Turning Point

A few months ago I realized I was the biggest I have ever been in my life. I didn't like it. I have started making small goals to make a change. I am keeping track of what I am eating and how it makes me feel. I have been increasing my step goals each time I reach it at least 3 times in a week. I am relearning how to be healthy.

Going Backwards

I am not losing weight. I am gaining. I can't seem to stick to anything lately. Hopefully, the warmer weather will help motivate me.

100 Day Challenge

I saw this video today of a lady who went to the gym for 100 days. I can't really pay the money to join a gym right now, but I do have some X-Box and Wii programs as well as a lot of videos I can do. I am going to try the 100 day challenge. I am going to work out for 100 days. It is a new year. I need a new start!

Before Picture

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I can't wait until this body gets smaller. It will happen!

I Will Win

My husband and I have started a contest. We have a daily water and exercise (other than work) goal. The one that reaches those goals the most in the next month will get to pick a movie, and we will actually have a date night. We are tracking our water intake and workouts through the FitBit website. (If it is not tracked it doesn't count.) So far, I am doing well. Contests are good motivators for me. My main goal is to be able to run the Bolder Boulder next spring. By doing this contest, I am hoping it will help build my endurance while I am waiting for it to warm up.

Reboot

I am embarrassed to say that I have not done much to lose weight for quite a while. I lost some weight while I was in training at work and right after my grandma passed away, but that was really due to grief and a weird schedule. I went to the doctor and told her that I didn't lose what I had wanted to lose during the summer while I was running and eating better. She believes that I will start losing again when I get back on my meds. (I know that I shouldn't have stopped taking them, and that I would be healthier if I would take them.) I am also going to start working out again. I am hoping that by working out again and taking my meds, the pounds will melt off like they did in the past. 

Success

Yesterday, the hubby and I completed our first 5K! He ran the whole thing, and I ran probably about half of it. When I was done, I couldn't believe that I had actually finished. It was both hard and rewarding.
Most of the difficulties of the run were self-inflicted. We procrastinated signing up so long that by the time we did the earliest we could start was 10:30. That was a good time to get well rested before the race, but it meant that we were running in 80 to 90 degree weather. The next problem was that I didn't drink any water before the race. If there hadn't been a watering station in the middle, I would not have made it through. The worst mistake that I made was to eat a fast food breakfast on the way down. It was too heavy and too greasy to eat before running and caused problems.
I think the reward is obvious. I finished. I didn't give up. When I was ready to give up, my sister, my nephew husband, and one of my best friends along with her sons were there to cheer me on. I finished in about 47 minutes.
I am so glad that I did this. I will definately run another 5K, and I can't wait until I can do my first 10K, the Boulder Boulder, next year!

Quick note:
My favorite quotes of the day came from my little 5 year old nephew:
     "This doesn't taste like corn..." (Talking about the "color bombs" made of colored cornstarch.)
     "That is devastating right there." (Pointing out that I had lost a safety pin that had been holding on my running bib.)

Before the Race

At the Finish Line

My Cute Nephew and Me

Hubby, Awesome Friend, and Me

He Got A Bit Messy