You better run, better run...

So I'm not a runner. Never have been. I hated doing the mile in elementary school. I was always last to finish and tired and embarrassed by the end. As an adult it has never been my exercise method of choice. My fiance, however, is a runner. He wasn't always, but for the past 4 or 5 years he's gotten into it. He's done a few races; 5ks, 10ks, a half marathon. Last fall he ran the Pilgrim Pacer in KC (a half marathon) and he's planning on doing it again in November. And guess who's running with him. Well not WITH him. I'm no where near doing a half marathon. I'll be doing the 5k. I started training for it at the beginning of September. I'm on week 4 I believe. I'm doing the Couch to 5K program. I tried it once before with my friend April, but we didn't last very long. This week I've been running for 5 minutes straight! Something I've never done. And today a really didn't want to run and considered putting it off until tomorrow, but I got off my lazy but and went out and did it. I feel pretty good about it now. I'm not to the point yet where I'm ENJOYING running, but I am to the point where I can do it without dying. Between the running, watching my calories, occasional biking and Zumba I'm nearly down 15 pounds. My overall goal is to be to my driver's license weight, which is a total lie. I've got about  50 pounds left to go. It's not going to be easy and it sure is going to take awhile, but I'm pretty sure I can do it. And bonus, I'll definitely be there for our wedding. Let's just hope that I can keep it that way after we get married and have kids. It's really not that hard to do, but it is work. You can't not think about it. And I still eat what I want most of the time. I just don't eat as much or if I've already hit my calories for the day I know I won't be able to have ice cream and I'll have to plan to eat less calories tomorrow so I can. My calories are going to continue dropping as I lose more pounds which will take some getting used to. But it's so gradual you don't really notice. As far as the exercise goes I know I'll have to step that up here pretty soon if I want to continue to keep losing. But overall I feel pretty good about my progress. And the weight I have lost keeps me really motivated to continue. According to what I've worked out on the calculator I should be down to my goal weight in 13 months-faster if I work harder. So by our wedding date (Sept. 15, 2012) I should be there!