20 Pounds Gone!!!

My sodium gain has finally gone, and this morning when I weighed myself, I was 248!  20 pounds gone!! Now to keep pushing forward!  Next step - get below 240!  9 pounds away.  Trying to get there by end of this month is going to be tricky, since I only have 3 weigh-ins left between now and then, but I'm going to get as close as I can!  

Today starts week 5 of C25K.  Today I'm jogging for 5 minutes, walking 3, jog 5, walk 3, jog 5.  I'm actually feeling pretty pumped about it!  I'm starting to believe that maybe I really can do this!  I think I really might be able to run the 5K.  I'm sure it's going to be tough, and my legs are going to be exhausted by the end, but I'm starting to really think I can do it!

I've been considering starting strength training.  I've read a lot of articles saying that it's very important and beneficial...but I'm so afraid to add weight regardless of whether it's muscle or not.  I think what I may do is wait til I'm below 200 and then start.  That seems like a long way off but I'm hoping to be there by September or October.