1 Day to Tri…500 Lbs No More!

I am currently reeling from everything going on. Jeremy and I are totally ready for this Tri, not only are we ready in our minds and bodies, but we are also ready with all of our gear. After a long and exciting day we are also ready to get some sleep! I sure hope I can sleep though, I am so excited for tomorrow that I can barely function. I have worked so very hard for the moment to come in the A.M. Not only the last 6 months, but for so very many years. Every single step I took led to this moment in time, to those first steps across our first Triathlon finish line. Every single step I take tomorrow will be a reminder of where I came from, where WE came from, and where we are still going. At no point will fear or giving up enter my mind, those words are no longer in my vocabulary. Today I feel stronger than I have ever felt in my entire life! Tomorrow, I know, I feel stronger still. For the first time in decades, my physical body has merged with my mental state. I had spent nearly my entire life in a place of delusion, and always felt like an able person in a non able body.

Freedom is the word I would use to describe where I am today. I have freed myself from the prision of unwanted weight, as one of my amazing WW’s leaders, Elizabeth, would say. I was confined inside of my body for so long, unable to do even the most simple of things. I can now do every single thing I dream of, if I just TRI! My life has changed for the better, and I will never go back to where I was. Freedom exists not only for myself, but for my entire family. We are teaching our children a totally different lifestyle than what I had. Through what we have achieved, they now know that anything is possible. In the face of people telling me it couldn’t be done, I showed the naysayers that, yes, the seemingly impossible can be done. My children will go forward in life with the knowledge that any dream can be pursued, and achieved, given hard work and dedication. We could have taught them no greater lesson in life, than this. The greatest part is that they are there to witness what so many said, was ‘impossible,’ being achieved. Our babies, never forget that you can achieve anything your heart desires in this life! This family has come a long way from where we began, with you always at my side. The journey isn’t even close to over for any of us, so hold on tight for the rest of the ride, as we Migrate towards our better health. The next stage starts tomorrow with our first Tri, and with that thought in my mind, I will head to bed. Butterfly up and out!!

Note- Pics today include my new hairdo done by my amazing friend Meghan Courtney (in pic above), me olding my starting pants up in my Tri clothes, volunteering at athlete registration, our gear, and my finished poster.