...because for the first time in my 8 year old son's life, we went on a bike ride together and now he thinks I'm cool 
Before diagnosis, I could never, would never, have even thought to get on a bike! I was 50lbs heavier and although I was a very hands on Mama, I was not the bike ride kind of Mama!
Two weeks ago I began sneaking off, just me and my trusty two wheeled steed. It had been 25 years since I'd been on a bike and I wanted to make sure that if I was going to injury myself or my pride, it would not be in front of my boy. Every day I'd cycle backward and forward on the cycle path getting less and less wobbly and more and more confident (and healthy for that matter!) and today I invited my boy to join me. It was awesome
I had pangs of guilt about never being able to do it before but like everything about life post diagnosis, I'm choosing to live for the positives!
So although I received excellent results on my 3 month blood work this week, and the weight is consistently leaving me, this today is by far my greatest success and will be the thing that keeps me pushing hard to continue to change my lifestyle and take control of my life
Before diagnosis, I could never, would never, have even thought to get on a bike! I was 50lbs heavier and although I was a very hands on Mama, I was not the bike ride kind of Mama!
Two weeks ago I began sneaking off, just me and my trusty two wheeled steed. It had been 25 years since I'd been on a bike and I wanted to make sure that if I was going to injury myself or my pride, it would not be in front of my boy. Every day I'd cycle backward and forward on the cycle path getting less and less wobbly and more and more confident (and healthy for that matter!) and today I invited my boy to join me. It was awesome
I had pangs of guilt about never being able to do it before but like everything about life post diagnosis, I'm choosing to live for the positives!
So although I received excellent results on my 3 month blood work this week, and the weight is consistently leaving me, this today is by far my greatest success and will be the thing that keeps me pushing hard to continue to change my lifestyle and take control of my life
