hi guys!

i'm sorry to have so disappeared from the forum (and the blog, and the internets in general...) in the past few weeks... so much has been going on, and i've just been too busy to be very fashiony. but i HAD to come out of lurkdom to tell you all that i ran my first 5k today!!!

i was freezing by the end of it, and right now i'm coping with the aftermath (terrible sinus issues, ick), but i completed it and in my fastest time ever -- 33 minutes. bf was with me every step of the way, encouraging me when i was about ready to give up. and reaching that finish line was the best feeling in the world.

thanks to kristen for being my inspiration to get started with c25k, and thank you khris for starting the "weight loss support" threads -- seeing and knowing that others were fighting battles just as tough made it easier to get through some of those rough training days.

i hope to be fully present in the forum in the next week or so, but for now know that i miss posting and commenting! i hope you are all well.

<3