb and be able to wrap them around my wrist and have the tips of those two fingers touch.
I used to feel soooo uncomfortable running/jogging for ANY distance at all. Even just a few steps. I just would feel so big and rediculous, and my breathing would be laboured more or less immediately.
Today I ran out of the aquatics center, across the room (maybe 40 yards, no huge distance or anything) to the drink machine. I didn't really think about it before I did it; it just kinda happened. And I didn't feel at all tired; my breathing was normal. It felt... wait for it... natural! Ran back to the aquatics center... same... natural! I can't wait to be running further!!!
Last weekend I had a really good one. My girlfriends and I went to an art show, so I decided that I was going to borrow my DD22's "skinny jeans", yep they do fit me, and wear a pair of boots that I bought either in the late 80s or early 90s, can't remember. My calves are generous even at my size and these boots have not always fit or been in style (lol). They are almost flats and slouchy black leather. But the boots fit over the skinny jeans! I wore them with a tight sweater tunic and really long beads (from the 90s) and got tons of compliments!
DH is in the military and we had a formal ball to go to a couple weeks ago. All my evening gowns from previous years are too large now and it wasn't quite in the budget to buy a new one.
So, I went dress "shopping" in a friend's closet and borrowed one for the evening. It's been 15+ years since I was able to borrow clothes from a friend!
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