The Sun Makes me Shine!

I don't know what it is about the sunshine, but it makes me happy.
Don't get me wrong, I love all weather, season's etc., however this winter seemed to start in November and clearly overstayed it's welcome. The last two weeks have been a constant rain, sleet mixed with allot of clouds and wind. Not today. Pure sunshine. It revitalized me. I walked 3 miles this morning before work. I Finally am walking 20 minute miles, compared to November, I was walking 30 minute miles.

I must say this; improving my stamina agrees with me. The more weight I lose, the lighter on my feet I will be. I am feeling strong today as well as very positive about the future. I have a goal to be at 299 pounds by the time I do blooms day. My goal is to finish it in two hours and thirty minutes. A week an a half ago, it took me two hours and forty three minutes.

I am so close to being below that three hundred mark. I need to stay focused. It's the next 45 pounds that will be life changing for me. I haven't seen a 2 in front of my weight since I was 19 years old.. WOW, that was 14 years ago. OK, stay focused Mistie.

I am excited to be going on a mini vacation get away this weekend to the ocean. This trip will be different than other vacations. I will still have to count my points and get my exercise in. I am excited to walk along the beaches for my exercise in the morning. I feel free when I am at the ocean. The ocean is so mysterious, beautiful, dangerous and yet there is this entire separate world beneath what the eye can see. I can gaze at the ocean for hours,soaking up the image of it's mass and am in complete awe of it's magnitude and beauty.

I also am looking forward to spending time with my husband, my brother and Pascale. Let's hope that Pascale and John can handle my brother and me in the same car for 8+ hours! Road trip. Love it. Fun.
We will stay in a two bedroom place right on the Ocean. We have a full kitchen, so we have the ability to cook our own meals, IF we want. I won't have computer access while I am away, so no blogging until I come back.

Last time John and I went to Lincoln City we stopped at a restaurant on the beach called, Kyllio's
This is what I had, and I will be going back for more.

This is a Parmesan crusted halibut with crab and tomatoes on top.

THREE WORDS

OH MY STARS!

Needless to say, I was impressed with this dish. Just another excuse to walk more on the beach. 

This getaway needed. I am grateful for the opportunity to go.

I will close with this positive thought for the day:

You can do anything, or be anything you want to be. You are never to old to accomplish your dreams.

Every journey starts with a single step. Make today, the day you fulfill that promise to yourself and make your dreams come true. There is no failure, only feedback.

You are so worth it.

Replace one bad habit with a good one. Start small, baby steps, one single step. One day at a time. Live your life, like your saving it.

Mistie