Progress report

45lbs down, size 10 and I ran my first ever 5K in April.  The run was such great energy. It was so life affirming to be out there in the sunshine, moving with all of those other fellow runners, making a positive change in our lives. In fact, when I crossed the finish line, I was so awed, so happy, so grateful, so proud.  I was a little choked up. I couldn't believe it was really me! That I really did it! I never in my life imagined I could "run" at all- yet here I am. These baby steps have accumulated much quicker than you could possibly imagine... I want everyone to feel this way. 

There's a certain safety in mediocrity. To emerge from the invisible is the hero's journey.

Running Strong

I keep hearkening back to the past few months. It was such a short time ago that I was ecstatic to have jogged 30 full seconds of 4 mph jogging- a moderate walking speed for some. The only way I could get through the discomfort was to count backwards in syncopation with my footfalls. (The radio required too much concentration & I was in WAY too much pain to think). A couple weeks later I had a breakthrough & pushed that to an agonizing 60 seconds.

I was

SO.

PROUD.

Then 2 minutes, then five... I blocked out the screaming desire to quit and forced myself to finish each baby mini-goal. Small as they may seem they were MY victories & I celebrated each of them!

And last night? 6 miles in the bank! Sure it took an hr & half but 1 thing at a time, but,

I'm DOING IT!

Me!

A person who HATES running, found it bewildering & chalked up runners as genetically gifted freaks of nature. (Darn them!)

So friends, if you are contemplating getting moving – whatever the form, just

GO FOR IT!
PUSH THROUGH &
DON'T GIVE UP!!!

You'll be SO glad, & SO PROUD that you did.

Because if a former hater like me can do it so can YOU!

OH and PS: the little payoffs along the way are pretty sweet too. Last night I noticed traces of a collarbone! Cha-ching!

Fitness as Transcendence

"It's not REALLY about fitness.  I'm the wrong girl for that -I hate working out.  Fitness for me is a tool that I use to help people build and construct a life.  It's about empowering you physically, and letting that transcend into other aspects of your life.  Its about being healthy - because ultimately that is the platform that the rest of your life sits upon.  When your health is not good every single other aspect of your life is going to suffer.  It's all connected. It's all holistic when it comes to being happy." 

Jillian Michaels during her weekly radio show