First 5K!!!

This past Saturday, I completed my first EVER 5K race! At the end of July, Dennis and I began a new quest to become more fit. We joined the gym and haven't looked back since! 

I have myself on a strict schedule of 3 days of running between 2-3 miles (using the Couch-to-5K app on my Iphone) and 2-3 days of either Turbo Kick (a cardio kickboxing class) or Zumba (aerobic dance). 

The 5K we (my sister-in-law, Jenny, and I and several of her friends) completed, was called the "Mud and Muck" Race. They were a super fun bunch!  The proceeds of the race went to benefit Harvesters. We ran the trail at Unity Village in Lee's Summit, plus they added a disgusting "mud pit". Which I chose not to partake in... As you can see in the picture below. 

Although I didn't go through the mud pit, my team greeted me at the finish line with a giant hug! So, I got a little muddy :)

The back of the team tank tops! I dubbed myself "Meatball", as in MEATBALL PROBLEMS!!!! 

The front of the team tank. The team name was "The Real Housewives/Husbands of Lee's Summit", but seeing as we live in Waldo, mine was a little different! 

We all had so much fun, we plan to do another 5K together in October! Can't wait!!!

New Ink

On July 14th (my half birthday), I rewarded myself for losing a total of 110 pounds with a fabulous tattoo :) Courtesy of Alex from Irezumi on Wornall!

"Mai pui" means "Never again" in Italian.
I got this as a constant reminder of  what I "never again" want to be!

Later that night, Dennis and I headed to Westport for the Food Truck Festival-Burger edition. We were pretty disappointed. By the time we got there, almost everyone had sold out of food. We ended up with some mediocre gyros from Rockin' Moroccan and cupcakes from 3 Women and an Oven (that were delicious, but very hard to eat! I was a total mess!!!). We then ventured to the Riot Room to hear a friend's band play. Here's how the conversation between Dennis and I went:

Me: "Hey you want to go see Chris' band play at Riot Room?"
Den: "Yeah, sure."
::Walk up to pay for tickets::
Me: "Oh yeah, I should probably tell you... They're like a screaming death metal band!"
Den: "Meh... Whatever!"

Here I am at the show... "Captain Hardcore", herself!

Oh yeah, one more thing...

I am down almost 70 pounds since surgery!!! ::Happy Dance::