There are several good books on stories of women runners. I have given mine away so can’t remember the titles, but look for them & read them if you have time. They are very inspiring & help you feel like you’re in great company.

I totally know what you mean! Every time I get up early to squeeze in a morning run to the gym or set out in the cold with my layers of spandex, I’m amazed that this is the person who I’ve become. I was that girl in college who would spread nutella over loaves of bread as a snack and who joked about the fact that she didn’t like to sweat, and now, fifty pounds later I am a girl who craves broccoli, black beans, and butternut squash (gotta love the alliteration) and who thrives off a good five mile run. I don’t have days anymore where I walk around feeling fat or hate the way I look in almost everything I own. It’s a great feeling, and, like you, I am constantly surprised that I had the determination to finally get to this point. Congrats to all of us out there just for waking up each morning and giving it our best shot, because I think that is an accomplishment in itself!

It is funny, my fiance and I were commenting on our healthy choices, and we both agreed we felt better, and really liked taking care of ourselves this way. We were out shopping for a new dress coat for me this morning. He was getting frustrated because there wasn’t much in his size. He said he has felt this way before, however it was because the bigger sizes were picked over. He had the opposite problem today – he couldn’t find sizes small enough! I too had the same problem. I was shopping and took in two sizes. I tried on the the smaller of the two. It felt okay, but was a little baggy. I asked for a smaller size and it fit perfectly!

Thanks Roni!