Well, we've arrived at my 42nd birthday. It's one I've been anticipating and dreading. But when I awoke this morning, nothing had miraculously changed overnight. In fact, it's been a pretty normal Tuesday!
Marc quietly leaned over after the alarm went off and wished me happy birthday. My mother called as I was driving to work. It was 7:38 AM - the exact time I was born.
The truth is that while I feel old at that number, my body is probably "younger" today then it was 20 years ago! I certainly couldn't have ran 7 miles back then like I did today!
After running 7 miles - not sexy, but in shape!
I don't have much to complain about, either! Marc is cooking me a "special" dinner - the contents a surprise - as I type this and my mother is taking me out to lunch tomorrow. I also took Friday off so I can make it be about ME for several days instead of 1 lol!
The war that I sometimes get into with myself isn't over, unfortunately. But the battles are starting to turn from full blown acts of war to small skirmishes. I wasn't in love with the number I saw on the scale this morning but it didn't lead to a freak out, either. If this is what I have to look forward to in my old age? That's pretty okay!
Marc quietly leaned over after the alarm went off and wished me happy birthday. My mother called as I was driving to work. It was 7:38 AM - the exact time I was born.
The truth is that while I feel old at that number, my body is probably "younger" today then it was 20 years ago! I certainly couldn't have ran 7 miles back then like I did today!
After running 7 miles - not sexy, but in shape!
I don't have much to complain about, either! Marc is cooking me a "special" dinner - the contents a surprise - as I type this and my mother is taking me out to lunch tomorrow. I also took Friday off so I can make it be about ME for several days instead of 1 lol!
The war that I sometimes get into with myself isn't over, unfortunately. But the battles are starting to turn from full blown acts of war to small skirmishes. I wasn't in love with the number I saw on the scale this morning but it didn't lead to a freak out, either. If this is what I have to look forward to in my old age? That's pretty okay!
Happy Birthday Jennifer. Thank you for your blog. I look forward to it everyday. ..You are doing a service to a lot of overweight and out of shape people. We need to hear the truth and that it isn't always a smooth journey. Ups and downs are apart of life. And losing the weight doesn't guarantee life is problem free. Again Happy Birthday.
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