Yes I'm back... Well I'm BACK IN BLACK!!

Black running pants that is!  WHOO HOO!!  Health has returned to my house!  Easter is over, excess candy is in the trash!  I had my first run in a WEEK!  It wasn't too bad.  It was definitely a little harder and I do have a little junk still in my lungs but I only noticed that after I stopped.  I sounded a little like a hardcore smoker - and I've never even taken a puff in my life!  It was a rough week for sure.  I didn't exercise a LICK.  I ate like crap.  That's ok, because I'm back on track now.  I was one of two people at the gym on Easter Sunday - but I am SO glad I got in because now that I have the "return workout" under my belt, I can go on as usual! 

     Yesterday we took the kids to an egg hunt at a local church (yes, the second one of the season! HA)  It was a LOT of fun!  I actually wore a shirt that I have NEVER fit into!  I bought it almost 5 years ago.  I bought it because I absolutely LOVED the color, but they didn't have any in my size.  I figured "I can lose this baby weight pretty quickly" so I bought it.  Whatever.  5 years later and I still have that baby weight, and then some!  Well, not anymore!  Pete took a picture of me in the shirt and I'm really blown away!  I actually look almost normal!!  Take a look!

I still have a really fat and saggy lower belly - that never seems to go away.  I wonder if it's actually just excess skin?  I dread having to surgically address it some day, but I have to be realistic!

After seeing how good this shirt looked on me, I decided that I would wear a skirt and heels on Easter Sunday!  I can't even REMEMBER the last time I wore either!  I have proof!!!!  This skirt had not fit me in at least 4 years!  The shirt is a 2x!  I can't even remember the last time I wore a 2x!

     Today when I ran I wore my new race shirt!  I have never worn a technical shirt before!  I wasn't sure if I should wear it - it's a lot tighter than I'm comfortable  with, but I really wanted to try it out!  I'm not sure I like it, I felt really hot in it.  Once I got outside it felt really cool and refreshing though, so I won't pass judgment until I get a chance to run in it outside!  I also wore my wicking headband for the first time and I LOVED it!  I didn't have to wipe the sweat from my eyes once!  The only thing I didn't like was that I was constantly having to reposition it, but I can live with that!  Here is a pic of me in my tech shirt!  I'm going to do my progression pics in this for a while!

 





 I'm so excited to be back!  I was starting to worry that I would never get back on track if I didn't ditch this cold soon!  Thankfully I didn't gain anything back so I can just pick up where I left off!  I'm back in black baby!  (running pants!)  Thanks for reading!  Have a great night!  -Monica