Progress-396 days and counting

I ran my first 5K yesterday and I completed it in 44:52. To say that I am proud will be the understatement of the century. I am still in disbelief, especially since I barely trained for it. It is not that I didn't train at all, but I did not put in the required time and effort the experts would recommend. Sill I was able to complete the race and do it in under 45 minutes. Now I am more than exited to train for another 5K and to continue to stay on track with my healthy lifestyle. There are so many firsts for me with this journey that I look forward to even more of it. Also, having my wifey in my corner helps a great deal. I also noticed that I am not as angry as I used to be, granted my promotion and new job has something to do with it, but I also want to believe that having other things beside my work to focus on is helping. I also noticed that I am gradually breaking out of my habit to wallow too long in my stress filled life. I realized that I am a stress eater, usually I would just eat and eat and when I finally noticed that I was gaining back the weight I would give up and just continue to eat. This time, I am catching myself and breaking out of my funk. Hopefully I will keep this up and reach my goal. Besides, I can't afford to spend unseen amounts of money on eating food that is bad for my waist, my teeth and my wallet. It is so enlightening to be able to see what all my mistakes cost me and be able to correct them. I hope I can remain as dedicated as I am, eventually I plan on opening up to people about my journey and maybe help others as I have helped myself.