How can I not share this??

Can you believe it?! It's been almost three years. Three long, grueling, crazy years!! Initially, I got the idea to join the military right after college in 2007. However, no matter how hard I tried I never could quite get below that certain mark (if you must know, 220 pounds...I know...crazy!) Well you know the rest of the story, I met the people that changed my life!! They effected my everyday.

Let me rephrase that last statement...you know the rest of the story, up until now. Sometimes when you're so strong for so long, it's hard to relax. About one month ago, we decided to make the date of my measurement August 8, Monday.  Well the anticipation was quite literally killing me inside. These last 6 days I've been on a no carb, low fat, low sodium diet. I couldn't sleep, was making myself sick, and every thought of "what if" went running through my head.  If they could use how I was feeling as torture, it would be illegal.

So, Kelly, my bootcamp instructor, sent me a text last night at about 9 pm saying "let's do a preliminary measurement!"  At that point, I did cry.  I don't think I could ever hear "You're SO close" again.  If I did hear it, my sympathies to that punching bag I got ahold of!  Anyway, so as I was sitting there, crying, nervous as all hell, I turned on John Denver.  Why? Because I'm sorry, who has a more soothing voice than that man? Exactly, no one.

My alarm goes off today at 5:00. I wake up, look at my ceiling and say to myself "this is it, do or die."  Up and out the door I go.  I walk in and holy buckets, there are A LOT of people there. Greeted warmly Kelly asked if I wanted to do it now, or after.  Well, of course I said after...I gotta get every inch possible off me! :)

So we complete a faboo bootcamp (per usual!) and everyone heads out, and there I am...me, Kelly and the measuring tape. She measures my neck, waist and hips. She measures my waist and says "let me check again!" Of course I'm thinking "oh crap, it went up!" Down 3/4 of an inch!! Then my hips. Oh my dreaded hips! Down an inch and a quarter!!!  That's two inches gone...I only had to lose one to pass!!

My friends, I am no long "SO DANG CLOSE" No, I AM THERE! I'm going in Monday to the recruiter's office to get my "official" measurement. Don't worry, I used the official Army measurement AP on my phone, the same one the recruiter uses! :)

So there we go people.  What more can I say?! It's time to get studying for that ASVAB again.

If there's something I hope people get from anything you've ever read in this blog, is that, no matter what your dream is, no matter how crazy people think you are, it is possible! ANYTHING is possible.  Just put your head down, blinders on, and focus on that goal, because at the end of the day, if you did everything you could do, you're always going to be a success!!

HOOAH!!!

P.S. The final stats:  80 pounds gone and 65+ inches off!!