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Athlete.

OH MY LANTA!

My doctor called me an athlete today.  (She should be knighted.)

She also said I had strong abdominal muscles and arm muscles (heck yes, she felt 'em!).

After doing a pretty complete physical, she said I was healthy and strong.

OH MY LANTA!!

(Insert sobs here)

Never in my life have I had someone in the medical field tell me that.  Do you know how AWESOME that feels?

I've always been told the complete opposite.

All this hard work pays off.

Saying no to the junk pays off.

Running 4-6 miles 6 days a week pays off.

Lifting weights pays off.

Holding that darn plank pays off.

HIIT circuit after HIIT circuit pays off.

This is a sweet moment in life that I'm at right now.

I love that I'm HEALTHY.

Now, to be honest, I still have 11 more pounds to go to be in the healthy range for my BMI…but she wasn't worried that I would get there soon…and I'm not worried either.  I'll get there this summer for sure!

But, I'M HEALTHY!

This feels far better than anything else in my life.

It feels better than downing a large things of fries.

It feels better than sitting on my rear end watching a movie.

It feels better than any ice cream or funnel cake or burger or whatever.

At my check-up today, she also told me I'm carrying around lots of extra skin.  (sigh.)

She said I was a great candidate to have all the extra skin removed.  I would love to have this done at some point - but after I'm done having children and have maintained a healthy weight for a year.  Something to look forward to for sure!

It was so great to go in and see her after a year had passed.  When I walked in, I'm pretty sure that was her jaw that dropped to the floor.  It was so good to just sit and chat with her about how I lost all this weight (118 pounds/53kg) and to share with her that I'm going to go back to school to become an RDN.  I think the wheels in her head were spinning of how we could partner up - doctor/dietitian.  Pretty sweet.

I'll say I feel proud today.

Full of joy.

Happy.

I'm doing something right.  I'm taking care of me and making sure that I'm doing the best I can do to be around for my family for a long time to come.

What are you doing today to make yourself healthy?



Comments

  1. Sumatra MamaJune 2, 2015 at 10:01 AM

    Sarah this is so awesome! I know you feel great and you should be proud of your consistent hard work! PTL!

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  2. SarahJune 2, 2015 at 10:06 AM

    thanks Leigha! What an encouragement you are to me! I'm so glad that we are working together - even an ocean a part :)

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