The Decision

I've been wanting to work out for a year now, but with adhesion pain following my last c-section it was proving to be impossible. I had a hysterectomy on December 30th and at my 6 week follow-up, found out I had lost 15 pounds -- without even trying. My doctor and I figured my "horror"-mones were so messed up before that it was keeping me from losing any weight. PCOS is a real witch.

So, the next day (after my appointment), I got the kids off to school and hit the road. I walked 2 miles the first day--a Tuesday. On Wednesday, I walked 2.5 miles. Same on Thursday. On Friday, though, I walked 3 miles. I skipped Saturday, but got a 2 mile walk in on Sunday.

And, then, I decided I'd blog about my journey...because each mile I walk is dedicated to a family--the matriarch of whom is a dear friend of mine. Her husband died in early February from pancreatic cancer and, after doing some research, I realized what a silent killer pancreatic cancer is. It is almost undetectable until symptoms set in--and when that happens, it's usually too late to do anything. The husband died 8 weeks after diagnosis, leaving his wife and 2 children.

I was recently made aware of a neighbor that has pancreatic cancer. At this point, he is not doing well and his health is failing quickly. I will walk in his honor, too.

So, I'm walking for Tom. And I will walk 1,000 miles for him this year.

My equipment:
New Balance cross-trainers 608
Centec .mp3 player
Gatorade G2

Starting weight= 217 lbs.