I started this weight loss and running thing 5 years ago! 5 years ago I decided enough was enough. I decided to get serious about losing the 100 lbs I had hanging onto my body. I weighed in at 248 lbs (that's the highest I ever care to remember, I'm sure at one point it was more). I was gross.
5 years in July I wobbled my way across the finish line of a 5k with a friend. It was hard. I was gross. 5 years ago I looked like this...
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Summer 2009 [/caption]I'm currently 86 (darn those 4 lbs I gained over the year) pounds lighter. I still have a long long way to go to meet my goal.
2012, while it had a ton of ups and great moments, was tough in the aspect of weight loss for me. I've found myself struggling since my marathon (lowest weight that day of 153). Of course I have had people remind me that I spend 4 months on the injured list but honestly it's no excuse to let a few lbs creep back on but it did happen. I haven't stressed over it a lot but it definitely has been on my mind and I do NOT like it. My clothes fit fine but I feel slightly squishier than I prefer at this time of year. It's just been really hard for me to focus on the weight loss since I got my running coach because when I hear him say, "GO eat," after a run I usually do just that and honestly it isn't always the best of choices when I do. Oops. That stops now.
I'm happy to report that I am 100% back on track and ready to get the last 18 lbs off my body once and for all. I have a feeling with dedication, determination and little fire under my butt I can make 2013 my year for making the goal mine. It isn't always going to be easy. Nothing about this journey I have been on has been easy in the 5 years I have been doing it. Nothing worth working for is going to be easy, right!?
I wrote this for me as much as I am writing it for anyone reading it. I'm motivated and want you to be as well. Your goal for the year doesn't have to be weight loss. Your goal can be fitness, weight loss or just over all health. What I am here to tell you is that all you have to do is find that fire and believe you can. You don't have to make big changes right away. Start small and move on to the big. One small step at a time will lead you to BIG success down the road. Realize that it won't be easy but it will be worth it.
YOU ARE WORTH IT!
and if that doesn't motivate you. Here is a current picture of me at 86 lbs lost following 5 years of running and healthy living.
Anything is possible!
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